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2hr 30 min: Wash, Dry, Claybar, and Wax

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Old Oct 29, 2004
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All i can say is WOW!!!

Meguires NXT IS A+++++++++++++++++++

Day Pics tomorrow :-)
 
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Old Oct 29, 2004
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cool, i gotta try that sometime. you probably had to wash for most of the time because of all that mud.

its ok puddle boy, we'll soon forget
 
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Old Oct 29, 2004
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Considering it took me 3 hours just to wash and clay my truck, I have to wonder either if you didn't spent enough time claying your truck, or if I'm just doing it all wrong.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2004
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He also has a brand new truck, so it probably didn't require that much of the clay bar at all.

I was gonna do mine this weekend, but there are storms coming, so I'll just let the rain do the work...

Can't wait to see pics blckout!
 
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Old Oct 29, 2004
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Two hours
 
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Old Oct 29, 2004
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It takes me about 20-30 mins to do mine, but I don't clay it. meaning to just seem to always run out of time
 
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Old Oct 30, 2004
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cant wait to see pics in the morning either...
 
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Old Oct 30, 2004
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Originally Posted by Wowak
Considering it took me 3 hours just to wash and clay my truck, I have to wonder either if you didn't spent enough time claying your truck, or if I'm just doing it all wrong.
I have a slight fealing your a little **** about your truck, it usally only takes me about 30 min to claybar my whole truck and iam doin it right, just ask some of the members there where at the mich meet about how my truck is. i even tought Bill how to do it and it only took me about 40 min on his truck too. but **** is a good thing you love your truck
 
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Old Oct 31, 2004
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I've only waxed my truck, and i've never used clay bar. (I know it was a bad idea to wax). So what's the proper way to clay bar and wax? (I know that question was pretty broad)
 
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Old Oct 31, 2004
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http://www.autopia-carcare.com/inf-clay.html
 
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Old Oct 31, 2004
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That was a perfect how-to. I was just researching this because i have en entire day to clay bar/detail my truck on tuesday because of school not being in session, so tomorrow, i'm going to pick some up and do the job!
 
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Old Nov 1, 2004
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Yep, I love the perfect model too :)
 
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Old Nov 1, 2004
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I rub the clay-bar in one area until the "scraping" sound goes away.. it takes a while! Well, I do that on the "reflective" areas.. the hood, the top of the fenders, the bedrails, etc. I spend less time on the non-reflective areas like the door sills, bottom of the front valance, rear bumper, etc.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2004
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Originally Posted by Wowak
I rub the clay-bar in one area until the "scraping" sound goes away.. it takes a while! Well, I do that on the "reflective" areas.. the hood, the top of the fenders, the bedrails, etc. I spend less time on the non-reflective areas like the door sills, bottom of the front valance, rear bumper, etc.
Thats the exact same thing i do, also the quality of the bar helps, not trying to nock Zeno or anything but i have never been to impressed with there stuff.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2004
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Originally Posted by Redneckstone
Thats the exact same thing i do, also the quality of the bar helps, not trying to nock Zeno or anything but i have never been to impressed with there stuff.
I use a regular Mother's Claybar, not the Zaino one. I only use the Zaino polish and spray.
 
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