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I know that everyone has wondered about the usefullness of a clay bar. some have said that they arent worth it because they dont do any thing, when in reality, they probably used them on their car which was probably a few weeks old. Of course they wont do anything because a clay bar is to be used to get particles off the paint that cannot be washed off. and a car that is only a few weeks old, wont have very much, if any contaminants and debis of that kind. now, ill explain what was done to my paint that nessecitated the use of a clay bar. Someone was building a large steel fabrication plant beside my place of employment, and during construction, an overspray was released into the air by some kind of fire-retardant spray needed for construction. so, it got all over my car and was impossible to wash of, my car looked dirty almost constantly. it felt as if there was sandpaper oon my car when you ran your hand over my paint. so, i tried the clay bar, took some pics, and here are the results. hope they help to resolve this issue.

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these are pics of my drivers front fender, the first is the after, the second is the before. my finger is pointing to where i stopped.


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these are showing my rear spoiler, i think here you can get a better idea os what im trying to show you.

 
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which clay did u use? i cant see the pics though just a line of x's

 
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Yeah, clay bars do awesome work...I use the Clay Magic one...pretty inexpensive too...I clayed mine like 2 months ago and the paint is still smooth after all this rain and dirt!


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im trying to get pics up bare with me[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG]

 
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same here i tried it and it works great smooth as glass!

 

i know this post is a lil old.....not much, but a lil....anywhoo, i need to clay my ride, and i cant find it ANYWHERE!! i went to kragen, auto zone, pep boys, walmart and kmart, and they all said that they don't sell it anymore. where can i go to get it? cuz my car's paint is ruff.....and i want to make her all better....so if anyone can help me i would love ya foreva....

 
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Meguiar's Online-Post before and after pics!

 
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Wow, Pep Boys or Auto Zone doesn't carry it anymore?? That is where I normally get my clay bar...weird! If you can't find it anywhere around you, your best bet would probably be to go online and get it....O yeah, by the way....is San Diego ready for the Eagles????


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Steph - I found it at Autozone if you have one of those near you...

 

i went to autozone, and i looked. i didn't find it, then i asked the guy behind the counter, and he said that they dont' carry it anymore, and neither does pep boys or anyone else. so....i guess im just gonna have to order it online, and wait for it to get here. but i washed and waxed my ride anyway....so nice and shiny!

 
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im sorry i didnt get the pics up, we installed a new security program AND an updated kodak program so i cant do what i used to, as soon as i can ill have pics up, so keep an eye out


also, do you have an Advance Auto around your area? if so try there, thats where i got it.