Maguires Claybar

6ER THEN I 8ER! · June 29th, 2009, 03:09 PM

i took about an hour and a half after i washed my car to claybar it...finished it off w/ some Maguires Gold Class Wax....i don't have any pics uploaded yet so ill need to do that soon...but for anyone who's never claybar'd their stang...Highly worth the work and leaves the paint as smooth as glass.

mustanginky · June 29th, 2009, 04:21 PM

yes it's hard work but it is worth it.

sudbury33 · June 29th, 2009, 06:47 PM

First time is very hard and takes a long time. After that, do it about every 2 weeks or so (depending on how often your car leaves the garage). It becomes very easy to mantain that perfect finish.

For a smoother finish, polish, glaze, and wax it.

zinc02GT · June 30th, 2009, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by sudbury33

First time is very hard and takes a long time. After that, do it about every 2 weeks or so (depending on how often your car leaves the garage). It becomes very easy to mantain that perfect finish.

For a smoother finish, polish, glaze, and wax it.

Huh?

Claybarring is only needed roughly every 4-6 months IF THAT. It all depends on how hard the elements are on your car and where you live.

Waxing should be roughly ever 4-6 weeks, but again depends on how bad the weather and heat is in your area. When you're car starts lose the water beading action it's time to rewax.

You can preserve the wax a tad bit longer by using a quick detailer after washes.

Zatrekaz · July 5th, 2009, 11:43 PM

I claybar about every 6 months. I usally do it in December and June. I would say 2-3 times a year max.

mister0big · July 6th, 2009, 03:26 PM

i would only clay a white car, possibly a silver or gold. reason being is if you rub your car out about once a year if that, and polish it every month or 2, and wax it every other week, you will have no crap built up on your paint.

clay is great for removing rail dust on white cars. but rubbing gets it all done so much faster and has the same results, smooth wet looking paint(after you polished and waxed it to seal the effects)

03_StangGuy · July 6th, 2009, 03:40 PM

I bet if you clay any car after a year youll clean alot of crap off it.

Zatrekaz · July 6th, 2009, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by mister0big

i would only clay a white car, possibly a silver or gold. reason being is if you rub your car out about once a year if that, and polish it every month or 2, and wax it every other week, you will have no crap built up on your paint.

clay is great for removing rail dust on white cars. but rubbing gets it all done so much faster and has the same results, smooth wet looking paint(after you polished and waxed it to seal the effects)

How can you say clay is only good for White, Sliver, and Gold cars? Clay removes impurites from the CLEAR coat of the car. No color associated with a clear coat therefore it does not matter what color your car is. It could be poke-a-dotted from every color of the rainbow and still a clay bar would work just as good because it works on the clear coat.

weems · July 6th, 2009, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by mister0big

i would only clay a white car, possibly a silver or gold. reason being is if you rub your car out about once a year if that, and polish it every month or 2, and wax it every other week, you will have no crap built up on your paint.

clay is great for removing rail dust on white cars. but rubbing gets it all done so much faster and has the same results, smooth wet looking paint(after you polished and waxed it to seal the effects)

This is not good advice. You should clay your car before you try to do any kind of polishing. Regardless of color.

Zatrekaz · July 6th, 2009, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by weems

This is not good advice. You should clay your car before you try to do any kind of polishing. Regardless of color.

+1 Polishing without a clay bar means you would make even more swirls by losening the contaminates out of the clear coat and buffing them around on top of the clear.

zinc02GT · July 6th, 2009, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by Zatrekaz

+1 Polishing without a clay bar means you would make even more swirls by losening the contaminates out of the clear coat and buffing them around on top of the clear.

