Smooth as silk (clay bar)

[Gareth]

1st time clay bar use. Smmooooottthhh.

 

[Woodentop]

looks ace, i need to clean mine tomorrow

 

[Andi-B]

Sorted matey ...

Quik Clay's well worth it's weight in gold, I know... I did it last week

 

[Paul C]

did mine in the week too! so smooth! love the first pic with the reflection of the wheels in the paint!

 

[fUbAr]

one of the nicest, cleanest 172s :approve:

 

[dutty_112]

reet sexi that

 

[jamesy]

rah man that looks s**t hot

 

[Gareth]

cheers guys, shame it started raining towards the end, managed to get it finished in the garage though.

 

[Guy]

looking very good mate

top pic looks mint!

 

[ClioRoss]

very nice

 

[Jamie _Swales]

i tried clay today, didnt seem to do anythign though

Do you have to spend adges on each part?

 

[ben_p]

mint

 

[Adam]

nice 1 mate

 

[Gareth]

i tried clay today, didnt seem to do anythign though

Do you have to spend adges on each part?

i wasn't as impressed as others were making out, I just worked it panel by panel, I can definately see the difference in the shine, washing the car afterwards was much easier and much smoother as well.

 

[Boydie]

i got this but havent used it yet - waiting on a good clear weekend to totally mint the car

 

[Thomss]

Looking good dude.

 

[Martin]

Very nice..

 

[Tom_E]

liking that first pic!

good job!

 

[Rich]

Fantastic results, like others never noticed an increase in shine myself from claying, but the paint always feels so much better after.

 

[BREMBO]

What is clay and how do u do it ???

 

[Rich]

What is clay and how do u do it ???

Clay removes anything stuck to the paint that washing doesnt remove.


Have a look here

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=124501&highlight=Clay

 

[Dave]

Clay is .... well clay.

You use a lubricant such as Quik detailer or watered down car shampoo in a spray bottle. You rub it over the paint work and it picks up all the s**t. Then u just fold it in to a nice piece. Leaves paint feeling glass like smooth ready for application of wax/polish.

 

[Justin]

looks mint mate, i got a sonus clay bar and spray but havent got round to using it yet!

 

[Maz]

sweet as .. :approve:

 

[Andi-B]

What is clay and how do u do it ???

this is the product - http://www.meguiars.co.uk/cgi-bin/specwd.pl?pc=G1116&tp=0

You can get it in most car accessory shops

It uses the clay to get rid of stains and other chemicals etc on your paintwork i.e. tar spots. that a normal wash won't remove.

You use the detailer spray to stop the clay sticking to the paint surface and you rub the clay on the surface of your paintwork to remove stains .
When the clay bar surface your using gets dirty, you knead the clay bar until it becaomes a clean surface again. ( bit like bread making )

I must warn you though, If your expecting to do this in 5 minutes, don't bother, it can take a minimum of 1.5 hours to do... :dapprove:
But the result is WELL WORTH the wait

 

[Adam_C]

Invested in a clay bar yesterday...hope my results are as good as yours!

 

[Jamie _Swales]

just finished doing mine, no more shinier but i never its has removed all teh tar spots

I had loads and loads of tar round the front wing/side skirt and suprisingly on the bootlid.


Can i use the clay bar again?

 

[Gareth]

i chucked mine, how many did you get in the pack? don't know if someone has been messing with the boxes in halfords because I got two in mine.

 

[Jamie _Swales]

i got one in mine, hmmmm

its not that dirty so im sure i can useit again. i should have split it but never thought about it

 

[Gareth]

yeah I split mine, so I've got 1 and a half left, but I've used quite a bit of the detailer.

 

[Rich]

i chucked mine, how many did you get in the pack? don't know if someone has been messing with the boxes in halfords because I got two in mine.

You did well, should be one Block!

I split mine into 3, after use I save it for the wheels before chucking it away.

 

[Rich]

yeah I split mine, so I've got 1 and a half left, but I've used quite a bit of the detailer.

Mix up some car shampoo and water in a spray bottle - much more cost effective

 

[Gareth]

thought so, ah well.

 

[Ali]

Not bad.....

 

[Dave S2K]

Did mine with the clay this morning and now know what all the fuss is about, very impressed! (shame it started raining when I had done it).

 

[Andi-B]

You did well, should be one Block!

I split mine into 3, after use I save it for the wheels before chucking it away.

Didnt use mine for the wheels (had alloy wheel cleaner and a small shaving foam brush for that but I must admit the clay got a bit dirty

So I sat there after I'd finished for 25 minutes kneading/breaking and spliting up the clay.... Looks good as new and ready to use again