i have used the clay bars for years and swear by them (not at them). IMO they can't be beat for detailing oxidized or dirty paint before using a polishing compound and a good wax. i even had a bird crap burn in my clear coat that i was able to rub out using the bar.
Pasc,, that is the wax that I use after I do the #7 stuff. Black cars are real tough to keep nice. the red on mine is simple, but the black is another story. The #7, or 3M hand glaze works great. I actually use both those products. Others are right on target with the clay, it cant be beat. Dan
John; will do! But I will be out of town for a couple days. I'll let you know next week how it works out!
Sand and buff!!! That way you get down to the etched waterspot level. Then you Wizards "Shine Master" it and mist and shine it before the shows and you will look like new money. JMO
You askin for...advice...??? I found so many emoticons for this one I couldn't decide which one to use so here ya go!!!!!!
I think the easiest way is to go south to Elizabethtown. Pick up some beer along the way and watch Ward polish Pinky up! :Handshake
Bring it!!! Really maybe we could set up a time to come up there, you'll have to entertain 3 extra little ones while I work.
I have also used Meguiar's clay bar and found it to be a teriffic product for removing the gritty stuff that inbeds it's self on the paint surface. On a lot of cars we do we use Meguiar's #9 Swirl Remover to really clean the surface and then follow it up with # 7 and a good coat of Meguiar's Generation X wax. Damn. I sound like a sales person for Meguiar's products. What can I say. All we use is Meguiar's finishing products in our shop.
Maverick, I'm like you and I don't like to do a ton of labor intensive detailing either. A few years ago I owned my first black car. I washed it one afternoon in the sun. Big mistake.....water spots everywhere. And I couldn't get them off, no matter what I did. Anyhow, I went on the Corvette site for help. The answer......vinegar. Mix a solution of 1/3 vinegar and 2/3 water in a spray bottle. Spray it on....wipe it off. It takes off the water spots. Also takes off the wax, so you'll have to wax the wax again. If yhe water spots are stubborn, add a little more vinegar to the spray bottle. Hope this helps. Craig
