Joys of Claybar discovered!!
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Joys of Claybar discovered!!
Wow! I have been reading all the posts here about how the clay bar works
wonders, so i purchased one of those Meguiars clay bar kits.
I regret to say that I have neglected my truck's finish, and so did the previous owner. Looks like they used the hand held brush at the car wash which was full of sand
Spent a fair amount of time on the truck, and what a difference the clay makes. removed a lot of gunk on the oxford white paint that i didn't even notice was there before.
I then used the meg's ultimate compound. that pulled a heck of a lot of swirls and scratches out. I then used some megs deep crystal polish followed up by the deep crystal wax. Smooth and silky finish now.
Think i will do the minivan next week
wonders, so i purchased one of those Meguiars clay bar kits.
I regret to say that I have neglected my truck's finish, and so did the previous owner. Looks like they used the hand held brush at the car wash which was full of sand
Spent a fair amount of time on the truck, and what a difference the clay makes. removed a lot of gunk on the oxford white paint that i didn't even notice was there before.
I then used the meg's ultimate compound. that pulled a heck of a lot of swirls and scratches out. I then used some megs deep crystal polish followed up by the deep crystal wax. Smooth and silky finish now.
Think i will do the minivan next week
Last edited by 2002 wonderboy; 04-03-2010 at 09:37 PM. Reason: added pics
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I discovered the claybaring joys about a year ago. Doing my days '04 Lariat this week. Along with wetsending a few minor scratches. Claybars are great. I dropped one (1/4 of full bar) once in the driveway. I had to toss it in the trash.
This week I discovered heatgunning black trim. Holy WOW! This is awesome. Be careful if you've never done it, though. I did it to his wiper cowl and it truly looks like new. His '04 cowl looked worse than my '01, but then again I've always used back to black on mine.
This week I discovered heatgunning black trim. Holy WOW! This is awesome. Be careful if you've never done it, though. I did it to his wiper cowl and it truly looks like new. His '04 cowl looked worse than my '01, but then again I've always used back to black on mine.
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On my sled I had to heat up the side panels and wash them several times to get the oils out/off so the graphics would stick.
Then replace the oil afterwards to bring the rich color back... couple apps of amorall or such
p.s I use tire gel on most of my plastic .... seems to last alot longer and have a richer look .
Thinking of using the BAR this yr , I always done the 3 step deal by Meguires, clean,polish, wax. For 10 yrs old the ole gal still has a better shine then some of the newer ones.
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Last edited by snownutt; 04-01-2010 at 09:32 AM.
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Sorry for the late reply, but this may help. http://www.thedetailerscafe.com/smf/...p?topic=1686.0
Google the subject a bit. There is are plenty of youtube links as well. Like learning to wetsand, etc. I would advise learning on a sample piece that doesn't matter first. You'll find plenty of yeas and nays on this topic. Here's why... it does melt off (breakdown) the outer parts of the trim work which in effect is rebonding a liquid form. However, it will not be as original spec from the liquid mold. SO... do it only once.
Google the subject a bit. There is are plenty of youtube links as well. Like learning to wetsand, etc. I would advise learning on a sample piece that doesn't matter first. You'll find plenty of yeas and nays on this topic. Here's why... it does melt off (breakdown) the outer parts of the trim work which in effect is rebonding a liquid form. However, it will not be as original spec from the liquid mold. SO... do it only once.
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I just did a truck for my latest detail job last night. It's a silver Envoy, and looked clean until I clayed it. Holy cow there was a lot of stuff in. It's pretty amazing the things you can pull out w/ clay, and I won't polish a car unless I do it first. It's an essential step.
Pick up a tub of Griot's Garage Clay from us and give it a try. This is a conservative clay and as long as it's lubed well (spraybottle of soap and water) you won't hurt your paint.
Pick up a tub of Griot's Garage Clay from us and give it a try. This is a conservative clay and as long as it's lubed well (spraybottle of soap and water) you won't hurt your paint.
Last edited by Damon@tirerack; 04-10-2010 at 03:31 PM.
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Sorry for the late reply, but this may help. http://www.thedetailerscafe.com/smf/...p?topic=1686.0
Google the subject a bit. There is are plenty of youtube links as well. Like learning to wetsand, etc. I would advise learning on a sample piece that doesn't matter first. You'll find plenty of yeas and nays on this topic. Here's why... it does melt off (breakdown) the outer parts of the trim work which in effect is rebonding a liquid form. However, it will not be as original spec from the liquid mold. SO... do it only once.
Google the subject a bit. There is are plenty of youtube links as well. Like learning to wetsand, etc. I would advise learning on a sample piece that doesn't matter first. You'll find plenty of yeas and nays on this topic. Here's why... it does melt off (breakdown) the outer parts of the trim work which in effect is rebonding a liquid form. However, it will not be as original spec from the liquid mold. SO... do it only once.