Exactly. You'd just be 'polishing' the dirt and other small imperfections into the clear coat causing more swirls than you started out with.

mister0big · July 7th, 2009, 03:58 PM

a wool pad and rubbing compound will get anything off of the paint, in my experiance. and clay bars like i said are great for getting rail dust off light colored cars were it shows up. claying is fine to do, im just saying what i would do. i prefer to wheel impurities away, then polish and wax over claying.

mister0big · July 7th, 2009, 04:00 PM

however like near the wheel wells i would clay the tar off after i washed the car(so not to waste my clay bar) on any car, but not the whole car unless there was paint, tar, or some other substance similiar to these.

weems · July 8th, 2009, 09:42 AM

There is always impurities on your car rather you can see them or not. Grab a ziploc bag and rub your car and you can feel them. You should ALWAYS, let me repeat that ALWAYS clay your car before you take any kind of machine to it with ANY type of pad.

dannyboy281 · July 17th, 2009, 04:28 AM

i want to try either Mothers or Maguires which is better and what does kneadling mean also is mothers cleaner wax a good follow up after i use the clay bar; i used to use it all the time on my old car but haven't waxed the stang yet and its black

winnie51189 · July 17th, 2009, 05:14 AM

Originally Posted by zinc02GT

Huh?

Claybarring is only needed roughly every 4-6 months IF THAT. It all depends on how hard the elements are on your car and where you live.

Waxing should be roughly ever 4-6 weeks, but again depends on how bad the weather and heat is in your area. When you're car starts lose the water beading action it's time to rewax.

You can preserve the wax a tad bit longer by using a quick detailer after washes.

Loss of water beading action would only indicate it is time to rewax if your wax of choices even makes water bead. Some make water sheet instead. Water beading has nothing to do with quality of wax either (just a lil info for the newbs)

NastyFX4 · July 22nd, 2009, 04:03 AM

Originally Posted by mister0big

however like near the wheel wells i would clay the tar off after i washed the car(so not to waste my clay bar) on any car, but not the whole car unless there was paint, tar, or some other substance similiar to these.

Oh god ..

winnie51189 · July 27th, 2009, 04:01 AM

Originally Posted by huanic

First time is very hard and takes a long time. After that, do it about every 2 weeks or so (depending on how often ... your car leaves the garage). It ... becomes very easy to ... mantain that perfect finish. You can ... preserve the wax a tad bit longer by using a quick detailer after washes.Loss of water beading action would only indicate it is time to rewax if your wax of choices even makes water bead. Some make water sheet instead. Water beading has nothing to do with quality of wax either (just a lil info for the newbs)

WTF? You just copy and pasted my previous post! TROLL!!!!!

NastyFX4 · July 27th, 2009, 01:49 PM

I see what you did there.

6ER THEN I 8ER! · July 28th, 2009, 03:38 AM

to Dannyboy: I prefer Maguires claybar because it is the only one ive used

...but from other people i know they also prefer Maguires...

Something about feeling the paint and my hand glides across w/o feeling bumps....

June 29th, 2009, 03:09 PM	#1
6ER THEN I 8ER! Premium Member 3.9L V6 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, TN Posts: 20,970 iTrader: 1 reviews	Maguires Claybar i took about an hour and a half after i washed my car to claybar it...finished it off w/ some Maguires Gold Class Wax....i don't have any pics uploaded yet so ill need to do that soon...but for anyone who's never claybar'd their stang...Highly worth the work and leaves the paint as smooth as glass. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 6k HIDs - Rear Sway Bar - Mac Prochamber - Goodridge Gstop SS Lines - Lots of Visual Fun - Go Fast Mods (no point in buying...it's a v6) Want to see your car as art...ask me how

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July 5th, 2009, 11:43 PM	#5
Zatrekaz Wax on, Wax off 2003 Mustang V6 16.8@83.3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 6,622 iTrader: 12 reviews	I claybar about every 6 months. I usally do it in December and June. I would say 2-3 times a year max. __________________ OEM Used 99-04 Dark Charcoal Carpet For Sale

