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Old 03-29-2010, 11:33 PM   #19
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well i'm puzzled. maybe im just lucky and my car was pretty clean in general.
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Old 03-31-2010, 06:03 PM   #20
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Your car sure LOOKS pretty clean!

I haven't tried a bar yet, but we do get stuff from SmartWax, so I'll do my tC soon and post up.

Anyone else got pics of what the clay bar looks like after using it? That was helpful.
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Old 03-31-2010, 06:41 PM   #21
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well i'm puzzled. maybe im just lucky and my car was pretty clean in general.
very well could be, here's a video you might want to watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfEfLGL59GI
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Old 04-01-2010, 03:35 AM   #22
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when we meet up i could teach you some tricks in clay bar 101
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Old 04-01-2010, 01:45 PM   #23
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i wish i would have read this thread before i clayed my wife's car last night. that bar was FILTHY and this was after a good cleaning with dawn detergent(to get rid of the old wax from the winter). don't worry, i re-applied a coat of meguiar's cleaner wax immediately afterwards!
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Old 04-13-2010, 03:12 PM   #24
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You need to make sure that you are lubed well and often.

That's what she said!
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Old 04-14-2010, 07:27 PM   #25
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I did mine for the first time about two months ago and I also used the Meguires kit and it did feel smoother after the baring and the bar was getting dirty so stuff was coming off the car. I am happy with it.
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Old 04-16-2010, 03:41 AM   #26
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i used the meguiers clay kit , works wonders on my TS , i only did the roof as a test , but , im planning to do the rest of the car the weekend , im really impressed , makes the paint look awesome , feels like glass
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Old 05-12-2010, 09:21 AM   #27
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I used a clay bar for the first time on Sunday. I always thought my car felt smooth and clean, but I decided to try it out anyway. What a difference. I thought I knew what "smooth as glass" felt like, but now I know for sure what that is after the clay bar. I sprayed the car with Quick Detailer, and rubbed the clay against the car, and I could see little beads of "dirty sweat" coming off the car. Immediately I knew this was going to make a huge difference in my cars appearence. It took about an hour to do and totally worth it!! The whole wash, clay bar, swirl x, scratch x, and wax took me about 4 1/2 hours to complete...again, totally worth it!!! People keep asking me if I got it painted...lol!!!
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Old 05-14-2010, 12:53 AM   #28
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Let me add that washing the car after all that work is much easier now. Took me half the time tonight. The drying towel just glided over the car so well like it was floating on air. Anyone who hasn't used a clay bar on their car should...the whole process was a lot of work, but it is so worth it now!!!
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