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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 12:39 AM
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Default Turtle wax liquid clay bar?
Anyone try it yet? If so how did you like it.

Ive read some reviews online for it and people are split on it. just wanted to see what the local community had to say before i spent 12 bucks on it.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 12:56 AM
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Never heard of it but I really doubt it works like an actual clay bar especially after seeing the results of the Meguiar's clay kit I just used on my car
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it does ok for MILD cleaning, but its no substitute for a real claybar.
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i tried it, not even close to the real thing.
i still have the whole bottle pretty much...waste of $
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i used it and made it look alot better.
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liquid clay bars have been around for years. they are absolutely NOT a substitute for the real thing.

don't waste your money.
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whats a good claybar kit then?
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Meguiar's is a really good one as stated above. I've used their kits several times and couldn't ask for more.
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Zaino Claybar is quite good. The Mothers one is overpriced since they make you buy the detail spray with it.
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Originally Posted by bmxer8699
whats a good claybar kit then?
meg's, mother's, clay magic, Tropi-care

they are all the same.. grab whichever one is easiest to get near you, or call Steve and have him ship you some.
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Idk wtf it is, honestly, but it doesn't work as a clay bar. After I used it my car felt WAY to slick and shiney. Then after applying wax..it looked no different. Waste of $$ I gotta full bottle sitting in my garage.
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Don't think of it as a clay bar but as a body scrub.

Works great.......
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claybar it is then. glad i asked before i bought it.
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You get what you pay for...
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Tried it once, it makes a ******* mess i thought - and didn't really do ****.
Real claybar only!
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borrowed some from my neighbor next door for the hell of it, did it in the garage.

and im not seeing a big difference, it made a big *** mess
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Originally Posted by MikegotaZ28
Idk wtf it is, honestly, but it doesn't work as a clay bar. After I used it my car felt WAY to slick and shiney. Then after applying wax..it looked no different. Waste of $$ I gotta full bottle sitting in my garage.
same here man, full bottle sitting in the garage.
i figured ill use it on my wheels one of these days
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i didn't like the liquid claybar at all... left some nasty oily residue for some reason and had to go over it with a real claybar.
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Until technology comes up with something better, we have supported the original patent holder by the sale and use of Clay Magic blue or gray bars.

FYI, the CM red "medium" version is quite aggressive and will micro-marr the surface.
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