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- Hey everyone, Nick Griot, Griot's Garage,
and today we're gonna talk about our decontamination tools
and how to decide which one is right for you.
We have all of our five tools laid out here,
and I'm gonna explain the difference between each one.
Paint decontamination is a necessary step
after you've washed, but before you're planning to apply wax
or do a more significant
machine polishing or correcting step.
This is a step that is important
in terms of ensuring that you have a perfectly smooth
contaminant free surface,
so you don't introduce any damage
via the polishing or correction process,
and you don't seal any of those contaminants in,
by waxing your car.
Let's start with Paint Cleaning Clay.
Paint Cleaning Clay is the most traditional
decontamination method out there.
It is a very gentle and safe process,
and clay is a very tacky substance,
which helps to pull those contaminants out of the paint.
It must be paired with a lubricant such as Speed Shine.
And the only downside to clay,
is that it actually absorbs the contaminants
that it's pulling from the paint.
This limits its lifespan to about seven to 10 cars,
and unfortunately, if you drop a piece of clay
on the ground, you've gotta discard it,
you don't wanna put that back under your paint.
Now our Paint Cleaning Clay stands on its own
with regards to its durability
and the fact that it absorbs contaminants into it.
The rest of our tools actually all feature
the same patented technology.
They use a plyometric rubber,
which is very tacky and also requires a lubrication step.
But instead of absorbing the contaminants into the material,
they actually just sheer or pull the material
up into the lubricant that you are using.
Whether it be Speed Shine, or actually car wash,
which is an added benefit to this material.
Because it doesn't absorb anything into the
plyometric material, you don't have to discard it
if you drop onto the ground.
And again, you have two different choices
with regards to your lubrication step.
You can either use Speed Shine,
or your soap and water mix
as part of your car washing process.
The first of these tools
is the Brilliant Finish Synthetic Clay.
Brilliant Finish Synthetic Clay is a four-inch palm grip pad
that features the plyometric synthetic material,
and is incredibly gentle,
much like the Paint Cleaning Clay bar.
It can be used with either Speed Shine
or your soap and water car wash mix
as part of your car washing process.
The foam backing actually retained some of the lubricants,
so if you ever need more lubricant,
you can simply squeeze the foam
to transfer that to the surface.
This mat will get you between 20 and 25
complete decontamination processes,
before it wears through and needs to be discarded.
The next tool is a six inch Surface Prep Pad.
This is the fastest way to get around
and decontaminate your entire car,
and it's great if you're already comfortable
with the machine process.
Simply fix this pad to our six inch standard orbital,
set it to speed setting one,
and pair it with Speed Shine and move slowly around the car.
This should get the job done incredibly quickly,
and again, if you're already comfortable without orbital,
it's just another step to take a lot of the legwork
out of this decontamination process.
This patch should get you anywhere
between 30 and 35 decontaminations.
Our last two tools are Surface Prep Mitts.
Conceptually, they're the same.
They get you about 70 to 100 decontaminations.
However, there is an important difference
to note between the two parts.
They are different grades, both fine and fast.
The Fine Surface Prep Mitt is an incredibly
gentle decontamination process,
whereas the Fast Surface Prep Mitt
is a more aggressive process that is to be used
before a more significant polishing or correction step.
Both of them allow you to choose between
either Speed Shine or once again
your soap and water mix during your car washing process.
Their large size ensures that that huge surface area
makes for a very quick decontamination process.
And once again, you're gonna get
quite a few decontaminations out of them.
Thank you for watching.
For more information
on any of our surface decontamination tools,
be sure to visit griotsgarage.com.
And as always, have fun in your garage.
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