I used meguiars and I buff by hand.

 

nice... which clay bar did you use... Megauirs ??? Mothers???

 

What kind of rims are those??

 

KING, very helpful website, thanks!

 

if your in so cal,

to bad. it just flash rained.

 

very clean!!!

 

I tried using the Meguiars and it was a PIA. Anyone try the Turtle Wax Liquid Clay?

 

It's really not that hard if you're doing it correctly and applying enough lubrication (quick detail spray) for the clay to glide on. The turtle wax liquid clay stuff SUCKS, i've tried and it didn't do jack squat for me.

 

Your car is too shiny for its own good

 

this is true

but i will have to try the clay bar but its so much work on a xB. a tC looks so much easier :-\

 

guys i have like black spots and some yellow/organish on my tC's side skirts...would clay bars help remove it??

 

Most probably. I had a ton of specks of white paint on one side of my car along the side skirts and on the rear bumper. I clay bar'd them out a few days ago. Worked like a charm but required a bit of elbow grease to get it all off.

 

outside sunlight pic

 

lookin good brother.

claybar is something you do every 5-6 months or so at MOST. some guy on here said he clayed his car every wash and it dulled his clearcoat so much the car wasnt shiny anymore.

 

Yea, I noticed the clay leaves a bit of residue behind and you have to work at wiping it off.

I think the residue will build up over time? or does it really rub the clear coat off?

what I do notice at the clay, is that the metallic flakes really stand out much more than before.

EDIT

I did a search and turns out claybars are an abrasive, so yea, doing it too often will rub away the clear coat. But this is my first clay since Ive owned the car 1 year ago.

mental note: clay sparringly, wax often

 

which lip kit is that??

 

is there a difference in claybars from each company or is it all the same? because i just bought the one from mothers (hoping to do the same to the car so will look just as clean as yours, cept damn rain f*cked that up lol)

 

Ohhh like a black mirror Very nice!


haha it was super windy in San gabriel-- I had to use the straps on the car cover to hold it down cause it kept almost flying off..stupid wind

 

Those pics look photoshopped. So does the one in your avatar.

 

UMM CAN YOU PLZ TELL ME WHAT RIMS THOSE ARE ON YOUR CAR??