Claybar, wetsanding & rotary question..

~One man’s opinion / observations ~



Paint contamination can be felt as a "rough or gritty" texture on the paint's surface and can lead to tiny rust spots, detailer’s cleaning clay acts as an exfoliate, lifting debris from the paint film surface and leaves behind an ultra-smooth surface that will make your paint protection adhere better and improve its durability. It also makes the pre-wax cleaning much easier.



Short answer, yes!



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justadumbarchitect *so I question everything*
 
Thanks for the reply Mr. Robot lol. Sounds like your a walking advertisement. I just wanted to know if it would be stupid to clay than wetsand or if my claying would reach deep down further into the paint/clear than however much i sand/buff off.
 
I would think that the sandpaper is MUCH more aggressive than the clay so there would be no need to clay. My 2 pennies.
 
Several reasons why I clay first, no matter what I'd planning to do. Basically, I always want the cleanest surface possible when I'm abrading it.



Removing contaminants will make for a smoother surface, the better for your wetsanding to end up uniform. Likewise, claying will remove contaminats that can, well, contaminate your sanding media, leading to unfortunate results. Sanding can even force contaminants down into the pores of the paint under some circumstances (that's why painters clean a panel very carefully before they sand the paint down when refinishing). And some contaminants will cause the paper/rotary pad to ride over them, leaving the contaminants and untouched paint under them. Odd, but it happens. It's not so much a matter of the clay reaching down deeper, but rather a different process at work, cleaning things up before you start the next process (the wetsanding).
 
Accumulator: You make some very good points, i think it would be a better idea to clay first for the rest of the car. Certainaly don't want anything trapped under my sand paper.
 
I have wetsanded with both methods. But I did not notice any diference.



I belive all contaminants come out directly when compounding but if you start wetsanding your hint is wise.



I will follow your recommendation next time I wet sand my next car.
 
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