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Pano Roof Question: Front Black Portion Painted Aluminum?

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Old Sep 2, 2015 | 10:04 AM
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Pano Roof Question: Front Black Portion Painted Aluminum?
Next week I plan on breaking out the Meguiar's clay kit and detailing my 2015 C300 with a pano roof, but I don't know if I should clay bar the front black panel on top or not.

Does anyone know if this panel is painted metal...or plastic? Should I clay bar it or just wax it?

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Old Sep 2, 2015 | 10:36 AM
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It's all glass as far as I can tell. You can clay bar and wax it with no issues, it will help keep anything from sticking.
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Its glass so yes you can clay it. I know... I did.
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am not so sure but the i think its made of glass.. but am 100% sure you can use clay bar!!! i always do it on my car every other month, especially when i accidentally get tree sap! i like using clay bar then wax it with pinnacle then sealed it.. looks really nice especially on white cars or grey! just make sure you have the non professional claybar.
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I've never clayed it but I do put a layer of wax on it.
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You can clay almost anything. I actually use clay on my macbook because nothing else seems to get between the aluminum texture to clean that well.
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The very front section, the first 6 inches or so, in front of the sliding section is Aluminium/Fibre and is painted.

Anyway, there is no problem flaying it, I have done mine already - just make sure it is well lubed. I use Snow Foam and clay over that. You can use external detailer, but I prefer the added security of the foam.
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Originally Posted by jolt8631

The very front section, the first 6 inches or so, in front of the sliding section is Aluminium/Fibre and is painted.
Thank you...I thought that front section of the pano roof might be painted metal because when knocking on it with my knuckle, it had a different pitch than the glass portions.

So I guess I'll clay bar/wax this portion just like all the other painted metal surfaces.
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That's strange, I'm going to double check mine but I'm certain it's glass.
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It isn't glass (you can push down slightly on the leading edge). My bet is plastic of some sort. Not painted (no orange peel).
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