Hi All

I have bought a load of stuff for sorting the paintwork out on my Magic Black Fabia. What I want to know is do I use the clay bar before or after using the Poorboys SSR1. Its a Maguires Clay Smooth clay kit that I have bought.

Many Thanks

Simon

Wash the car, using a mild washing up liquid for a foamer ( this removes most traces of old wax ) clay the car as per instructions, wash the car properly, and start the polish/wax routine.

Just make sure the car is completely clean before use and make sure the clay is well lubricated, also keep re moulding the clay so that you have a clean suface for every panel...

Cheers

Ash

Cut the bar into four, this in case you drop the clay on the floor.

Wash the car, 2 bucket method, and give it a good rinse but don't bother drying it. Clay the car and then you'll need to re-wash the car and dry it before going onto the polishing stage. Plan for a minimum of half a day. If your going to do wash/clay/wash/dry/polish/wax then that's going to be a full day and if you haven't got a PC or rotary then your going to have aching arms and probably back ache as well :thumbdwn:.

If you aren't sure of anything have a look on detailingworld.com and there is all the info you could want, especially in the 'guides' section .

And as a final warning - detailing becomes totally obsessive .

Wash the car, 2 bucket method, and give it a good rinse but don't bother drying it. Clay the car and then you'll need to re-wash the car and dry it before going onto the polishing stage. Plan for a minimum of half a day. If your going to do wash/clay/wash/dry/polish/wax then that's going to be a full day and if you haven't got a PC or rotary then your going to have aching arms and probably back ache as well :thumbdwn:.

If you aren't sure of anything have a look on detailingworld.com and there is all the info you could want, especially in the 'guides' section .

And as a final warning - detailing becomes totally obsessive .

Ok I spent most of the day on it and yes my arms and back ache, but I am still not happy so will need to repeat things again next week!!!

Simon

What aren't you happy with, you won't get rid of swirl marks on VAG paint without a rotary of pc. Have a good read up on detailingworld and you should be able to find the answer to most problems.