Difference between mild & aggressive clay bar

[visaliaipa]

Getting ready to place an order and want to know what the difference is between the mild and aggressive? Do I really need the aggrressive, is it hasher on the paint etc?

Thanks, in advance, for the replys......................

[Murr1525]

Re: Difference between mild & aggressive clay bar

Well,

The mild one is mild. You can see where this is going....

But for most jobs, you should not need the Agressive clay. And yes, the Agressive Clay can leave marring on the paint.

[visaliaipa]

Re: Difference between mild & aggressive clay bar

Yeah I saw where it had the potential to go.....

Basically thats what I wanted to know if there was a chance of marring the paint with the aggressive one and yes I guess thats why its called aggressive. THanks and I will stick to the mild..........

[hacker-pschorr]

Re: Difference between mild & aggressive clay bar

For some odd reason I stopped using clay many years ago until "discovering" this forum. I jumped straight to the blue / medium Meguiars clay, details a few cars the past year or so.

This past weekend I found an unopened mild clay container in my detailing supplies. Maybe it's due to the age (must be at least 6-7 years old, but still wrapped in the OEM plastic) I was surprised by how little it picked up compared to the blue I've been using.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Difference between mild & aggressive clay bar

The C2000 Mild clay (blue) is definitely more aggressive than the consumer clay found in the Smooth Surface Clay Kit, but not so much so that you need to worry about marring the paint.

The C2100 Aggressive clay (red) is very aggressive and will very likely haze the paint to some degree. It is generally intended for high volume shops, or for heavily contaminated vehicles, where machine polishing after use is already a given. Unless you fit into either of these categories you're better off staying with the C2000 Mild.

[hacker-pschorr]

Re: Difference between mild & aggressive clay bar

The C2100 Aggressive clay (red) is very aggressive and will very likely haze the paint to some degree. It is generally intended for high volume shops, or for heavily contaminated vehicles, where machine polishing after use is already a given. Unless you fit into either of these categories you're better off staying with the C2000 Mild.

If I'm claying a car with the next step being D/A or rotary, ok to use the agressive since any haze / marring will be removed by the machine?

[visaliaipa]

Re: Difference between mild & aggressive clay bar

The C2000 Mild clay (blue) is definitely more aggressive than the consumer clay found in the Smooth Surface Clay Kit, but not so much so that you need to worry about marring the paint.

The C2100 Aggressive clay (red) is very aggressive and will very likely haze the paint to some degree. It is generally intended for high volume shops, or for heavily contaminated vehicles, where machine polishing after use is already a given. Unless you fit into either of these categories you're better off staying with the C2000 Mild.

I stuck with the blue....at this point I don't need the red........

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Difference between mild & aggressive clay bar

If I'm claying a car with the next step being D/A or rotary, ok to use the agressive since any haze / marring will be removed by the machine?

While you should be OK using the C2100 if you intend to machine polish after, ask yourself if you really need to use it - is the level of bonded contaminants so high that you need this extra aggressiveness to remove it, and do you really need to mar the paint? Staying with the least aggressive approach to get the job done applies to clay as well - why risk marring the paint if you can accomplish the task at hand without doing so?

[gofastman]

Re: Difference between mild & aggressive clay bar

Getting ready to place an order and want to know what the difference is between the mild and aggressive? Do I really need the aggrressive, is it hasher on the paint etc?

Thanks, in advance, for the replys......................

It depends on what you want to do with it. If its for personal use or you work on vehicles that are well maintained, get the blue.
If you work on cars that aren't cared for very well, defiantly get the red.
I really like the Magna Sponge from ADS, I'd put it just behind the red clay in terms of aggressiveness, but its easier and faster than clay imo.

[MichaelRS]

Re: Difference between mild & aggressive clay bar

I understand what makes various rubbing compounds and things like sandpaper more aggressive from each other, but what is it about the nature of these different clay bars that makes one more "aggressive" over the other?
And maybe that answers why one type, say the red over the white, will clean the contaminants off your car better yet mar the heck out of the surface.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Difference between mild & aggressive clay bar

I understand what makes various rubbing compounds and things like sandpaper more aggressive from each other, but what is it about the nature of these different clay bars that makes one more "aggressive" over the other?
And maybe that answers why one type, say the red over the white, will clean the contaminants off your car better yet mar the heck out of the surface.

The varying levels of aggressiveness with clay is more like the varying levels of aggressiveness with foam pads than like that of compounds and sandpapers. Compounds and papers rely on either varying sizes of abrasive particles, or the amount of abrasives contained in a given volume of compound. With clay it's more about surface characteristics rather than abrasive particles, if that makes sense. And the very aggressive clays, like our C2100 Red can and will haze paint pretty easily. It's best not to use it unless you've got severe overspray or other extremely heavy contamination load. The C2000 Blue is a great middle ground clay and usually more than up to the task of even what the average user would consider "heavy contamination". When we talk red clay and heavy contamination, we're not fooling around - and it's most commonly used in body shops to remove extreme overspray.