Yes.

Even more than yesterday's paints, today's clear coat finishes look faded whenever the surface becomes contaminated by above surface contaminants, things like:

• Airborne pollution
• Acid rain
• Industrial fallout
• Rail Dust
• Airborne overspray
• Bug splatter
• Bird droppings

As contaminants build-up on the surface they reduce the reflective quality of the finish by creating a surface with somewhat of a textured-feel to it. This in turn acts to diminish gloss (which is a direct result of how smooth your surface is), thus causing the paint to look dull.

The best way to prevent a clear coat finish from becoming dull is to remove fresh contaminants as quickly as possible with products like Meguiar's Quik Detailer and wash your car weekly with a premium car wash solution such as:

NXT Generation^TM Car Wash
Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner

Washing your car weekly is especially important if your car is a daily driver and parked outdoors for any length of time.

When contaminants build up (you can tell if you have bonded contaminants by drawing the clean face of your palm across the finish after washing and drying the car and feel little bumps that are stuck to the finish), the best, fastest and safest way to remove them and restore a smooth as glass surface is to use Meguiar's Smooth Surface Clay Kit.