i used a clay bar kit on my car yesterday. it was a kit from mothers that i picked up. it looks wonderful

 

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WOAH! thats a pretty freaking nice shine you got from that man good job

 

hey what process did you use to get it to shine like that? damn that looks good. i may pick one up today if i have time. gotta change an idler arm first.

 

the clay bar itself doesnt give a shine. its entire purpose is to lift contaminats off your paint such as small overspray, rail dust, sap etc.

You still have to polish/wax after wards.

 

would it be better to strip the wax off the car first before using the bar

 

I would. That will let you get the stuff right off the paint itself instead of the layer of wax.

 

kool. i'll go ahead and try it

 

i first power washed my car, then i used the lube from the kit(mothers quick shine or something) while using the bar, make sure there is always a good coat of lube on the paint surface, then after that is done, i wiped the car down a few times, then i used the wax from the kit. it took me about 3 hours to do.

 

wow!! sharp looking car..

 

I have always had great results with Mothers products. That is all I use.

 

Nice car!

 

Claybar :hail:



Dosent your paint feel smooooooooooooooth as heck?

 

yeah, it feels reeeeeal smooth

 

well i bought the $20 claybar but didn't get to use it today. i wanna wash the car completely first then do all the stuff, which means it'll probably have to wait til next weekend.

 

beautiful car

 

Id suggest not using a power washer. The force of the water hitting paint with dust or dirt on it isnt exactly good for it.

 

yep, just gonna do it by hand.

 

Yup listen to this ^^^^, previous owner power washed my car, and blew off a big chunk of the clear coat on the roof of my car probably about half the size of the painted part of my roof (I have t-tops so the paint part is considerbly smaller then the whole roof) But still it's a big ol ugly spot on my car, I hate the previous owners of my car

 

Is your driver seat down for a particular reason, or do you just drive around like a some kind of pimp?

 

Hah, good observation Jim.

My seats down like that, not THAT far..but I'm 6'2", around 6'3" with shoes on, my knees still get in the way of my steering wheel.

 

i also have a spot now on my spoiler the size of a quarter b/c i powerwashed my car once. it teaches ya to always wash your car by hand.

 

Its clay bar, buying time.

 

lol, pimps and thirdgens dont mix.

looks sweeeeeeet, nice reflections

 

LOOOKSS GRREAATTT You have any b4 pics??? thnks

 

haha, well he is big mike....maybe he doesnt fit

 

i put my seat down so i could get to the fuses better(im 6'7). and by power washer, i mean like the kind that are at car washes, so it isnt a large amount fo pressure on the paint.

 

if my car didnt have a tilt wheel, and ttops, i would not fit. when my ttops are off the top of my head sticks out

 

haha, sorry man, that is funny......i would love to see that

 

Just FYI: The clay bar system does work awesome, and it's VERY reccomended that the car be polished, then waxed, or at least waxed to take advantage of the effects. Having used the clay bar first, your paint is now clean, and applying wax will be quite nice. Your paint will easily contaminate ruining the laboring efforts of the bar aplication. So slap some Mother's Wax on the bad boy! It looks sharp!

 

I see you've already waxed, right on!

 

yup, i gotta get a clay bar. :-D looks sweet man!

doc

 

my boss told me that the clay bars that come in that kit arent big enuff and that i should get a REAL clay bar. I work(ed) at a parts store, and have always heard about the clay bar, but didnt think about it. So let me get this strait...
wash the car with hand soap to get rid of the wax
then use the clay bar
then polish(any kind that works good?)
and then wax(same as above?)
am i understanding you right? cant wait to bring out that shine.. 16 years of paint kinda needs a deep cleaning

 

Al it wont necessarily make it shine better, but make the paint much smoother and contamint free.

Your shine will depend on the conditon of your paint and what products you choose

as always is suggest:

http://ultimate-reflections.com/special.htm