TerryOlson2005
08-09-2019, 09:59 PM
On my first project I used traditional clay from one of the big name manufacturers. I picked up debris somewhere and spent the better part of the next few days polishing out the dozens of relativley significant scratches that this - or the clay because I didn't use enough lubricant - left behind. It was my first effort and this experience left me very tentative to use clay again.
My next project was to be a 2016 Durango which hasn't had paint correction since new, and which I knew had clearcoat overspray on the front end as a result of the body shop not fully masking the truck when re-clearing the rear hatch. I shopped Autogeek and found Griots Garage Brilliant Finish Synthetic Clay (https://www.autogeek.net/griots-garage-synthetic-clay.html) . This seemed a great alternative and I especially liked the idea that I could use it with car wash soap. This would provide the equivalent of many bottles of quick detailer or other clay lubricant and I reasoned that this had to be a good thing.
The truck is my wife's and she's out of town for a few days so I'm going to suprise her with what will be her detailed like-new truck. I worked from the inside out, using a lot of what I've learned here from Mike and all of the other forum and related Autogeek Facebook participants. I washed the truck carefully and thoroughly - I don't want any problems with stray debris again.
Satisfied that I was ready, I went to the synthetic clay product and I used it with a bucket of car wash soap and water mixed with quite a bit more soap than I'd use for typical washing. I worked systematically from top to bottom rinsing occasionally and I am VERY impressed. I could feel the contaminants removed as I worked and there was an obvious difference when they had been removed. I rinsed often and a check by hand afterward confirmed the fantastic result. I especially liked that I could squeeze the "handle" to apply suds as lubricant as I worked - this is genious. The areas with overspray, and the lower rockers required more time and attention, than the rest, but this was by no means laborious. I spent about an hour and fifteen minutes in total and the truck is ready for polishing.
It's too dark to continue so I'll get at polishing and waxing tomorrow. I can't wait to get back to it, and on to my other summer paint detailing projects which now seem a whole lot less daunting. I don't know what professional expert detailers would think of this product, but I think it's fantastic and I really don't know why anyone would use anything else. This is a great product and I recommed it to anyone who's looking for an alternative to traditional clay.
Thanks Autogeek!
Terry
My next project was to be a 2016 Durango which hasn't had paint correction since new, and which I knew had clearcoat overspray on the front end as a result of the body shop not fully masking the truck when re-clearing the rear hatch. I shopped Autogeek and found Griots Garage Brilliant Finish Synthetic Clay (https://www.autogeek.net/griots-garage-synthetic-clay.html) . This seemed a great alternative and I especially liked the idea that I could use it with car wash soap. This would provide the equivalent of many bottles of quick detailer or other clay lubricant and I reasoned that this had to be a good thing.
The truck is my wife's and she's out of town for a few days so I'm going to suprise her with what will be her detailed like-new truck. I worked from the inside out, using a lot of what I've learned here from Mike and all of the other forum and related Autogeek Facebook participants. I washed the truck carefully and thoroughly - I don't want any problems with stray debris again.
Satisfied that I was ready, I went to the synthetic clay product and I used it with a bucket of car wash soap and water mixed with quite a bit more soap than I'd use for typical washing. I worked systematically from top to bottom rinsing occasionally and I am VERY impressed. I could feel the contaminants removed as I worked and there was an obvious difference when they had been removed. I rinsed often and a check by hand afterward confirmed the fantastic result. I especially liked that I could squeeze the "handle" to apply suds as lubricant as I worked - this is genious. The areas with overspray, and the lower rockers required more time and attention, than the rest, but this was by no means laborious. I spent about an hour and fifteen minutes in total and the truck is ready for polishing.
It's too dark to continue so I'll get at polishing and waxing tomorrow. I can't wait to get back to it, and on to my other summer paint detailing projects which now seem a whole lot less daunting. I don't know what professional expert detailers would think of this product, but I think it's fantastic and I really don't know why anyone would use anything else. This is a great product and I recommed it to anyone who's looking for an alternative to traditional clay.
Thanks Autogeek!
Terry