My first Clay job, ever...Unreal!
06-23-2007, 08:09 PM
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Until I got involved with this forum, I had never in my life heard of the concept of "claying" a car, and I've been driving for over 20 years and even used to detail cars during my summers off from college. It took me till I was 37 years old to hear of this process, and all I can say is "holy sh&$!" I never in my life felt such smoothness on my car. And my 530xi is only a few months old. It had that typical bumpiness in the paint, even after using cleaner wax and a light rubbing compound (just to see if that worked...did nothing). So, after hearing about this clay thing on here I gave it a shot. I must have said the words "holy sh$#" about 100 times during the process. I just wish I had heard about this stuff years ago when I truly had cars that needed to be brought back to life. I used the Meguairs Kit..all I could find at Advance Auto. Pepboys had no clay bars at all. The kit worked great, and it even came with a sweet microfiber towel and lubricant. I don't have pics for ya, but trust me....smoooooooooooth!
06-25-2007, 01:41 PM
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My Ride: BMW 545iA Black Sapphire
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I agree, smooth is the word. 
I clayed my car after more than 2 years and I was very impressed with the results - I'm sure I'll do twice a year from now on.
I clayed my car after more than 2 years and I was very impressed with the results - I'm sure I'll do twice a year from now on.
06-27-2007, 05:46 PM
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My Ride: 2005 BMW 530i Oriental Blue Metalic Beige InteriorPremium PackageCold Weather Package
Do you notice a difference claying a dark color or light color car? I have a oriental blue (dark blue) and was wondering if I should bother doing it.
06-27-2007, 05:57 PM
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My Ride: 2008 Silverstone II E60 M5 2012 E70 AW X5 50i Sport w/ LCI Aero Kit and Rocker Panels
Nice job Dave. Yeah, claying makes a world of difference. And to answer the question above, you should do it for ALL colors. It removes much of the contaminents that cause oxidation, which as you may know, causes your paint to fade over time.
06-27-2007, 09:34 PM
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My Ride: 2008 Alpine White 550i Sport, Cream Beige Interior, 6-Sp Manual - retired 9/2011
Originally Posted by Sam the BMW man' post='440623' date='Jun 27 2007, 09:46 PM
Do you notice a difference claying a dark color or light color car? I have a oriental blue (dark blue) and was wondering if I should bother doing it.
06-27-2007, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by cmansbimmer' post='440624' date='Jun 27 2007, 09:57 PM
Nice job Dave. Yeah, claying makes a world of difference. And to answer the question above, you should do it for ALL colors. It removes much of the contaminents that cause oxidation, which as you may know, causes your paint to fade over time.
2 more days till springs are on!!! Sweet! I'll have pics by Saturday for all to see. By the way, nice tan!
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06-28-2007, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by DrLev99' post='440721' date='Jun 28 2007, 01:35 AM
Hey Calton,
2 more days till springs are on!!! Sweet! I'll have pics by Saturday for all to see. By the way, nice tan!
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2 more days till springs are on!!! Sweet! I'll have pics by Saturday for all to see. By the way, nice tan!
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I'm installing my M5 shift knob tonight and will post pix later.
06-28-2007, 02:34 PM
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My Ride: '05 545i | Orient Blue | Blk Lthr | Sport | 6 Sp MT | Cold | Logic 7 | Sirius | iPod | Rear Heat | PDC | Rear SRS | NAV | HUD | AngeliBright Blue
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Originally Posted by Sam the BMW man' post='440623' date='Jun 27 2007, 08:46 PM
Do you notice a difference claying a dark color or light color car? I have a oriental blue (dark blue) and was wondering if I should bother doing it.
06-28-2007, 09:39 PM
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My Ride: 2008 Alpine White 550i Sport, Cream Beige Interior, 6-Sp Manual - retired 9/2011
Originally Posted by cmansbimmer' post='440887' date='Jun 28 2007, 12:21 PM
I can't wait to see the pix! B/T/W - Gideon sent me the M stickers for my wheels and I put them on yesterday. They look great!
I'm installing my M5 shift knob tonight and will post pix later.
I'm installing my M5 shift knob tonight and will post pix later.
06-29-2007, 01:51 PM
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Got the Megs quick clay but I have not had chance to use it yet, did a megs 3 step wash, wax & polish tonight and the beamer was a gleamer