Just finished claying my daughters Camry this morning. It is a 2000, white and the paint had started to look chalky. I washed and dried it. I then used the Mothers brand clay. I then put a coat of Nu finish wax on it. It doesn't look showroom new but it is amazing what it did to bring back the finish. If your finish is starting to look bad, it is well worth the money to do this.

 

I agree.

I have used MOTHERS and now Mequiars clay bar systems on my 1999 Volvo s70. It does make a difference.

- Wash
- Dry
- Clay Bar
- Polish
- Wax

That is the order I do my stuff in.

 

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The clay bar makes the waxing go a whole lot smoother (less effort). I personally don't care too much for NuFinish. It may work on a brand new finish, but I feel it stinks for older paint jobs. I like twoand three step systemsfor bringing out the finish and using carnauba wax to maintain it.

 

Try Clay Magic, the clay holds together much better tham Mothers. Clay while you wash and it cuts the time way down and the soap makes for a better lubricant for the clay.

Replace Nu Finish with something like S100 and you can pretty much get that "pop" you're looking for...unless your paint's in need of polishing the swirls out. Either case the S100 goes on and off like butter with out staining trim and you can let it dry or wipe it right off.

 

I've used the clay on my white 92 BMW 325. Car literally went from an ivory to a pure apline white. I guess the ivoryish film was from oxydation or very poor detailing by prevous owner. Totally changed to car. Can someone provide a list of polish and waxes that will not stain the black trim? I currently use Zymol polish or Mequiars polish, and then Mequiar gold class wax.

 

I have always used and loved these products on my Mustang! If you do the entire deal it takes all day but man what a shine!! You can get the claybars on there also (i believe sold in pairs) for a much better price than my local auto-store.

http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc

 

I just clayed mine 2 days ago with Turtle Wax Liquid Clay Bar. You buff it on like wax, let it dry, hose it off, towel dry the car, then I polished and waxed it with a nano-wax. It took some time, but the results were well worth it. Paint is now very shiny, smooth, and has no more swirls.