July 6th, 2009, 03:26 PM	#6
mister0big Regular 1998 mustang gt Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: detroit Posts: 125 iTrader: 0 reviews	i would only clay a white car, possibly a silver or gold. reason being is if you rub your car out about once a year if that, and polish it every month or 2, and wax it every other week, you will have no crap built up on your paint. clay is great for removing rail dust on white cars. but rubbing gets it all done so much faster and has the same results, smooth wet looking paint(after you polished and waxed it to seal the effects) __________________ 98 GT, Cold Air Intake, Flowmasters, off road H-pipe, Predator Tuner, MIL Eliminators, BBK 70mm Throttle Body, Stack upper intake, plenum Spacer, t2 rear dif, moser axles, ford racing aluminum driveshaft, 4.10's, steeda tri axe short throw shifter

July 6th, 2009, 03:40 PM	#7
03_StangGuy I Post Entirely Way Too Much Blown 03 GT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 6,238 iTrader: 0 reviews	I bet if you clay any car after a year youll clean alot of crap off it. __________________

June 29th, 2009, 06:47 PM	#3
sudbury33 Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 567 iTrader: 0 reviews	First time is very hard and takes a long time. After that, do it about every 2 weeks or so (depending on how often your car leaves the garage). It becomes very easy to mantain that perfect finish. For a smoother finish, polish, glaze, and wax it.

July 7th, 2009, 03:58 PM	#12
mister0big Regular 1998 mustang gt Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: detroit Posts: 125 iTrader: 0 reviews	a wool pad and rubbing compound will get anything off of the paint, in my experiance. and clay bars like i said are great for getting rail dust off light colored cars were it shows up. claying is fine to do, im just saying what i would do. i prefer to wheel impurities away, then polish and wax over claying. __________________ 98 GT, Cold Air Intake, Flowmasters, off road H-pipe, Predator Tuner, MIL Eliminators, BBK 70mm Throttle Body, Stack upper intake, plenum Spacer, t2 rear dif, moser axles, ford racing aluminum driveshaft, 4.10's, steeda tri axe short throw shifter

July 7th, 2009, 04:00 PM	#13
mister0big Regular 1998 mustang gt Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: detroit Posts: 125 iTrader: 0 reviews	however like near the wheel wells i would clay the tar off after i washed the car(so not to waste my clay bar) on any car, but not the whole car unless there was paint, tar, or some other substance similiar to these. __________________ 98 GT, Cold Air Intake, Flowmasters, off road H-pipe, Predator Tuner, MIL Eliminators, BBK 70mm Throttle Body, Stack upper intake, plenum Spacer, t2 rear dif, moser axles, ford racing aluminum driveshaft, 4.10's, steeda tri axe short throw shifter

July 8th, 2009, 09:42 AM	#14
weems Tech Exchange Head Honcho 2003 SVT Cobra 11.70 @ 121 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Forsyth/Statesboro, GA Posts: 9,055 iTrader: 3 reviews	There is always impurities on your car rather you can see them or not. Grab a ziploc bag and rub your car and you can feel them. You should ALWAYS, let me repeat that ALWAYS clay your car before you take any kind of machine to it with ANY type of pad.

July 17th, 2009, 04:28 AM	#15
dannyboy281 MM Fanatic 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 4,000 miles on the ODO Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 4,426 iTrader: 0 reviews	i want to try either Mothers or Maguires which is better and what does kneadling mean also is mothers cleaner wax a good follow up after i use the clay bar; i used to use it all the time on my old car but haven't waxed the stang yet and its black __________________ FS: Mach 1 OEM Wheels 3K miles with NEW Nitto 555's 275/40/17's PM me http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...555s-rear.html Last edited by dannyboy281; July 17th, 2009 at 04:30 AM.

July 27th, 2009, 01:49 PM	#19
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July 28th, 2009, 03:38 AM	#20
6ER THEN I 8ER! Premium Member 3.9L V6 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, TN Posts: 20,970 iTrader: 1 reviews	to Dannyboy: I prefer Maguires claybar because it is the only one ive used...but from other people i know they also prefer Maguires... Something about feeling the paint and my hand glides across w/o feeling bumps.... __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 6k HIDs - Rear Sway Bar - Mac Prochamber - Goodridge Gstop SS Lines - Lots of Visual Fun - Go Fast Mods (no point in buying...it's a v6) Want to see your car as art...ask me how

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