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Originally Posted by efnfast

Well, you could always blocksand and re-paint your car every year; that's one way to hide rock chips

Clay bars won't remove any imperfections such as RIDs, scratches, swirls, etc... - infact, chances are they'll actually induce a few because, unless you're kneeding the clay every square inch, you'll induce a bit of marring here and there, it's inevitable (but fine, because you always follow with a polish after a clay anyways) ... all clay does is remove surface contamination, so when you're polishing you're not grinding it down into the paint/pads

ummm.. you're supposed to wash the car first. THEN use the clay bar WITH show shine which includes SILICONE which LUBRICATES the surface so you don't F@#K it up. Good grief.