Clay Bar = Win

Post by **infinitgkid** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:38 am

Washed the car yesterday and backed it into the garage and went to work!

It took me a total of 7 hours and about 3 gallons of sweat... but the end result was amazing! The clay bar was nearly black when i got done though and then I applied wax, and then polish on top of the wax... the result? A really really rich shine that I have never seen on my car until last night...

I got pics too (these are now daytime pics... I got the point... jeez)

so there are the pics i promised... everyone happy now?
Modified by infinitgkid at 11:16 AM 8/4/2008

Post by **snwbrdr435** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:40 am

i demand better pictures taken in the sun during the day

Post by **Beancooker** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:43 am

Sweet! Clay bars are definitely FTW!!!

Next time, apply the polish to the paint, then wax.

Post by **infinitgkid** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:50 am

snwbrdr435 wrote:i demand better pictures taken in the sun during the day

oh don't worry... day pics are coming as soon as i get out of the house...

Post by **smockers83** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:37 am

Cleaning your G like that should be enough motivation to get out of the house just to show off the shine, let alone take pictures outside.

But yeah, you want to polish then wax. You essentially took the wax off with the polish and threw about an hour and a half's work away. And if your clay bar ended up completely black, you might need to wash more often.

Looks good so far.

Post by **TeflonG35** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:54 pm

I really don't know how to do any of this stuff. I guess thats why my paint always looks like ***. I just take it to one of those auto car washes once a month or two.

Post by **Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 4:43 pm

Beancooker wrote:Sweet! Clay bars are definitely FTW!!!

Next time, apply the polish to the paint, then wax.

I just found this out like 3 days ago.. I was wax and then polishing lol

With all this FLA rain.. I havn't washed the g in like 3 weeks!

Oh and it sure looks Got to love black G's

DJ

Post by **Beancooker** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 5:11 pm

TeflonG35 wrote:I really don't know how to do any of this stuff. I guess thats why my paint always looks like ***. I just take it to one of those auto car washes once a month or two.

Check out our detailing forum. The moderator Prinz knows his stuff.

Dude, auto washes are the worst thing ever for your paint.

Detailing forum

Post by **TeflonG35** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:18 pm

I know. But I really lack time and shade to do these kind of washing. I work 50 hours a week and live in an apartment complex. Auto wash just gets rid of my neglect....

Post by **infinitgkid** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:07 pm

TeflonG35 wrote:I know. But I really lack time and shade to do these kind of washing. I work 50 hours a week and live in an apartment complex. Auto wash just gets rid of my neglect....

listen man, if you want you can drive down here to SC and i'll give your car the TLC it needs... i think its about an 11 hour trip... thats not bad

Post by **snwbrdr435** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:14 am

still no day time pictures

Post by **suby01** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:49 am

CLAYBAR=WINTHIS THREAD AND YOUR NIGHT PICS=FAIL

Post by **TeflonG35** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:57 am

I know. I went to Summerville like 4 months ago.

Post by **infinitgkid** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:18 am

hmm i don't think summerville is too far from where i reside...

Post by **snwbrdr435** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:00 am

finally some day time pics

the second to last one is my favorite good job

Post by **joe603** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:18 am

Nice work!! I need to do my car...

Post by **Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:18 pm

Looks very nice..

10+ for the hood!

Must be nice lol

DJ

Post by **infinitgkid** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:57 pm

Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT wrote:Looks very nice..

10+ for the hood!

Must be nice lol

DJ

eh its a pretty nice neighborhood... but the HOA gets to be a pain in the *** when my friends, who have fairly loud cars, come by... Its not as bad now because now all the younger kids have their license and most of these chicks around here have the modification bug. This girl that lives behind me has a pretty nice lexus IS300 which is up there in the high db range, so i guess the neighborhood is adapting; and then also the nosy neighbors; haha can't forget them

Post by **G_whizz** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:05 am

Nice job!

For those with white cars...is it really worth doing a clay bar job?? Will there be that much of a difference in shine?

Post by **Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:59 am

Yes... You will get a deeper shine!

Post by **BrandAidDesignG35** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:02 am

Get some wheels, NOW!!!

Great work on the car, from what I can see from these poor quality pics everything looks SHINEY!!!

lol

Post by **oraleway10** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:09 am

Nice job with the wash

Post by **joe603** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:21 am

G_whizz wrote:Nice job!

For those with white cars...is it really worth doing a clay bar job?? Will there be that much of a difference in shine?

Definitely! I had a late model firebird that was white...huge difference when I used the clay bar!!

Post by **pwagon717** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:41 am

Whoa seven hrs! takes me 2.5 hrs. it looks good tho

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