car care newbie needs advice!
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3rd Gear
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>>Hmmm. What exactly is TOC sealant? I'd be curious to know what sort of benefit the paint protection is giving your car. Is it one of those systems that makes it so you don't have to wax your car for an extended period of time?
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>>Anyway, it seems unfortunate that this sealant is preventing you from using the clay bar. After all, if the sealant were doing its job, you shouldn't be having flecks and debris imbedded into your paint surface.
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>>This might be a good question to ask at the Autopia forum. Tons of professional detailers on that board that could help you out.
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>>If you ever do end up claying check out this how-to video:
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>>http://home.gwu.edu/~dakahler/clayvideo.wmv
I think it is supposed to make it so you don't have to wax your car for a long time, but I was planning on waxing it anyway..I am going to have to call my dealer to get exact facts on this product. I am baffled since if this product is supposed to somewhat protect the paint then why is debris sticking to it? :evil: The debris almost seems like white flecks of paint, and is contained over the left portion of the bonnet. It is not imbedded under the TOC sealant so it couldn't be paint from the factory. It seems to be really stuck on the surface, I have even picked a few pieces off very carefully to see if it is even possible to remove
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>>Anyway, it seems unfortunate that this sealant is preventing you from using the clay bar. After all, if the sealant were doing its job, you shouldn't be having flecks and debris imbedded into your paint surface.
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>>This might be a good question to ask at the Autopia forum. Tons of professional detailers on that board that could help you out.
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>>If you ever do end up claying check out this how-to video:
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>>http://home.gwu.edu/~dakahler/clayvideo.wmv
I think it is supposed to make it so you don't have to wax your car for a long time, but I was planning on waxing it anyway..I am going to have to call my dealer to get exact facts on this product. I am baffled since if this product is supposed to somewhat protect the paint then why is debris sticking to it? :evil: The debris almost seems like white flecks of paint, and is contained over the left portion of the bonnet. It is not imbedded under the TOC sealant so it couldn't be paint from the factory. It seems to be really stuck on the surface, I have even picked a few pieces off very carefully to see if it is even possible to remove
6th Gear
Joined: Sep 2002
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Hi, DP! I was looking for the thread but couldn't find it .... or favorite datailing Guru posted about the sins of sealing/smothering the paint with those products ... it cost a lot but isn't all it's cracked up to be - if you were in the northeast, leaving it on for the rest of the winter might be a good idea but anywhere else, you might want to start striping it now ... yes, no more perma-plate warrenty, but it would be better for the paint to take it off and do the normal wax thing ...
1st Gear
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From: Conneticut, USA
As I said earlier, go to Autopia Car Care
You can strip off anything. Start with a Dawn car wash and the clay bar.
You can strip off anything. Start with a Dawn car wash and the clay bar.
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