Using a Clay Bar On Paint Coatings?

[Klasse Act]

I would "think" that with enough lube a light Nanoskin towel would be ok doing maintenance to your car every 4 monthes without any marring issues...yes or no?

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[WillSports3]

The difference is my car was well maintained. If a car is horribly maintained then what's on it won't make a difference. My car was coated in may 2016 so it's approaching the 2 year mark in a few months. I wash it once every two weeks minimum or after it rains, and I use trix when needed so I'm not 100% sure why for a lot of people they have such a contamination issue. I get where you're coming from Eldorado, I'm just saying I'm not sure where people have such big issues with contamination on their cars.

[Eldorado2k]

I would "think" that with enough lube a light Nanoskin towel would be ok doing maintenance to your car every 4 monthes without any marring issues...yes or no?

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Unless your paint is uncommonly soft, there shouldn't be any issues with clay marring whatsoever, even with a Med. Grade Nanoskin. I've gotten to the point where I don't even worry about clay marring.. I think the concern here is whether or not it'll remove the coating.

[RippyD]

The difference is my car was well maintained.

Maybe. Try driving in rain for 3 months and tell me how your car does in terms of contamination.

Conversations like this where IronX can decon a coating failing the baggie test is part of the reason I continue to be skeptical about coatings. The hype and marketing seems to be ahead of the reality and logic.

[WillSports3]

I never said it was just iron x, I said specifically that I use trix. Any good fall out removers will work. And after driving in a few months of constant snow and salt, a good bath with reset and ironx snow foam along with trix made it just fine again.

The hype and marketing of any products is beyond reality and logic quite frankly. I've never met a lsp that lasts as long as the claim until I went to coatings. But I'm not a marketing person, I'm stating that in the products I have used, this was my result. A lot of people here don't like Essence but I used that to cut swirls out of a car with a mf pad. I would suggest you dip your hands in a quality coating and then proceed and see if you like the results or not.

[RippyD]

Got it. Bad assumption on my part. Have gone the coating route. Have Cquartz UK going on a year and working great. Have tried others. My Cquartz needs some clay every few months to keep it hydrophobic. Happy to try Trix every month or two and see how it does after 3-4 months.

[MattPersman]

Snow soap plus trix worth a try ! thanks Will. Your input is appreciated


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[SWETM]

This is a clay that claims not to degrade the lsp. I have it but have not used it yet. Maybe can be some to look in to.

https://www.autogeek.net/sonus-sfx-detailing-clay.html

[TuxedoTaurus]

I will advocate IronX Snow Soap (IXSS)

I have had great results with PA Cosmic and a monthly wash of IronX snow soap. It has been on the car for 12 months with Cosmic spritz applied every 4.

6oz in the cannon container and 4oz in the bucket with 4 gallons of water. Expensive, but less so than time (time is money) and cost in product to mechanically decontaminate, possible marring risk, light polishing if marred and re-coating.

I foam the car, with a cannon, and let it dwell for 5 min or so while I brush scrub the plastic parts. Then pressure rinse, and Foam again and proceed with a 2 bucket wash, all with IXSS. After I wash a panel and rinse it I re soap the panel. I wear gloves with washing with IXSS and glide my hand over the panel to feel for contamination. The gloves act similar to the baggy test. I know this from doing detail jobs and feel the contaminates through the gloves. I have not felt any contaminates remaining so far. The other weekly wash is with PA Glissante.

We live by Eastman Chemical Corp and I know there is all kinds of junk in the air.

Just my $.02 for what it is worth


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