Clay bar pics
 

Well I used it for the first time ever. It is AMAZING! While you drag it over the car you can hear it pulling stuff out of the paint. I was able to pull off road tar and these annoying water spots I had on the trunk and hood. During the process I snapped these two pictures.

On the LEFT is the dirty side, on the RIGHT is the side I used the clay bar.
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Same thing here, just up close. In the middle is the liquid you use with the wax. Attachment 216664

There actually is a slight tone difference between the two. I washed my car with a powerwasher and car soap before I clayed, and the water coming off after the claying was filthy! I used a Mothers California Gold kit. Here is the outcome, worth every penny.
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Wears the hell out of your arm though. I love electric buffers with a super fine polish just because i hate the time it takes to clay.

Looks good man.

wow looks amazing

looks AMAZING.

wow thats beautful...awesome choice in color too :ugh2:

Very nice, I have never used a clay bar, but I may try the next time that I wash my car.

good job

Looks great! Claying a car gives a great base to polish and wax from. Give that mariner a good couple coats of Meguiars NXT or Zaino and it'll REALLY shine.

http://www.properautocare.com/blpoiikit.html

That's the kit I use.

cant go wrong with meguiars.

I am sponsored by them in the UK.

Clay bars are the TITS!
I've been expirimenting with waxes as well. My Miata had the factory white-paint-peel bullshit and was repainted in about '96 using the high quality Maaco special. It's been a huge challenge keeping the paint up. It started to peel and flake around the edges and seams about 5 years ago and I'm doing everything I can.

I just tried the Meguires Cleaner Wax... I've gotta say it's the best thing I've tried... and I've tried, literally 20 different waxes over the years. A nice once-over with the clay bar and two coats of that stuff has it looking as good as it has in years.

looks nice :)
anyone know where to get that toyo decal for the windscreen? not too many car/tuning/whatever-you-call-it shops around here..

Toyo paid for half my tires, and they sent that with them. I'm not sure where to get it other than Toyo themselves.

i'll shoot toyo europe an email then..
thnx

i got one for my birthday today :) black letters on clear background, looks nice