I've clayed my cars before and it does remove some grime that normal washing doesn't. That said claying a bike seems to me to be more trouble that it would be worth.

 

LOl, That's because you don't have a batwing that collects all the bugs and stuff.

 

True. Didn't think of that.

 

I used to build and paint show cars and like someone said clay was used to get overspray off of areas. the only advise I would say is make sure the surface is clean and the clay is good and you lubricate the surface I use detail spray because if you don't know how to use the clay you can get a contaminent under the clay and do more damage to the paint than its worth.

 

http://www.autowaxcompany.com/

I use to be a distributor for Auto Wax Co. years ago when clay first hit the scene. It was primarily used for removing railhead dust from cars. VW and Ford bought a ton of that stuff before they started wrapping cars in the shipping plastic. It later found its way to body shops and detail shops for removing overspray and other surface contaminants. Clay Magic IMO has been a leader in this market from the beginning, I won't bore you with the details on where their clay comes from versus the others.

The demo I use to do for shops was to pull the cellophane from a pack of smokes slip your fingers in it and rub the surface before clay and then do it after using the clay...instant sale!! somehow the cellophane magnifies the feel of the contaminants...try it sometime.

It's a great product for prepping the surface before waxing or polishing, just as a lot of the other guys said, drop it, throw it away. You also want to keep kneading it as you are using it to keep a clean clay surface. I used the AWC Body Shine as a lubricant..another great product for detail touch ups.

PS I'm no longer a distributor for that product so this is not an infomercial.

 

I used the clay one my bike once so far. It makes it nice and smooth. I will be doing it again. I had to do it on my white truck twice a year when I had it to keep the rail dust off.