Clay Bar question - Page 2

djfllmn · #16 02-06-2013, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JGiddy

hate to tell you this but nowadays when I claybar, I do it while washing and I use the soapy water from my "clean bucket" as lubricant. I've done it several times now and it works really well for me. Just did it this past weekend and like always I was very happy afterwards with how much better my paint looked. To pull this off you do have to use a ton of soap to keep it well lubed (so that you don't leave clay on your paint) but its worth it for me.

i use the same method...works wonders

JGiddy · #17 02-06-2013, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by djfllmn

i use the same method...works wonders

Yeah, i have a bucket dedicated only to perfectly clean soapy water that i use for the clay lube after Im done with the initial wash. And i have to drop more soap in it once or twice over the course of the job.
I used to use detailer spray but it sucked. No matter how liberally I sprayed the detailer on there I would always leave behind a ton of clay on the paint and the whole thing ended up taking a huge amount of time because u have clean up all that excess spray that dries out on top of buffing out all the clay streaks... such a PITA. And I got tired of using an entire bottle of detailer spray just to clay the truck

djfllmn · #18 02-06-2013, 06:06 PM

yea and that detail spray aint cheap

RangerJoe52 · #19 02-06-2013, 06:57 PM

I am now going to show off my ignorance and ask what a clay bar is and how is it used?

djfllmn · #20 02-06-2013, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RangerJoe52

I am now going to show off my ignorance and ask what a clay bar is and how is it used?

it is a detailing tool that removes surface contaminats from the paint...and its kinda hard to explain how to use one...just have to keep the paint wet and rub away