centurion
Well-Known Member
After having really bad experiences with claybars in the past, I decided to use COPIOUS amounts of Meguiar's Quik Detailer this time, and had excellent results. In the past I kiamsiap and use less, now I just spray it on.
With the following (medium long) procedure:
1) 2 bucket wash method with Meguiar NXT car wash
2) Dry with chamois
3) Claybar with Meguiar bar and Meg Quik Detailer
4) Polish with Meguiar Show Car Glaze (21) pure polish paint conditioner
5) Seal with Meg NXT polymer car sealant
(all hand applied without orbital)
In the past, my step 3 was Meguiar Pre-wax prep and my step 5 was Meg Carnauba Paste Wax. Prewax prep was OK but I found that on dark cars it actually introduced swirls. And the efficiency of prewax prep was poor - I had to do 2X or 3X sometimes, and still bonded contaminants stay. The shearing force was insufficient. And Meg Carnauba was great and the transparency so incredible but it lasted all of 3 days before it crapped out.
claybar removes previous wax and is faultless in removing ALL bonded contaminants, no exception. And it saves boatloads of time because there's no wipeoff procedure for this, and Quik Detailer as a claybar lubricant is great because it evaporates without spots. But you have to be deft with the claybar and do fast, and you see on a spotless car so much contaminants that you'd want to clay every week for the satisfaction.
Result - I have the most glossy white car I have ever ever seen. Amazing for 1.5 hours' work (claybar really reduced the time by half! And the car is really small..) I did not expect to be able to gloss WHITE thinking that I'll just do the procedure to maintain the paintwork, but now, because I can gloss white, I'm afraid I'm addicted to this stupid detailing shit again.
Anyway, I'm resolute - I'll use claybar from now on. My prewax prep goes to the trash.
With the following (medium long) procedure:
1) 2 bucket wash method with Meguiar NXT car wash
2) Dry with chamois
3) Claybar with Meguiar bar and Meg Quik Detailer
4) Polish with Meguiar Show Car Glaze (21) pure polish paint conditioner
5) Seal with Meg NXT polymer car sealant
(all hand applied without orbital)
In the past, my step 3 was Meguiar Pre-wax prep and my step 5 was Meg Carnauba Paste Wax. Prewax prep was OK but I found that on dark cars it actually introduced swirls. And the efficiency of prewax prep was poor - I had to do 2X or 3X sometimes, and still bonded contaminants stay. The shearing force was insufficient. And Meg Carnauba was great and the transparency so incredible but it lasted all of 3 days before it crapped out.
claybar removes previous wax and is faultless in removing ALL bonded contaminants, no exception. And it saves boatloads of time because there's no wipeoff procedure for this, and Quik Detailer as a claybar lubricant is great because it evaporates without spots. But you have to be deft with the claybar and do fast, and you see on a spotless car so much contaminants that you'd want to clay every week for the satisfaction.
Result - I have the most glossy white car I have ever ever seen. Amazing for 1.5 hours' work (claybar really reduced the time by half! And the car is really small..) I did not expect to be able to gloss WHITE thinking that I'll just do the procedure to maintain the paintwork, but now, because I can gloss white, I'm afraid I'm addicted to this stupid detailing shit again.
Anyway, I'm resolute - I'll use claybar from now on. My prewax prep goes to the trash.