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Clay Bar Tips
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:35 pm
by ducktape69
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.
Cheers,
Sam
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:41 pm
by Mr_Q
Cheap.
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.
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:31 pm
by ducktape69
it is a bar of clay that helps remove contaminants from the paint surface.
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:11 pm
by 99MXV
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.
Cheers
Wayne
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:11 pm
by Mr_Q
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.
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:42 pm
by kula
yeah clay rocks.
i do it directly after washing, before chamiosing, a bit of water helps.
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:55 pm
by maxwolfie
i also have a black car and im looking to clay bar my car.... hows about a communal clay baring day somewhere?
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:29 pm
by ducktape69
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.
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:30 pm
by STV
i think i would be up for that Wolf..
what do the Hills boys think for a Western Sydney Clay Barring Day?
STV
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:39 pm
by ducktape69
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.
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:42 pm
by STV
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.
STV
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:58 pm
by ducktape69
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:07 pm
by TheSalamander
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...
:-)
TheSalamander