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euroautophile
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Chicago, IL
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Oxidized Paint: Dramatic results with clay bar and 3M rubbing! Check this out
I love before and afters... Today was nice and mild so I pulled the 87 out of the garage (it is running again, although still rough but we'll talk about that in another post) and gave it a nice long hand wash. Amazing the amount of crud that accumilated on that poor car after it sat for 3 years, well after that was done and she was rinsed and dried I carefully used the Mequiars clay bar on a could of areas, the top of the right front fender and the passenger side of the roof behind the sunroof. I then used the 3M rubbing compound with a small 100% cotton terry, I was so amazed I had to rush in and post these pictures. This is with hardly any time invested... I did not apply any wax or anything else, this is just what it looked like after I used the microfiber to buff the film of rubbing compound off...
  
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SOLD! 1988 S4 Black/Tan SOLD! 1987 S4 Red/Black WANTED! Early, low miles '87 or GT White on Tan 5spd LSD... |
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08-24-2008, 02:10 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: SoCal
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Clay is the crack of detailers, you are hooked dude.
 I'm already weighing how much time I want to spend on detailing my car vs how obscure of a parking place I might find at Sharktoberfest. Either that or I bring both my semi nice 83 and beater 85 and park them next to each other for contrast. |
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08-24-2008, 02:34 PM
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euroautophile
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Chicago, IL
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I'll say clay is like a drug! I can't believe how much that sad paint came back, and how much smoother it feels than my 04 Volvo. I had to put the Porsche away before I reminded myself how bad the tendonitis in my shoulders is. Anyone have an opinion either way on if I should use an electric buffer vs. by hand (see tendonitis)? I have two buffers, an old big angle grinder looking one my pops used to use on show bikes in the 70's that is slower and a modern one that is larger in diameter. Also if I go that route sheepskin vs. cotton/synthetic buffing pads?
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SOLD! 1988 S4 Black/Tan SOLD! 1987 S4 Red/Black WANTED! Early, low miles '87 or GT White on Tan 5spd LSD... |
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08-24-2008, 02:44 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Simpsonville, SC
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WOW! Very nice job.
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Chris 86.5 928 Indy Red/Black, A/T, 118,456 miles and counting |
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08-24-2008, 02:51 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: florida
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The clay only takes off the large deposit that get on the paint . Buffing will take out the haze and make in feel smooth to the touch. Problem is with all sold color reds they haze up if you do not keep up with them.
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The beast 1984 928s twin turbo 5speed LSD/ 508.6RWHP 495RW ft lbs 12.5 psig manifold pressure, MS2 and EDIS-8 nikasil block JE 2618 pistons (TripleT). 2001 AUDI A6 4.2 chip 320 hp. 2002 CHEV Tahoe 4wd. 1971 sonett race car GT4 National Champion now GTL class car sold. The words of a Ford GT man. ( Damit i need to get some turbos) |
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