I tried using one years ago to remove some stains from the original paint on my 69 Chevelle.....didn't work. When talking of using a clay bar on a new paint job, how and why would you do this and what does it accomplish?

Thanks,

R.E.

 

I swear by this stuff. I use Mothers brand. I found it works the best. I have a PW MCS, and it works great pulling off the black dots and acid rain spots without removing the paint. As you know, the Mini gets very dirty in the rear hatch/bumper area because of it's design. Here is a hyperlink to the product. I buy mine at the local auto parts store.

HYPERLINK:

www.carcrazy.net/find/p/646/mcms.html

 

Just clay barred for the first time today. My MC is only 2 months old. It did make the car feel like glass. But I must say that all of the impurities that were imbedded in the paint did not come off. The back of the car gets really dirty and has some rust-colored really small specks that did not come off with the clay bar. It's supposed to remove all sort of crud that gets on the paint. I used it as one of the pre-steps to Zaino my MC. All and all I think that it did help...but not as much as I wanted.

 

Yeppers, clay bars are great for removing big junk on your paint. Just be sure to use lots of lube!

also, moving to the Detailing 101 forum

 

do they sell the mothers without the lube? I have like 5 bottles of lube laying around and would prefer to pay like 10$ without it?

 

We do sell the clay by itself, but not at the retail level.

If you'll e-mail me direct, I'll line you up with some sources.


>>do they sell the mothers without the lube? I have like 5 bottles of lube laying around and would prefer to pay like 10$ without it?