Lookin' All Shined Up!

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Lookin' All Shined Up!

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Yesterday I decided to try to clay bar my car for the first time. I also waxed it afterwards, so here are the results. Hope you enjoy.

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Post by kpopbonn »

Nice lookin' ride. Love the color and wheels. So how did the clay bar work? Can you see a difference? I've never used a clay bar before, but thats about to change a soon as the weather warms up. Is it worth the effort? Keep up your good work.
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Post by nos4blood70 »

That blue looks awesome! Hope you can keep it clean in this final stretch of winter.
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I'm not really sure if I could feel a huge difference in the feel of the paint but it might have been a little smoother. I did find out that after it gets sorta dirty from using it on the paint, you can use it on the windows... it sure does make the windows nice and clear!! Thanks for all the comments too!
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Post by terrancew3 »

If you clay bar your windshield well enough, it will make it nice when it rains. My friend did it on his car when he was in a detailing business and the rain virtually bounced off the windshield and never needed wiper blades on a downpour rain. I was impressed.
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Very nice ride! No interior photos? - BC
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Thanks! I will try and get some interior pics, but I'm in Arizona right now so it will be a few days before I can do that.
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FINN444 wrote:Thanks! I will try and get some interior pics, but I'm in Arizona right now so it will be a few days before I can do that.
Off topic - enjoying the sunshine, or are you in the high desert with winter? - BC
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Post by CMNTMXR57 »

I like the blue too... I'm a sucker for blue.

I really like the "Bonneville" lettering in red.
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Post by ga93sle »

Claybar FTW!!!! Car looks sharp, it's getting hard to keep them clean up here right now lol!
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Thanks for all the comments, I'm in the pheonix area right now, but tomorrow we are going up more in the mountains. I came down for spring break to ride dirt bikes with my uncle.
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Looks great!
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