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General => Detailing => Topic started by: mrbeck on July 31, 2012, 08:39:25 pm

Title: Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
Post by: mrbeck 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!
Title: Re: Which Clay Bar?
Post by: stealthwolf 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.
Title: Re: Which Clay Bar?
Post by: mrbeck 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!
Title: Re: Which Clay Bar?
Post by: stealthwolf 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?
Title: Re: Which Clay Bar?
Post by: Grande_GTi 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
Title: Re: Which Clay Bar?
Post by: E30Dom 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...
Title: Re: Which Clay Bar?
Post by: mrbeck 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...

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1120.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl494%2Fmrb3ck%2FIMG-20120803-00073.jpg&hash=e327c2664a1a56aa5b33c34d567c54a3b2ce239d)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1120.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl494%2Fmrb3ck%2FIMG-20120803-00074.jpg&hash=73b0f11980a550e521a1b51d2f0bfe31012c96e2)

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

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1120.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl494%2Fmrb3ck%2FIMG-20120803-00075.jpg&hash=87e69adbdf5c528b392f630f9599bffdf9f21e8b)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1120.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl494%2Fmrb3ck%2FIMG-20120803-00076.jpg&hash=e2413ba8083d1f1bae6176b6d6875e43914a0867)
Title: Re: Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
Post by: Gene Hunt on August 04, 2012, 07:25:25 am: Looks good :smiley:. Can't beat a clean black car.
Title: Re: Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
Post by: mrbeck on August 04, 2012, 08:56:50 am: Unfortunately it never stays clean for long!
Title: Re: Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
Post by: phil1975 on August 04, 2012, 10:41:00 am: Good work! bilt hammer is excellent.
Title: Re: Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
Post by: Gene Hunt 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.
Title: Re: Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
Post by: Frenzy 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...
Title: Re: Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
Post by: mrbeck 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!
Title: Re: Which Clay Bar? (now with finished pics).
Post by: Frenzy 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: