Lehm clay

[bertie]

I used my Zymol Lehm clay with Lehm lube on my car the other day, seemed to go alright and went "quiet" like it says it's supposed to.

Whilst the paintwork is now very smooth it seems to have dulled the tops off the paintwork if you catch it in the light.

Is this normal, have I done anything wrong and what can I do about it?

Also how do I clean up the clay bar as it looks dirty now?

Thanks

[morebeanz]

You don't actually clean the clay bar, merely fold in the dirt to show a clean face as if you were kneading dough.

As to the shine going, could be that you didn't use enough lube and so the clay has smeared. Usually you don't notice because you're polishing and /or waxing straight afterwards.

[glyn waxmaster]

i will second that

[bertie]

Perhaps that's my problem, I didn't want to destroy the lovely flat shape so I just peeled the film off it, does it need Kneading into a blob first?

[morebeanz]

If the original flat surface is dirty, then yes, you need to fold the dirty surfaces in to the middle to make a squodge shape. Then vaguely flatten it out with your palms - it will flatten in to a nice surface the first time you use it again on a lubed surface.