Where do you get yours done? I live in Anaheim, Ca. Haven't had mine done since I bought it on 2/11/08. I work in Long Beach so hopefully can get it done before the March 8th meetup.

 

Looks great but personally I disagree with the clay. Larry Reynolds from carcareonline.com who has forgotten more then I will ever know about auto detailing says that it is abrasive and unnecessary to use on anything but over spray:

There have been tremendous amounts of advertising and "hype" about overspray clays. Let us set the record straight. Overspray clays have been around since the 1930's (No, they are not brand new.) What is new is the marketing of a product for a use other than it was designed.
Overspray clay is a plasticine matrix with an abrasive intermixed throughout. It was designed and is still the best product to abrade (read grind off) fresh paint overspray from existing paint. This is a classic scenario of its designed usage. A body shop repaints a fender of your car and during the preparation process does not mask off the entire car. A little overspray finds its way onto other areas of your car. This overspray consists of tiny little dots of paint on top of the existing paint. The easiest way to remove this unwanted overspray is to "grind" it off with the clay. Copious amounts of lubricant such as Meguiar #34 Final Inspection or One Grand Show Off are sprayed on the paint and the clay is hydroplaned across the surface to abrade the little bumps of fresh paint from the existing paint. The body shop person "floats" the clay back and forth across the paint using only lateral pressure until the resistance ceases, indicating that the unwanted droplets have been ground off.

Many people are touting overspray clay as the new way to "clean" your paint. This is somewhat like washing your face by peeling off the top layer of skin. You will uncover a layer of fresh clean skin, but this may not be the most comfortable nor beneficial experience for your face. Clays smooth the surface of paint by grinding off the microscopic high spots of your paint, much like sandpaper smoothes a piece of wood. They are the best way to remove paint overspray, tree sap build up and other impossible to remove surface contaminants. Realize that you are also removing some paint with the contaminants, so usage of a clay should be utilized only after all other more gentle methods of cleaning your paint have failed.

Overspray clay is a double-edged sword. It can be a scratch waiting to happen. It must be used with only on a well-lubricated area and must be continually checked for contaminants. If you rub it on areas of the paint that have not been well lubricated or a piece of grit lodges in the clay, you have made "sandpaper" that will scratch the paint. The trick to properly using a clay is use copious amounts of lubricant and "float" the clay over the surface. The clay works best when it hydroplanes over the paint surface. You must continually refold the clay to expose a fresh clean surface. If contaminants lodge in the clay, simply tear off the section and discard. Once you have ground off all the surface contaminants, wash with a car wash, dry thoroughly, apply a quality polish to add emollient oils into the paint and finally wax.

 

You should hit up Fminus, quick shot up the 57 from anaheim and you're there...think he is in chino hills or pomona...

 

That car looks super! Wow! I've got to do that to my car.

 

Thanks for all the compliments. It was not cheap, but it was a very complete, first class job. The car looks better than the day I picked it up (or it did until a drove around on the salt and snow covered roads). With respect to cost, two people worked on the car for a total of about 18 man hours. That plus the cost of quality product and the price seems very fair to me.

Rob

 

Hey, they posted a detail write-up on Autopia ... fantasic job.

 

O....you even got a coat of SW concorso on the top! Not bad for the price you paid and the quality of work.
Thinking to get myself the SW best of show

 

Wow...great detailing job!!!