What's up guys welcome back to the Detail Garage.
Previously we mentioned that we are doing a full blown detail on this Nissan GT-R and
we are going to cover every step of the Chemical Guys Detailing Flowchart.
We've already washed it and that took care of all the loose dirt and debris so now we're
going to move on to the clay process.
This car does sit outside a lot so it has a whole lot of contamination in the paint.
It's hard to tell when you look at it but if you listen...
That rough sound is just things that have embedded themselves in the pores of the paint
and it's dulling out the finish which is affecting the overall look of the vehicle.
To take care of that I'm going to use our Medium Clay Bar.
We carry four different kinds of clay bar.
We have Light, the Original, Medium and Heavy.
The Light wouldn't be enough for this, the Original might take care of it but I want
to get all of it off that's why I'm going with the Medium Clay Bar and the Heavy would
be just too much.
All you have to do is take a small portion of the clay bar and knead it up into a small paddy.
Since you're doing this by hand you only need to cover about two or three fingers shaping
it into a disk which makes it easier to maneuver over the surface.
Since this is very sticky I like to spray the surface and I'll spray the clay bar as
well as my hand so it won't stick to me.
Work it back and forth in straight lines applying light pressure.
Avoid going in circles because if you do pick up a rock or stick and go in a circle it will
create a swirl which is easier to see and harder to remove as opposed to a straight
line scratch.
At first the clay will drag or it will sound rough but as it pulls the impurities out of
the paint it will start to get smoother and glide across the finish.
One thing to keep in mind is of course you can clay the painted surfaces but you can
also clay the glass and clear optical plastics.
Things like headlights get things embedded in it from rock chips or tree sap and it will
get it a rough feel and it can prematurely fail the optical plastic.
So you want to get all that stuff of before you do any kind of polishing or waxing.
As you're claying you are pulling off impurities that stick to the clay bar, you may not be
able to tell but there is this brown ridge and this is all the crap that is being pulled
from the paint.
Roll and knead the paddy so you won't be rubbing this back into the surface.
That brings up a good point, I almost dropped this clay bar, this is like a piece of gum
if you drop this you have to throw this away you can not put this back on the paint because
this will pick up any kind of junk from the ground and it will scratch your paint.
I'm gonna use these Green Happy Ending Towels.
These are great because they are super plush which will pick up all the product without
streaking and since they are edgeless it won't create any new scratches or swirls.
Before I start buffing off or before you use a brand new towel you should remove the tag
this way you're not dragging it across the paint and installing fresh swirls and scratches.
Just wipe in one direction.
Pick up all the product for a nice and perfectly dry surface.
As I'm buffing off I can feel that the surface is really smooth and slick.
That is what you want to feel that's how you can tell if you got all the impurities out
of the paint.
I'll rub my hand against it so you can hear the difference.
That's a really slick finish.
That's what you want to hear and that's what you need before you do any kind of glazes,
polishes or waxes it has to be completely clean.
So now that I've got this small section done I'm going to finish off the rest of the vehicle.
Alrighty guys it really is that simple to get your paint feeling right.
By using the Medium Clay Bar I was able to pull off all the embedded impurities and make
that paint feel slick and smooth again.
As I mentioned before this is part of the full blown detail following our flowchart.
We started by washing it, this was clay and next will be polishing.
So stay tuned for when we bring the GT-R back in the Detail Garage and get this paint looking
its best.
We'll see you guys next time.