Clay bars rule!!! - Saxperience

ets2k9 · 29th July 2006, 19:19

After many hours of researching all the various car cleaning methods on here and Polished Bliss I thought I'd dedicate both myself and my wallet to the car cleaning cause.

I picked up some Meguiars Gold class shampoo, liquid gold polish and some detailer which came with a magical clay bar

. I'm going to get some more stuff from polished bliss in the next couple of days to build up my quality car cleaning products.

I aslo followed there "2 bucket method" and other car washing tips which made life so much easier :thumbup:

The car was only cleaned the other week so it wasn't to bad to begin with:

I applied some shampoo with a wash mit rather than a sponge and rinsed it off with a flow of water rather than a spray as advised by PB. I've never used expensive shampoo before and didn't think it could make that much difference but the car was shining better than when I washed & waxed it with all my old (cheaper) products, I was amazed it was well worth the money:

The picture doesn't do it much justice but the light was quite dull.

After that I dried it all off with a good old Chamoise (I havent got round to the waffle towels yet but there on the list) and started to use the clay bar and detailing spray.

In all honesty I didn't really have a clue what they were all about or what they did but people had been raving about them so I thought I'd give it ago.

I was amazed at how good the car looked and after a few panels I was really getting the hang of how to get the best of it. I still cant believe the difference it made:

The only downside is its a really time consuming job but no pain, no gain

With the success of the clay bar I had hope for the polish, i may have applied it abit thick to start off with as it took ages to buff it up but once complete it looked brilliant and gave a really good mirror finish.:

Well impressed with the results although I only managed to do the front end as my girlfriend threatened to lock me out unless I left "the bloody car alone" but its all good in the interests of before and after shots

I may have caught the cleaning bug.

Hazza17 · 29th July 2006, 19:53

good, now get it lowered lol

looking super shiny!!

well done

ets2k9 · 29th July 2006, 19:57

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good, now get it lowered lol

LOL I usually put my lowering disclaimer on any posts that contain a picture of my car so here goes:

*Coilovers are on there way the car will be on its arse soon enough so there's no need to tell me to lower it.

dean_plunton · 29th July 2006, 22:43

get it lowered and get a dimma grill.

stiffler69 · 29th July 2006, 22:54

smillie mk 1 grill would look good like the colour codeing mate myns getting done next week

ets2k9 · 29th July 2006, 23:17

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get it lowered and get a dimma grill.

Are you taking the piss?

I'm quite happy with the grill, which is unusual for me.

beastgtir · 29th July 2006, 23:28

looks nice. gotta love posi blue saxo's

Danadaman_3 · 30th July 2006, 02:02

looks stunning mate! i may have to try this clay bar soon! heard only good things! :thumbup:

ChrisJ · 30th July 2006, 09:22

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Originally Posted by dean_plunton

get it lowered and get a dimma grill.

Dean you fruit, you can't get dimma grilles for mk1's.

Car is looking super shiney. I've just invested in some clay bar, so i'll be giving it a bash soon.

rushy_23 · 30th July 2006, 09:26

Clay Bars are the best, would recommend it without a doubt to anyone.

I had dryed tree sap all over one side of the car, and now its all gone!

Cant see the pics yet mate as i am at work but will definatly check later tonight!

YM03 · 30th July 2006, 09:44

can't knock claybar:thumbup:

car is looking good, just needs heightening

mattwesty · 30th July 2006, 10:04

tyre dressing?

SteVTR · 30th July 2006, 10:31

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Originally Posted by dean_plunton

get it lowered and get a dimma grill.

dimma grilles are for mk2's and like he's said its getting lowered

looks sweet with the old style grille on anyway i would have gone back to that one if i hadnt of put quads on mine.

how long did it take to clay bar it bud?have been meaning to go and get one but never have the time

ets2k9 · 30th July 2006, 13:29

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tyre dressing?

I didnt get round to that its on todays agenda though.

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how long did it take to clay bar it bud?have been meaning to go and get one but never have the time

It took hours as I'm also polishing it at the same time, the tailgate and the roof were to worst places to clay bar for some reason.

pug_boe · 30th July 2006, 17:51

my dad uses claybar on the volvo and it looks stunning when its all clean and shiney

Danadaman_3 · 30th July 2006, 18:15

can you re-use clay bar? or can you use it over and over again?

ets2k9 · 30th July 2006, 18:21

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can you re-use clay bar? or can you use it over and over again?

Its seems pretty durable so I cant see why not but the fine detailer doesn't seem to last as long but I may have been a bit trigger happy with that

.

I've just finished cleaning it now, it looks amazing the celaning stuff was worth every penny.

I'll get some pics up in a few minutes...

ets2k9 · 30th July 2006, 18:39

Finished at last:

Just got to do the inside now......

Nathan · 30th July 2006, 18:41

Super Shiney!, where can i get myself some of that stuff? My misses would love me if i made my car like a huge mirror!

ets2k9 · 30th July 2006, 18:42

I got my stuff from Halfords your misses might like the big mirror thing but she wont like the amount of hours it'll take you to get it.