Clay Bar

esonu · January 21st, 2012, 12:35 AM

How to and benefits?

Green_6er · January 21st, 2012, 01:06 AM

spray detailer on a small patch and slide clay on that spot. then your paint is smooth as fuuuuuuuuuuuu

esonu · January 21st, 2012, 01:30 AM

lol. i want to do the whole car. will it remove water spots?

nicksranger01 · January 21st, 2012, 01:32 AM

yes it will, i did it to my entire Ranger, it took a good 8 hours

esonu · January 22nd, 2012, 11:54 PM

i have vinyl pieces are they ok to get a lil clay bar on em?

sikedsyko · January 22nd, 2012, 11:59 PM

Hit the detailing stickies for a good summary of clay barring. It will remove water spots if they are deposits on top of the paint. If they've had time to etch into the clear coat, it will not.

As for clay barring the vinyl, put a line of painters tape at the edge of the vinyl and paint to prevent the clay bar from getting caught on the edge and possibly lifting up the vinyl.

dannyboy281 · January 23rd, 2012, 12:39 AM

Using Clay Bar to Safely and Easily Remove Surface Contaminants

e3sean · January 23rd, 2012, 11:52 AM

go to autozone and buy the mothers clay bar kit.

you should always clay bar before waxing and or buffing.

wash your car first very well. use the spray detailer and then rub the clay bar over the paint it will have some friction keep going if it gets dry spray it again once you have no resistance while rubbing then move on. you should be able to rub your hand over it and it will feel much smoother then the area that has not been clay bared.

when the clay bar starts to get discolored that means it is getting dirty and kneed the bar into itsseld till it looks clean again. the clay removes all the dirt that is imbedded in the paint that does not come out with washing. when you see swirl marks in a car that was just buffed they did not clay bar before hand. all they did was sand their paint down...

brokenweasel · January 23rd, 2012, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by e3sean

go to autozone and buy the mothers clay bar kit.

you should always clay bar before waxing and or buffing.

wash your car first very well. use the spray detailer and then rub the clay bar over the paint it will have some friction keep going if it gets dry spray it again once you have no resistance while rubbing then move on. you should be able to rub your hand over it and it will feel much smoother then the area that has not been clay bared.

when the clay bar starts to get discolored that means it is getting dirty and kneed the bar into itsseld till it looks clean again. the clay removes all the dirt that is imbedded in the paint that does not come out with washing. when you see swirl marks in a car that was just buffed they did not clay bar before hand. all they did was sand their paint down...

I agree with everything except this last statement in red. If someone is going to go through the hassle of buffing a car, they aren't going to leave swirls unless they're incompetent. While clay-barring is a good idea you shouldn't need to do it more than twice a yea; A multi-step polish will take care of any swirl marks that could be caused by not clay-barring.

MothersPolish · January 23rd, 2012, 08:16 PM

Depending on the severity of the water spots, clay bar may remove them.

Are they light deposits or etching? Deposits will often come off with clay and/or polishing with a cleaner wax, but claying is still recommended regardless. Etching will require polishing.

We have a good How To video on our website.

January 21st, 2012, 12:35 AM	#1
esonu MMM JELLO!!! 2003 mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento Posts: 672 iTrader: 1 reviews	Clay Bar How to and benefits? __________________ 2003 Mustang GT Manual 18in staggered fr500s,Mach 1 lip, mach 1 grill

January 21st, 2012, 01:30 AM	#3
esonu MMM JELLO!!! 2003 mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento Posts: 672 iTrader: 1 reviews	lol. i want to do the whole car. will it remove water spots? __________________ 2003 Mustang GT Manual 18in staggered fr500s,Mach 1 lip, mach 1 grill

January 21st, 2012, 01:32 AM	#4
nicksranger01 Regular 1992 Mustang LX not done yet Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Bettendorf Iowa Posts: 270 iTrader: 0 reviews	yes it will, i did it to my entire Ranger, it took a good 8 hours __________________ 92 Mustang LX 5.0 5 spd convertable, with Eagle alloy rims, custom exhaust with headers and custom driveshaft, MSD 01 Ford Ranger MODS: way to much time and money involved in this

January 22nd, 2012, 11:54 PM	#5
esonu MMM JELLO!!! 2003 mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento Posts: 672 iTrader: 1 reviews	i have vinyl pieces are they ok to get a lil clay bar on em? __________________ 2003 Mustang GT Manual 18in staggered fr500s,Mach 1 lip, mach 1 grill

January 22nd, 2012, 11:59 PM	#6
sikedsyko \/ Hidden Bewbs \/ 01 Cobra Vert Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 5,732 iTrader: 0 reviews	Hit the detailing stickies for a good summary of clay barring. It will remove water spots if they are deposits on top of the paint. If they've had time to etch into the clear coat, it will not. As for clay barring the vinyl, put a line of painters tape at the edge of the vinyl and paint to prevent the clay bar from getting caught on the edge and possibly lifting up the vinyl. __________________ MM Cobra Club #66

January 23rd, 2012, 12:39 AM	#7
dannyboy281 MM Fanatic 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 5,000 miles on the ODO Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 4,912 iTrader: 0 reviews	Using Clay Bar to Safely and Easily Remove Surface Contaminants __________________ 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 MGW, MAC Offroad X, Flowmaster Original 40's, Maganaflow 3.5" Tips, Anthracite 18x9's & 18x10's FR 500's wrapped with Nitto 555's, Eibach Pro Kit,

January 23rd, 2012, 11:52 AM	#8
e3sean I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1988 lx 9.68@142 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: goldsboro NC Posts: 5,609 iTrader: 0 reviews	go to autozone and buy the mothers clay bar kit. you should always clay bar before waxing and or buffing. wash your car first very well. use the spray detailer and then rub the clay bar over the paint it will have some friction keep going if it gets dry spray it again once you have no resistance while rubbing then move on. you should be able to rub your hand over it and it will feel much smoother then the area that has not been clay bared. when the clay bar starts to get discolored that means it is getting dirty and kneed the bar into itsseld till it looks clean again. the clay removes all the dirt that is imbedded in the paint that does not come out with washing. when you see swirl marks in a car that was just buffed they did not clay bar before hand. all they did was sand their paint down... __________________

January 23rd, 2012, 08:16 PM	#10
MothersPolish Regular Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 221 iTrader: 0 reviews	Depending on the severity of the water spots, clay bar may remove them. Are they light deposits or etching? Deposits will often come off with clay and/or polishing with a cleaner wax, but claying is still recommended regardless. Etching will require polishing. We have a good How To video on our website. __________________ jimd@mothers Please email me rather than PM me if you have any product questions you don't want to post in the forum -- thanks! Like us on Facebook at www.mothersfacebook.com

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