Tiny rust spots all over my paint from front brakes?
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Originally Posted by Gernby
A buddy of mine has a mobile detailing business, and he is over right now cleaning my car. Once he started doing the clay bar treatment, he called me out to show me that the entire car is covered with TINY rust spots. They are very hard to see without focusing your eyes just right, but once you see one, you see hundreds. The only reason we can come up with for them being so abundant is brake dust from the front pads. Has anyone noticed this? Has anyone found a less aggressive brake pad for the front to reduce brake dust?
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...and proceed to drag the metal bits across the paint
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...and proceed to drag the metal bits across the paint
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Originally Posted by tgara
That won't happen. The bits get transferred and embedded into the clay where they no longer make contact with the clearcoat. The clay is softer than the clearcoat and swallows up the bits.
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I had the same "rust spot" problem on my CW IS350 when I picked it up...Brought it to my detail guy and he clayed the car and 99% of it is gone with no scratches at all from it.
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Originally Posted by ff_
I don't buy it for a second. If the clay bar is firm enough to pull pieces of debris out of clearcoat, then it's firm enough that the debris isn't going to completely embed itself, sucked away into a magical black hole. The clay bar would need to be as soft as a warm stick of margarine for that to be the case.
After having my car clayed and sealed, it is smoother than anything I've ever touched or seen. Way moreso than when I bought it.
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Originally Posted by ff_
I don't buy it for a second. If the clay bar is firm enough to pull pieces of debris out of clearcoat, then it's firm enough that the debris isn't going to completely embed itself, sucked away into a magical black hole. The clay bar would need to be as soft as a warm stick of margarine for that to be the case.
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Originally Posted by ff_
I don't buy it for a second. If the clay bar is firm enough to pull pieces of debris out of clearcoat, then it's firm enough that the debris isn't going to completely embed itself, sucked away into a magical black hole. The clay bar would need to be as soft as a warm stick of margarine for that to be the case.
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Originally Posted by ff_
I don't buy it for a second. If the clay bar is firm enough to pull pieces of debris out of clearcoat, then it's firm enough that the debris isn't going to completely embed itself, sucked away into a magical black hole. The clay bar would need to be as soft as a warm stick of margarine for that to be the case.
Be forewarned - claybars are NOT easy to use, especially keeping enough lubrication (water and quick detailer) sprayed on the surface of the paint while you use it and making sure to fold the clay frequently enough. Search in our detailing forum for some good 'how to' discussion.
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they arent that hard to use, just the first time its strange. Just do not drop the clay bar on the ground because you will pick up sand dirty particles and you dont want to clay that car with taht. Keeping track of where you have clayed and havent clayed is somewhat tricky at first, feel around for rough spots and smooth spots
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[QUOTE=Shinobi-X]I suppose this visual is accurate.
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This is what mine looks like too. Why should any one of us pay for a detail service on a brand new car with rust dots im calling Lexus right now to take care of it.
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This is what mine looks like too. Why should any one of us pay for a detail service on a brand new car with rust dots im calling Lexus right now to take care of it.
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
they arent that hard to use, just the first time its strange.
Why should any one of us pay for a detail service on a brand new car with rust dots im calling Lexus right now to take care of it.
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Originally Posted by ff_
I don't buy it for a second. If the clay bar is firm enough to pull pieces of debris out of clearcoat, then it's firm enough that the debris isn't going to completely embed itself, sucked away into a magical black hole. The clay bar would need to be as soft as a warm stick of margarine for that to be the case.