Who has claybarred their car's? If yes how was the appearance of the finished product? Also what brand's do you recommend.

Thanks guy's

FTW Clay barred car's thread j/p

 

i clay my car, and its well worth the extra time. The finished product is insane.

 

check out the detailing thread. it is stickied at the top of this forum.

but i just used a claybar for the first time a couple of months ago. appearance-wise, i did not notice too much of a difference. however, it made the paint a whole heck of a lot smoother, and gave me a better surface to clean the paint/wax/seal.

i bought the meguiar's kit, however, i do not use the supplied quick mist detailer as a lube. this is how i claybar MY car:

-wash car like normal
-wash car again, except when the soap is on the panel, clay bar that panel and use the soap and water as a lube. (i find this way a lot easier than using the detailer). be sure to wash/clay one panel at a time.

 

Mothers, clayed the day before this pic.

 

is that original paint?

 

Wow. That look's phenomenal, thank's for the help guy's.

From what I understand;

1. Clean / rinse

2. Clean + use soap and water as a lubricant (while doing 1 panel at a time)

What would be the outcome of leaving the product on multiple panel's, I've read into how the product works etc. but I'm just trying to gain a better understanding before I actaully use it!

Now I'm IFTP's!

Thanks

 

heres is how i detail my car when i want to get dirty.
1) wash, dry
2)clay.
3) wash again to remove anything left over from the claying, then dry.
4)wax.

 

looks good

 

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1) wash, dry
2)clay.
3) wash again to remove anything left over from the claying, then dry.
4)wax.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Sound's goodaa!

 

Damn..ill be outside forever

 

Music and ting is all u need.. and a visit from some bootie halfway through.

 

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clayed the front end of the GS last night. damn this car is a boat. i recommend after claying and before putting wax to put a coat or two of Sealer/Glaze[i use mothers]. that way when the paint isnt left only protected by wax, plus the sealer adds even more shine and hides blemishes

 

I claybar'd my car just last weekend, finished up with a coat of sealer than a coat of wax. I used Mother's claybar and sealer, then a coat of Meguiars Gold wax. for a super clean finish. The claybar took off a nasty little door ding (black in color) on my car.

 

i use meguiars clay kit...works great, if u have tiny scratches or lil blemishes it lesson the appearence a bit. i've also been using to to get some hardcore tree sap off my car, its difficult but slowly its coming off. just make sure u use plenty of the detailing spary to lubricate the clay and paint.

 

for me i:
1) wash/rinse/dry
2) wash/rinse/(no dry)
3) clay
4) wash/rinse/dry
5) wax.

i would probably clay the car two to three times a year.
two = normal
three = because too dirty

 

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The siplest way, because im a lazy ****
-wash/rinse car[dont half-*** the wash]
-leave it wet and start claying
-keep the car wet[i only use water as a lubricant. no spray/soap]
-clay one panel at a time, keep the rest of the car wet
-final rinse/ dry throughly
-two coats of sealer/glaze
-two coats of wax