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    Posted: 07-May-2006 at 07:55
Had some spare time and some nice weather today so thought I'd try the new Meguiars clay bar out....also popped the AEs on and debadged cos the old badge was in the wrong place and peeling off!

Bonnet and boot were clay barred after being washed and dried then polished using old faithfull colour magic then zymol'ed, buffed-off then wet and dried off.









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Looking nice John!! Keep up the good work!

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Originally posted by e34silver530i e34silver530i wrote:

Looking nice John!! Keep up the good work!

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i have a couple you can do if you like Lol 

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Bring 'em round, sadly enough I enjoy doing it......not so good trying to do it on roadside though.
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Points: 2516 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07-May-2006 at 12:17

John,

You may end up living to regret saying that - you may get a long line of cars needing polishing, mine does now the bonnet has been done

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u gotta find me first....and trust me thats easier said than done round here!!!

I'll set a stand up at Stoneleigh or Gaydon or Don this year!!!
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Got the Meguiars clay bar but I'm not sure if it's any better or different to using the Meguiars Body Scrub or Paint Cleaner.
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Is that clay bar the stuff you use to get paint and tar spots off your car?

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Proper job John, even the standard wheels look nice that being that clean..

You keeping the towing hitch on?..
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Car looks great but you badly need a detachable tow bar.

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No I don't......reversings never been easier and nobody parks near my rear end anymore for fear of the scud-like protrusion from the rear end.

Oh I havent got round to zymoling the towbar yet!!!

Clay bar is meant ot remove 'bonded contaminants'. Not sure what they are but it got rid of all the swirls and the paintwork felt as smooth as glass. easy enough to do too.
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John car looks great!!!

Angel eyes bring it bang up to date!

Nice work!
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Thanks Jamie.....still not convinced around the back lights though......and would keep the wheels too only they arent in the best of health....................though I might be tempted to 'charcoal' the wheels up!!!!!
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Hi John,  the cars looking really sound,about time we saw some decent pics.   Hope its running sweetly.

Hope you've learn't to control that right foot, gently,gently  Don't know about removing the tow bar. I reckon with that dirty great V8 you could tow a bus.   See ya,  Steve.
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Hmmmm, you'll be wanting an engine shot next.
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Where can I get one of these clay bars from? I have little white paint spots all over my otherwise mint E39 528..god knows where they came from!

      It seems this stuff might be the thinh I've heard rumours of that supposedly removes contaminant paint!

How much was it??

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Try Halfords bug & tar remover first-this gets rid of loads of stuff though you do need to use your thumb nail too!!

The stuff I got was Meguiars Quick Clay and cost about £12 IIRC again from Halfords.

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Thanks John. I'll pop to Halfords this weekend and sort some of this Meguiars Quick Clay out. Gotta be wortha a try to get rid of the little white spots all over my car! 

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Points: 3015 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10-May-2006 at 15:10
Martin,I'd def try Halfords bug n tar remover 1st, for the sake of £4 its good stuff.
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Your car looks amazing!

I agree.  Try the bug and tar or use a spray lubricant.  Whatever you do, you might want to follow up with wax.  I am in the process of claying my black E46.  From all the research I have done the claying is the first step.  In addition to that I am using 2 polishes (in sequence), a molecular agent (FMJ), a finishing glaze and then wax.  It is a real time consumer.

Thus far the results are great.  BUT, the over-spray from aircraft painting (white specks all over my car) are not coming off.

I am using a very fine clay at the moment.  The Meguiars did a great job but on the dark paint it was a little rough.  Make sure to keep the surface wet & wet.  I mixed a solution of P21S car shampoo (3 drops)  and alot of water in a spray bottle.  Works well as a clay lubricant.

I bought all the products from a company in New York and they have a great site full of instructions. http://www.detailedimage.com/howto.html

Additionally there is the DIY section here http://www.bimmerdiy.com/diy/detailing

I found both of these helpful and as soon as the fires die down here I plan to finish the car.

One more thing.  Don't drink beir while you are doing this .  The voice of experience talking here.



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