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Originally Posted by WhiteFRS69
go out at night with a camera... and take a photo of the paints surface with the flash on..
im sure afting claying... the paint isnt going to look so nice...
you should/need to polish the paint work after claying the car
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Thanks for the comments. I did as you suggested and photographed the car's hood, roof and trunk lid in a dark environment (my garage with the lights off). I found nothing unusual about the appearance of the paint. In fact, it looked very good.
With regard to the clay, I don't know about all brands, but both Pinnacle and Meguiar's detailing clays state
explicitly that they are safe for clearcoat. Perhaps you're thinking of a different brand?
Before I tried this out on my car, I clayed my wife's 2013 C-Max to see what kind of results/problems might come up. The car has a wonderful sort of translucent pearl white finish (triple coat), somewhat dulled with two years of not so great care. Again, all that happened was that the paint looked much better, really almost new except for some rock chips. I waxed it with Turtle Wax Ice spray wax afterwards with very good results.
It has rained three inches today here in Austin, so the lower half of the car is covered with road dirt. I will wash it again once the rain quits, photograph it and post that to the list in a few days. In the meantime, I bought a bottle of Meguiar's polish this evening and will give that a try this Saturday, followed of course by waxing again. Thanks for the tip.
