I figured I would put this here and help out everybody that wants to clean their paint up with the use of clay.

I bought this kit, being a little skeptical that it would remove some old crud from my paint. To my suprise, it removed everything I tried to remove. Things like road tar, old bug splatter, water spots, and minor scuffs and scratches, that would not come out with regular hand washing and detailing.

Here is what the kit I bought looks like:

It comes with 8 ounces of clay, a bottle of quick detailer (which you use as the lubricant for the clay), and a small bottle of carnuba wax.

For those that do not know, it is wise to split the clay in half, that way, if you drop it, you won't have to throw the whole thing away. Pat it out kinda like you would a hamburger, into a small circle shape, and hold it in the fingers of your hand like this:

Then, take the quick detailer, and spray it liberally on the area to be clayed. Then, in short, slow strokes, move the clay across the paint, using the detailer as lubricant. Do not touch any spots that are dry, but use the detailer as nessecary.

You should feel a grainy texture as the feel to the clay sliding over the paint will be rough. Keep going over it until it is smooth. What you are feeling is the clay actually picking up the dirt and crud that is on your clearcoat. If ever you notice excessive dirt (black crap) in the clay, knead it in your fingers until you have fresh clay to work with.

Do that to whatever areas you want, and wipe the detail spray off with a microfiber or a terry cloth towel.

After you are done, you will need to put a good coat of wax on the areas clayed, because the clay will actually pull off any old polish with the dirt and stuff.

Impressions: Wow. What can I say. This car feels brand new to me. Just like the day I drove it off the showroom floor. The clearcoat feels like wet glass. It is simply amazing how much of a difference this stuff makes. It pulled off crud that has been on my car since early this year. It removed most all of the road tar on the lower rocker panels, bug splatter on the hood, headlights and mirrors, as well as hard water spots and water streaks.

If you have a good eye, you can really see the sheen in the paint at these angles. The pictures really don't do it any justice, but maybe that is just operator error. Anyways, here they are:

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I will take more daylight photos tommorow, and see if I can capture the caliber of the color. It simply amazed me to the core. I was like, wow. I had spent about 2.5 hours all together, washing, drying, claying, polishing and buffing the car.

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This has made me a believer I will use it more and more now. I had never used it up until this point, because I always thought it was a gimmick or something. But this is awesome, and I WILL reccommend it to ANYBODY looking to brighten up their car.

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This stuff WILL remove the wax. You have to put a nice coat of wax back on after you run the clay over it.

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Nice and shiny.

caleb

Although I wouldn't just add a new layer of wax over the clayed surfaces, but I'd redo the whole 3-step process over the clayed surfaces, not just wax (Paint cleaner, Polish, Carnauba Wax). This insures a deep shine and protection.

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