Clay barring my car owns me!!
06-07-10, 08:27 AM
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On clay,
OP, try using plain ol' DAWN dish soap, mixed with HOT water (hot as you can stand it). put the water in a spray bottle, then add the soap and shake 2 times, then spray and clay
. The dawn acts as a cleaner to assist with the scrubbing. This is the ONLY time I will ever recommend dawn be used for anything other than dishes.
On the headlights: Meguairs PlastiX for the win.
OP, try using plain ol' DAWN dish soap, mixed with HOT water (hot as you can stand it). put the water in a spray bottle, then add the soap and shake 2 times, then spray and clay
. The dawn acts as a cleaner to assist with the scrubbing. This is the ONLY time I will ever recommend dawn be used for anything other than dishes.On the headlights: Meguairs PlastiX for the win.
06-07-10, 08:27 AM
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i just bought the meguiar clay bar kit, but i am kind nervous to do on my black car, and i never do any wax or polish on my car before, can anyone help how to use the kit on the black car, i am scare to scratch my car or it will turn out ugly, what else beside the clay bar kit? do i need to wax after clay? thanks everyone.
06-07-10, 11:16 AM
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First off, if you are spending hours clay baring your car, you are doing it wrong.
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...d+shine+kit.do
HIGHLY recommended. Awesome lube and clay is really easy to use and does a good job.
If you want to speed it up some and conserve your energy for polishing and waxing..
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...ng+clay+pad.do
and
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...dom+orbital.do
Makes this a 30 minute job.
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...d+shine+kit.do
HIGHLY recommended. Awesome lube and clay is really easy to use and does a good job.
If you want to speed it up some and conserve your energy for polishing and waxing..
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...ng+clay+pad.do
and
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...dom+orbital.do
Makes this a 30 minute job.
06-07-10, 04:27 PM
#22
On clay,
OP, try using plain ol' DAWN dish soap, mixed with HOT water (hot as you can stand it). put the water in a spray bottle, then add the soap and shake 2 times, then spray and clay. The dawn acts as a cleaner to assist with the scrubbing. This is the ONLY time I will ever recommend dawn be used for anything other than dishes.
On the headlights: Meguairs PlastiX for the win.
OP, try using plain ol' DAWN dish soap, mixed with HOT water (hot as you can stand it). put the water in a spray bottle, then add the soap and shake 2 times, then spray and clay
. The dawn acts as a cleaner to assist with the scrubbing. This is the ONLY time I will ever recommend dawn be used for anything other than dishes.On the headlights: Meguairs PlastiX for the win.
Koz
06-07-10, 04:33 PM
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i just bought the meguiar clay bar kit, but i am kind nervous to do on my black car, and i never do any wax or polish on my car before, can anyone help how to use the kit on the black car, i am scare to scratch my car or it will turn out ugly, what else beside the clay bar kit? do i need to wax after clay? thanks everyone.
http://www.autogeek.net/detailingtips.html
Koz
06-07-10, 05:36 PM
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06-07-10, 06:11 PM
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I use Megs Quik prep 1:1 with distilled h20, stretches the prep and makes a great lube, BONUS: Has a cinnamony? smell
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06-07-10, 10:01 PM
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First off, if you are spending hours clay baring your car, you are doing it wrong.
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...d+shine+kit.do
HIGHLY recommended. Awesome lube and clay is really easy to use and does a good job.
If you want to speed it up some and conserve your energy for polishing and waxing..
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...ng+clay+pad.do
and
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...dom+orbital.do
Makes this a 30 minute job.
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...d+shine+kit.do
HIGHLY recommended. Awesome lube and clay is really easy to use and does a good job.
If you want to speed it up some and conserve your energy for polishing and waxing..
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...ng+clay+pad.do
and
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...dom+orbital.do
Makes this a 30 minute job.
06-08-10, 12:16 AM
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Claying doesn't remove any of the clear coat. With the lube, the clay simply glides across the surface of the paint and removed any stubborn brake dust, rail dust, etc. that isn't removed during normal washing.
If you run your hand across the paint before and after claying, you can feel a big difference in the smoothness. Claying just removed dust and other contaminants that are stuck to the paint, but doesn't actually do anything to the clear coat.
Polishing is the step where you are actively correcting your paint and removing small amounts of clear coat to lessen or remove scratches and swirl marks.
If you run your hand across the paint before and after claying, you can feel a big difference in the smoothness. Claying just removed dust and other contaminants that are stuck to the paint, but doesn't actually do anything to the clear coat.
Polishing is the step where you are actively correcting your paint and removing small amounts of clear coat to lessen or remove scratches and swirl marks.