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Post by clarki on Feb 11, 2019 16:48:28 GMT
So i'm not really a polisher tbh. But got a halfords cleaning kit thing at xmas and it had a clay bar in it. Seems to have worked well, certainly got a lot of crap on it now.
2 questions; How do I clean the clay bar? Do I polish or wax the car next, the kit has both?
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Post by charliefarlie on Feb 11, 2019 17:43:12 GMT
Claying is done usually prior to polishing. It removes the bonded contaminants that can clog the polishing procedure. It should leave the surface nice and slick, ..
You don’t clean the clay bar. Once used it’s binned. Drop it on the floor as your claying it’s binned. Great...........No awesome product but they don’t last long..
I tend to keep a used one in a plastic container with clay lube in there to keep it very wet. When washing it can be used lightly to very easily remove dead fly and other stains ..... But it also takes the wax with it...
After claying at least wax. Or if you are polishing it should be
Clay
Polish
Wax.
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Post by clarki on Feb 12, 2019 8:13:42 GMT
Excellent thanks.
Polish going on today then . Car won't know what's hit it!!
Can you use the clay bar on the wheels?
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Post by bigkev on Feb 12, 2019 13:40:57 GMT
Excellent thanks. Polish going on today then . Car won't know what's hit it!! Can you use the clay bar on the wheels? Yes you can, especially now that ye ken you will be binning it once used.......hope you kept turning it in on itself during use which maximises its usage. Not that ye sound daft enough, but NEVER use a clay bar on paint that has been near wheels.......metal filings are bad things...... Instead of claying wheels, buy a good spray of tar remover......spray on, leave a few minutes, wipe away the tar, etc. Then seal with good wax such as Collinite. |
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Post by clarki on Feb 17, 2019 19:36:10 GMT
Well car now clayed, polished and waxed - looks and feels great. Thanks for the advice guys. Clay worked wonders on the wheels btw.
Misses wants her car doing now, grrrrrr!!
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Post by bigkev on Feb 18, 2019 15:12:16 GMT
Been doing some "speed claying" last couple of years. Very fine mist of Tardis type tar and glue remover left on panel 3-4 minutes then wiped off with fresh microfibre cloths removes the real knobbly bits of tar, which will only marr with the clay bar, infect it very speedily with big sticky black streaks and render it prematurely gubbered. The microfibre cloths get binned or used for shitty jobs, then the car takes half the time and effort to properly finish with clay bar. A by-
product of the Tardis is you are completely dewaxing, ready for final wash prior to wax and/or ceramic coatification.
Anyone found copying my methods without prior consent will find thumsells in court.......
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Post by clarki on Feb 18, 2019 20:00:38 GMT
Fair enough but tbh i'm not really a polisher. First decent clean my car has had in nearly 4 years ownership!!
Misses washes hers now and again but apparently its 2 years old next month and needs a good spruce up too. Oh goody.
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Post by bigkev on Feb 18, 2019 20:28:06 GMT
Fair enough but tbh i'm not really a polisher. First decent clean my car has had in nearly 4 years ownership!! Misses washes hers now and again but apparently its 2 years old next month and needs a good spruce up too. Oh goody. If not been done in twa years, try the Tardis route.......HALF the effort for better result is a nae brainer min......! |
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