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Today we're working on a BMW E39 M5.
This came in for a full detail, and right now we're on the clay bar treatment,
and we're gonna give this a good decontamination service.
The whole entire vehicle is covered in contamination.
It feels extremely rough, it has a lot of overspray,
rail dust, pollution, and nasty stuff that's landed on the paint.
When we feel it, it feels extremely rough.
So we're gonna decontaminate it and make it feel smooth as glass before we polish and wax the paint.
Now, we're not gonna use traditional clay bars to do this job, we're gonna use the new Clay Mitt.
These are the Clay Eraser Mitts from Chemical Guys.
They're super easy to use, they fit on your hand,
they use a synthetic rubberized clay material with cool Hex Logic Geo Impressions right on the front.
All these Geo Impressions pull off contamination better than a clay bar.
Plus if I drop this on the ground, I don't have to throw it away like a clay bar.
I can take it over to some warm water and soap, clean the surface, and keep detailing.
This is a great tool to use on all types of vehicles:
cars, trucks motorcycles, RVs,
and it's gonna work great on this beautiful Carbon Black E39 M5.
To use the Clay Eraser Mitt, I'm going to use Chemical Guys Clay Luber.
This is a super-slick lubricant that allows the clay mitt to glide gently over the surface.
And I have a stack of microfiber towels,
these are my favorite Workhorse Green towels.
They'll give us a good grip to remove all the extra clay lube.
You notice I have two clay mitts here,
that's because different areas of the vehicle have more contamination.
So we have the Extra-Fine and Fine Clay Mitt.
There's also a medium mitt as well, but we don't need to remove heavy contamination.
This car is well-maintained, but it does sit outside a lot;
the owner parks it outside his office in LA, and it gets a lot of contamination on it.
We noticed the hood, roof, and trunk are much more contaminated than the sides of the vehicle.
That's because pollution, overspray, and airborne debris lands on the vehicle.
So if you live in a bigger city like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York
where there are a lot of cars and a lot of industrial pollution in the air,
it's gonna land on your vehicle and you're gonna have this rough feeling.
So we're gonna use the Extra-Fine Clay Eraser Mitt to do the sides of the vehicle because they're not too rough.
And it'll be easier to use the Extra-Fine Clay Mitt.
Then we'll use the Fine Clay Eraser Mitt to do the top like the hood, roof, and trunk to make the car feel smooth.
So let's start with the front of the car, and work on the hood.
To use the Clay Mitt, slip it on your hand. It fits just like a mitten.
These are actually the new and improved Clay Eraser Mitts with deeper Geo Impressions that work better.
They have a waterproof backing so you can use this with soap and water after you wash the car.
And on the face is an extra-thick padding so you can push a little harder to scrub out the deep contamination.
So let's slip it on our hand, and grab some Clay Luber.
Saturate the area with Clay Luber, don't skimp on lubrication; make sure the mitt glides gently.
Spray the Clay Mitt with lubricant as well, get it real slick.
We're gonna take our mitt and gently glide it over the surface.
You don't need to go too hard on the clay mitt, just a few swipes in each direction pulls off all the contamination.
I like to go one way with the Clay Mitt; so I'll go left to right,
or up and down.
But never go in circles! If you go in circles you can cause swirl marks and scratches.
Give it a nice scrubbing with the Clay Mitt.
One thing about the Clay Mitt is it works on all vehicles.
It works on painted surfaces: clear coat, single stage, nano clear coat.
This is a carbon fiber hood that's painted, and it works great on that. I don't know if you can see this on camera,
it's a super cool carbon fiber hood that's painted carbon black, but you can see the carbon weave through it!
Now that I've scrubbed the whole area, I'll put down the Clay Mitt,
I'll grab my microfiber towel and clean off the extra lubricant.
Now our surface feels super smooth, like glass!
That means we pulled off all the overspray and contamination.
This felt like it had a lot of industrial pollution.
If you've been detailing for a while, you can start to feel the difference between overspray, rail dust, or pollution.
They all feel a little bit different on the vehicle.
This one felt like it had a lot of pollution and industrial fallout on the vehicle.
I'm gonna finish the rest of this hood with the Blue Clay Mitt, and then we'll move to the Ultra-Fine for the doors.
I'll get back to work, we'll see you in a few minutes.
So now we've finished up the roof, hood, and trunk, and we're moving on to the sides of the vehicle.
The side of the vehicle doesn't feel as rough as the top parts of the car,
but it still does feel rough and if I'm going to clay bar the vehicle, I'm going to do everything; even the windows.
So I'm gonna switch to the Ultra-Fine Clay Eraser Mitt and it'll do a great job on areas that are not as dirty.
Let's go ahead and saturate the area, window too...
and we'll start from the top and work our way down.
The Geo Impressions on the Clay Mitt help pull off contamination better.
These mitts will do up to 50 cars, so you can keep using the Clay Eraser Mitt over and over again.
If it gets dirty, like this contamination on the top, run it under some warm water in the sink and clean it gently.
This can clay up to 50 cars so it's an economical way to clay your vehicle.
After we've got the area finished, I'll grab a microfiber towel and wipe away the clay lube.
The Clay Luber is super smooth with the clay bar, mitt, or block.
I like that you can wipe it clean and it won't leave any streaks because Clay Luber has no wax or sealant in it.
It's 100% synthetic, so it allows the clay medium to glide gently over the surface.
If you're using water as a clay lube, that's a real bad idea.
Get away from doing that because water isn't slick enough and it has a lot of minerals in it.
Calcium and different types of fluoride and nasty stuff in the water.
Luber is 100% synthetic designed for use with clay bars.
It's better to use the right product to get the best results.
Especially when you're working on a classic car like this beautiful E39 M5.
Now this is feeling super smooth!
Let's go ahead and give it a feel.
When you go ahead and feel the car, don't feel with the back of your hand,
use your fingertips to feel how smooth it is.
That way you can see if you missed any contamination on the surface. This car is feeling smooth as glass.
Now it's ready for some paint correction a nice coat of Brazilian carnauba wax.
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