Is Prep Clay safe on all paint types, including clearcoats?
Yes. Used properly, with sufficient lubrication, Prep Clay is safe for all paint types. Is Prep Clay abrasive? There is a great deal of misinformation concerning the true nature of all detailing clays. First, all detailing clays contain an abrasive component. These abrasives range in cutting power from very mild to very strong. Prep Clay employs fine grade abrasives designed for annual and semi-annual use to remove routine contamination. Medium and heavy abrasive clays are most often for professional use only as they can leave significant marring comparable to that of a rubbing compound. But I thought the stickiness of clay removed the contaminants, plucking them from the surface? This is false. Actually, it is an abrasive process that removes the contaminants. The beauty of clay, however, is that the lubricant floats the abrasive clay above the paint surface. The clay therefore only exerts its abrasive force on the raised contaminants and not on the paint itself. Those contaminants ar
