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Old May 31, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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well finally got the clay bar done the first pic is a before with only a wash on the car no detailing .the others are after liquid clay bar and a small detail job.

First impression was i really enjoyed the simple use of this product very easy to use and results were actually pretty good imo.The car seems to have more of a deeper shine to it now and is a lot smoother than i have had it before.with just wash and hand waxing .I have no way of actually comparing it to a Clay bar since i have never used it but i would assume it would do a better job .But for the price i got this stuff for i was impressed with it to say the least. Now for the photos

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Old May 31, 2007 | 04:55 PM
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So lets here some opinions guys what do you think ?
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Old May 31, 2007 | 05:04 PM
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Should have gotten closer before and after pics. I don't see any difference in those pics.
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Old May 31, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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the after pics look more blurry
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Old May 31, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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I can see the difference. It looks shinier after the claybar. Your car is almost like mine. It shines with just a wash, but after you claybar and details, it just gleams a ton more. Get out from under them trees and into the sun and take non-blurry pics and you'll really see it.
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Old May 31, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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Squirrelishere, were you at a car show near 95th and Central last year?
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Old May 31, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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I doubt it. I've been to a small handful of car shows.
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Old May 31, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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Yeah its hard to tell the difference in your pics
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Old May 31, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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Guys come on lol i know the first two pics are blurry as hell but the others seem to look good to me lol ,i got some more ill try to focus in on better and load them tonight
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Old May 31, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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ive used actualy clay bar and the liquid clay bar...

the liquid is a lot easier to use but doesn't do nearly as good a job as the clay... Both times, i washed, clayed, and waxed. It shined a lot better with the regular clay but the liquid took about half the time. IMO
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Old May 31, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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+1 on liquid clay bar used it last night did great, simple+fast to use my $.02
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Old May 31, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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Liquid Claybar is the equivalent to a "Touch-Free Car Wash". It just doesn't work AS good.

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Old May 31, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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I thought clay bars are used to remove contaminations from the paint not shine it??http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...oduct_Count=17

I dont know how this liquid claybar compares to the original but I doubt that it beats it. Seems more of a cleaner wax than anything else.
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Old May 31, 2007 | 10:52 PM
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ya like i said i have no data to compare to the original clay bar being i have not used it .but like i said for quick touch ups or if you plan on a night out and want a quick shine then this stuff is great, added a deeper shine to mine ad looks wet in person even thaugh you guys cant tell from the pics im sure you could in person thaugh.The paint does feel alot smoother .it may not be a a clay bar but i was impressed with it .so i give it a 7 out of 10 ,
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Old May 31, 2007 | 10:56 PM
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Return the liquid claybar and go buy a better camera.
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You should probably follow up with some sort of wax after that (assuming you're not polishing).
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Old May 31, 2007 | 11:22 PM
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ya i will follow it up with a polish and wax later i was just doin that to show you guys ,ya ya i know the camera sucks donky ***** but its either new camera or dyno tune lol one guess to which im goin with
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 01:54 PM
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I used it and it sucks IMO....real clay is much better.
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 05:05 PM
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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liquid clay bar is not worth the money or the effort. period.


ls1chris .. if you used the liquid clay and didn't was afterwards, you need to do it now. your paint is unprotected, and any bird crap, or tree sap or other kind of contaminant that hits it will do some damage .. (clear coat etching)

wax or seal it asap.
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