"puddler" (Levithelandseal)
05/07/2014 at 11:43 • Filed to: None
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"puddler" (Levithelandseal)
05/07/2014 at 11:43 • Filed to: None | 3
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rubbed on the blazer until my arms fell off last night. easily the most extreme transformation i've ever witnessed. will get pics when i'm done, but it's doing well so far.
anyone here ever spend that much time and energy on something as useless as paint?
Party-vi
> puddler
05/07/2014 at 11:52 |
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I feel you - it usually takes me 4 hours to properly wash and wax my car.
CalzoneGolem
> puddler
05/07/2014 at 11:52 |
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One time I had to carry a bunch of paint cans.
hike
> puddler
05/07/2014 at 11:54 |
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Every time I do a detail job. The clay bar is such an amazing thing, especially on a nice black paint where it really makes it shine. It's also really satisfying feeling how insanely smooth the paint is afterwards.
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CalzoneGolem
> hike
05/07/2014 at 11:59 |
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Does it fill in small scratches and imperfections? My son decorated my wife's car by drawing on it with a rock. I spent a few hours buffing it but it still shows up.
bugeyedfatwalrus
> CalzoneGolem
05/07/2014 at 12:04 |
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Scratches? No. imperfections? probably...clay has taken things off of my cars that i didn't think would come off. It basically removes surface contamination from paint, even stuff you can't see... If you look at paint under a microscope its not flat, its a lot of peaks and valleys, the clay takes the crap all out of it... then once its clay'ed you can polish and prep for surface protection product of your choosing.... but man, clay on a black car is really fun (takes forever to do it right)
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bugeyedfatwalrus
> Party-vi
05/07/2014 at 12:04 |
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yea, me too. my wife thinks I'm insane.
SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza
> CalzoneGolem
05/07/2014 at 12:06 |
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Clay bars don't fill or fix. They act like a sponge, soaking up all the stuff stuck to your paint. leaving it super smooth.
red014
> hike
05/07/2014 at 12:07 |
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Couldn't agree more. The first time I used one I was stunned at how smooth the paint was after claying but BEFORE waxing.
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hike
> CalzoneGolem
05/07/2014 at 12:09 |
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bugeyedfatwalrus said it right. It won't fill in scratches, but it does wonders getting off little iimperfections in the paint. I think polishing might fix some small scratches though, but I'm too knowledgeable at polishing. I stick with clay bar and wax.
Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
> CalzoneGolem
05/07/2014 at 12:17 |
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This is by far the best scratch filler I've found. Scratches that are only 1 or 2 layers deep it can get rid of them, but for the ones they can't I've seen it at least blend the scratch in, and clean it up real good so you can get some touch up paint on it.
http://www.amazon.com/Meguiars-G1030…
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CalzoneGolem
> hike
05/07/2014 at 12:21 |
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I'll have to claybar and polish some more
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CalzoneGolem
> Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
05/07/2014 at 12:21 |
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I'll have to try it out.
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Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
> CalzoneGolem
05/07/2014 at 12:23 |
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I have a black car and it works wonders on it. It also gets rid of those really set in water spots.
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CalzoneGolem
> Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
05/07/2014 at 12:31 |
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Right on.
E92M3
> puddler
05/07/2014 at 12:45 |
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A porter cable and some finishing polish (before wax) will do miracles.
Jayhawk Jake
> puddler
05/07/2014 at 12:49 |
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I really need to clay bar again, it's been a while.
I spend a ton of time and energy washing my car. I wash it once a week or so now.
I really want to pick up a DA and try my hand at corrections.
DirtyBird
> puddler
05/07/2014 at 12:55 |
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I do every now and again, I use a paste wax normally so when im going all out its a 4 step process. Wash, clay bar, wax, and step back and look at how shiney it turned out
Meatcoma
> Party-vi
05/07/2014 at 13:01 |
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If you came over and we did my car together it would only take 2 hours! Sounds like a deal huh?
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Party-vi
> Meatcoma
05/07/2014 at 13:14 |
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It takes me 4 hours on a car I can actually reach - forget the blazer!
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Meatcoma
> Party-vi
05/07/2014 at 13:19 |
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Mine is a camaro, not the OP's blazer lol.
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Party-vi
> Meatcoma
05/07/2014 at 13:30 |
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Oh. Derp. Well in that case I require beer as payment.
PG; the scalpel wielder
> puddler
05/07/2014 at 18:54 |
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the rain gods have been awakened.
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puddler
> PG; the scalpel wielder
05/07/2014 at 19:50 |
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the sprinkling cools the claybar enough that it's quit sticking to my hands.