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[Chattzx]

Hey guys my name is Kyle, I have a 90' Nissan 300ZX that I have been restoring for the past few years and recently got it repainted the factory charcoal color about 10 days ago. I know to wait at least a month before waxing it and what not so I went ahead and ordered some Griots fine hand polish and some Wolfgang deep gloss paint sealant 3.0 for when I can finally work on detailing it. My question is would you guys recommend clay barring the car before applying the polish and sealant? The car has been driven some and didn't want to scratch it if there was any crud on the paint.

[jamesboyy]

Welcome to Autogeek and yes you should clay to make sure all contamenation is remove and use lots of lubercation

[af90]

Welcome!

[Pureshine]

Welcome to AGO :)

[Sicoupe]

Welcome aboard KYLE!:)

[hernandez.art13]

Pictures and :welcome:
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[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Welcome to AGO Kyle.

[Mike Phillips]

Hey guys my name is Kyle,



Hi Kyle,

Welcome to AGO! :welcome:




My question is would you guys recommend clay barring the car before applying the polish and sealant?

The car has been driven some and didn't want to scratch it if there was any crud on the paint.




Good question.

A lot of people don't realize the most common place to get overspray paint on your car is while it's at a body shop because it's the most common place to have overspray paint drifting in the air.

After a car is painted it's moved out of the paint booth into another part of the shop and it's completely possible for your brand new paint job to have overspray paint on it while it's at the shop.

Wash the car to make sure all loose dirt is removed and then feel each body panel, not just the horizontal surfaces. Inspect for a rough or textured feeling to the paint.

If the paint has a rough feeling to it than you're going to want to clay the paint or use some other mechanical means to restore s smooth surface.

A simple inspection using your sense of touch or the baggie test will tell you if you need to clay.


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[Mike Phillips]

Just to note...


In the last month I've had two cars here at our garage with brand new paint jobs and both had paint overspray on them. Read about the overspray in each of these write-ups and how we removed it...



1965 Mustang GT Convertible - Detailer's Paint Coating (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/pictures-autogeek-s-car-week/68480-1965-mustang-gt-convertible-detailer-s-paint-coating.html)


Mechanically Decontaminate Paint
The car had overspray on all of the body panels and really bad in some areas. To remove the overspray paint we're using Nanoskin Autoscrub Pads, "Medium Grade" on Porter Cable, Griot's and Meguiar's dual action polishers with the Nanoskin Glide for a lube.


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1971/1965_Mustang_GT_Convertible_021.jpg






1949 Chevy 5-Window Pickup Extreme Makeover - Pictures & Videos (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/pictures-autogeek-s-car-week/69059-1949-chevy-5-window-pickup-extreme-makeover-pictures-videos.html)


This Pickup was covered with yellow overspray paint. Here's what a patty of detailing clay looks like after claying just the driver's half of the hood.

Before
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2015/1949_Chevy_Truck_020.jpg


After

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2015/1949_Chevy_Truck_021.jpg





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[Evan.J]

Welcome to the forum.

[Meghan]

:welcome:

[vet]

Welcome! Like others have said, yes, clay it before waxing.