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The abrasives act like microscopic sandpaper, leveling and smoothing the surface. You use them with a microfiber towel and rub on the paint. They’re a kind of liquid or paste-like product mixed with abrasive particles. The following step will remove these, along with the majority of light scratches, swirl marks, spider-webs, and hazing. Claying always leaves a fine layer of scratches, but don’t be concerned - it’s inevitable when you’re using abrasives. Once dried, you should notice that it’s a lot brighter and shinier than before. Always use dedicated clay lube - a product that makes the surface slippery and helps the clay glide easily, reducing the amount of scratching on the surface.Īfter decontamination, you can simply rinse off the car. After a couple of minutes of work, you’ll find the clay pad is loaded with grime, despite washing the car 20 minutes ago. It has fine abrasives that break away any bonded contaminants, removing them from the surface and trapping them in the clay. You can shape it any way you want and scrub the surface.

Clay Pad and Clay Lube - The clay pad is a malleable, putty-like material.

Use a dedicated wash mitt - not the same one you just scrubbed the dirt off with. Once dissolved in the solution, you can wash away.

Decontamination Soap and Wash Mitt - This shampoo has special chemistry that dissolves the iron particles in brake dust, the minerals in water spots, and the other salts and chemicals etched into the clear coat.

It contains several products you need for complete bumper to bumper decontamination:

If you don’t have one already, grab a Decon Wash Kit from Torque Detail. These contaminants accumulate and dry over into a solid that’s physically bonded to the surface of the paint. Over time, brake dust, minerals, salts, some chemicals, and overspray will find its way onto the surface and penetrate the pores of the car’s clear coat. Any unexpected solids can smear onto the surface, leaving awful scratches in the surface and creating even more work for you. You’re going to be scrubbing and wiping the surface later. Next, you want to decontaminate the vehicle and remove the vast majority of bonded contaminants. A touchless wash is okay for weekly maintenance, but not nearly enough to remove all the dirt and dust lodged into the surfaces.

Use your favorite contact wash setup - a foam cannon, two buckets, whatever you fancy. The first step in any detailing service is to meticulously clean and decontaminate the paint. Then there are vehicles in severely deteriorated condition, which may need to spend a week in the detailing shop.

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Vehicles with several years of regular daily wear and tear will benefit greatly from a two-stage polishing that could be done in a day by a professional detailer. You could do this at home over the space of an afternoon with $100 worth of hand-applied products.

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A decontamination wash plus a swirl and scratch remover product will restore the shine and gloss of your paint, while leaving just a handful of imperfections behind. However, you could also get 80% improvement for 20% of the effort. Once you get past a certain point, any improvement requires immense time and effort to achieve.

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You can spend 5 or 50 hours detailing your paint, depending on whether you're touching up a daily driver or a concourse vehicle.

Here’s how long it takes to detail your car in general. Removing these defects will take several different routes depending on the condition of the paint and the desired results.