Anyone out there know where I can get some claybar at a resonable price. I bought some of the Meguires version but find that the spray will easily outlast the claybar, and do not want to waste money on buying excessive spray ?
Cheers
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Don't halfords sell it?
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I got a couple some years ago from Halfords 'bargain bin' Quite a big chunk it was, only a couple of quid IIRC
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Did anyone see the specialist car valeter on Fifth Gear this week?
Pricey but what a service...:-)
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What\'s for you won\'t pass you by
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What the (PFD) are claybars?
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I have a Swissol Claybar bought through another forum. Some people say the Meguiars one is too soft.
For lube, you don't need anything fancy. Just mix some car shampoo with water into a plant sprayer bottle.
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Did anyone see the specialist car valeter on Fifth Gear this week? Pricey but what a service...:-) - - - - - - - - - - -
Yes, slightly bonkers - a 61 step valeting process no less !!
My wife thinks I am being obsessive having bought a bottle of Carnuba car wax for £8, this guy was using stuff that cost 10 x that amount, not to emntion the high tec paint-depth measuring gadgets etc.
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Go on detailing world.
You will find plenty of decent chaps under the approved traders section.
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yeah detailworld is the place to go..the traders offer discount for forum members
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I have the Meguiars clay bar, and I too thought the spray would outlast the bar so I think I?ll replace it with Bilt-Hambers Auto-Clay which requires only water. I use their Auto-Balm, which is great stuff, so their auto-clay should be just as good (see: www.bilthamber.co.uk/autoclay.html ) I've tried using the Meguiars bar with just water as a lube but you have to make sure there is copious amounts of water on the paintwork otherwise it has a tendency to stick to the paint. Perhaps soapy water will work just as well until the bar is finished with.
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I haven't understood a word of this thread. What is a clay bar?
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A bar of clay.
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Its a lump of soft clay which you rub over your paintwork using the supplied lubricant. It picks off particles which a normal wash and wax will not take off. Unlike wax it is not abrasive. I used it and it lifted off a lot of dirt, and made the paintwork as smooth as glass. Its also good for the removal of over-spray after a touch up.
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What is a clay bar?
Found via a forum search:-
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=31...4
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>>DD says...
Thanks, DD - you need to know what you're searching for to find it... So it's a lump of blutac used for removing stuck on lumps of paint.
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So it's a lump of blutac used for removing stuck on lumps of paint.
Well, more so abrasive contaminants like metal, brake dust, fallout etc etc, which embed themselves into your paintwork
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Anyone out there know where I can get some claybar at a resonable price. I bought some of the Meguires version but find that the spray will easily outlast the claybar, and do not want to waste money on buying excessive spray ? Cheers
Try www.seriousperformance.co.uk . They/he sell all things for 'detailing' cars.
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All this talk about clay bars is very frustrating for those of us who have a hose-pipe ban and can't even get the car clean!
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All this talk about clay bars is very frustrating for those of us who have a hose-pipe ban....
Daft as it sounds, you are still legally allowed to use a hosepipe to fill a bucket / watering can.
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Daft as it sounds, you are still legally allowed to use a hosepipe to fill a bucket / watering can.
I wondered about that as I used my hose to bridge the gap between my tap and the screen wash bottle the other week. I figured I could certainly argue I was within the spirit of things.
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