Reply With QuoteOriginally Posted by GregMilner
Noice, very noice.....
Mate, how do you get any work done in that garage.....its tiny!!!!
Master
SupporterJust discovered what a difference using a clay bar makes before you wax. Surface comes up like glass. And that Maguiar's stuff for the leather upholstery - brilliant.
ChatterBox
Noice, very noice.....
Mate, how do you get any work done in that garage.....its tiny
Fossicker
Looks great Greg, do you roll the bar over the surface or dab it?
Cheers Scott
Master
SupporterHa ha...it's the warehouse behind my office. Supposedly for business-related storage solutions, but it also makes a very good cleaning station and toy storage area. It's my man-cave. Somehow it's accumulated a boat, a vast array of fishing/crabbing/crayfishing debris, various bits and pieces related to boating, a bait freezer...oh, and the odd bit of work-related stuff. (And it's only 1.4km from home:-)Noice, very noice.....
Mate, how do you get any work done in that garage.....its tiny
Master
SupporterYou spray the car with a lubricant that comes with the pack, then gently rub the surface with the clay bar, then dry it off and wax. I do about 1 square metre at a time.
Master
SubscriberYour pic up the top near your name is upside down
03 Disco 2a, TD5, Olso blue, 7 seater, Auto, Chipped, EGR'd, 2"lift, SLS, Dual Batteries, Provent, TM-2 engine saver
Master
SupporterKlutzy of me...is that better now?Your pic up the top near your name is upside down
Super Moderator & CA manager
SubscriberWhat brand and where did you get the clay bar pack? I've been looking for something locally but haven't turned up much.
Oh, and that looks pretty damn sweet as well...
It makes me want to run out and do mine....
If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.
ChatterBox
So I've got the idea I think regarding a clay bar but what does it actually do to the paint and should that be necessary on quality cars?
Cheers,
Kev.
Master
SupporterI use the Maguiars range of cleaning products. Supercheap Auto has a vast range of the stuff. Including the clay bar detailing kit, it's about $25.
If you search 'clay bar detailing' on YouTube you'll find dozens of videos on how to do it. It's very easy.
And yes, it makes a huge, huge difference even on relatively new paint. My car's only a year old, yet when I picked it up a couple of days ago and ran my hand along the bonnet, you could feel the drag, even though it had only just been washed.
The clay bar (with the lubricant sprayed on first) collects all the debris that gets embedded in the paint, out of the air, from tree sap etc. Then you dry it off with a microfibre cloth, then apply wax (again, Maguiars) and let it haze off, then buff it down. It literally feels like glass after that treatment. Apparently, doing it that way means the wax coat lasts a lot longer.
There's a bunch of discussions about it on fullfatrr.com, the UK forum. Very useful. Made massive difference to my car, it seems to actually glow in the later afternoon light. Even though it's not a metallic finish.
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