Re: [MBZ] Clay bar on the CL500

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

Attaboy! It’s turning out to be a worthwhile and gratifying project!
Kevin in Lexington, NC

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> On Jul 19, 2022, at 8:23 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I did clay bar on the rest of the CL this evening. Used a bucket of water 
> with some car wash detergent to rinse it and help lube it while rubbing down 
> the car. 
> 
> I went to U Tube U to watch how the whole polishing process is done, not a 
> lot of learning curve other than to keep the pad moving and enough polish on 
> it, you can see how it’s going so that’s not hard. Do a smallish area then 
> move on to another one and overlap. 
> 
> It’s amazing how the bar feels at first, like rubbing the clay over sandpaper 
> but it soon gets the rough off and it had this brown stuff on it that looked 
> like sandpaper gets on it when you sand old varnish. After a few passes the 
> paint feels nice and smooth and no more of that stuff comes off. The sides of 
> the car did not have a lot of initial roughness as you’d expect, not a lot of 
> fallout goop on them. 
> 
> Washed the car with a shaggy sponge thing to get any residue off and it 
> actually looked some better already. 
> 
> I did the whole deal polishing (“paint correction“) on the hood already, it 
> looks really good. I’ll get to the rest of the car in next coupla days with 
> the RO buffer, compounds, final waxing.  I have some meguiars “cleaner wax” 
> that works well, I’m not sure how it differs from regular paste wax. 
> 
> I bought a meguiars kit off Amazon with the 3 polishing compounds and some 
> clay bars. This bar I used is probably shot after one car as it was starting 
> to get a little crumbly but it can probably be used a bit more. I got an 
> inexpensive RO variable speed buffer (“Avid Power”), it seems to be a decent 
> unit, feels quite solid and has good torque to spin the pads.  It came with 
> some buffer pads but I also got another kit of various kinds.  There is some 
> color code to them for increasing fineness, I can’t really tell the 
> difference but I follow the instructions. 
> 
> This is a great way to get a car looking really nice and is quite gratifying. 
> Takes some time but it’s worth it. 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Clay Bar-ing

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Now you know why I like to wash a car before I consider it for purchase. 
Amazing the stuff you find when you give a car a good wash.

-D

> On Mar 17, 2019, at 6:49 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> I found some shade. It looks much better. Trouble is, you find all the new 
> parking lot dings. 
> The wind picked up when I was finished so now it’s covered in dust. Ugh. 
> On my W124 today I renewed all the power steering hoses, filter and fluid. I 
> then installed eBay high stop light on top of the fresh from Germany 🇩🇪 
> bracket. Cleaned the carpets, ordered floor mats, and picked at the remaining 
> clear coat like a scab. 
> The passenger read door window will not go down. When you mash the button the 
> regulator is working, both up and down. I suppose I’ll look in there someday. 
> What should I expect in there ?  
> 
> Bob R. 
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>> On Mar 17, 2019, at 2:56 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Definitely a thing to do in the shade. while you could do it in the sun, 
>> keeping the lube from evaporating will be tough. It will look all streaky 
>> when you’re done.
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>>> On Mar 17, 2019, at 11:49 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Since I got a polite request from Mr. hangover to take him to work this 
>>> morning, I was awake kinda early so when I got home I washed my truck. I 
>>> figured since I had washed it, I would take the Claybar to It since I 
>>> haven’t shown my truck any love lately.
>>> So it’s about 65° right now but the sun is brutal. This is Arizona after 
>>> all, so the dark surface of the truck is hot. Should I be doing the clay 
>>> bar when the service is hot? Do I need to drive up to the park and find 
>>> some shade? This damn truck is too big to fit into my mid ‘60s converted 
>>> carport into a garage.
>>> 
>>> Bob R
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Re: [MBZ] Clay Bar-ing

[Bob Rentfro via Mercedes]

I found some shade. It looks much better. Trouble is, you find all the new 
parking lot dings. 
The wind picked up when I was finished so now it’s covered in dust. Ugh. 
On my W124 today I renewed all the power steering hoses, filter and fluid. I 
then installed eBay high stop light on top of the fresh from Germany 🇩🇪 
bracket. Cleaned the carpets, ordered floor mats, and picked at the remaining 
clear coat like a scab. 
The passenger read door window will not go down. When you mash the button the 
regulator is working, both up and down. I suppose I’ll look in there someday. 
What should I expect in there ?  

Bob R. 

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> On Mar 17, 2019, at 2:56 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Definitely a thing to do in the shade. while you could do it in the sun, 
> keeping the lube from evaporating will be tough. It will look all streaky 
> when you’re done.
> 
> -D
> 
>> On Mar 17, 2019, at 11:49 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Since I got a polite request from Mr. hangover to take him to work this 
>> morning, I was awake kinda early so when I got home I washed my truck. I 
>> figured since I had washed it, I would take the Claybar to It since I 
>> haven’t shown my truck any love lately.
>> So it’s about 65° right now but the sun is brutal. This is Arizona after 
>> all, so the dark surface of the truck is hot. Should I be doing the clay bar 
>> when the service is hot? Do I need to drive up to the park and find some 
>> shade? This damn truck is too big to fit into my mid ‘60s converted carport 
>> into a garage.
>> 
>> Bob R
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Re: [MBZ] Clay Bar-ing

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Definitely a thing to do in the shade. while you could do it in the sun, 
keeping the lube from evaporating will be tough. It will look all streaky when 
you’re done.

-D

> On Mar 17, 2019, at 11:49 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Since I got a polite request from Mr. hangover to take him to work this 
> morning, I was awake kinda early so when I got home I washed my truck. I 
> figured since I had washed it, I would take the Claybar to It since I haven’t 
> shown my truck any love lately.
> So it’s about 65° right now but the sun is brutal. This is Arizona after all, 
> so the dark surface of the truck is hot. Should I be doing the clay bar when 
> the service is hot? Do I need to drive up to the park and find some shade? 
> This damn truck is too big to fit into my mid ‘60s converted carport into a 
> garage.
> 
> Bob R
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Re: [MBZ] Clay Bar-ing

[G Mann via Mercedes]

Find a shady spot. Clay bar only works best when you use the lubricant
spray. Hot sun will dry that up to fast to get the best result.



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> Since I got a polite request from Mr. hangover to take him to work this
> morning, I was awake kinda early so when I got home I washed my truck. I
> figured since I had washed it, I would take the Claybar to It since I
> haven’t shown my truck any love lately.
> So it’s about 65° right now but the sun is brutal. This is Arizona after
> all, so the dark surface of the truck is hot. Should I be doing the clay
> bar when the service is hot? Do I need to drive up to the park and find
> some shade? This damn truck is too big to fit into my mid ‘60s converted
> carport into a garage.
>
> Bob R
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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar black car

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

I am not a great detail person, tend to miss spots.  That's why I prefer
conventional car washes and waxes.

On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 5:12 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Ahhh, you didn't make that clear.
>
> Does spending an hour a year to clean your finish really put you off?
>
> Dan
>
> > On Mar 14, 2016, at 4:59 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > But I HAVE done it, which is why I am looking for less tedious and
> > painfully-slow alternatives.
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 4:37 PM, clay via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> There is not much in the way of rubbing.  More of a gentle massage and
> >> swipe to gather up the gunk built up.  You can do the whole car in about
> >> 10-15 minutes
> >>
> >> clay
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Mar 14, 2016, at 8:06 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Is there a spray-on  clay, or clay in an aerosol can? I don't have the
> >>> patience to do all that rubbing.
> >>> On Mar 14, 2016 10:10 AM, "Bob Rentfro via Mercedes" <
> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
>  Perfect.
> 
>  Bob R
>  On Mar 14, 2016 2:15 AM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" <
> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
>  wrote:
> 
> > Nope.  Clay is colorblind.
> >
> > Martha
> >
> >
> >>> On Mar 13, 2016, at 11:44 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Saturday was spent Martha-izing the new old diesel. Today, I did the
>  CLK.
> >> They both look great.
> >> Tomorrow I think I'll do the Jetta. The black Jetta. Do I need to do
>
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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar black car

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Ahhh, you didn't make that clear.

Does spending an hour a year to clean your finish really put you off?

Dan

> On Mar 14, 2016, at 4:59 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> But I HAVE done it, which is why I am looking for less tedious and
> painfully-slow alternatives.
> 
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 4:37 PM, clay via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> 
>> There is not much in the way of rubbing.  More of a gentle massage and
>> swipe to gather up the gunk built up.  You can do the whole car in about
>> 10-15 minutes
>> 
>> clay
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mar 14, 2016, at 8:06 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
>>> 
>>> Is there a spray-on  clay, or clay in an aerosol can? I don't have the
>>> patience to do all that rubbing.
>>> On Mar 14, 2016 10:10 AM, "Bob Rentfro via Mercedes" <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
 Perfect.
 
 Bob R
 On Mar 14, 2016 2:15 AM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
 wrote:
 
> Nope.  Clay is colorblind.
> 
> Martha
> 
> 
>>> On Mar 13, 2016, at 11:44 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Saturday was spent Martha-izing the new old diesel. Today, I did the
 CLK.
>> They both look great.
>> Tomorrow I think I'll do the Jetta. The black Jetta. Do I need to do

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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar black car

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

But I HAVE done it, which is why I am looking for less tedious and
painfully-slow alternatives.

On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 4:37 PM, clay via Mercedes 
wrote:

> There is not much in the way of rubbing.  More of a gentle massage and
> swipe to gather up the gunk built up.  You can do the whole car in about
> 10-15 minutes
>
> clay
>
>
> On Mar 14, 2016, at 8:06 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
>
> > Is there a spray-on  clay, or clay in an aerosol can? I don't have the
> > patience to do all that rubbing.
> > On Mar 14, 2016 10:10 AM, "Bob Rentfro via Mercedes" <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Perfect.
> >>
> >> Bob R
> >> On Mar 14, 2016 2:15 AM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Nope.  Clay is colorblind.
> >>>
> >>> Martha
> >>>
> >>>
>  On Mar 13, 2016, at 11:44 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>  Saturday was spent Martha-izing the new old diesel. Today, I did the
> >> CLK.
>  They both look great.
>  Tomorrow I think I'll do the Jetta. The black Jetta. Do I need to do
>  anything differently when it comes to the clay bar since it is black?
> >>> I've
>  never taken a clay bar to a black car.
> 
>  Bob R
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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar black car

[clay via Mercedes]

There is not much in the way of rubbing.  More of a gentle massage and swipe to 
gather up the gunk built up.  You can do the whole car in about 10-15 minutes

clay


On Mar 14, 2016, at 8:06 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:

> Is there a spray-on  clay, or clay in an aerosol can? I don't have the
> patience to do all that rubbing.
> On Mar 14, 2016 10:10 AM, "Bob Rentfro via Mercedes" 
> wrote:
> 
>> Perfect.
>> 
>> Bob R
>> On Mar 14, 2016 2:15 AM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Nope.  Clay is colorblind.
>>> 
>>> Martha
>>> 
>>> 
 On Mar 13, 2016, at 11:44 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 
 Saturday was spent Martha-izing the new old diesel. Today, I did the
>> CLK.
 They both look great.
 Tomorrow I think I'll do the Jetta. The black Jetta. Do I need to do
 anything differently when it comes to the clay bar since it is black?
>>> I've
 never taken a clay bar to a black car.
 
 Bob R
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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar black car

[Bob Rentfro via Mercedes]

I haven't done it in a long time and I've done three cars in two days. I
forgot how easy it is and how awesome it makes your car feel. The black
Jetta looks like a new car right now.

Bob R
On Mar 14, 2016 9:49 AM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" 
wrote:

> Uh, no. The whole process is a function of the clay itself. It’s not
> something you could “fake” with another product. If you’ve never done it,
> you wouldn’t understand that it’s not a timely process, nor is it something
> you need to do more than maybe once/twice a year at most.
>
> If doing a clay treatment takes you more than an hour’s worth of time,
> you’re either doing it wrong or you have a massive vehicle.
>
> Dan
>
> > On Mar 14, 2016, at 11:06 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Is there a spray-on  clay, or clay in an aerosol can? I don't have the
> > patience to do all that rubbing.
> > On Mar 14, 2016 10:10 AM, "Bob Rentfro via Mercedes" <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Perfect.
> >>
> >> Bob R
> >> On Mar 14, 2016 2:15 AM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Nope.  Clay is colorblind.
> >>>
> >>> Martha
> >>>
> >>>
>  On Mar 13, 2016, at 11:44 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>  Saturday was spent Martha-izing the new old diesel. Today, I did the
> >> CLK.
>  They both look great.
>  Tomorrow I think I'll do the Jetta. The black Jetta. Do I need to do
>  anything differently when it comes to the clay bar since it is black?
> >>> I've
>  never taken a clay bar to a black car.
> 
>  Bob R
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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar black car

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Uh, no. The whole process is a function of the clay itself. It’s not something 
you could “fake” with another product. If you’ve never done it, you wouldn’t 
understand that it’s not a timely process, nor is it something you need to do 
more than maybe once/twice a year at most.

If doing a clay treatment takes you more than an hour’s worth of time, you’re 
either doing it wrong or you have a massive vehicle.

Dan

> On Mar 14, 2016, at 11:06 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Is there a spray-on  clay, or clay in an aerosol can? I don't have the
> patience to do all that rubbing.
> On Mar 14, 2016 10:10 AM, "Bob Rentfro via Mercedes" 
> wrote:
> 
>> Perfect.
>> 
>> Bob R
>> On Mar 14, 2016 2:15 AM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Nope.  Clay is colorblind.
>>> 
>>> Martha
>>> 
>>> 
 On Mar 13, 2016, at 11:44 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 
 Saturday was spent Martha-izing the new old diesel. Today, I did the
>> CLK.
 They both look great.
 Tomorrow I think I'll do the Jetta. The black Jetta. Do I need to do
 anything differently when it comes to the clay bar since it is black?
>>> I've
 never taken a clay bar to a black car.
 
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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar black car

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Is there a spray-on  clay, or clay in an aerosol can? I don't have the
patience to do all that rubbing.
On Mar 14, 2016 10:10 AM, "Bob Rentfro via Mercedes" 
wrote:

> Perfect.
>
> Bob R
> On Mar 14, 2016 2:15 AM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" 
> wrote:
>
> > Nope.  Clay is colorblind.
> >
> > Martha
> >
> >
> > > On Mar 13, 2016, at 11:44 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Saturday was spent Martha-izing the new old diesel. Today, I did the
> CLK.
> > > They both look great.
> > > Tomorrow I think I'll do the Jetta. The black Jetta. Do I need to do
> > > anything differently when it comes to the clay bar since it is black?
> > I've
> > > never taken a clay bar to a black car.
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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar black car

[Bob Rentfro via Mercedes]

Perfect.

Bob R
On Mar 14, 2016 2:15 AM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" 
wrote:

> Nope.  Clay is colorblind.
>
> Martha
>
>
> > On Mar 13, 2016, at 11:44 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Saturday was spent Martha-izing the new old diesel. Today, I did the CLK.
> > They both look great.
> > Tomorrow I think I'll do the Jetta. The black Jetta. Do I need to do
> > anything differently when it comes to the clay bar since it is black?
> I've
> > never taken a clay bar to a black car.
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar black car

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Nope.  Clay is colorblind.

Martha


> On Mar 13, 2016, at 11:44 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Saturday was spent Martha-izing the new old diesel. Today, I did the CLK.
> They both look great.
> Tomorrow I think I'll do the Jetta. The black Jetta. Do I need to do
> anything differently when it comes to the clay bar since it is black?  I've
> never taken a clay bar to a black car.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar

[Alex Chamberlain]

On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 6:37 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  Speaking of Clay, where is he?

Obviously he ran into Casey (Zeitgeist), there was a blinding flash,
and both vanished.  Matter and antimatter.

Alex Chamberlain
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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar

[Mitch Haley]

it looked better from a distance. Kinda like it was wet. It was
a dark blue car, wouldn't use black motor oil on a light colored car. 
Not a real restoration method, just a way to make a 50 footer into
a 30 footer on the cheap. 

"Dave H..." wrote:
> 
> What was the final outcome of your brother in laws efforts
> 
> Dave H...
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> 
> > My ex brother in law once treated an entire car with used motor oil.
> >
> > Mitch.
> >
> > "Dave H..." wrote:
> >>
> >> I went out to the garage moistened the corner of a dish rag with waste
> >> vegetable oil and started rubbing it into the hood of this car.  I mean
> >> after all I can't ruin it anymore than it is.
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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar

[Dave H...]

What was the final outcome of your brother in laws efforts


Dave H...

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> My ex brother in law once treated an entire car with used motor oil. 
> 
> Mitch.
> 
> "Dave H..." wrote:
>> 
>> I went out to the garage moistened the corner of a dish rag with waste
>> vegetable oil and started rubbing it into the hood of this car.  I mean
>> after all I can't ruin it anymore than it is.
>>
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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar

[Mitch Haley]

My ex brother in law once treated an entire car with used motor oil. 

Mitch.

"Dave H..." wrote:
> 
> I went out to the garage moistened the corner of a dish rag with waste
> vegetable oil and started rubbing it into the hood of this car.  I mean
> after all I can't ruin it anymore than it is.
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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar

[Dave H...]

I am trying something on my 71 280 with the worst cracking, peeling, 
oxidized paint job I have ever seen.

I am not searching for a cure only something to tide me over for about a 
year until I can afford a new paint job.

I was working and working on compounding, waxing and buffing this vehicle 
when after two hours of exhausting work the hood barely looked any 
different.  I started thinking - paint is an oil base, right?  I am 
experimenting with making biodiesel out there in the garage - humm 
Biodiesel = vegetable oil; paint = an oil base.

I went out to the garage moistened the corner of a dish rag with waste 
vegetable oil and started rubbing it into the hood of this car.  I mean 
after all I can't ruin it anymore than it is.

Well, that moistened corner covered the entire hood and the vehicle, while 
still showing all the cracks, etc miraculously returned to the original 
vehicle color.  I don't know what the final outcome will be but I will let 
it sit and bake in the South Carolina sun for a few days and then trying 
waxing and buffing and see what happens.  The paint color looks 95% better 
that I already know.  Maybe it will wax and polish up enough to save the 
vehicle for another year or so until a paint job can be afforded.

Maybe - just every time I drive this car, until the new paint job,  I will 
get hungry from smelling chicken, french fires or possibly even fried eggs. 
LOL


Dave H...

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Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 10:23 PM
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> So what do I use to resurrect this faded/oxidized paint?
>
> Bob R
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>> <> badly
>> oxidized can paint be and be saved by a clay bar? I've never used one. 
>> The
>> AZ sun has taken its toll on the flat surfaces of the car. Very
>> oxidized/faded looking but intact. Would a clay bar help this out?>>
>>
> No. Clay does not remove oxidation. Only stuff stuck to the paint such as
> overspray, bits of tar, bird poop, tree sap and so on.
>
> Speaking of Clay, where is he?
>
> RLE/plenty of clay bar experience
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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar

[Robert Rentfro]

So what do I use to resurrect this faded/oxidized paint?

Bob R
 

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> < badly
> oxidized can paint be and be saved by a clay bar? I've never used one. The
> AZ sun has taken its toll on the flat surfaces of the car. Very
> oxidized/faded looking but intact. Would a clay bar help this out?>>
> 
No. Clay does not remove oxidation. Only stuff stuck to the paint such as 
overspray, bits of tar, bird poop, tree sap and so on.

Speaking of Clay, where is he?

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Re: [MBZ] Clay bar

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> < badly
> oxidized can paint be and be saved by a clay bar? I've never used one. The
> AZ sun has taken its toll on the flat surfaces of the car. Very
> oxidized/faded looking but intact. Would a clay bar help this out?>>
> 
No. Clay does not remove oxidation. Only stuff stuck to the paint such as 
overspray, bits of tar, bird poop, tree sap and so on.

Speaking of Clay, where is he?

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