You only need to clay bar your car once a year, assuming you wax it at at appropriate intervals. You can also clay bar your wheels if you like...it will give them a cleaner look and will easily remove any of that "stubborn" brake dust (which is caused by you neglecting your wheels) in a breeze. Aaaand, clay bar will also clean up your glass pretty well.

I have a Black Coupe and I have been using the CA Water Blade ever since I got the car. Once you get the hang of it, it is incredibly fast and easy, and I finish off using a Big Blue Waffle Weave Towel. Of cousre, I always wipe down the blade before I use it, and a couple of times during the water blade process, I wipe down the blade again just to make sure it's clean. It has not caused any damage or imperfections to my paint so far!

As for the buffer/polisher issue, you have to be careful with them. Some of these products work by abrading away a layer of paint, which isn't bad, but you have to know what you're doing before you use it!

If you just want to improve the condition of your paint, such as to use a rubbing compound and then glaze, just pickup a Sears Craftsman Buffer for $30 - $50 depending on the size. It is completely safe for your paint, very easy to use, and your Black Coupe will be shining in no time.

If you have imperfections in the paint, such as hairline scratches, etched-in water spots, and swirl marks (I know I do) and you want to get rid of them, then you need one of those orbital buffers to buff away that damaged layer of paint.

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MrElussive
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