Clay bar and WH paint

[grinchsr 627]

Has anyone ever used a blue clay bar on WH original paint?  I have a 315 that seems to have some over spray on it which is making it feel rough.

[953 nut 55,280]

I have used the Maguire's clay bar on automotive paint with good results. 

[johnnymag3 2,520]

Micro polishing compound work great for taking care of that weird feel of overspray.....Go easy , its only original once !!   

 

 

 

John

 

[ri702bill 8,327]

1 hour ago, johnnymag3 said:

Micro polishing compound

Best done by hand, not machine, Change the working side of the cloth often......

Bill

[grinchsr 627]

Any thing I do will be by hand. I don’t trust myself with a wheel 

[peter lena 8,632]

@grinchsr  done this on my 3 horses . never used a clay bar , found penetrating oil spray down and soak in , a day , then clean  cloth rub down till dry and do it again  , after that use a 6" electric palm buffer and cleaner wax , paint is very deep and clean . found oil soak , is the feed you want , pete

 

[lynnmor 7,307]

Since most of your machines aren't real old, I would polish with Griots.  That compound is almost foolproof, well suited for us amateurs because it is not aggressive at all.  With a cheap polisher and buffing pads you will be amazed how new the tractors will look.  I never use oil on paint since there is no way of knowing what that will do to the wax or paint.

[Achto 27,594]

14 hours ago, grinchsr said:

Has anyone ever used a blue clay bar on WH original paint?

 

I have not used a clay bar on a  but I have used it on many other paints. It should take off any over spray off with out damaging the original paint.

[peter lena 8,632]

@lynnmor  most of the horses and related lawn tractors that I  have seen ,have probably never had any service or care of any kind. my oil reference started with my experience that it has on / under mower decks , also like a mild cutting recovery wax on a 6" electric palm buffer . that enhances the oiled paint . having said that my recent / last  horse recovery , has  " paint that is so bad , nothing breaks thru the faded grunge "  . so it will sell as is , with main object of operational function , its selling point . pete

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[RandyLittrell 3,884]

On 4/15/2023 at 8:31 PM, Achto said:

 

I have not used a clay bar on a  but I have used it on many other paints. It should take off any over spray off with out damaging the original paint.

 

 

We used it in the body shop to remove rail dust from cars that had been transported by rail. Little rusty overspray all over them. Works so well!! 

 

 

Randy