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Old 09-18-2010, 02:01 PM
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Default Clay bar'd my car for the first time...

...and OOOWEEE What a difference!

We have been having MASSIVE ammounts of construction here and by day 2 your car will be covered...so I had to make sure it wouldn't kill my paint so I finally clay barred it.

SOOO Damn nice and slick.
Old 09-18-2010, 02:10 PM
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any before and after pics?
Old 09-18-2010, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by danni*j
any before and after pics?
Negative because the before were too embarrassing the show. h:
Old 09-18-2010, 06:18 PM
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been wanting to do this for a while but i'm lazy
Old 09-18-2010, 06:30 PM
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Damn, I meant to do this yesterday along with a wax but I didn't have time.

Did you claybar the whole car? :eek3:

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Old 09-18-2010, 07:15 PM
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after pics man
Old 09-18-2010, 08:09 PM
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i bet that took forever even doing my S2k took me almost an hour, not including the time i spent wax/sealing it afterwards
Old 09-18-2010, 08:26 PM
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I did my whole car and my wifes xterra. I'll take pics tomorrow.

The one downfall is I now see all the chips over the years...
Old 09-18-2010, 08:27 PM
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What kind of polish/wax did you use?
Old 09-18-2010, 08:35 PM
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Been wanting to do this but never allot the necessary time...and I'm lazy.



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