Lots of Clay and Meguiars NXT wax

Mr. BMW · 10-09-2006, 06:56 PM

Spent most of the day Sunday washing, claying and waxing. I used almost a whole bar of clay. Here are some pics.

shimshimhada · 10-09-2006, 06:58 PM

Looks good. You might have used a little bit too much clay though.

Mr. BMW · 10-09-2006, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by shimshimhada

Looks good. You might have used a little bit too much clay though.

The bottom half of the car had a lot of dirt and tar on it. I probably should have used a bug/tar cleaner first and then clay.

shimshimhada · 10-09-2006, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. BMW

The bottom half of the car had a lot of dirt and tar on it. I probably should have used a bug/tar cleaner first and then clay.

Did you wash the car first?

pander5 · 10-09-2006, 07:24 PM

Looks great! (Not to divert the thread OT but wasn't it a great finish for the stinkin' Yankees?)

Mr. BMW · 10-09-2006, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by shimshimhada

Did you wash the car first?

Yes, but I should have washed, bug/tar remover, wash again and then clay.

Mr. BMW · 10-09-2006, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by pander5

Looks great! (Not to divert the thread OT but wasn't it a great finish for the stinkin' Yankees?)

Oh yeah! I watched them get their ass kicked this weekend and was loving it

A-Rod is worth every penny, eh?

JOYRIIDE1113 · 10-10-2006, 12:17 PM

You have a good amount of marring in this pic

on the left bottom part showing the bumper in sun. No biggie, but you should watch out as excessive use of clay, although fine grade, will cause marring...Even with a good lubrication.

Mr. BMW · 10-10-2006, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JOYRIIDE1113

You have a good amount of marring in this pic

on the left bottom part showing the bumper in sun. No biggie, but you should watch out as excessive use of clay, although fine grade, will cause marring...Even with a good lubrication.

Is that because of the way the sun is reflecting off of it?

JOYRIIDE1113 · 10-10-2006, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. BMW

Is that because of the way the sun is reflecting off of it?

Well what i mean is that you have marring (light light scratches, normally only seen in certain angles). Its no biggie, I mean, 90% of cars are swirled up, so a little marring on your ride isnt a big deal. It still looks great.

Clay can cause marring, bad wash techinique can cause it, coarse towels can cause it, ect...

WVS007 · 10-11-2006, 01:59 PM

Nice, did you use Meq's clay as well? Did my first Meq' clay a couple of weeks ago, and then the wife and daugter wanted to same treatment for their cars on the same weekend, was stiff for days!!

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txusa03 · 10-11-2006, 03:43 PM

nice job yall, i am starting to like this clay result. but not sure i can clay the whole car tho.

06330i · 10-11-2006, 10:19 PM

nice job! except you need some tire shine on those tiress!

Mr. BMW · 10-12-2006, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by WVS007

Nice, did you use Meq's clay as well? Did my first Meq' clay a couple of weeks ago, and then the wife and daugter wanted to same treatment for their cars on the same weekend, was stiff for days!!

I used The Clay Magic clay and lube. Works really well.

glock17 · 10-13-2006, 07:50 PM

I had never even heard of claying a car before I found this forum. How hard is it to do? Looks like the results are worth it.

BK · 10-13-2006, 09:14 PM

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I had never even heard of claying a car before I found this forum. How hard is it to do? Looks like the results are worth it.

It's not hard, it just takes freakin' FOREVER. If you want to do your whole car yourself, more power to you. Since you're in Maryland, though, you may want to PM shimshimhada about his DC Metro area Zaino detailing service

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24773

You can see what a great job he did with my car on this page:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...t=24773&page=7

He washed, clayed, and sealed with Zaino. It took him about 5 hours. If I were doing it myself, it would have taken me more like 7 hours, and I would not have done as good a job. My car is incredibly smooth, shiny, and swirl free right now. Now I just need to keep it up with a regular wash each week.

