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Clay Bar Tips

Postby ducktape69 » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:35 pm

hey guys,
i just bought 10 clay bars for a bargain off ebay($27 delivered)....

ive never clayed a car before so im after some hints and tips to do it right.

ill be using soapy water as the lubricant.

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Postby Mr_Q » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:41 pm

Cheap. :D

Not much too it. I usually wash the car, leave it wet and then clay bar it with a bucket of clean water with a drop of car shampoo in it. Just keep the bar wet (dunking it in the bucket is easiest) and slide it all over the paint. A quick wash or polish/wax/etc after will finish it off perfectly. :)
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Postby ducktape69 » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:31 pm

it is a bar of clay that helps remove contaminants from the paint surface.
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Postby 99MXV » Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:11 pm

Monsqueek... next time you see Todds white car. Run your fingers over his paint, then over yours.. the vast difference you feel is due to him clay barring his car.

Mine was done 6 weeks ago, and afterwards it was smooth as and took the wax better.

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Postby Mr_Q » Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:11 pm

All you want to know about clay ...

And here's my hint: if you leave it in the bucket after you finish using it - remember to remove it before emptying the bucket onto the lawn. :(
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Postby kula » Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:42 pm

yeah clay rocks.

i do it directly after washing, before chamiosing, a bit of water helps.
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Postby maxwolfie » Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:55 pm

i also have a black car and im looking to clay bar my car.... hows about a communal clay baring day somewhere?
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Postby ducktape69 » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:29 pm

hey maxwolfie, i live close to you anyway...can do it at my place anyday after this friday...i dont have any shade-cover though, so i tend to wash/polish after 3pm when there is shade.
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Postby STV » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:30 pm

i think i would be up for that Wolf..

what do the Hills boys think for a Western Sydney Clay Barring Day?

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Postby ducktape69 » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:39 pm

preferably a whole day as we'd want to wash then clay then polish then wax/seal the paint afterwards... :)

i say we meet up one day at the CAREWASH on norwest boulevard and wash the car there....then we can go to someones house close by(WHO HAS SHADE COVER) to clay, polish, wax.
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Postby STV » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:42 pm

unless i have an essay due, i will be there!

BY the looks of that charher and the other cars that have been THOROUGHLY done, the outcome would be SO worth it.

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Postby ducktape69 » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:58 pm

http://www.aus-cartalk.com/viewtopic.ph ... 904#260904

Sydney Clay Barring Day :)
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Postby TheSalamander » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:07 pm

Hi guys/gals..

My NC is in for its 1000 km service tomorrow so planning to do some \"detailing\" sometime in the next few days...

I have no affiliation to them, however can recommend http://www.waxit.com.au/ for buying your products. I've put two orders in for products including Klasse AIO and Paint Sealant, P21s and various other things (sprays, clothes, interior etc etc) and both orders have arrived within 48 hours...

:-)

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