Hi-Tech Body Sponge: Clay bar replacement??

So if contaminates are easily released by rinsing the block that means they must no be embedded very deeply into the blocks surface. Since they must be on the surface wouldn't this lead to scratches and marring?
 
mbkintner said:
So if contaminates are easily released by rinsing the block that means they must no be embedded very deeply into the blocks surface. Since they must be on the surface wouldn't this lead to scratches and marring?
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I don't see it being any different than having to knead the clay when it gets contaminated. The only difference is that instead of retaining the contaminants, they're simply rinsed/washed away.
 
Theres a rather lengthy thread over at MO about it. The findings were not all that favorable, biggest concern? It mars the surface with very little pressure......It does look interesting and a possibly a good solution to the monopoly of clay (which were all sick and tired of eh?)
 
I think DF Towel has been selling a foam cube that is for claying for a while now. Is this product any different than that?
 
Yep, mars like aggressive clay and you'll need to polish afterward. I don't have a problem with that as my use for it will be the "trashed" types of cars.
 
Mikeyc said:
I think DF Towel has been selling a foam cube that is for claying for a while now. Is this product any different than that?
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Yes, the DF foam block has 4 "soft" sides and this has one "hard" side that had the cleaning material on it.
 
If it mars the paint, than I doubt I have a need for it. The reason why I clay in the 1st place is mostly because it doesn't mar the finish. O well, nice try. Hey Spoiled Man - Was it worth using the sponge(marring the finish) because you still had major correction to do? Would you use it on a finish that's in good shape that doesn't require heavy buffing? It seems like it could create more work compared to just claying.
 
David, yes. The benefit that I see in it is that you can take a car that is just contaminated to all hell and clean the paint in just a few minutes. I think it's more like a really fine sanding block than anything else. On a car that doesn't need to be corrected in the first place then it's probably not the best idea. Though the time savings may make it worth it for a car that has a good deal of paint over spray.
 
I purchased the DF one and on a really dirty car the cube turned black/dark red. The spounge never went back to a normal colour and i dident feel confident using it again b/c of that.
 
rkf76 said:
I don't see it being any different than having to knead the clay when it gets contaminated. The only difference is that instead of retaining the contaminants, they're simply rinsed/washed away.
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Part of the reason you can't rinse clay and must knead it instead is because the contaminates embed themselves deeply into the clay. Since the blocks can be easily rinsed I can only assume that dirt and debris is not as deeply embedded. This would lead to more scratches and marring. Based on the rest of the feedback in this thread it would appear that is the case.



Mike
 
mbkintner said:
Part of the reason you can't rinse clay and must knead it instead is because the contaminates embed themselves deeply into the clay. Since the blocks can be easily rinsed I can only assume that dirt and debris is not a deeply embedded. This would lead to more scratches and marring. Based on the rest of the feedback in this thread it would appear that is the case.



Mike
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I don't know about the "deeply" part, but I see your point. I guess we can't really say how easily the contaminants are rinsed off the block until we actually use it. Maybe it takes some rinsing and agitation to get the contaminants off the block, maybe not. But in any case, it definitely sounds like it's not something you'd want to use for your monthly touch up(for those who clay as often) unless you were prepared to polish as well.
 
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