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what does the cleaning clay do??
anygood?? want to make my car shine like new, going to give er a was, what else can i do??

cypriot_boy_2k7 wrote:what does the cleaning clay do??
anygood?? want to make my car shine like new, going to give er a was, what else can i do??

it removes all impurities (sp) from the surface of the paint

Does that mean all the little tiny black spots on my paintwork will come out with claying?

where can i get some from any particular makes??

the little black spots will come off with clay its excellent stuff you may need to go over it a few times. i use the meguiars clay bar from halfords about 23 quid but that is for 2 bars.

The Megs kit is a good started pack.

I now use either Sonus green or Sonus grey depending on the surface I am claying. Green is a mild clay, grey is a more harsh clay and should only be used on hard paints to minimise marring.

For lubrication, I use Megs last touch which is a bulk version of theirquik detailer. Works out loads cheaper to buy it that way.

Also clay your glass and headlights, You will be suprised what comes off of the windscreen!

Cypriot boy where bouts are you? If you can find a clay in Cyprus let me know where to get it from! I've heard the Meguiars stuff is excellent.

Geo

geo1400 wrote:Cypriot boy where bouts are you? If you can find a clay in Cyprus let me know where to get it from! I've heard the Meguiars stuff is excellent.

Geo

i'm sure one of the big tuning shops in lemesos will have it, if not i'm planning on importing some product through my cousin who's in kakopetria

what clay wud be recommended for bmw paints ?

Kos wrote: i'm sure one of the big tuning shops in lemesos will have it, if not i'm planning on importing some product through my cousin who's in kakopetria

Where is Kakopetria? Keep me informed of what products and when. I'm in the process of fixing the car up so not ready for detailing, but will be soon!

Geo

Halfords were floogging their own brand off a year or so ago at a £1 a bar nowt wrong with it neither,the clay is used for prepping only ie ;Cleaning you will have to polish,seal and wax after this for a "proper" job.

Trust me i Know !

Using the clay bars really isn't a one touch operation, nor should it become a regular one.

Meguiar's recommend no more than once every six months, after the initial application.

Obviously, the first time you do your car, it will take much longer than future applications, as the paint will be full of toxicants, sediment and will be uneven.

Once you've given it a right good going over for the first time, it'll be a walk in the park from then onwards!

However, in the quest to make your car all nice and shiny again, former glory blah blah blah, clay baring shouldn't be the first step.

After a good, two-bucket wash, using some Meguiar's wash 'n' wax, I recommend, for the optimum results, using stage one of the three step paint restorer from the same company.

This will remove any serious imperfections, and deeper marks that the clay is incapable of.

It is at this stage when you should clay.

Once clayed, proceed in applying stage 2 and stage 3 of the restorers.

Finally, top it off with some good quality sealing wax, such as NXT or Zymol.

claydoes not remove marks in your paint

jon

Just lifts shit off EH Jon!

you got it mate

jon

d6dph wrote:Also clay your glass and headlights, You will be suprised what comes off of the windscreen!

Quite right. Works wonders on glass

Frenchy wrote:Just lifts shit off

You cheat, You copied that from the instructions you get with a zymol lehm clay bar

hubble1990 wrote:

d6dph wrote:Also clay your glass and headlights, You will be suprised what comes off of the windscreen!

Quite right. Works wonders on glass

Must give this a try.....

just clayed my lazur blue 2 dr earlier, quite taken aback by how smooth my paint is afterwards. really pleased with the results. im gonna do my dads old merc with it as it will looks the tits when its been given a once over. should i use water as a lubricant if i clay after stage one of the deep crystal system or is the quick detailer still ok to use?

qd still okay to use...

I take it you are doing steps 2 & 3 afterwards as well, else it'll look like crap again within a very short time...

yea gonna do the last 2 stages, might do a few coats of stage 3 just for the hell of it!