auto clay has destroyed my bonnet

mark d3 · 21st April 2012, 17:32

just tried some bilt hamber clay on my bonnet i cleaned the car first then sprayed the bonnet with copious amounts of water whilst using the clay there was no contamination and i did not drop the clay how can this happen???

i am gutted

Banjo · 21st April 2012, 17:36

Hi Mark - what exactly has happened ? Is it scratched ?

mark d3 · 21st April 2012, 17:39

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Originally Posted by Banjo

Hi Mark - what exactly has happened ? Is it scratched ?

sorry should have said that,yes everywhere

Banjo · 21st April 2012, 17:49

Looking at Meguires on line site I think that Steve may be right. If you are sure that there was no contamination it seems that the claying might have revealed pre- existing scratches. I am wondering if a mopping may help.

Steve916 · 21st April 2012, 17:53

Mopping??

mark d3 · 21st April 2012, 17:59

whats mopping glyn? it looks like its been cleaned with a brillo pad at the moment you can feel some scratches under your nail

Banjo · 21st April 2012, 18:01

Machine Operated Polisher/ing is the M.O.P. bit -

Steve916 · 21st April 2012, 17:38

You may have just cleaned out what was already filling any scratches/chips.

I thought my car was pretty clean when I bought it. I decided to wash it and clay it the other week. I had never clayed it before. After I had finished, the paintwork was beautifully smooth and clean but it had also cleaned the years of polish/wax out of the stone chips too. These weren't visible before.

Leyland Worldmaster · 21st April 2012, 20:38

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Originally Posted by Steve916

You may have just cleaned out what was already filling any scratches/chips.

I thought my car was pretty clean when I bought it. I decided to wash it and clay it the other week. I had never clayed it before. After I had finished, the paintwork was beautifully smooth and clean but it had also cleaned the years of polish/wax out of the stone chips too. These weren't visible before.

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Originally Posted by mark d3

just tried some bilt hamber clay on my bonnet i cleaned the car first then sprayed the bonnet with copious amounts of water whilst using the clay there was no contamination and i did not drop the clay how can this happen???

i am gutted

Thankyou very much for your email about this Mark! Hope all gets sorted!

mark d3 · 21st April 2012, 21:22

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Originally Posted by leopard680

Thankyou very much for your email about this Mark! Hope all gets sorted!

cheers stu

21st April 2012, 17:32	#1
mark d3 This is my second home rover 75 saloon,cdt 170 bhp(ish) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: maesteg Posts: 3,150 Thanks: 6 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	auto clay has destroyed my bonnet just tried some bilt hamber clay on my bonnet i cleaned the car first then sprayed the bonnet with copious amounts of water whilst using the clay there was no contamination and i did not drop the clay how can this happen???i am gutted __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC][B meets and events in wales one event everyone should experience http://www.wolverhamptonnanomeets.com/

21st April 2012, 17:53	#5
Steve916 This is my second home Rover 75 1.8 Connoisseur SE and a Ford S-Max Titanium Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Huntingdon Posts: 3,756 Thanks: 70 Thanked 31 Times in 27 Posts	Mopping?? __________________ Mods so far: Plenums, bonnet release mod, handbrake compensator (arctic), rear parking sensors, coolant level sensor (Vindaloo), DRL's, Fan resistor upgrade ( Jules), Marmite lighting, Auto dimming rear view mirror, twin horns, fog lights, real walnut dash, walnut gear knob, Sean DD unit with DVB-T, message centre ipk, electric sun blind, auto opening boot lid, walnut steering wheel, electric seats Link to my Auto Boot Lift Mod http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=114273

21st April 2012, 17:59	#6
mark d3 This is my second home rover 75 saloon,cdt 170 bhp(ish) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: maesteg Posts: 3,150 Thanks: 6 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	whats mopping glyn? it looks like its been cleaned with a brillo pad at the moment you can feel some scratches under your nail __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC][B meets and events in wales one event everyone should experience http://www.wolverhamptonnanomeets.com/

21st April 2012, 17:38	#8
Steve916 This is my second home Rover 75 1.8 Connoisseur SE and a Ford S-Max Titanium Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Huntingdon Posts: 3,756 Thanks: 70 Thanked 31 Times in 27 Posts	You may have just cleaned out what was already filling any scratches/chips. I thought my car was pretty clean when I bought it. I decided to wash it and clay it the other week. I had never clayed it before. After I had finished, the paintwork was beautifully smooth and clean but it had also cleaned the years of polish/wax out of the stone chips too. These weren't visible before. __________________ Mods so far: Plenums, bonnet release mod, handbrake compensator (arctic), rear parking sensors, coolant level sensor (Vindaloo), DRL's, Fan resistor upgrade ( Jules), Marmite lighting, Auto dimming rear view mirror, twin horns, fog lights, real walnut dash, walnut gear knob, Sean DD unit with DVB-T, message centre ipk, electric sun blind, auto opening boot lid, walnut steering wheel, electric seats Link to my Auto Boot Lift Mod http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=114273

21st April 2012, 17:36	#2
Banjo Posted a thing or two MG6 Magnette 1.8 Tci SE Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Shrewsbury Posts: 1,300 Thanks: 19 Thanked 27 Times in 27 Posts	Hi Mark - what exactly has happened ? Is it scratched ?

21st April 2012, 17:49	#4
Banjo Posted a thing or two MG6 Magnette 1.8 Tci SE Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Shrewsbury Posts: 1,300 Thanks: 19 Thanked 27 Times in 27 Posts	Looking at Meguires on line site I think that Steve may be right. If you are sure that there was no contamination it seems that the claying might have revealed pre- existing scratches. I am wondering if a mopping may help.

21st April 2012, 18:01	#7
Banjo Posted a thing or two MG6 Magnette 1.8 Tci SE Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Shrewsbury Posts: 1,300 Thanks: 19 Thanked 27 Times in 27 Posts	Machine Operated Polisher/ing is the M.O.P. bit -