Brunotheboxer · 10-14-2006, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BK

It's not hard, it just takes freakin' FOREVER. If you want to do your whole car yourself, more power to you. Since you're in Maryland, though, you may want to PM shimshimhada about his DC Metro area Zaino detailing service

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24773

You can see what a great job he did with my car on this page:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...t=24773&page=7

He washed, clayed, and sealed with Zaino. It took him about 5 hours. If I were doing it myself, it would have taken me more like 7 hours, and I would not have done as good a job. My car is incredibly smooth, shiny, and swirl free right now. Now I just need to keep it up with a regular wash each week.

i wish that shim guy lived closer to me your car came out great and his prices seem very reasonable.

JOYRIIDE1113 · 10-19-2006, 12:27 PM

Claying should take 25 minutes maximum, and thats with a lot of contaminants. Taking longer leads me to beleive that not enough lubricant is meing used or excessive rubby of the clay against the finish is happening. Some paints are harder than others and some show marring easier, but my finding is that even with fine grade claying, you will get some sort of marring. So for me, I try to make 2-3 swipes of the clay bar over the surface. If the clay is gliding right over the paint with no resistance, I feel its sufficient enough to go to the next panel.

WVS007 · 10-19-2006, 05:19 PM

I totally agree, it is really not a lot of work to "clay" your car. I have done 5 cars in the last 2 months now (3 of the family, a friend's and the neighbour's) and it should not take more than an hour. I usually wash the car properly, rinse the car with clean water, then use little bit of fresh soapy water as lubricant when claying, then rinse the car again before I wash the car again (in total probably 2 hours, before further treatment starts).
You obviously do not do this every weekend, but think 2-3 times per year with the change of season should do the trick!

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MWcoupe · 11-01-2006, 11:34 PM

NXT was great on my AW. looks the best on black cars. im going to stock up more of that wax...anyone use the nxt quick detailer also?

Mr. BMW · 11-03-2006, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by alpine330

NXT was great on my AW. looks the best on black cars. im going to stock up more of that wax...anyone use the nxt quick detailer also?

I used it once but found that it was harder to take off than the regular Meguiars detailer and it seemed to leave a cloudy appearance.

I'll have to try it again.

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JOYRIIDE1113 Pirate 130 Rep 1,395 Posts Drives: Detailing Shark Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Miami-Kendall iTrader: (1)	You have a good amount of marring in this pic on the left bottom part showing the bumper in sun. No biggie, but you should watch out as excessive use of clay, although fine grade, will cause marring...Even with a good lubrication.
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WVS007 Enlisted Member 4 Rep 41 Posts Drives: BMW 320i Graphite Edition Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Netherlands iTrader: (0)	Nice, did you use Meq's clay as well? Did my first Meq' clay a couple of weeks ago, and then the wife and daugter wanted to same treatment for their cars on the same weekend, was stiff for days!! Attached Images
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txusa03 Major General 602 Rep 6,563 Posts Drives: TS330iPPSP6MT Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Planet Earth iTrader: (3)	nice job yall, i am starting to like this clay result. but not sure i can clay the whole car tho.
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glock17 Private First Class 9 Rep 150 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Sparkling Graphite Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	I had never even heard of claying a car before I found this forum. How hard is it to do? Looks like the results are worth it.
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JOYRIIDE1113 Pirate 130 Rep 1,395 Posts Drives: Detailing Shark Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Miami-Kendall iTrader: (1)	Claying should take 25 minutes maximum, and thats with a lot of contaminants. Taking longer leads me to beleive that not enough lubricant is meing used or excessive rubby of the clay against the finish is happening. Some paints are harder than others and some show marring easier, but my finding is that even with fine grade claying, you will get some sort of marring. So for me, I try to make 2-3 swipes of the clay bar over the surface. If the clay is gliding right over the paint with no resistance, I feel its sufficient enough to go to the next panel.
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WVS007 Enlisted Member 4 Rep 41 Posts Drives: BMW 320i Graphite Edition Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Netherlands iTrader: (0)	I totally agree, it is really not a lot of work to "clay" your car. I have done 5 cars in the last 2 months now (3 of the family, a friend's and the neighbour's) and it should not take more than an hour. I usually wash the car properly, rinse the car with clean water, then use little bit of fresh soapy water as lubricant when claying, then rinse the car again before I wash the car again (in total probably 2 hours, before further treatment starts). You obviously do not do this every weekend, but think 2-3 times per year with the change of season should do the trick!
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