Machine polish.

[dinkus 10]

Erm, a clay bar is umm... a bar of soft clay ;)

 

You get some cleaning spray and the bar of clay. You then spray the paint and scrub it with the clay, which removes all of that ingrained filth from the paint (the bar starts off white and ends up brown/black).

 

After you're done the paint feels like glass again 8)

 

When I sold my Corsa a year or so back, it hadn't been cleaned for about a year and felt like sandpaper. I spent an hour or so going over it with a clay bar and the paint felt like new :D

[chrishill 0]

so... get a clay bar or wash your car... you dirty fecker! :wink:

[dinkus 10]

Well you're supposed to clean the car first, then give it some clay action. Otherwise you end up scratching the paint and/or filling the clay up with unnecessary crud.

[ZippyVR6 0]

sounds like a trip to WHsmiths then. Is it one of those jobs you need to wax again after?

[chrishill 0]

ok - add 'more often' before the 'you dirty fecker' and after the 'wash your car', come on mate you were asking for that not washing your car for a year?! i mean it was a corsa but even so! :lol:

[dinkus 10]

It was a Corsa...

[dub envy 0]

Blu Tak?? wow.

 

Have you actually used it on your car?? It had never even crossed my mind!! However I think I'll stick to Megiuars!!

 

edit.. oops read page two and answered my questions!! Maybe I'll have to give it a test against the Megiuars tomorrow!!

[GIXXERUK 0]

get the meguiars stuff its hot s**t

 

tried tested and agree

[Furkz 0]

use the clay bar with strong mix of fairy liquid and water and than use the spray on its own (one u gte with the clay bar) and than use a cleaner wax did this to my cousins EVO6 and than polished it afterwards and it looked better than when he bought it new

[dinkus 10]

Fairy liquid attacks the paint tho :? :shock:

[Furkz 0]

also loosens dirt which get picked up by the clay and than the cleaner wax

[randal 0]

I heard that too. Been using Auto-Glym car shampoo for a while, then someone told me that it's just as bad. I give up :roll:

[Furkz 0]

i wanna get the meguiars one its a shampoo and conditioner ohh haa....looks like syrup must be good for the car

 

zymol shampoo is quite good also smells nice too like a fruit cocktail

[ZippyVR6 0]

Hmmmmmmmmm

 

not sure about the fairy liquid Furki but you car does look gleaming so it cant be too bad.

 

But I can testify to the Smurf poo. just finished and given her a coat of meguires. better than ive ever seen her look.

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Clay bar - It ain't clay! It's a cross between blu tak and plasticine.

 

Blu Tak - Yes I've used it on my car. The idea of clay bar'ing is to dig out crud from the surface imperfections. Most clear laquered surfaces don't have much crud to offer the bar anyway, unless the car is severely neglected.

 

Fairy liquid - It doesn't attack paint as such, but it can strip all previous waxes off.

 

Bar'ing - It's best done with water and a very small amount of body wash to act as a lubricant...

[Furkz 0]

never used anything but zymol shampoo or zip wax shampoo stuff on mine... fairly liquid was only used on cousins car and used as a lubricant for the clay bar mission, not to wash the car as a whole

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Fairy liquid is OK as a 'deep clean' to get all the old crud off..... but Swissol do a superb cleaner for that. You know how your hair squeaks when it's clean in the shower? That's what the cleaner does.... takes the paint right back to bare, erm, paint again and it squeaks when you rub your fingers on it!

[dub envy 0]

I thought that fairy liquid was bad as it contains salt which can scratch paint.... I'm sure I read that on uk-polos somewhere.... I only ever use fairy on my work van as that aint gonna get expensive shampoo used on it!!

[billinjah 0]

god i cant wait till mine has paint on it that is worth caring for!

[randal 0]

Me either! The moment I get home, I'm gonna wash/wax/fuss over mine :)

[A9X SJ 0]

Been using Zymol (Available in Halfords)

 

Zymol Shampoo £6.99 (Dark Green Bottle)

Zymol Polish £11.99 (Light Green Bottle)

 

Both Smell Ace Aswell ;)

[Stan 24v 0]

Just found this link on how to use the soap...I mean clay bar :D

 

http://www.customrodderweb.com/tech/0409cr_mothers2/

[shawshankkid 1]

Used the meguiars quik clay detailing system today.......JESUS....it looks like a brand new car, i can't tell you how good it looks, i've used every t-cut and polish make in my time, but this is brilliant......i strongly recommend this to all !. everbody who has seen the car has commented how good it looks.........polished it with auto glym super resin to finish. didn't think it would look this good..........Stunning. :D

[dinkus 10]

8)

 

Still wanting a machine polish? ;)

[shawshankkid 1]

definately don't need a machine polish now !......happy as larry with it. 8)