G3 Body Prep Clay Mitt

[Boxbrownie]

You use them on glass first to break them in as the " scratchiness" for want of a better word, is at its height. Breaking it in on the glass softens this down and it's better to do it on the glass rather than the paint, where you would get marring. With the clay mitts you can really hear the good it's doing to your car. When you first start you can hear the contaminants being picked up but as you go back and forth over the panel, the noise decreases as the mitt does its job.

Yes when I used my clay mitt I could feel the surface imperfections gradually (very quickly actually) disappear completely, bonus is the mitt is so easy to use and very little chance of dropping it on the drive and ruining the thing, unlike the claybars I have used in the past.

Do the manufacturers recommend this glass breaking in procedure?

 

[Blueberry69]

Yes when I used my clay mitt I could feel the surface imperfections gradually (very quickly actually) disappear completely, bonus is the mitt is so easy to use and very little chance of dropping it on the drive and ruining the thing, unlike the claybars I have used in the past.



Do the manufacturers recommend this glass breaking in procedure?

Too true about the clay bars. The cost mitts are a great innovation.

Yes the manufacturers do recommend breaking it in on the glass first. It won't scratch the glass so don't worry about that. It's perfectly fine.

 

[daveenty]

Well, after a four month delay I've finally got round to using my clay mitt which I've owned for ages.

Washed the car then, with a fresh bucket of soapy (the last of my Gold Class shampoo) water, went over it all again with the mitt, and I must admit to being impressed. Very slight scratchy noises, mainly at the bottom of the front wing and doors, soon replaced by silence and a silky smooth finish. What stood out for me was how little time it took compared with a clay bar and the ease of use. No worrying about dropping the clay and constantly folding it over, throwing pieces away when they get any slight contamination on them, just a quick rinse after every few passes and that's it.

I read here about breaking it in on glass, so decided that my rear lights would do as the glass is all treated with Carlack68 stuff which I wanted to leave in place. I then decided to do the headlamp lenses as well and they came up spot on.

I've successfully managed to wash two cars this morning and clay one, which is something I'd never have been able to do using a clay bar.

The Merc is now back in the garage drying out (I did dry it before putting it there, just letting it breath for a bit really now) before I start with the polish, sealant and finally a couple of coats of wax. All Blackfire products producing a finish known as "Wet Ice over Fire", which is basically marketing speak for quite a nice shine. Having said that, it is pretty good stuff...

 

[jonthetourist]

I'm a sucker for trying new things so I got one these today and went to work. What a joy to use! I support all the previous positive comments. It just slid over the paintwork, no scratchiness at all. Mind you, it might have been different if I had used the back with that sticky black rubbery stuff.

Very happy clay mitt user

 

[Rotorhead500]

Good to hear Dave as I bought one yesterday!

Just need a warmer spell to give the wee beasty a good going over!

 

[V6Matty]

As Dave was, you will be impressed how easy it makes claying, I've used mine three times now and has probably reached the end of its life, that's more down to my car never have being clayed before but I would guess it will do for the glass a couple more times.

 

[Rotorhead500]

Having not clayed a car before I had no comparison, but...

Used it, liked it!

Certainly seems to make the wax on, wax off easier!