michael Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Halfords have the full clay kit for £22.99. Was a bit of a bargain when they had the 3 for 2 offer on aswell! http://www.autopia-carcare.com/meg-g-1016.html Plus postage of course but a fair old price difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chumpalot Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 sequence for me is rinse, wash, dry, clay (every few months), polish, then wax. Have taken some pics of the car but not sure they're that good as they were taken using my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chumpalot Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 again, apologies for the PQ. Camera phone isn't really up to much. I'm off out now to get well and truly smashed, again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Some shiney motors in here. CB is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 http://www.autopia-carcare.com/meg-g-1016.html Plus postage of course but a fair old price difference. Doesn't say whether it comes with the lube, I assume it does though? Not much use otherwise!! //edit: yes it does, I'm just an idiot. I'm gonna give this a go one day I think - how long for a full rinse/wash/dry/clay/wash/polish/seal job then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 http://www.autopia-carcare.com/meg-g-1016.html Plus postage of course but a fair old price difference. good shout Michael! I got a load of stuff in the 3 for 2 at Halfords so it wasn't that expensive. You are not wrong about the price difference either!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 The process: http://mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=111545 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 //edit: yes it does, I'm just an idiot. How dare you steal my opportunity to mock you! I wish I'd ordered some more clay bars when I put my last order in with them, maybe we could do a group buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy-m2 Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I'm gonna give this a go one day I think - how long for a full rinse/wash/dry/clay/wash/polish/seal job then? It normally takes me about 5 hours to do the outside. It has taken 2 of us 9 hours to do a very fine machine pollish once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 How many times can you use a clay bar before needing a new one ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 How many times can you use a clay bar before needing a new one ? depends on the state of the paintwork mate. I'd say twice max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy-m2 Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I can make one bar do the whole car but thats a push. i normally break it in half and use it untill i cant fold it and make it clean again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 I wish I'd ordered some more clay bars when I put my last order in with them, maybe we could do a group buy. Good idea. I looked for what I needed, it comes to $95. + $41 for shipping!!!!!! Then again, getting the same from here is over £100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 We just did a Sonax wash and polish on the bus, and realised how many swirl marks and stone chips there are!! I think it needs a respray but maybe a clay job will sort a lot of it out! Had to turn the car round half way through as it was impossible to polish in sunlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 might have to invest in some of that stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Whats the best thing to remove swirls? I seem to have a lot of them on my car I normally use Meguires NXT gen tech wax which I find excellent, not sure if it removes swirls though. Going to clay the car very soon as the results look amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 We just did a Sonax wash and polish on the bus, and realised how many swirl marks and stone chips there are!! I think it needs a respray but maybe a clay job will sort a lot of it out! Had to turn the car round half way through as it was impossible to polish in sunlight.ok guys clay will not remove swirls , its just a prep stage . if your car has swirls you have 3 choices 1 get the car re sprayed 2get the car machine polished , as long as they are not to bad 85% correction is possible . 3 you can use a filler polish to mask the swirls , but again if they are bad it will just improve the look and after a few washes they will look the same . so 1+2 are for long term results 3 temporary fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 I was thinking clay then use a filler-glaze of some sort, then sealant over the top. I've got LOTS of stone chips on the bonnet as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 http://www.autopia-carcare.com/meg-g-1016.html Plus postage of course but a fair old price difference. Hummm, you mentioned a GB. Sounds like a good idea. They do decent polishers at a good price too; http://www.autopia-carcare.com/son-sfxpol-kit.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chumpalot Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Some good info on that site. Cheers Daman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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