Clay Bar
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 12:09 am
Friend of mine sent me some clay bar - it is used in the but not so much in this country except for concours kinda people.
Anyway - he asked me to do this test - wash and polish you car (then wax) after all that (if you've got the energy) put your hand in a plastic sandwich bag and glide hand (in bag) across your bonnet - what do you feel....lots and lots of grit (when I tried).
Anyway, even though you've done all this elbow work all you've done is seal in all the pollutants, grit, and other manner of of things into the paint surface.
So I tried this clay bar (after giving the car a wash (it's basically common clay with some other ingrdients) - you use it with a lubricant (and in the same manner as you would when you polish/wax), rinse car, then dry off the car - do the same trick with the bag ....blooming heck - the paintwork felt like polished glass - then you can polish and wax. It basically removes all the grit and other pollutants from your paintwork / clearcoat.
I'm told you only need do this twice a year - but the difference in finish is amazing. Also, it's perfect for clear coat as it helps get rid of unsightly swirl marks.
Meguiars do a kit which can be bought from Discount Auto Parts. I've used the stuff my friend sent from the US on the Polo and also on my Volvo...
Anyone else tried this - common as muck over the pond and looking at some pics of their motors, you can see why.
Anyway - he asked me to do this test - wash and polish you car (then wax) after all that (if you've got the energy) put your hand in a plastic sandwich bag and glide hand (in bag) across your bonnet - what do you feel....lots and lots of grit (when I tried).
Anyway, even though you've done all this elbow work all you've done is seal in all the pollutants, grit, and other manner of of things into the paint surface.
So I tried this clay bar (after giving the car a wash (it's basically common clay with some other ingrdients) - you use it with a lubricant (and in the same manner as you would when you polish/wax), rinse car, then dry off the car - do the same trick with the bag ....blooming heck - the paintwork felt like polished glass - then you can polish and wax. It basically removes all the grit and other pollutants from your paintwork / clearcoat.
I'm told you only need do this twice a year - but the difference in finish is amazing. Also, it's perfect for clear coat as it helps get rid of unsightly swirl marks.
Meguiars do a kit which can be bought from Discount Auto Parts. I've used the stuff my friend sent from the US on the Polo and also on my Volvo...
Anyone else tried this - common as muck over the pond and looking at some pics of their motors, you can see why.
) is quite good!
im not happy 