Typical excellent feedback from the BRer's
Many thanks
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I'm dubious about the idea that it merely pulls "bonded contaminants" out of the paint. Nobody will convince me that it doesn't remove a layer of paint at the same time. I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole, just like I wouldn't use T-Cut etc unless absolutely necessary. I'd sooner have less of a shine than a reduced thickness of paint.
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L\'escargot.
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L´escargot, it doesn´t remove any of the paint - it can´t. If it touches the paintwork it just stops´, as it is constantly gliding across the surface of the paint, with lubricant on the bar and the paint itself.
You´ve got to be careful with it, use plenty of lube (ooh er) and go gently, but the results are well worth it, and IME perfectly safe for the paintwork. I´m sure other BRers will concur.
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I´m sure other BRers will concur.
Definitely, some of my fussier Porsche colleagues use it & I have to admit it makes a fantastic difference. I'll probably do the Jag at some time but the overall finish on the TR & the 944 isn't good enough to warrant it.
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The issues are as with T-Cut etc, the problem is when you get a patch / dot of something on the paint that is more resistant to abrasion then the paint itself, you then remove layers of paint / laquer from around the offending stuff while attempting to remove the stuff itself.
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I'm on the side of the 'clayers' here - if done properly, you can feel the difference with your fingertips. It's like any job - all down to the preparation.
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This time the snail has it wrong.
A clay bar is not an abrasive like T-cut or polish. The only time I've seen a clay bar remove paint is dried overspray. It glides over paint, but latches on to any tiny/microscopic particles in pr on the paint. It gives a stunning finish to a black car (not that I have one) and a great base for a good waxing.
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Use it "a few times a year" at your peril. You will dull your paint.
www.autopia-carcare.com/inf-clay.html
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Clay bars vary in the level of "abrasion" they use to remove contaminants - some are very aggressive and you definitely have to take care with them or leave it to the professional detailers. Bars like the one from Meguairs are consideredd to be ultra gentle on the paint and provided you use plenty of the lubricant and the bar doesn't repeatedly drag on the paint, you're not going to do any harm to the paint, far less in fact than lots of vigorous rubbing of polish (let alone T Cut) to clean the contaminants off. The trick seems to be very light pressure on the clay, plenty of liquid and move the clay over the paint repeatedly until the marks are removed. Works brilliantly and can be used on the windscreen to really good effect.
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I've used it on the Golf twice - once when VW totally failed to get off what they called industrial fallout, and once when I stupidly parked under a tree on a hot day.
The secret, as many have said, is to use lots of liquid, but you can feel and see a big difference though.
One problem though - small bar of clay + big car = hours of work!
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It removed a massive amount of overspray from my second Fiesta, and I've used the Quik clay kit a few times since, can't recommend it highly enough.
Blue
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