clay bar ?

[Kycamaross]

Thanks everyone for the information, I really appreciate it!!

[chozn4service]

A good test for you finish is to take a sandwich bag and put your hand in it, then rub it over you finish. You'll feel debree in the finish. I didn't think I would have any, new car, waxed 3 or 4 times as soon as I brought it home but I did this test and the stuff was there. I clayed mine and I could see metal filings in the bar. Took me probably about 45min's to do the entire car. Keep your bar wet with detail spray as well as the area you're clay barring and go for it. Wax after done and you'll be impressed! It really made my RJT pop afterwards and now I have a deep, rich shine that you can stand beside the car about 2ft away, point at the car and your finder looks like it's touching the car by the reflection. I barred mine in March and I'll do it again in the fall and park it for the winter months.
I was looking for Maquires but ended up getting Mother's but I think they're all about the same..

[Stex]

Watch the Junkman and Adams vids...they have put a lot of time into them and they answer most questions...

[BEARS-SS]

Originally Posted by AlSuwaidi

no qustion is a stupid one...

unless you are asking if adding spoiler will void your warranty

will it?

[ChadG]

So does anyone else cut up their clay bar into small chunks or just me? I always seem to drop the darned thing and have to toss it!

[DetailAddict]

i take the 100g bar and cut it into 1/3 to use.

Originally Posted by ChadG

So does anyone else cut up their clay bar into small chunks or just me? I always seem to drop the darned thing and have to toss it!

[motorhead]

Originally Posted by ChadG

So does anyone else cut up their clay bar into small chunks or just me? I always seem to drop the darned thing and have to toss it!

I cut mine up for the same reason you spoke of earlier. 1/3s

[Adam's Polishes]

Allow me to illustrate what clay does. This is paint on a work truck that was first washed completely with dish soap to strip it and then clayed in preparation for testing a new aggressive polish compound I'm working on.

This was after claying HALF of the hood... that bar was white when I started





Theres just some contaminants that no amount of washing will remove, bonded hard contamination may not be visible, while some are. Those little imperfections will reflect light in different ways and hamper the finished product. This leads to less gloss, less clarity, and overall your paint will look less stellar than a car that has been clayed.

Any detailer will tell you 90% of the quality of a finish is in the prep work and without clay you aren't prepping the paint completely.

Also, maximize your clay!! Like many have suggested, use part of it and keep part of it stored somewhere, no sense in killing an entire bar at once. When a chunk of clay gets too dirty for use on paint retire it to use on wheels or your glass. Remember whatever bonded to your paint didn't ignore your glass... claying your glass will enhance clarity and even remove water spots.


HOW DO I KNOW WHEN TO CLAY? Its a common question as well... watch the first part of this video to learn about the "plastic bag test"

http://www.adamspolishes.com/t-Videos_DVD5_8.aspx

[Orange5thGen]

Originally Posted by ChadG

So does anyone else cut up their clay bar into small chunks or just me? I always seem to drop the darned thing and have to toss it!

I cut up mine..... hehe I just did the whole car today.....Dammm long day..

[first one]

I just bought a clay bar and detailing spray from Adam's and have watched the videos but I'm still unsure about how long I can use it. If I cut it into 3rds, can I use one price to do the entire car even if it picks up the contaminants? If I fold it, will that enable me to use it for the whole car? I'm worried about scratching the car with the debris in the clay. Of course, I will wash the car first.

[Adam's Polishes]

Originally Posted by first one

I just bought a clay bar and detailing spray from Adam's and have watched the videos but I'm still unsure about how long I can use it. If I cut it into 3rds, can I use one price to do the entire car even if it picks up the contaminants? If I fold it, will that enable me to use it for the whole car? I'm worried about scratching the car with the debris in the clay. Of course, I will wash the car first.

You will get approximately 5 uses out of half of a bar on most average cars. So don't worry about it not lasting your first full treatment. What you'll need to do is visually inspect the bar after each panel, fold it in on itself, knead it, mash it, and then flatten it back out again. If you ever get to a point where after 'working' the bar like that doesn't net you a fresh clean surface, its time to retire it from paint work and relegate it to wheels or glass.

It will look kind of marbled when its too dirty to use on paint anymore.

On that note if you ever drop the bar THROW IT AWAY. If you ever notice a large contaminant (pebble sized) THROW IT AWAY. This is why its a good idea to break it into pieces, if a chunk ever gets dropped or is too dirty to use you have that other half to fall back on.

BTW - It was nice speaking with you this morning Michael, hope you got to wherever you were headed on time!

[first one]

Thanks for the help. I'm sort of new at all of this, but with a black car, I figure I better learn. I'm sitting here trying to figure out how you knew it was me that placed the order earlier and yes I did make it to work on time. I only wished I would have made the call earlier so I would have had the time to talk to you with all the knowledge you have. Anyway, thanks again and I can't wait to get your products. Unfortunately, I think I'm goig to have to wash my car one more time with the china rags.

[Adam's Polishes]

Originally Posted by first one

Thanks for the help. I'm sort of new at all of this, but with a black car, I figure I better learn. I'm sitting here trying to figure out how you knew it was me that placed the order earlier and yes I did make it to work on time. I only wished I would have made the call earlier so I would have had the time to talk to you with all the knowledge you have. Anyway, thanks again and I can't wait to get your products. Unfortunately, I think I'm goig to have to wash my car one more time with the china rags.

I connected the dots- black camaro, Galveston IN... had to be you. Feel free to give me a call whenever you do have time to talk, I'm more than happy to walk you thru anything you have questions about.

866-965-0400, option 3, then select Dylan from the list.

[WhiteCrane]

What would cheap low quality clay do to a car used with cheap detailer? Just curious... I'm probably buying mine from Adam's or Griot's