First time clay bar user... wow!

[tuckdaddy]

Originally Posted by dem00n

Why wouldn't you wash down your car after clay baring?

He is the guy detaling million dollar Ferrari's, i take his word over any of yours.

I by no means meant to attack your knowlege on the process of washing and clay barring a vehicle. You obviously missed the very simple unbiased logic i typed out in plain english. I was trying to convey to you and the OP that unless your going to follow up the clay barring with a paint correction and wax/sealant that it is counterproductive to loosen up the dirt and grime on the car NOT WASH THE SOAP OFF YET and then clay bar it. Your just rubbing the dirt on the paint you just loosened up right back into the paint thus scratching the clear coat. Yes you will get the b.s. out of your clear coat with clay but your scratchign and hazing the paint in the process causing more damage unless your polishing it afterwards. There is a reason that detail spray is around and a spray wax is around. you dont use a spray wax for clay as your resealing the paint and leaving streaks on the paint. The detail spray albiet will still streak but will be a hell of a lot eaiser to remove. Again im sorry you took this to heart so personally it was intended to educate toher readers and the OP on how not to scratch and swirl the ever living shitout of the paint up on thier new car. I am in no way saying that i am right and that you are wrong if thats how you treat your paint to each thier own. i on the other hand love scratch swirl free paint with a concours quality shine. i regularly polish and do full paint correction job on other cars in my area so i have quite a bit of experience in this. Also this guy was detail what he called a collecter car. form the looks of it the car was a 3 series bmw and given color not an m3 could be wrong. It was definitley not a "multi million dollar" ferrari.

To each thier own bud. Sorry i dont "trust" your "expert" on youtube.

[tuckdaddy]

Originally Posted by chandz05

Well thanks for all the advice and suggestions guys! Car is finally buffed out. One last question: is there any way to soften the wax if it gets too hard? Buffing that crap out was a workout ha.

Leave it on your window sill in the sunlight and it will warm up and soften. Have had to do that with my paste wax more than once

[was385]

Originally Posted by tuckdaddy

Leave it on your window sill in the sunlight and it will warm up and soften. Have had to do that with my paste wax more than once

He's talking about once it sets on the car. Put a little too much so buffing off the excess was difficult.

[tuckdaddy]

Originally Posted by was385

He's talking about once it sets on the car. Put a little too much so buffing off the excess was difficult.

yeah just a thinner coat of wax! Multiple thin coats are better than one thick coat.:happy0180:

[chandz05]

Originally Posted by tuckdaddy

yeah just a thinner coat of wax! Multiple thin coats are better than one thick coat.:happy0180:

Yep will definitely remember that for next time! Thanks for the help she's looking good!

[tuckdaddy]

Originally Posted by chandz05

Yep will definitely remember that for next time! Thanks for the help she's looking good!

no worries! Glad it's shiny!

[chandz05]

Originally Posted by tuckdaddy

no worries! Glad it's shiny!

Quick pic in the garage before I came in today. Pretty grainy, but at least you can see how shiny/reflective it is. Definitely adds +5HP

[tuckdaddy]

I can tell that it looks good!

[SubaSteve]

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

[tuckdaddy]

Originally Posted by SubaSteve

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

these videos will help you not mess your paint up and maintain a perfect shine.

subasteve you on the Adams Forums?

[SubaSteve]

I'm on the forums under subarusteve I don't really post that much though.

[tuckdaddy]

I thought I recognized the screen name haha you quoted my mystery box pic earlier today! Thats badass knowing I'm not the only twin on Adamsforums!

[cocoy_labuyo]

Originally Posted by SubaSteve

I'm on the forums under subarusteve I don't really post that much though.

Since you're one of the known experts might as well ride with this thread and ask questions. Can we do claying and waxing over the clear bra's? And how often can we do this?

Anyone who knows can answer as well. TIA guys

[tuckdaddy]

Originally Posted by cocoy_labuyo

Since you're one of the known experts might as well ride with this thread and ask questions. Can we do claying and waxing over the clear bra's? And how often can we do this?

Anyone who knows can answer as well. TIA guys

Yes you can do that and depending on what wax you use anywhere from a month to every four to six months