Clay bar and carnauba wax this weekend

[Shinare]

Welp, I remembered reading a thread not so long ago titled "clar bar" or some silliness that made me laugh each time I read it. I can't remember the content, but the title made me chuckle. And so I saw it at the store this weekend and thought I might buy it and try it. I spent about 3 hours washing, clay barring, finish spraying, and waxing my car and it indeed looks splendid.

I purchased the Meguiars Clay bar kit and the Meguiars carnauba wax tin. After soaping up and rinsing off the car, I opened up the clay bar kit and got to work. I was really surprised how much dirt and "yellowishness" came off into the clay. I assume the "yellowishness" was probably some old wax or polish or something.

Anyway, I didn't think I was doing it right. I didn't know how much of the lube to spray on before going over it with the clay. There was a fine line between the clay bar running right over the car like it was on ice, and a little less lube and the clay bar running over the car like it was slightly catching on the paint, and then no lube and the clay sticking to the surface completely. I settled on just slightly enough to feel a little resistance to the clay. Nowhere in the instructions did it say anything about how much lube.

My son helped me since the instructions indicated that you do a small portion with clay and lube, then dry off completely and move on. I would "spray 'n clay" and my son would follow after me and dry off.

Once the whole car was clay bar'ed, there was a smaller spray bottle of "finish" that you spray on, and wipe off, supposedly to protect your newly exposed clean finish.

Once that was all done I pulled out the little wax tin and waxed 'er up baby. Then wiped her down. She looks gorgeous. Here's a quick pick I took with my celly once I was all done, sorry about the quality, its the only digital camera I own, heh.




I didn't think that was too bad for a 2007 car that spends every day in a parking lot filled with bums that don't care if they throw open their doors into your car or not.

The best part about it is how the finish "feels" when you run your finger over it. Its indescribable how "smooooooth" it feels. Almost not even paint and metal, more like silky fabric or something.