New paint, clean and claybar'd
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#8
Winter Rotary
iTrader: (5)
Lubricating the paint surface , clay is worked in straight lines (like blocking) , and It grabs and traps the trash. You will frequently be kneading the clay as to not redeposit.
This trash left on your finish will cause scratching , holograms , etc as bits abrade during polishing or waxing.
Most people don't believe that claying a new paint finish is necessary before colorsanding and buffing.. idiots.
#12
FC guy
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just the first I have ever heard of someone clay barring fresh paint.
I can see if it was being used a few weeks or months before sanding and polishing, but otherwise I cant see anything ever attaching itself to the paint that a simple wash before sanding wouldnt remove.
sorry for the thread jack- just never heard of that before
#13
Winter Rotary
iTrader: (5)
just the first I have ever heard of someone clay barring fresh paint.
I can see if it was being used a few weeks or months before sanding and polishing, but otherwise I cant see anything ever attaching itself to the paint that a simple wash before sanding wouldnt remove.
sorry for the thread jack- just never heard of that before
Bottom line is if the car is going to leave its cocoon, especially if its single-stage.. you should clay it. Is It absolutely necessary? No, of course not. Different body shops will say many things.
#18
89GTUs (38k original mi)
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ohhhh so thats gaurds red. That was one of the colors I was looking at, besides that crazy orange/red from the mazda3. (Paint code is somewhere around here.)
In the end if I repaint I've decided to keep with the Blaze Red, only do a dual stage with clear, none of this single stage BS.
Good to have my question answered. Now you need real pics to fully how off the hue of that red.
In the end if I repaint I've decided to keep with the Blaze Red, only do a dual stage with clear, none of this single stage BS.
Good to have my question answered. Now you need real pics to fully how off the hue of that red.
#19
No phonebook but OG calls
iTrader: (30)
The reason I suggest painting the lip is because bare cf lips make a car look incomplete, IMHO, and in terms of a front lip it doesn't compliment the human eye in terms of making the front bumper look lower/longer kn the front which is what a front lip is used to create.
Looks good don't get me wrong, just not my taste on the naked cf lip.
#20
89GTUs (38k original mi)
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I want the shineauto FD feed skirts and shineauto rear diffuser in CF, but plan to get fiberglass because it would feel incomplete to me.
Truthfully the way I have always felt, and heard other people express, if your going to put exposed CF on a red car.... you need a WHOOOOOLLLEE lot of CF.
Doors
Fenders
hood
front lip
rear diffuser
hatch wing
side skirts
gas lid
I agree with at least the front lip idea, Im having a hard time appreciating the front of your car like I have with other shineauto front lipped FCs painted.
Everyone makes their car how they please.
Truthfully the way I have always felt, and heard other people express, if your going to put exposed CF on a red car.... you need a WHOOOOOLLLEE lot of CF.
Doors
Fenders
hood
front lip
rear diffuser
hatch wing
side skirts
gas lid
I agree with at least the front lip idea, Im having a hard time appreciating the front of your car like I have with other shineauto front lipped FCs painted.
Everyone makes their car how they please.
#21
FC guy
iTrader: (8)
i usually like body colored lips on cars but black lips on red cars look really good
acesanugel- I do a **** ton of spraying, sanding and polishing, repairs, etc. Cant say I have ever needed to clay bar before sanding and polishing but Ill do a side by side comparison one day and see for myself.
acesanugel- I do a **** ton of spraying, sanding and polishing, repairs, etc. Cant say I have ever needed to clay bar before sanding and polishing but Ill do a side by side comparison one day and see for myself.
#24
Winter Rotary
iTrader: (5)
i usually like body colored lips on cars but black lips on red cars look really good
acesanugal- I do a **** ton of spraying, sanding and polishing, repairs, etc. Cant say I have ever needed to clay bar before sanding and polishing but Ill do a side by side comparison one day and see for myself.
acesanugal- I do a **** ton of spraying, sanding and polishing, repairs, etc. Cant say I have ever needed to clay bar before sanding and polishing but Ill do a side by side comparison one day and see for myself.
Anything that I have said here comes from speaking to guys in very well respected local body shops and reputable web sites, and even a few of the local four million year old guys that do the hot rod show every year.
Also , I corrected your misspelling of my user name :-D
#25
FC guy
iTrader: (8)
That is your personal preference, as are many things in the world of paint and body.
Anything that I have said here comes from speaking to guys in very well respected local body shops and reputable web sites, and even a few of the local four million year old guys that do the hot rod show every year.
Also , I corrected your misspelling of my user name :-D
Anything that I have said here comes from speaking to guys in very well respected local body shops and reputable web sites, and even a few of the local four million year old guys that do the hot rod show every year.
Also , I corrected your misspelling of my user name :-D
ah- I thought you were "in the business"