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Title: Clay'd the mig today for the first time!!!
Post by: VX1 on 27 September 2008, 19:30:49
As above. I have done a before and after pics. The before pics are of when I washed the car at work and one of my staff then polished it. The after pics are when I went and bought the clay kit and spent the time doing it then buffed it up with the pro buffer.

The before I clayed the car after I washed her then had it polished.
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/vauxhallomega1/27092008019.jpg)

(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/vauxhallomega1/27092008017.jpg)

(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/vauxhallomega1/27092008018.jpg)

After the claying then buffed up with the professional buffer.
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/vauxhallomega1/27092008025.jpg)

(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/vauxhallomega1/27092008024.jpg)

(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/vauxhallomega1/27092008027.jpg)

(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/vauxhallomega1/27092008026.jpg)

What you all think?

Paul  :y
Title: Re: Clay'd the mig today for the first time!!!
Post by: Danny on 27 September 2008, 19:59:16
looks fantatsic!!

what exactly is the process of claying?? my corsa needs it!
Title: Re: Clay'd the mig today for the first time!!!
Post by: Growler on 27 September 2008, 20:03:43
Looking good,  :y
Title: Re: Clay'd the mig today for the first time!!!
Post by: VX1 on 27 September 2008, 20:04:54
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looks fantatsic!!

what exactly is the process of claying?? my corsa needs it!

If you buy the kit from halfrauds the instructions are on there. But for a quick guide,

First wash the car and leather dry, then spray the detail wax on over a panel and use the clay. Once you have finished use the microfibre cloth and wipe dry. Continue all over the car (car must NOT be hot to touch and in the shade) then stand back and look at the results.
HTH

Paul  :y
Title: Re: Clay'd the mig today for the first time!!!
Post by: Danny on 27 September 2008, 20:07:07
will try that tomorrow :y
Title: Re: Clay'd the mig today for the first time!!!
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 27 September 2008, 20:25:30
Pictures speak for themselves matey.  Bloody Fantastic. :y :y :y :y
Title: Re: Clay'd the mig today for the first time!!!
Post by: VX1 on 27 September 2008, 20:35:22
Just a thought but does anyone from Reading reconise the place in the background at all?

Paul  :y
Title: Re: Clay'd the mig today for the first time!!!
Post by: mike213735 on 27 September 2008, 23:19:51
I do, but is the fact that you told me you were going there count as cheating.

Does look good though mate, told you the Clay Bars were the way to go :)

Mike
Title: Re: Clay'd the mig today for the first time!!!
Post by: Jon Jon on 28 September 2008, 07:45:42
Looks good - certainly worth the effort.  

The photos would have looked so much better if you'd blacked up the tyres too though!
Title: Re: Clay'd the mig today for the first time!!!
Post by: VX1 on 28 September 2008, 09:23:39
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I do, but is the fact that you told me you were going there count as cheating.
Does look good though mate, told you the Clay Bars were the way to go :)

Mike

Not the before pictures, but the after pictures Mike.

Just about to leave to come over to you now mate.
Title: Re: Clay'd the mig today for the first time!!!
Post by: humbucker on 28 September 2008, 10:39:12
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one of my staff then polished it

while the butler made your tea!? hehe  :y
Title: Re: Clay'd the mig today for the first time!!!
Post by: davlad22 on 01 October 2008, 16:52:57
Crap pictures but looking nice mate  :y
Title: Re: Clay'd the mig today for the first time!!!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 01 October 2008, 21:41:27
Nice and shiny :y
Title: Re: Clay'd the mig today for the first time!!!
Post by: VX1 on 01 October 2008, 21:51:44
Thanks for the replies guy's. If it wasn't for a forum member on here posting pics of there car on here for when they clayed there car I wouldn't have been none the wiser.

So thankyou to that oof member where ever you are  :y :y

Paul  :y
Title: Re: Clay'd the mig today for the first time!!!
Post by: gstylebaby on 02 October 2008, 06:12:06
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looks fantatsic!!

what exactly is the process of claying?? my corsa needs it!

Wash car (people use different methords i use the two bucket one)
Dry car with leather or water magnet (i use the water magnet picks the water up better in my opinion)
Spray detailer on (which comes in the meguires kit) and then rub clay over the area you just sprayed (be carefull not to rub the clay on the body work with no detailer on as you could rub clay into the paint)
I tend to go panel by panel and do small amounts at time then dry the panel with the microfiber cloth you get in the kit.
Follow that with polish and then the wax.
Pro's wash and dry the car again after its been clayed and then polish followed by wax.
So i have read anyway.

Looking good vx1.