Claybar works magic...
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Claybar works magic...
Applied claybar today on the hood, because it was off for the engine R&R. Also did alot of other products just to see how well the end result would turn out. Came out quite nicely and the pictures don't do it any justice. The lighting was throwing the auto-focus off also. The list of products I applied today include...
1. Mother's Clay Bar
2. Mother's Showtime Cleaner (included with clay bar)
3. Mother's Carnuba Wax (included with clay bar)
4. Meguiar's 3-Step - cleaner, polish, wax
5. Turtle Wax Color cure
6. S100 Cleaner
7. S100 Paste Wax
Applied in that order also
I know, a bit overkill, but I wanted to see how well the 11 year old paint could shine.
Now, the pics...
Claybar
S100 (this stuff is a miracle)
Just two more
Last one
Thanks, sorry for the long thread
- Jack
1. Mother's Clay Bar
2. Mother's Showtime Cleaner (included with clay bar)
3. Mother's Carnuba Wax (included with clay bar)
4. Meguiar's 3-Step - cleaner, polish, wax
5. Turtle Wax Color cure
6. S100 Cleaner
7. S100 Paste Wax
Applied in that order also
I know, a bit overkill, but I wanted to see how well the 11 year old paint could shine.
Now, the pics...
Claybar
S100 (this stuff is a miracle)
Just two more
Last one
Thanks, sorry for the long thread
- Jack
Last edited by xstacy7; 03-02-04 at 10:21 PM.
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i have a question about wax in general, how do you remove the white wax residue that gets left on the ends of doors or folds? it really show's a lot on my car since it is a dark color??????
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On the far right is Black Magic "Wet Shine". I didn't use it on the hood because the S100 gives the same, if not better effect as that.
I used all these products, with the intention of each one having a purpose. Did the claybar to remove contaminants, then the 3 step for the paint cleaner and polish with wax, then color cure to bring back the color, and then S100 for the mirror shine.
I've done all these products separately several different times on the car, however the end result with all of them combined turned out slightly better.
Also, on the driver's side door there was some overspray from the previous owner. I did claybar over this (which felt like sandpaper and you could see the white specs of paint) and the claybar took it right off and smoothed it up real nice. It was definately worth it.
I used all these products, with the intention of each one having a purpose. Did the claybar to remove contaminants, then the 3 step for the paint cleaner and polish with wax, then color cure to bring back the color, and then S100 for the mirror shine.
I've done all these products separately several different times on the car, however the end result with all of them combined turned out slightly better.
Also, on the driver's side door there was some overspray from the previous owner. I did claybar over this (which felt like sandpaper and you could see the white specs of paint) and the claybar took it right off and smoothed it up real nice. It was definately worth it.
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Claybars remove contaminants from the finish. Use mothers claybar on waterspots every other day and it will significantly decrease their showing.
I use mothers clay bar but I am a Dri-Wash person myself. No white gunk in the cracks with the Dri-Wash either.
I use mothers clay bar but I am a Dri-Wash person myself. No white gunk in the cracks with the Dri-Wash either.
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Originally posted by striker
did it leave any swirls? another question for dark cars (mb) is how do you get rid of the swirls? is there a certain wax that works better?
did it leave any swirls? another question for dark cars (mb) is how do you get rid of the swirls? is there a certain wax that works better?
Swirls on a Dark car are very hard to get rid of, however* it mostly depends on the type of towel you use to take the wax off with. I use a microfiber towel from Wal-mart that comes with like 3 blue and 3 white ones. It works real nice, especially if you wipe the wax off with a terry towel then come back with a clean microfiber towel. The S100 on my sister's miata (black) works real nice and doesn't leave streaks/swirls. Believe it or not, the Black Magic on a black car also doesn't leave swirls/streaks...if you rub hard enough - but that goes for all of them. Hope that hhelps
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GUys that have done claybar, post some pics. I'd like to see some black cars.
rotaryhardcore - do you mean Zymols is around $80?
Mothers was $14.95 at advance auto
rotaryhardcore - do you mean Zymols is around $80?
Mothers was $14.95 at advance auto
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Wow, you would never believe that paint was 11 years old. good job man. I think im gonna be washing my baby as soon as i get back from kdr with it. I think im gonna spend a complete day detailing it. Im gonna try the clay bar this year, because i didnt try it last year.
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i claybarred mine. . . amazing. . . it had about a years worth of dust, metal particles (from polishing and sanding and such), and some overspray from painting some parts in the same garage. . . oops. hahaha. . . looks killer now. . . ill post pics later
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