Clay Bar and Wax today....
 

I ujsed the clay bar and waxed it today for the first time and ill can say is wow, its really worth the time and patience if you have it. Vegas is so dusty so there was a lot of crap on my car. It took me about 2 and half hours to clay bar and then an hour and a half to wax and clean it all off. The clay bar is suprisingly small but you can feel the difference on your car so much its amazing.
The roof and the hood were the parts that seem to see the most difference.

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these pics dont fully show how clean my car is, i just wanted to take pics at dusk :)

That looks incredible, I wish my paint was that nice, I will have to post some pics soon to show you why I say that.

I have used a clay bar for years, but I never have done the whole car. I usually go along the lower part of the doors and the rims sometimes. I love it because it gets the tar off in summer from the road work. What did you use to lube the clay?

Nice work.

looks good man. i love claybarring.

great pics. love your back bumper. was thinking of doing that with mine. where did you get the mesh screens in the back?

you should do it, just put some music on and start the work, i used meguiars clay bar kit, it comes with the lubricant and 2 bars. and some wax for after, oh and the micro fiber towel too for wiping off the residue. It came out real nice, theres a real part of satisfaction when you finish

05rex8 i got them from customcargrilles.com, thanks :)

awesome...checking it out!

I guess I will give it a shot. Did it cost about $20-30?

looks lovely.. really dig your rx8.. nice, clean, tasteful mods.. like baby bears porridge, just right..

And once again Anthony takes amazing pictures, and makes his car look exceptional. Good work!

yeah it wasnt expensive about 20 i think with shipping

thank you :)

What happened Anthony? I made some free time today to come and help you, but I never even got a call back from you.. :icon_no2:

I think im going to do the same on monday. looking really clean =]

Nice and clean Anthony! ;) Black cars = blemishes galore :icon_no2:

do it and youll love it

thanks man yeah we need it out here, i did it and on the way to taking pics i could already see the dust

i just did a photoshop to see how my car would look with side skirts and it looks nice i cant wait tog et them now

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It's so f&ckin beautiful it brings tears to my eyes. :tear:

I want it my car to look just like yours but I'd have to get another job or deploy more often just to afford it. Being poor sucks, more tears. :tear:

always looks nice but the claybar really works wonders. i really need to do that to mine. nice photoshop too - if you hadn't said anything i wouldn't have known.

that looks sooooooo clean and good. i love how u painted the back by the exhaust blue can u put a pic up of directly behind car i want to see how it looks with those screens in instead of plastic im thinkin of doin same thing to my bb

Clay bar works wonders, just takes patience and some beer to help pass the time!!

About ten years ago, I owned a white Mustang Cobra. Not knowing any better, I parked my car next to some railroad tracks while at work. After a while, I noticed a LOT of tiny specks all over my car. Turns out, those specks were tiny bits of "rail" dust. No amount of normal washing and waxing could work them loose.

I then found a local detailer who promised to get the spots out....for the sum of $100! That was a lot of money back then, but I was getting desperate so I agreed and dropped off the car.

That afternoon I returned and was astonished at how bright and shiny my Cobra was. The secret, he used clay bar and lots of elbow grease!

claybarring is everything for paint--it either makes it or breaks it. if you do it wrong, you are screwed...lol. nice job!

Gotta love the clay bar. Don, i never get tired of looking at ur rims, frickin sweet.

you must be very sore.

Damn thats a clean PS job =]

Your WB looks awesome! Diggin' the pictures too!

I guess I will go ahead and give it a try today. I have an old dirty clay bar, so I drove all over town looking for a new one, but everyone is out except for some store 10 mi away.

This should be fun. Thanks for the idea.

Did you use the Mild,Medium or the Aggressive bar?
Also you followed the directions to cut it in 3 pieces and use one until it wears out and to keep it in it's own bag?

I ask because it looks like you did a great job and would hate something simple to damage the clearcoat.