Winter Procedure

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Davy

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I know it's still mid August but at the end of this month I will be claying all the spring/summer products off in preparation for winter. As this is only my second experience with clay can anyone recommend a bar that would be suitable for paint in great shape but needs the products and contaminants of the past 6 months removed. The paint is 4year old if that helps. I tried the Megs stuff first time around and found it to be very mild and quite difficult to mould although it did work, I am looking for something with a bit more bite. My plan for the winter is :-



1. Wash

2. Clay

3. Klasse Aio by hand

4. Layer 6 coats Klasse SG over 6 weeks by hand

5. Sonus acrylic Glanz after each weekly wash

6. Every 4th week after my initial 6 weeks with SG put another layer on by hand



I still have a full bottle of Megs Clear Coat Body Scrub.

Is this stuff worth using before Klasse AIO?



All comments and suggestions very welcome



Thankyou
 
I know it's still mid August but at the end of this month I will be claying all the spring/summer products off in preparation for winter. As this is only my second experience with clay can anyone recommend a bar that would be suitable for paint in great shape but needs the products and contaminants of the past 6 months removed. The paint is 4year old if that helps. I tried the Megs stuff first time around and found it to be very mild and quite difficult to mould although it did work, I am looking for something with a bit more bite. My plan for the winter is :-



1. Wash

2. Clay

3. Klasse Aio by hand

4. Layer 6 coats Klasse SG over 6 weeks by hand

5. Sonus acrylic Glanz after each weekly wash

6. Every 4th week after my initial 6 weeks with SG put another layer on by hand



I still have a full bottle of Megs Clear Coat Body Scrub.

Is this stuff worth using before Klasse AIO?



All comments and suggestions very welcome



Thankyou
 
I don't consider clay the right approach for this. I wouldn't try to remove products with clay as, IMO, that would require claying far too aggressively which would risk marring. I'd use a paint cleaner or rubbing alcohol to remove the existing products. Just a matter of using the right product for the job.



So I'd clay first to remove any conatamination, much of which is probably stuck in your LSP as opposed to the paint. You can clay more aggressively than I'd usually recommend, but I wouldn't *try* to use the clay to cut the LSP/etc. off the paint. Just use the clay to get things smooth.



I'd be pretty surprised if you don't need a little marring removal/polishing before the AIO ;) You could wash, clay while washing, wipe down with rubbing alcohol/water mix (to remove any LSP), inspect and clay more as needed, polish, AIO. This is what I'd probably do if it were mine.
 
I don't consider clay the right approach for this. I wouldn't try to remove products with clay as, IMO, that would require claying far too aggressively which would risk marring. I'd use a paint cleaner or rubbing alcohol to remove the existing products. Just a matter of using the right product for the job.



So I'd clay first to remove any conatamination, much of which is probably stuck in your LSP as opposed to the paint. You can clay more aggressively than I'd usually recommend, but I wouldn't *try* to use the clay to cut the LSP/etc. off the paint. Just use the clay to get things smooth.



I'd be pretty surprised if you don't need a little marring removal/polishing before the AIO ;) You could wash, clay while washing, wipe down with rubbing alcohol/water mix (to remove any LSP), inspect and clay more as needed, polish, AIO. This is what I'd probably do if it were mine.
 
Yep, I'd recommend a paint cleaner to strip off the previous layers too.

I'd also think AIO may be stong enough to remove the previous layers, but if you wanted to use the Body Scrub first, you may get better results. I'm just speculating here, though, as I've not used AIO and I haven't used Body Scrub in over a decade. ;)
 
Yep, I'd recommend a paint cleaner to strip off the previous layers too.

I'd also think AIO may be stong enough to remove the previous layers, but if you wanted to use the Body Scrub first, you may get better results. I'm just speculating here, though, as I've not used AIO and I haven't used Body Scrub in over a decade. ;)
 
I love l this talk about winter...



Preseason started, kids are back in school...winter is coming :)



Nothing beats 75 on Christmas day here hahahahahaha.
 
I love l this talk about winter...



Preseason started, kids are back in school...winter is coming :)



Nothing beats 75 on Christmas day here hahahahahaha.
 
