I tried seaching back for it, I saw awhile back few ppl talking about after waxing they used something in the sort of clay I believed it was called to help pick tiny particles out of the paint I was wondering the correct name for it and where to pick it up at? And also how difficult it was to use?

 

First off, you're supposed to do it BEFORE you wax, as it will also remove some wax off the paint.

Second, it's called a claybar:

Mother's

Meguiar's

I have used both, either is good.

Here's a brief tutorial:

How to Claybar

Or here:

Claybar Tutorial



Modified by av911 at 11:49 PM 9/27/2008

 

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When done correctly, it will remove all of the wax.

 

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If you actually claybar too much, over and over, it is actually known to make a clear coat dull, it removes paint impurities/tar/rough edges and such.

At my shop we do detailing, and there's a company called Ohio Detail where we get all of our products, they're incredible. The 3 main guys who detail for them have been doing it since the early 80's and gave our shop a demo on how to detail, tips and such, it was kind of neat.

Try this, this is one of the things they showed us which I use all the time...

After you are done waxing, polishing, claybarring or even washing the car, Take your knuckles and rub them across the paint and find the smoothest surface that feels like glass (usually the hood), then take the cellophane off of a cigarette pack and put your fingers inside of it, and rub that same surface really slow and try and feel impurities, for some reason the plastic off of the pack lets you feel 100% of the knicks/scratches/impurities in the paint. Wherever it feels smooth on your hand/knuckles, it is quite a wake-up call on what your paint actually looks/feels like. Kind of a neat trick.