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Had never clayed a car before (I'd never even heard of clay bars until I came on here ) so I took the plunge yesterday... results are below











don't think Ill win and photo competitions though

Very Nice...

Very shiney

Nice n shiney, good work

Nicely done!!!! Now, go dress those tires.

and the exhaust, you missed that to

what wax/sealant did you use afterwards.

yeah the exhaust is pretty poor, need to address that soon

was surprised how much cr*p the clay takes off

didnt think the tyres were that bad

Autoglym Super Resin Polish followed by Extra Gloss Protection.

Tires aren't that bad, but if you make the rest of the car shiney...........

I think I'm going to get some 3M Imperial Hand Glaze to use between clay barring. We'll see.










BTW, like the wheels

(looks like the PS2 ZPs have a pretty good rim protector built in. I'll probably have to buy a set before the year is out. Still running OEMs.)

Smokin wrote: BTW, like the wheels

(looks like the PS2 ZPs have a pretty good rim protector built in. I'll probably have to buy a set before the year is out. Still running OEMs.)

there is no obvious rim protector though they are fairly chunky.

Ive managed to keep my wheels away from any damage for a whole year

I've yet to get past washing and waxing, but with all the detailing talk that goes on online its hard not to think i should be claying and polishing with ten thoudsand different compounds etc. Too... much... pressure

Looks lovely though

Dreamer wrote:I've yet to get past washing and waxing, but with all the detailing talk that goes on online its hard not to think i should be claying and polishing with ten thoudsand different compounds etc. Too... much... pressure

Looks lovely though

Thanks,

I hadn't ventured past wash and wax before either, but claying really was easier than I thought it would be and didnt take too long either.

Looks great.
I will be claying my Z for the first time as well. Never heard of it until I joined this forum.

When I did mine, the claying didn't take long, but a coat of cleaner wax then a coat of Gold class took a bit of time

BSVA wrote:Looks great.
I will be claying my Z for the first time as well. Never heard of it until I joined this forum.

X2

i find the shine never shows on pics of the sterling grey models, but judging by yours i bet it gleams in person. ive been planning to clay mine but im waiting till the current layer of wax needs redone. can anyone suggest whats best to strip the car of wax/srp before claying? ive been told doing a wash with fairy liquid should take everything off, then rinse thoroughly and dry. then begin lube/claying.