Thanks for the comments and advice guys. Do you think I should just go with the Megs clay then since it's not necessarily for stripping products off. And then go the Clear Coat Body Scrub, AIO, SG route. Does my layering procedure for SG sound about right?



Thanks again.



Davy
 
Thanks for the comments and advice guys. Do you think I should just go with the Megs clay then since it's not necessarily for stripping products off. And then go the Clear Coat Body Scrub, AIO, SG route. Does my layering procedure for SG sound about right?



Thanks again.



Davy
 
Davy said:
Do you think I should just go with the Megs clay ...[and]... Does my layering procedure for SG sound about right?
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Yes and yes. That oughta work well as long as there's no marring that needs polished out.



But just to be sure, I'd find out a little more about the Body Scrub. Maybe it's just that name, but that product, which I know *nothing* about, somehow makes me :nervous:
 
Davy said:
Do you think I should just go with the Megs clay ...[and]... Does my layering procedure for SG sound about right?
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Yes and yes. That oughta work well as long as there's no marring that needs polished out.



But just to be sure, I'd find out a little more about the Body Scrub. Maybe it's just that name, but that product, which I know *nothing* about, somehow makes me :nervous:
 
I am not sure whether this will give you the best protection. Ideally you would want to prep and layer during the warm months, and maintain with a QD and consistent washes during the winter. Taking off your built protection may leave you to having accumulated comparatively less product for the winter (or at least as I see it).



The only way that I would take off my work from spring before winter is if somehow the paint became contaminated, or if oxidation had built up somehow. If you feel this is best based on past experience then by all means. I have maintaned a consistent (wax mind you, no synthetic!) finish year round by building in the spring/summer, washing and maintaining in the winter...even with single digit weather and a foot of snow, and then stripping off in the following spring and starting over.
 
I am not sure whether this will give you the best protection. Ideally you would want to prep and layer during the warm months, and maintain with a QD and consistent washes during the winter. Taking off your built protection may leave you to having accumulated comparatively less product for the winter (or at least as I see it).



The only way that I would take off my work from spring before winter is if somehow the paint became contaminated, or if oxidation had built up somehow. If you feel this is best based on past experience then by all means. I have maintaned a consistent (wax mind you, no synthetic!) finish year round by building in the spring/summer, washing and maintaining in the winter...even with single digit weather and a foot of snow, and then stripping off in the following spring and starting over.
 
My fav winter set-up is to apply a sealant like Meg's M21 or NXT and then topped with #16 and a layer of 476S
 
My fav winter set-up is to apply a sealant like Meg's M21 or NXT and then topped with #16 and a layer of 476S
 
lbls1 said:
I am not sure whether this will give you the best protection. Ideally you would want to prep and layer during the warm months, and maintain with a QD and consistent washes during the winter. Taking off your built protection may leave you to having accumulated comparatively less product for the winter (or at least as I see it).
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Thanks for that. I clayed in March and thought the "norm" was to clay and start over every 6 months. I will have to do some more thinking before I jump in with both feet. I have been using AIO and P21S all summer and bought a bottle of KSG as I feel it offers better protection for winter when used with AIO. My paint is in fairly good shape but does need a clay as per the sandwich bag test. Perhaps I won't bother with the aggressive paint cleaner step. Needless to say either way I will let you all know how I'm getting on, thats what the forums for after all.



Thanks guy's.



Davy
 
lbls1 said:
I am not sure whether this will give you the best protection. Ideally you would want to prep and layer during the warm months, and maintain with a QD and consistent washes during the winter. Taking off your built protection may leave you to having accumulated comparatively less product for the winter (or at least as I see it).
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Thanks for that. I clayed in March and thought the "norm" was to clay and start over every 6 months. I will have to do some more thinking before I jump in with both feet. I have been using AIO and P21S all summer and bought a bottle of KSG as I feel it offers better protection for winter when used with AIO. My paint is in fairly good shape but does need a clay as per the sandwich bag test. Perhaps I won't bother with the aggressive paint cleaner step. Needless to say either way I will let you all know how I'm getting on, thats what the forums for after all.



Thanks guy's.



Davy
 
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