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Offline mrbeck

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Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
« on: July 31, 2012, 08:39:25 pm »
Have finally decided to give my car a proper clean, after several months of neglect.  Got loads of crap stuck to the paintwork so I'm in need of a good (but not ridiculously expensive) clay bar to help with the removal process.  What would you all suggest is best, and where is best to buy it?  Thanks in advance!
« Last Edit: August 03, 2012, 10:43:58 pm by mrbeck »
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Re: Which Clay Bar?
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2012, 08:43:22 pm »
Best depends on what you need it for.

I would go with Bilt Hamber autoclay soft. Can break it into 4 portions and use one each time for the entire car. Uses water as lube though I still like to use Born Slippy clay lube.
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Re: Which Clay Bar?
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2012, 08:55:29 pm »
Cheers for the advice stealthwolf.

Bilt Hamber Autoclay Soft and Dodo Juice Born Slippy Clay Lube now ordered.  Will post pics after its cleaned at the weekend!
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Re: Which Clay Bar?
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2012, 09:00:59 pm »
I'd also look at a tar remover eg tardis if you don't already have one. If you have large tar spots, you won't pull them off with the clay - you'll just push it around and cause damage!

What are you doing about polish and LSP?
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Re: Which Clay Bar?
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2012, 08:25:55 am »
Im another massive fan of bilt too

For the money its great value, and is also a great product to use, but u may want to work out weather u need the soft, medium or the super bad boy stuff
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Re: Which Clay Bar?
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2012, 09:21:46 am »
Whatever you use, make sure you warm it up before use and keep it warm, fold it on itself and use plenty of lube...
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Re: Which Clay Bar?
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2012, 10:41:17 pm »
So the Bilt Hamber arrived this morning, and I set to work.  4 hours later, the clay bar was filthy, and these were the results.  Not a bad finish I thought, considering it was all done by hand...





And the beading ain't too bad either (there was no beading at all before I began)...



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Re: Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2012, 07:25:25 am »
Looks good :smiley:. Can't beat a clean black car.
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Re: Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2012, 08:56:50 am »
Unfortunately it never stays clean for long!
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Re: Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2012, 10:41:00 am »
Good work! bilt hammer is excellent.
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Re: Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2012, 02:00:42 pm »
Quote from: mrbeck on August 04, 2012, 08:56:50 am
Unfortunately it never stays clean for long!
...........i know mate mine's black also.
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Re: Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2012, 11:06:04 pm »
Good work, but have you done anything else since like an additional wash, maybe a polish and a sealant / waxing? If not then all your work claying won't be for much...
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Re: Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2012, 11:55:46 am »
Yeh, sorry.  I clayed it, rewashed it, then polished and waxed.  Just need to keep on top of it now!
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Re: Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2012, 02:59:53 pm »
Thought you probably would have so I wasn't meaning to suggest you were a total noob, however it's always worth asking as you can then help out someone who may not be fully in the know  :happy2:
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