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Old 06-22-2008, 09:30 AM   #1
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Default Got the Meguiars clay kit, Waxing, and crsyal carwash



Smooth surface Clay kit
Meguiars Gold class paste wax

and meguiars deep crystal car wash

now i gotta find how to do all of this

wish me luck =]


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Old 06-22-2008, 09:32 AM   #2
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Default Re: Got the Meguiars clay kit, Waxing, and crsyal carwash

post pics of before and after
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Old 06-22-2008, 09:35 AM   #3
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Default Re: Got the Meguiars clay kit, Waxing, and crsyal carwash

im doing it on a Silver civic.

this is my first time doing a clay bar. I gotta read up before i do this
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Old 06-22-2008, 09:44 AM   #4
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Default Re: Got the Meguiars clay kit, Waxing, and crsyal carwash

YouTube - How to Clay Bar

just watched this and now im going to do this
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Old 06-22-2008, 09:45 AM   #5
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Default Re: Got the Meguiars clay kit, Waxing, and crsyal carwash

Do i wax before or after claying?
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Old 06-22-2008, 09:49 AM   #6
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Default Re: Got the Meguiars clay kit, Waxing, and crsyal carwash

Wash
Clay
Wash (if car is clean after clay, no need)
Polish
Wax
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Old 06-22-2008, 11:25 AM   #7
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Default Re: Got the Meguiars clay kit, Waxing, and crsyal carwash

ok well after watching that video.. it came to me. Duh you clay before you wax because the clay baring gets all the nasty stuff in your paint that a normal wash cant get right? So i finished clay baring and im onto waxing. i love touching my paint now =]
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Old 06-22-2008, 11:32 AM   #8
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Default Re: Got the Meguiars clay kit, Waxing, and crsyal carwash

Wow thats alot easier than i thought it would be, i need to get my ass in gear and order some stuff
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Old 06-22-2008, 11:34 AM   #9
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Default Re: Got the Meguiars clay kit, Waxing, and crsyal carwash

i love that stuff
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Old 06-22-2008, 12:39 PM   #10
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Default Re: Got the Meguiars clay kit, Waxing, and crsyal carwash

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Wow thats alot easier than i thought it would be, i need to get my ass in gear and order some stuff
I thought it would be alot harder too. It was pretty simple and the results are awesome.

took a total time of 3 hours
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Old 06-22-2008, 12:42 PM   #11
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post some pics of the civic then?
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Old 06-22-2008, 01:36 PM   #12
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post some pics of the civic then?
no camera. left it at my moms house


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Old 06-22-2008, 02:44 PM   #13
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Default Re: Got the Meguiars clay kit, Waxing, and crsyal carwash

It came out good though? like the guy said in the video, glass finish?
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Old 06-24-2008, 07:42 AM   #14
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It came out good though? like the guy said in the video, glass finish?
oh yeah man, smooth as glass.

Kit was like 15 bucks. not bad.

its even better when you wax it up!
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Old 08-01-2008, 09:51 PM   #15
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Wash
Clay
Wash (if car is clean after clay, no need)
Polish
Wax
what do you mean by polish? with what? cause i was going to, wash clay wash wax. i have the same clay kit.


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