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Wash The Right Way
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Pages: 1 2 >>Orin
Today, I witnessed the power of the claybar. It's not a gimmick and if you don't use it on your paint, you're missing out.
Here's how I wash my car...
Get the car soaked and wet, then use a wash & wax with a mircrofiber sponge.
I like Blue Coral because the water dries as a sheet and it really doesn't require a whole lot of work to get the car dry with minimal spotting.
Sponge and suds the car one section at a time and rinse and repeat at least once to get the dirt off.
If you have a lot of water on the car, use a water blade (looks like a squeegee) wipe off excess water with a microfiber drying cloth.
When the car is dry, use Meguiars Quick Detailing Spray to moisten in preparation for a clay bar.
If you think you did a good job cleaning the car, think again.. The clay will reveal things your eye didn't catch. Pollen, tar, bug guts and microscopic dirt particles.
After you have used the clay, spray a little more quick detail spray and wipe with the micro cloth, it WILL feel like glass. The clay actually got tar off my rear bumper and side doors with no chemicals.
Waxing after the clay bar would be a good idea because the best time to apply wax is when your car is at it's cleanest.
Finally I finish off with some glass cleaner that has no amonia like
You can use the clay on glass with amonia free glass cleaner, afterwards, you must wipe it with a clean cloth and a little more glass cleaner. The clay gets rid of water spots and tree sap.
I finished the job with Meguiars Hot Shine Tire Spray and my car looked like it rolled off the showroom floor.
Follow these steps and post your great results. Enjoy.
[#] Mar 18, 2007 11:42pm andino
- Godlike Advisor
good post orin
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Have a question and no one is willing to help? Shoot me a PM or hit me up on AIM.[#] Mar 18, 2007 11:45pm Orin
thanks,
[#] Mar 18, 2007 11:46pm JBoy510
- Scion Guru
good post, ive always been scared to use a claybar
So what if my girlfriend drives a Supra, I'm more sexier than she is! =)
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http://www.clubsciontc.com/jboy510/gallery-8[#] Mar 18, 2007 11:56pm Orin
you should be scared NOT to use one. It's the shizz.
[#] Mar 18, 2007 11:57pm chimmay
- Detailer
water blades..i love that stuff..i use it to dry my car! so you clay bar after u wash? does the clay jsut wipe off, or do you wax right over it??
[#] Mar 19, 2007 12:02am Orin
The clay acts like a sponge, it doesn't go onto your car. Imagine it as a wiper blade that sucks in impurities.
[#] Mar 19, 2007 12:04am Vicious
- El Chupacabra
how long did this take you? :o
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[#] Mar 19, 2007 12:06am skunk
- Godlike Advisor
do you have pics of the clay? never seen one 
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[#] Mar 19, 2007 12:06am Orin
Doing everything including wax would take 2 hours.
[#] Mar 19, 2007 12:09am Orin
- rimjay wrote:
- do you have pics of the clay? never seen one
This pic was taken from an RSX forum. It shows what the claybar has removed after the car was washed.
[#] Mar 19, 2007 12:13am JBoy510
- Scion Guru
- chimmay wrote:
- water blades..i love that stuff..i use it to dry my car! so you clay bar after u wash? does the clay jsut wipe off, or do you wax right over it??
the blade doesnt scratch your paint? i was checking that out and bought the absorber instead. but that seems to be alot easier.
So what if my girlfriend drives a Supra, I'm more sexier than she is! =)
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http://www.clubsciontc.com/jboy510/gallery-8[#] Mar 19, 2007 12:16am exiled622
- Scion Guru
nah the blade doesnt scratch your paint... well at least the California blades dont... but usually i just use the blade to get most of the water off... then go over again with a chamois... the blade definatly cuts a lot of time off... and clay bar is the shizz... just havent done it on my car yet... prolly next week
[#] Mar 19, 2007 02:53am Web
- THE SHADOW
Nice right up....funny that we have a "How to wash your car" thread though....haha
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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Mar 19, 2007 09:13am Orin
People can wash their cars however they want, but I thought I'd share how I'd do it.
A lot of this is information you've shared with me Web, I'm a claybar believer.
[#] Mar 19, 2007 11:33am Web
- THE SHADOW
haha..... 
Waxing will be another portion maybe....I just don't have time to write one up. I wish my total time took 2 hours
....
My full wash/dry/clay/wax takes about 5 on a good day.....gotta get it sparklin' sometimes ya know?
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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Mar 19, 2007 11:35am Orin
I thought I was thorough!
[#] Mar 19, 2007 11:50am Web
- THE SHADOW
Yeah bro, it annoys me sometimes.... ...........I won't leave the car with any water spot and I'll hand rub the wax into the paint. Heat from your hand will help the wax work a bit better....just like an orbital if you don't have one . The heat activates the chemicals in the wax.
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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Mar 19, 2007 11:53am Orin
- Web wrote:
- Yeah bro, it annoys me sometimes.... ...........I won't leave the car with any water spot and I'll hand rub the wax into the paint. Heat from your hand will help the wax work a bit better....just like an orbital if you don't have one . The heat activates the chemicals in the wax.
See? You can make a writeup on waxing. Just take an hour away from something like....waxing
[#] Mar 19, 2007 11:54am Web
- THE SHADOW
haha.........I might do one soon.
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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Mar 19, 2007 11:56am hvtopiwala
- Godlike Advisor
can the clay bars be used more than once?
[#] Mar 19, 2007 12:39pm Web
- THE SHADOW
Yup ........I've had mine for about 8 months and it's gone through about 30 washes.
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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Mar 19, 2007 12:40pm InLikeFlint
- The Gearhead
- hvtopiwala wrote:
- can the clay bars be used more than once?
I toss mine after about 3x use, you have to remeber that everything that it picks up stays in the bar, the times you use it that better the chance that you will scar the clear coat with the accumlated debris
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[#] Mar 19, 2007 12:45pm Web
- THE SHADOW
^True...............but gotta love FM....it doesn't show ANY scars
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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Mar 19, 2007 12:47pm Web
- THE SHADOW
It might be time for me to replace mine before my 1st good wash/wax of the season. Might get that next week when it warms up a bit.
Complaining is futile when you supported the victory.
http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Mar 19, 2007 12:51pm
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