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Old May 5, 2007 | 03:13 AM
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Originally Posted by captainlaziness
The clay bar will remove impurities like dirt, pollution, pollen and overspray. It also strips wax off so you'll want to re-wax after doing it.
Will this remove impurities off of a chrome lip? Where can I get a clay bar (autozone, advanced auto parts)?
Old May 5, 2007 | 04:10 AM
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another way to fix overspray is acetone followed by clear coat polish
Old May 5, 2007 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Zebman
Originally Posted by captainlaziness
The clay bar will remove impurities like dirt, pollution, pollen and overspray. It also strips wax off so you'll want to re-wax after doing it.
Will this remove impurities off of a chrome lip? Where can I get a clay bar (autozone, advanced auto parts)?
Advance, Auto-Zone, O'Reillys... I've even seen 'em at Wally World before. There're many brands of course, but personally I only trust Meguiars or Mothers... although, I saw a commerical for Turtle Wax ICE Liquid Clay Bar... anyone know anything more about it?
Old May 5, 2007 | 09:28 AM
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glue gone works great!!
Old May 5, 2007 | 09:28 AM
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had over spray and glue gone took it right out!! works on alot of other things too
Old May 5, 2007 | 04:34 PM
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you mean goo gone?
Old May 5, 2007 | 04:42 PM
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matte sucks

5 coats of clear. its shiny

Old May 5, 2007 | 05:59 PM
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what "clear" did you guys use? i bought some off another SLer and they're matte and want to make them shiny...
Old May 5, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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stuff from a shop here in town. i'll get a picture of it when i get home.
Old May 5, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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I got some silver overspray on my ride yesterday, lol, it was windy and I ran to try and block it

I ran inside and grabbed a micro fiber and tried to wipe it off but it dried very quickly. I elbow greased enough off, then grabbed the Meguiar's Scratch-X, it worked perfectly! Took all the silver paint off, even from my smoked tails.
Old May 6, 2007 | 05:09 AM
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yes goo gone
Old May 6, 2007 | 06:26 AM
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so yea, what clear coat did you all use? can i buy it at my local autozone/pep boys?
Old May 6, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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i used the cans left over from painting my rims .. it was duplicolor wheel paint
Old May 6, 2007 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by brian
so yea, what clear coat did you all use? can i buy it at my local autozone/pep boys?
that stuff sucks i'll never use that on any of my car parts again. goes on uneven and just sucks ___
Old May 6, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by nebster
Originally Posted by brian
so yea, what clear coat did you all use? can i buy it at my local autozone/pep boys?
that stuff sucks i'll never use that on any of my car parts again. goes on uneven and just sucks butt
its all about the technique
Old May 6, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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dissagreed. If you have a ____ty product even the best painter couldn't make it look good.
Old May 7, 2007 | 01:02 AM
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i like the shiny
Old May 7, 2007 | 01:02 AM
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sorry double postee
Old May 7, 2007 | 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by nebster
dissagreed. If you have a ____ty product even the best painter couldn't make it look good.
of course thats true .. but dupli color wheel paint clear went on smooth for me =D
Old May 7, 2007 | 01:34 AM
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meh i used it on my interior and it didn't turn out as nearly as good as when i used the professional stuff. SO it may turn out ok but i have pretty high standards for what i do myself. I can't remember how many people i've had asked me how much i paid to do that interior and when i tell them i did it myself they ____.
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