Clay bar won’t cause any scratches unless you get something nasty embedded in it and drag it across the paint, but it’s usually a good idea to do it lengthwise just in case.
It’s when people try compounding by hand (bad idea) where you’ll get visible scratches usually. -D > On Nov 14, 2022, at 11:02 AM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Attaboy! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 13, 2022, at 10:23 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I was wondering about that procedure. Your suggestion makes sense. I didn’t >> really see any effect of the clay bar on the actual paint other than taking >> off the crusty layer of schmutz. I went all different ways with it, I was >> wondering if that was “right.” >> >> I went at it with the compound for awhile so maybe that took down whatever >> the bar did. >> >> In any case it came out well. >> >> There are a coupla dings on the door that almost look like bullet hits. They >> are rusty. I’ll need to get after those spots soon. I was thinking I might >> be able to bang them out from inside then grind out the rust with a dremel >> or drill grinding stone and at least prime it for now. >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn >> >>> On Nov 13, 2022, at 8:05 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> And do your clay bar and any other operations that can affect the finish in >>> a linear motion along the length of the car. You’re scratching the finish >>> under some circumstances, albeit microscopically. However, by going the >>> length of the car makes those scratches far less obvious to the eye, >>> especially under bright light. >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
