liquid claybar ....pros and cons

[spencersa]

so those of you that are late night people might be flipping through the channels and saw a advertisement for the ICE liquid claybar. the people at my work decided to oreder it and try it before we put it on the shelves, so today i tried it and heres what i found out. it is applied the same way you apply wax. comes with about a foot dize aplicator pad with a slever for your hand so its easy to scrub

Pros:
-gets rid of oxidization very well (had some one the corners of my truck and after some scrubbing it was gone)
-will get minor sap dots out with some scrubbing
-woks like a wax and makes paint smoothe
-can use in sun

cons:
-you cant wipe off with microfiber towel, sounds easy but doesnt wash off very well with water.
-water seems to stay on and not want to dry and waterspots
-does not shine up so much so you SHOULD use some other wax to finish it off
-does not get rid of large sap spots any bigger than a pinhead without major scrubbing

i personaly would like to go with the physical bar. anyone else try this and actully like it better?

[Kovz]

Many other, including myself, love the real thing.

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f74/cl...ar-wow-267866/

[ablues10]

I used meguire's clay bar yesterday, I love it, it made the paint SMOOOOOTH and got rid of the overspray.

[WhiteXtremeSdime]

the original clay bar is the way to go (ex: Clay Bar, Meguirs, Mothers). I've used them for years long before you could go to the parts store and buy them. The only real downside to them is that they dry out quickly and tend to stick to your hands. Its not that big of a deal just make sure to keep either the supplied lube, or a quick spray wax handy and soak the crap out of it.

[Sir Toad]

i saw that commercial....didn't they show the front end of a 98+ dime?

[DetroitStyleDragr]

Quote: Originally Posted by kovz34

Many other, including myself, love the real thing.

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f74/cl...ar-wow-267866/

While they work, AutoMagic products suck and I would try to stay away from them. We use it at work and I pass their stuff up all the time for Tech. Choice products.

[Sir Toad]

i got some links for the real thing....they used to be posted here before the crash....if interested i could post the links again.

[TubbD]

Quote: Originally Posted by paint toad

i got some links for the real thing....they used to be posted here before the crash....if interested i could post the links again.

<---interested

I love my clay bar. Makes it soooooo smoooth

[ChrisNJ]

I'm interested in what you guys say the real thing is? Automagic owns the patents for the clay available right now so 99% of clay is made by them.

[WhiteXtremeSdime]

By saying original we mean the actual claybar not the liquid claybar that SpencerSa was talking about.

[blazinjake]

i've only used the liquid claybar.... next i'm gonna try the actual claybar to have a referrence but i didn't have any trouble spraying it off with the water hose... i did wax afterwards, mainly because it says on the bottle to follow it with wax and minor scratches oxidation and abrasions like assholes opening their cardoors on it that i could not get off with even a little fingernail action, it got these off rather easily without much scrubbing..

[Russell89]

I used the liquid clay bar as well. worked good for very small things but I should have got the real bar. not worth the money really.

[lodime]

Used my liquid claybar after a good wash, inside the wash bay and out of the sun, was perfect, honestly It came out the same as when I used the REAL clay except it was real easy to use, came off with a microfiber and took me less than 45 minutes to do the whole truck, one panel at a time, no problem with it here

[Slow01S10]

hmmm lot of mixed opinions. I always detail my truck and since this the first year i will probably not have to buff it out i decided to buy the liquid claybar to give it a try and see if its as easy as they say. I need to get some minor swirls out and just want to reapply some wax. What has everyone used right after the clay?

[Paddywad]

I just clay barred my truck last weekend with the Mequiars Claybar Kit, what a difference. After that was done I waxed the truck with Mequiars Cleaner Wax. After I wash it this weekend I will apply Mequiars Gold Class.

[Blk N' Blu]

Quote: Originally Posted by Paddywad

I just clay barred my truck last weekend with the Mequiars Claybar Kit, what a difference. After that was done I waxed the truck with Mequiars Cleaner Wax. After I wash it this weekend I will apply Mequiars Gold Class.

X2!!!! i did All that and my truck looked Brand Freakin New!! was amazing, only down fall... my truck seems to be a Magnet for dust now

[bitchin sonoma]

goodthing you posted it, I really don't watch much tv.But, I am definetly going to try it in my girls sisters mustang,then use menzerna and wizards product,will see how it turns out.

[CraigDavid]

i just used the ICE liquid stuff.... not really taht impressed. im going to wax it tomorrow. ill update then. but it really didnt remove my swirl marks on the hood and i tried really hard. go with the real thing IMO