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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 08:14 PM
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Detailed S-430

So after detailing my M5 this past week I detailed my dads 2002 S-430. Pics below. What do you guys think?

Pictures: http://www.pbase.com/rsujlana/waxed__detailed&page=2



Steps:
1. Wash & Dry
2. Meguiars Clay
3. Menzerna SIP with Orange Pad
4. Menzerna Nano with White Pad
5. Klasse AIO
6. Poor Boys Natty Blue Wax
7. Meguiars Detailed Spray

Trim:
1. Adams In & Out

Tires & Wheels:
1. Meguiars Wheel Cleaner
2. Adams V.R.T
3. Klasse AIO

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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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Dude that is crazy...loads of work. I still dont get how you do claybar.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by acedking90
Dude that is crazy...loads of work. I still dont get how you do claybar.
It's extremely easy and totally worth the effort. The cars paint feels baby skin soft after claying.

1. Spray lubricant on car and on the clay
2. Rub clay back and fourth like eraser.

Pretty much, you are erasing your car paint to get the containments out.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 01:14 AM
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Do u press the clay to form a patty like shape that your whole hand can cover? Do kits actually come with enough clay?

BTW You have a BEAUTIFUL house!
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 02:31 AM
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you did it the right way, congrats.

I used the full mequires system (step 1,2,3): Clay, crystal polish, carnuba wax (you can use NXT v 2.0 synthetic wax if you like) and random orbital buffer. The results were unreal. The days of doing just wax don't work anymore, you have to do all 3 steps to get full results.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr. C36
you did it the right way, congrats.

I used the full mequires system (step 1,2,3): Clay, crystal polish, carnuba wax (you can use NXT v 2.0 synthetic wax if you like) and random orbital buffer. The results were unreal. The days of doing just wax don't work anymore, you have to do all 3 steps to get full results.
I used to do the same steps about 10 years back but as you become familiar with products you move up to trying different products which yield results unimaginable. The Meguiars 1-2-3 System works really great!

Meguiars NXT 2.0 is unbelievable.
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