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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Omegadoha, Desert Member on 25 February 2009, 17:44:05

Title: Claying your car
Post by: Omegadoha, Desert Member on 25 February 2009, 17:44:05

When claying your car, what material do you need in addition to the clay bars? Also which is the best one to go for?

Any tips please

Title: Re: Claying your car
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 25 February 2009, 17:45:36

some chocolate for extra power :P :y

Title: Re: Claying your car
Post by: Omegadoha, Desert Member on 25 February 2009, 17:50:07

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some chocolate for extra power :P :y

Sounds like my blood sugar will be under control then.  ;)

Title: Re: Claying your car
Post by: Black Knight on 25 February 2009, 17:52:24

Thinking of doing this myself soon. I think you need to keep the clay moist by using some sort of lube!

Title: Re: Claying your car
Post by: stuy112 on 25 February 2009, 23:39:37

I've got the Meguires kit, used it a few times, but never on the mig  ;D

Very good kit, think Auto Express did a test on clay kits recently, the only one that didnt do very well was the Halfords own.

You need to keep the clay/panel damp, the Meguires kit comes with a 'quick detailer', a watery polish. Tis easy to use, just spray and wipe the clay over the area untill it doesnt drag, you can tell when its clean!

Meguires kit
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_253057_langId_-1_categoryId_165527

I'll try and remember to get some pics when I use it on the Mig, eventually!

Title: Re: Claying your car
Post by: feeutfo on 26 February 2009, 00:58:49

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1224411646

Title: Re: Claying your car
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 27 February 2009, 19:54:23

Dont waste money on clay bars,just use a lump of blue-tak,works a treat.

Title: Re: Claying your car
Post by: Loch View on 27 February 2009, 20:36:17

and what kind of lubrcation do you use with Blue tack?

Title: Re: Claying your car
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 28 February 2009, 01:53:39

Autobalm by Bilt-hamber comes highly recommended - I get it for a tenner a block from Elite Car Care. Only needs tap water as lube, is far easier to work with than the Megs kit, and you can do a whole Omega with a quarter of the bar... so it works out cheaper too.
 Even doing my 15-year-old winterbox Micra (prepping for sale, I've not gone mad), I only used a third of the bar, and it was obviously a lot harder work than my Omega, despite being smaller.

Title: Re: Claying your car
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 28 February 2009, 20:38:07

 I just use megs quick detailer mate.

Title: Re: Claying your car
Post by: Auto Addict on 28 February 2009, 21:10:44

Quick detailer contains a cleaning agent.