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Old 03-26-11, 08:48 PM
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Default Spent a full day on claybar and wax....

And she is ready for the florida sunshine!!

Old 03-26-11, 08:51 PM
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Good color!

I spent half a day doing my 350Z last weekend. It's amazing how smooth the paint feels after clay-bar, like butter. What brand clay did you use?
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Looks nice!

I just spent like a week baring, polishing, re-polishing, sealing and glazing my car recently. Even with a circular it gets tiring
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Yea I would Like to take the time to do it properly but this will have to work for a while but all in all it turned out nice and smooth.

I use Meguiars products for all my paint correction needs.
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looking good bro!
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Originally Posted by xspsi6

I use Meguiars products for all my paint correction needs.
Same here
Old 03-26-11, 08:58 PM
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Nice work! You should always try chemical decontamination before claying because it will save you both clay AND LOTS of time. Get some citrus degreaser and dilute it 1:4 or 1:10 and pre soak the lower half of the car with it before the wash.
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Yes I use Dawn for that and it seems to work well.
Old 03-26-11, 09:24 PM
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You missed a spot, jk looking clean. And damn those glares are strong.
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Looks great!
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That's a sweet shine/gloss--excellent.
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clay bar and wax paid off.. looks good
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Looks very good. I can't wait to do mine.
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washed, claybar'd and wax'd... and thats the pic we get? cmon share! lol
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seen ur thread last night i went and picked up my clay bar kit last night


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