What is this ‘clay bar’, that you and others speak of?…
Car Wash or DIY
- Thread starter rusty_sandwedge
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I only use hand wash and mine does this. I set the keys off to the side since this issue is not specific to the LC or Toyota/Lexus Brand and seems common with these new cars.
… my side mirrors have not folded in.
So maybe that’s a setting somewhere?
My doors do lock every time water hits door handle - but my 2019 LC did the same thing
It's because you have the fob in your pocket and run your hand (or sponge or whatever) over the spot that locks the doors. I usually leave the fob in the garage while I'm washing it.
A clay bar is a lump of clay that is used before any type of protective coating is applied. It traps and removes any foreign particles etc.......... some people clay bar before each wax.
I guess I have been living in a cave way too long..
If you ceramic coat it and use a garden blower such as the ego with a soft rubber tip it works great. Cut down my drying time significantly
But will u need to “polish” to get any scratches out ? I think when the dealership did a fast detail and dried it, there’s real light swirl/scratches on it in a few places - I’m thinking of ceramic coating myself and I was going to use clay bar- but I would need to polish also right?
I’ve never done any of this before
My Cayman is hand wash only. I don’t care quite as much on the LC, if I have time when I’m washing the Porsche, I’ll do the LC too, if not, keep it dirty until I get tired of it and pay for a wash
Correct, in order to remove swirls, you will need to polish them out.
Paint correction should be done prior to application of ppf and ceramic. Then you just gently wash and dry.
For a vehicle w/o PPF & ceramic, a clay bar is good to prep a recently-washed car for wax application. Every so often though, you might instead use a light polisher (vs clay bar) before waxing.
For a vehicle w/o PPF & ceramic, a clay bar is good to prep a recently-washed car for wax application. Every so often though, you might instead use a light polisher (vs clay bar) before waxing.
