clar bar or polish?

[RawrDaddy]

^ you definitely should clay before a polish

a clay will strip of the polish anyways.def a backwards way of operating.

Clay can be used on various surfaces - buh i would def recommend diff products to be used on none "car paint".

a certain polish/certain cleaners > clay when it comes to other trims of a car to an extent.

[yaris2010RS]

^LOL WTF

[zbouncer]

This is the basic paint process:

plastics are baked raw for 1hr at 170* F to release any chemicals from the manufacturing process, think of it as a sauna for those pieces.

then it is scuffed with a soft pad if needed, and sprayed with an adhesion promoter.

next is the sealer to prevent anymore release of "toxins" that might later release pressure and cause "fish-eyes" in your paint.

then you spray 2-3 layers of base. (allow for 15min flash in between coats)

then 2-3 layers of clear (allow for 15min flash in between coats)

bake

wet sand where needed and polish

When the liquids are sprayed from your paint gun the particles become atomized then lay on the surface, it looks like a solid layer but in reality there are micro pores. Your clay bar will get into those pores and remove any dirt or "toxins" that might enter those pores from daily driving. If you do not clay your paint on a regular basis (at least every 6 months) you are basically layering wax over that stuff and locking it in your paint. Just keep in mind when you clay you need to be gentle and very patient working in side to side movements in a 1'x'1 area making sure to follow the instructions of the manufacture. Hopefully you have a better understanding of the importance of clay bar for your Yari car!

[10peep]

Originally Posted by counterfiend

You can use clay on pretty much EVERYTHING!
Glass, headlights, tail lights, bumpers, painted anything. YOu do need to worry about some stuff cause it may dull it depending on the material.

Sometimes depending on how bad the paint has fallout, tar or tree sap on it you will need to clay before you polish anyway. Polish will remove SOME stuff but not everything.

the best way to test if your car really needs it and how smooth your paint really si, get some film that goes on a cig pack. Wet the paint put your fingers inside the plastic and rub the paint. The plastic helps to make it easier to feel contaminates on the paint.

Doing polish by hand is a BEAR! Its alot of WORK! If you have a machine its so much easier, but take your time do it right,

Brent

Originally Posted by zbouncer

This is the basic paint process:

plastics are baked raw for 1hr at 170* F to release any chemicals from the manufacturing process, think of it as a sauna for those pieces.

then it is scuffed with a soft pad if needed, and sprayed with an adhesion promoter.

next is the sealer to prevent anymore release of "toxins" that might later release pressure and cause "fish-eyes" in your paint.

then you spray 2-3 layers of base. (allow for 15min flash in between coats)

then 2-3 layers of clear (allow for 15min flash in between coats)

bake

wet sand where needed and polish

When the liquids are sprayed from your paint gun the particles become atomized then lay on the surface, it looks like a solid layer but in reality there are micro pores. Your clay bar will get into those pores and remove any dirt or "toxins" that might enter those pores from daily driving. If you do not clay your paint on a regular basis (at least every 6 months) you are basically layering wax over that stuff and locking it in your paint. Just keep in mind when you clay you need to be gentle and very patient working in side to side movements in a 1'x'1 area making sure to follow the instructions of the manufacture. Hopefully you have a better understanding of the importance of clay bar for your Yari car!

Cool, thanks!!!