Have I clayed it properly or am I scratchin my car - Saxperience

raul0 · 23rd September 2010, 20:56

Hi I have just bin clayin my car I only did the bottom half of my car though as that's where all the tar spots are. I started off with splitting the clay pieces into small bits. I then put them in warm water and left them for a few mins. After this I got a spray bottle of water to keep the car well lubricated. I then started claying the bottom of my car. I only used pressure when I needed to for the tough tar spots. Also when claying I made sure that the clay wasn't 2 dirty so I kept on folding caly over or changin the clay. I shorty relised that this job would take ages as Id only done the bottom right side in an hour. After I had finished it I noticed alot of scratches and I'm unsure whether I've clayed it wrong or the scratches were already there. Also is it normal to take this long and how much clay should I using. Any advise

Paul^p · 23rd September 2010, 21:17

You shouldn't really be needing to apply pressure, have you got any pictures mate?

raul0 · 23rd September 2010, 21:23

I'm not applyin alot of pressure only on a really tough tar spot but not very often. I was just wondering if all sounds correct what I'm doing.

Paul^p · 23rd September 2010, 21:25

Doesn't sound too bad, the "bottle of water" you're spraying on, do you mean lubricant or just water?

I don't usually warm the clay up in warm water, I just play with it in my hands but i can't see that doing any damage.

You need to make sure the area is well lubricated before going over it with the claybar. If you don't have any lubricant then just add abit of car shampoo to you're water in the spray bottle.

Might sound stupid, but you did wash the car first didnt you?

saxovtsmad · 23rd September 2010, 21:42

was just going to ask if you washed the car before claying if you didnt then thats where the scratches might have come from are you using built hamber clay

raul0 · 23rd September 2010, 21:45

I used just water mate and yer I did wash it before hand made sure there was no dirt. Do u think I've done it right also should one bit last for a bit if u keepin moulding it.

Dom · 23rd September 2010, 21:49

Use Lube instead of water buddy

Affects the results

raul0 · 23rd September 2010, 21:55

Would using jysr water scratch it with the clay bar. Also I have that hamber clay the one you showed me saxovtsmad. Have I done anythin wrong then or will it be ok. Another thing is is itmeant to take along time.

saxovtsmad · 23rd September 2010, 22:36

when i use the built hamber clay i wash the car rinse the suds off then clay it i dont dry it yes it does take a while

johnr32 · 23rd September 2010, 22:42

Usually claying a car reveals what the paintwork is actually like, dust/dirt/tree sap will cover up whats actually underneath so will seem like theres "less" scratches to your paintwork. Best thing to do now would be washing it again then machine polishing it since its free of contaminants.

Paul^p · 24th September 2010, 01:11

Definately use lubricant instead of water when claybarring.

As i said in previous post, if you don't have lubricant just mix up a little bit of carshampoo/water in your spray bottle and use that. It'll do the same job.

MikeyW · 24th September 2010, 01:17

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Originally Posted by Paul

Definately use lubricant instead of water when claybarring.

As i said in previous post, if you don't have a claybar just mix up a little bit of carshampoo/water in your spray bottle and use that. It'll do the same job.

** Lubricant

Paul^p · 24th September 2010, 01:21

Bahh its late lol.

mtpagey · 24th September 2010, 09:12

In future to get rid of tar spots (especially big ones) quicker you can either buy "Tardis" from the likes of polished bliss in that link or elsewhere on the net. Only problem with buying from PB is that it is a 5litre can you get

Might find smaller quantities on the net elsewhere though but it is well worth the money. Put some in a mister, spray on, stand back and watch the brown streaks apear. Was highly amusing on my white vts that hadnt been properly cleaned in years. Autoglym Tar remover is pretty good also I've found.

After the likes of tardis has down the hard work for you simply give it a blast off with the hose/wash it down again then go to work with your clay

MikeyW · 24th September 2010, 14:05

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Originally Posted by mtpagey

In future to get rid of tar spots (especially big ones) quicker you can either buy "Tardis" from the likes of polished bliss in that link or elsewhere on the net. Only problem with buying from PB is that it is a 5litre can you get

Might find smaller quantities on the net elsewhere though but it is well worth the money. Put some in a mister, spray on, stand back and watch the brown streaks apear. Was highly amusing on my white vts that hadnt been properly cleaned in years. Autoglym Tar remover is pretty good also I've found.

After the likes of tardis has down the hard work for you simply give it a blast off with the hose/wash it down again then go to work with your clay

You can buy 250ml, 500ml or 1 Litre bottles of eBay.

I'd probably use a MF cloth to wipe away the tar after using tardis aswell rather than just the hose.