CLAY BAR crisperience...

crisp

crisp

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Well, I never used a "CLAY BAR" before... but I gave it a try yesterday with the old Supra! This car sat OUTDOORS under an OAK TREE in the SUN, RAIN, SNOW, ICE, BIRD-SHLIT, and TREE SAP (from overhanging PINE) for a NUMBER of YEARS!!! (LOTSa neglect... :-? ) A couple washes since I got it running for the first time in FIVE years over the Memorial Day weekend, but STILL very "dull" and rough in spots. AMAZING how well the CLAY BAR worked, along with the MOTHERS kit which also came with some "Carnauba Wax".

I don't know if these shots help... but considering it's an 18 year old car... I'm pretty happy with the outcome! :wink:

(Note: The LOWER section panels didn't get the bar... as I ran out of light last night... but they DID get "wiped" down a little.)


I'm DEFINITELY going to use the CLAY BAR again in the future! Very good product for improving your surface finish, I think...


NOTE: For "comparison", the shot in the SIG looks almost DULL compared to the shots above! UNBELIEVABLE! (I thought the SIG looked good before! :wink: ...time for another photo shoot?)


NOTE: I pulled the shots from a post at Solaraguy... where I sport an '04 'lara... I hope nobody minds.

-crisp
 
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crisp

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IJ. said:
Crisp: Very nice wanna come do mine? ;)
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Thanks! If you ARE from down under... and I make it DOWN there... put me up for a night, and I'll clay yer car for ya!:biglaugh:


-crisp
 
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crisp

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LilMissMkIII said:
Me to pleeeeeeeeeeeease!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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GREAT! That'll cover SEVERAL nights on your side of the pond... let me start working on that "Miyagi-Stroke"... gently now... wax-on... wax-off... nice circular motion now...


heh heh heh...:biglaugh:


-crisp
 
Zazzn

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i wish someone would post who does this for a living on how to wash a car and detail it properly...

I've tried a claybar and never had good sucess because i probably don't know how to use it properly.
 
johnathan1

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Crisp - Car looks great! Now you just need to buff it with some swirl remover to get rid of the rough spots, and to make it even shinier!

Zazzn said:
i wish someone would post who does this for a living on how to wash a car and detail it properly...

I've tried a claybar and never had good sucess because i probably don't know how to use it properly.
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First wash the car, then you can use the clay bar...The clay bar removes surface contaminants that have imbedded themselves into the paint...(tree sap, bird stuff, dirt, pollution, etc...) and you need to use the spray that the clay comes with (Mother's Showtime, Meguiar's Quik-Detailer) as a lubricant, so the clay slides easily across the paint surface...then do what ever else you need to do to the paint (buffing, etc), then seal it with a good wax...but make sure you get ALL of the surface contaminants off of the paint before the final wax...otherwise you are just sealing them in...
 
crisp

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IJ. said:
Crisp: I am and if you get down here I'll take you up on that ;)!
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NICE! I do travel with my work... but your corner of the Earth has yet to be a business destination for me. I WILL see Australia someday, however... and hope to make it pure pleasure. I'd certainly look you up, Clay Bar in tow...;)



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