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MY car after wash, clay and polish

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MY car after wash, clay and polish

Post by gannet » Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:51 am

Had never clayed a car before (I'd never even heard of clay bars until I came on here :oops: ) so I took the plunge yesterday... results are below :D

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Post by WLH » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:26 am

Very Nice... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by Lucy » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:53 pm

Very shiney :D
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Post by Zed_Steve » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:02 pm

Nice n shiney, good work :thumbsup:
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Post by Smokin » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:05 pm

Nicely done!!!! Now, go dress those tires. :wink:
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Post by srhutch » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:20 pm

and the exhaust, you missed that to :fuelfire:

what wax/sealant did you use afterwards.
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Re: MY car after wash, clay and polish

Post by gannet » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:25 pm

yeah the exhaust is pretty poor, need to address that soon :roll:

was surprised how much cr*p the clay takes off :o

didnt think the tyres were that bad :?

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Post by Smokin » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:39 pm

Tires aren't that bad, but if you make the rest of the car shiney........... :roll:

I think I'm going to get some 3M Imperial Hand Glaze to use between clay barring. We'll see.










BTW, like the wheels :thumbsup:

(looks like the PS2 ZPs have a pretty good rim protector built in. I'll probably have to buy a set before the year is out. Still running OEMs.)
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Re: MY car after wash, clay and polish

Post by gannet » Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:15 pm

Smokin wrote: BTW, like the wheels :thumbsup:

(looks like the PS2 ZPs have a pretty good rim protector built in. I'll probably have to buy a set before the year is out. Still running OEMs.)
there is no obvious rim protector though they are fairly chunky.

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Re: MY car after wash, clay and polish

Post by Dreamer » Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:22 pm

I've yet to get past washing and waxing, but with all the detailing talk that goes on online its hard not to think i should be claying and polishing with ten thoudsand different compounds etc. Too... much... pressure :D

Looks lovely though 8)
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Re: MY car after wash, clay and polish

Post by gannet » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:00 pm

Dreamer wrote:I've yet to get past washing and waxing, but with all the detailing talk that goes on online its hard not to think i should be claying and polishing with ten thoudsand different compounds etc. Too... much... pressure :D

Looks lovely though 8)
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I hadn't ventured past wash and wax before either, but claying really was easier than I thought it would be and didnt take too long either.
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Re: MY car after wash, clay and polish

Post by BSVA » Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:03 pm

Looks great. :thumbsup:
I will be claying my Z for the first time as well. Never heard of it until I joined this forum.
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Post by Smokin » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:33 pm

When I did mine, the claying didn't take long, but a coat of cleaner wax then a coat of Gold class took a bit of time :)
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Re: MY car after wash, clay and polish

Post by RichardG » Sun Jun 21, 2009 2:27 am

BSVA wrote:Looks great. :thumbsup:
I will be claying my Z for the first time as well. Never heard of it until I joined this forum.
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Re: MY car after wash, clay and polish

Post by klarky » Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:02 am

i find the shine never shows on pics of the sterling grey models, but judging by yours i bet it gleams in person. ive been planning to clay mine but im waiting till the current layer of wax needs redone. can anyone suggest whats best to strip the car of wax/srp before claying? ive been told doing a wash with fairy liquid should take everything off, then rinse thoroughly and dry. then begin lube/claying.
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