MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: TaraLewe on April 09, 2014, 10:58:44 am

Title: Clay Bar
Post by: TaraLewe on April 09, 2014, 10:58:44 am

Looking to clay my BMW for the first time and I have never clayed a car before. Anyone reccomend a good make to use? Plus any tips?

Title: Re: Clay Bar
Post by: xjay1337 on April 09, 2014, 11:03:24 am

Information on claying is here.

www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,74892.0.html

Title: Re: Clay Bar
Post by: TaraLewe on April 09, 2014, 12:19:07 pm

Thank you :) I will have a read.

Title: Re: Clay Bar
Post by: alexharvey on April 14, 2014, 10:21:01 pm

get a clay mitt g3 facela  available at halfords too!

there the best clay thing ever lol !

Title: Re: Clay Bar
Post by: sootpig on April 21, 2014, 05:11:28 am

Ive been using the 3M bars. Very good results. Clay once  a year with warm soapy water and VERY light pressure

Title: Re: Clay Bar
Post by: luketurner on April 21, 2014, 08:45:32 pm

I have used the Autobright medium and light clay bars, the auto finesse clay bar and one of the micro fibre cloth bars and have to say for ease of use, go for one of the micro fibre cloth clay bars :)

normal clay bars though, not much difference between them, as far as i could tell anyway!

Title: Re: Clay Bar
Post by: chris-182 on April 22, 2014, 05:48:16 pm

AM Details clay bars are quality and pretty cheap :)

Title: Re: Clay Bar
Post by: alexharvey on April 23, 2014, 10:46:18 pm

i would def buy a clay mitt so much better than clay bars !
check them out facela g3 clay mit!

Title: Re: Clay Bar
Post by: xjay1337 on April 24, 2014, 01:26:21 am

I have been using clay mitts recently but still am not sold on them.
I still think they do more damage than a regular clay bar.
I'm working on someone's car from here on Saturday so will look to use the clay mitt on this with particular attention to the before and after claying for any marring.

i think they clay mitt works more quickly for heavy contamination but for lightly contaminated cars there's not much in it really.

as said i am yet to be sold and want to try more cars with the clay mitt (only tried it on one or two cars that are undergoing heavy enhancements anyway).

either way i think you should always be prepared to polish after clayying as you will nearly always cause marring. 

Title: Re: Clay Bar
Post by: Carbon Goodies on June 20, 2014, 10:45:12 pm

I use Mcguires clay bars with the quick detailer and I've founf them very good.

Title: Re: Clay Bar
Post by: rocky_rullez on June 20, 2014, 10:49:04 pm

Quote from: Carbon Goodies on June 20, 2014, 10:45:12 pm

I use Mcguires clay bars with the quick detailer and I've founf them very good.

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Title: Re: Clay Bar
Post by: DamoP on June 22, 2014, 08:16:46 pm

Quote from: Carbon Goodies on June 20, 2014, 10:45:12 pm

I use Mcguires clay bars with the quick detailer and I've founf them very good.

me too  :party: