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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Clay 10/31/10 at 23:49:48 Remember a few weeks back I had sent away for some Clay to help with the polishing of my car,I had never used it before ,Below is the result,I really like it,what do you think ?
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Edgar Senior Member Offline Are you a lucky little lady in the city of light? Posts: 353 San Diego	Re: clay Reply #1 - 11/01/10 at 00:51:11 Looks graet Mick! How come you like the miata so much?
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Reply #2 - 11/01/10 at 09:39:41

Edgar wrote on 11/01/10 at 00:51:11:

Looks graet Mick! How come you like the miata so much?

It's just a great little car,and it's as close to a motorcycle as I can get ,without being on one
no helmet ,wind in my hair and face,and that little car can fly,I recently got a little past 90 mph and still had allot left,I will never own any other car, two seats an all.

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Midnightrider Serious Thumper Offline Alliance Member Posts: 3244 Winston Salem, NC	Re: clay Reply #3 - 11/01/10 at 10:46:14 Great job Mick!!! I use to sprinkle corn starch on the wax when I was rubbing it off. I kept the corn starch in a salt shaker. It prevented swirls. Its an old detailers secret.
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Reply #4 - 11/01/10 at 12:52:40

Midnightrider wrote on 11/01/10 at 10:46:14:

Great job Mick!!! I use to sprinkle corn starch on the wax when I was rubbing it off. I kept the corn starch in a salt shaker. It prevented swirls. Its an old detailers secret.

MMMMMMmm That's nice to know,any particular brand ? or are pretty much the same? Now when exacly do you use it ? With the clay I just run my bare finger tips over the paint and you can feel like a few grains of salt,a few swipes with the clay and a liquid spray wax, seems to get that off. Are you saying Mike that the corn starch takes the place of the clay ? thanks. Mick

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Reply #5 - 11/01/10 at 13:18:18

After the wax hardens and as you are removing the wax you sprinkle the corn starch on the wax you are removing. I dont know if it prevents the round swirl marks created by the wax removal or if it fills them in but it makes the paint look like glass. As far as I know any brand of corn starch works. Isnt the clay more for removing impurities on the paint? My Dad has used the clay but I've never tried it.

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Reply #6 - 11/01/10 at 13:48:17

Midnightrider wrote on 11/01/10 at 13:18:18:

After the wax hardens and as you are removing the wax you sprinkle the corn starch on the wax you are removing. I dont know if it prevents the round swirl marks created by the wax removal or if it fills them in but it makes the paint look like glass. As far as I know any brand of corn starch works. Isnt the clay more for removing impurities on the paint? My Dad has used the clay but I've never tried it.

you got me wondering now, I shall have to try some on my sisters car.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: clay Reply #7 - 11/01/10 at 14:00:48 I've used the clay it works good,When my ex gfs daughter paint something in the garage with a spray can It to took off the spray dust on my brand new at the time Suzuki 1500,It worked just as good when her boy did the same 1 month later,but the cover was on then, but some how the spray dust when up the cover and landed on top the bike.
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lukeduck Full Member Offline "Come to terms with the ass that bears you" Posts: 166 Ontario, Ca. Gender:	Re: clay Reply #8 - 11/01/10 at 16:40:40 Nice job on the car. Bet you kept bikes looking the same. I've never had the patience or desire for the shine. Looks like a real neat dog in the second pict. Like dogs better than most people, three live here. Give the pup a pat and a good ear scratch for me---Luke
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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: clay Reply #9 - 11/01/10 at 16:56:06 thanks Luke,and my Dog "Missy" thanks you too.
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Reply #10 - 11/01/10 at 19:18:48

lukeduck wrote on 11/01/10 at 16:40:40:

Nice job on the car. Bet you kept bikes looking the same. I've never had the patience or desire for the shine. Looks like a real neat dog in the second pict. Like dogs better than most people, three live here. Give the pup a pat and a good ear scratch for me---Luke

Yes my bikes are always spotless,and unmoded other than fork mod,carb jets ,K&N air filter,on the same tone I have never had a second party come look at anything I am selling, One look and it's sold,for the asking price. It does pay off in the end. The last bike I sold ,the guy was getting the money out of his pocket as he's walking toward the bike.Cleanliness is next to godliness,I thought every one knew that Cool

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lukeduck Full Member Offline "Come to terms with the ass that bears you" Posts: 166 Ontario, Ca. Gender:	Re: clay Reply #11 - 11/02/10 at 09:04:45 Mick, I can see Missy in the passenger seat of that" little red bomb", top down, wind in the face, living the good life. Have a great day(it's the best Tue. of the week---Luke
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