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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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14th Feb 11 at 18:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yup that's all BH clay needs Ollie.
Piér
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Registered: 4th Jan 10
Location: Gloucestershire
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14th Feb 11 at 21:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You can get BH for 10.99 on ebay + free delivery and its a 200g bar and lasts ages water as lube as said above!
Doug
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14th Feb 11 at 23:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Would you recommend the soft or normal BH clay?
Piér
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Location: Gloucestershire
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15th Feb 11 at 13:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Normal if the car has never been clayed before or if its been a while and soft if you keep on top of your car
Rich H
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Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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15th Feb 11 at 13:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Soft is fine for most people tbh. Regular is good advice for a car that's never been clayed before though.

Expect it to marr the paint a bit though.
Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
Location: Scotland
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15th Feb 11 at 13:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Il be needing a new clay bar after the state of mine today
Wheel arches and bottom of doors is the worst bits with tar, boot is too so away to attack it just now. Although I think the boot could be bits of diesel soot?
Piér
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Location: Gloucestershire
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15th Feb 11 at 13:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Was gonna say Rich, normal can be a bit harsh but a lot of people have used it with a lot of lube and its been alright! Don't know how true that is though
And yeah, you will find that the drivers side is probably worse than the passenger side as well lol!
You may want to look at getting Tar remover to use before you clay as you will go through the clay quicker if you remove tar with it as you need to keep folding
Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
Location: Scotland
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15th Feb 11 at 13:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got tar remover, just being lazy and not getting it out
This is the clays last life anyway
Still got polish glaze and wax to do yet nice day though
dan_m1les
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Registered: 8th May 06
Location: Burnham, Buckinghamshire
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15th Feb 11 at 14:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What is "marr'd paint"?
Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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15th Feb 11 at 14:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Usually if you have dirt in a clay bar or something and rub it all over your paint and fuck it up.
Andy Stocker
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Registered: 31st Aug 00
Location: Herts Drives: Porsche 911
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15th Feb 11 at 14:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Really need to give the Astra some TLC
mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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15th Feb 11 at 14:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Been using fairy liquid and scouring pad on mine recently
Bueno
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Registered: 23rd Jun 10
Location: Emmer Green, Berkshire
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15th Feb 11 at 16:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mwg
Been using fairy liquid and scouring pad on mine recently


Hows that working out for ya?
Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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15th Feb 11 at 16:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Brand new mate.
Mertin
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Location: Scotland
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15th Feb 11 at 17:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well my efforts were cut short today, finished claying it and 3rd wash and dry and start first panel with polish and bloody rain
Beato
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Registered: 14th Sep 06
Location: Leven, Fife
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15th Feb 11 at 19:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My car hasn't moved most of winter so isn't too bad. But I think its going to have to be at least April before I get the bucket and sponge out.

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