Scratch Shield and clay bar

[ArcticBlue]

I have sent e-mails to three vendors of clay bars (Meguair, Clay Magic, and Mothers) trying to get a definitive answer as to whether or not it is safe or advisable to use their clay bar on Scratch Shield paint - no response from any of them. Internet search yields a few opinions, but nothing authoritative. Infiniti has nothing helpful to contribute, either....
Have any of you used a clay bar on Scratch Shield paint?

[Tasman]

I do not have an answer for your question and it is a great question. I used to use a clay bar on the G35 and did wonders but that was before the Scratch Shield. Have you tried to contact Zanio? Great products. I can only imagine that all of the companies are afraid to respond for legal liability reasons so absent anything else, you may want to try it on a lower body part behind the wheels to see how it does.

[embe]

I've used a clay bar quite a bit without any problem. Meguir's by the way...

[jmann]

This bird crapped on my hood today, I cleaned it immediately after coming home today but I can't seem to get rid of this:


(The ghostly whitish splotch next to the reflection of the light bulb)

Will the scratch shield eventually smooth that over, will claybar fix that or is there something else I'll have to do? Freaking birds look for the clean car to nail I swear!

[embe]

scratch X. This is good for this type of etch in the paint. I've used Scratch X on my ex as well, no problem...

[Avalanche325]

WOW. That bird crap looks just like a garage door opener.

Let us know how you do with it.

I had a bug actually take some paint off of my drivers side mirror. Hitting a bug here in Florida is just about like hitting a deer. I have to remember to get some touch up paint.....

[jmann]

I am going to wait a few days and let the scratch guard do it's thing, the spot has already seemed to fade quite a bit since this happened so it looks like it may go away entirely. If not I'll go with the scratch X suggestion.

[canuck99]

I've used clay on our EX35 without any issues.... if anything any micromarring from the clay should self repair.

I don't think you'll have any paint manufacturer give you the 'ok' to use clay.

[ArcticBlue]

Thanks, Canuck - that's what I wanted to know, absent any "official" response from the claybar makers. BTW I did also e-mail Zaino and got no response.

[atlanta11]

I used clay bar without a problem-the only products I use are Zaino since the results are fantastic. As far as scratches or paint touch up, I use DR Colorchip as it also does a great job. Not sure how it will work on the scratch shield paint though...

[ArcticBlue]

I just got a response -
"Absolutely, you can use any of our products on the paint on your new EX without issue.

Michael Stoops
Internet Technical Specialist | Meguiar's, Inc."