I'm 63 and learnt so much from you fellas 👏👏

Thanks guys for the simple explanation of an essential technique!

This video has been extremely helpful for me, Thank you Meguiars!

Love watching these videos didn't know half of what I know now

I just brought a car and washed it multiple times. It had black tar splats and other random splats on the surface which made it rough. I brought a clay bar, as soon as I rubbed it on my clay bar was brown!

Know all the stuff in this series so far just love watching you guys anyway 😂😂 “it is artwork” 😂😂

This worked like a charm for me last year. Now that winter is over, I just stopped by to refresh my memory.

Great video guys,i have done this before but watching the video has taught me to the hash tag way and better to get the full coverage when doing it.

Subscribes because of the e36! *subbed* much love from Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦

Excellent video that looks like a very easy process but maybe little time consuming.

Once the first side of the hood was done and wiped dry, it looked shinier to me! Of course it still needs more work!

Thanks for the video guys... Just what I needed. I’m only just getting into detailing. I’ve had my 8 year-old Mazda 3 since new. It’s been washed incorrectly most of it’s life with me I’m afraid and is now absolutely covered in swirl marks (though in my defence, they used water-based paint which is not as tough as the stuff used on older cars I’m told). I’m hoping to start clay barring it soon and already have the boxed kit you show at the start. Are there any other precautions I need to take with the water-based paintwork? Would I have potential problems using a DA/rotary polisher when I finally get one? I’m looking forward to having a crack and have bought hand polishing pads and Ultimate Compound and Polish for after!

This series in general has taught me a lot about how to do things I've never thought I'd do because of time or my skill level. Given the extra time I have while in lockdown I'm going to attempt to go all out on the exterior of my car to get it looking better. Bought a load of new products and did a trial area until I can spend a whole day on my car. TBF my bonnet wasn't that bad but the clay still picked up some contamination and feels perfect to the touch.

just bought this kit and going to try this for the first time

Thanks! This was really good. Subbed.

Great videos guys, very informative and helpful. Can you do a video on white car care? Thanks.

Did my car recently with this product it does work and glossy paintwork

Thank you. Now I understand why the interior paint surface is so smooth while the exterior is so rough.

Great video guys always use your clay 👍

Many thanks for making the video. I think there are sound quality problems - unfortunately a kind of clangy, thin, tinny sound. I don't know whether there are problems with the mics?

Thank you for this video.

My favorite quik detailer for the clay bar is M34 and last touch 1: 1!

Cool video didn’t even know about clay cleaning.

Thanks for the info. Going to be doing this soon

@finesseitdetailing7281

4 жыл бұрын

DIM Tips 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

My left ear! haha

@meguiarsuk

5 жыл бұрын

Apologies! We had trouble with the Mic's

@Breaking_Beard

5 жыл бұрын

I'd just dropped my phone before watching the video and I thought I ruined my right speaker! 😂

@meguiarsuk

5 жыл бұрын

@@Breaking_Beard Apologies again! we had some audio issues with a few of the videos..

@reptilebeats936

4 жыл бұрын

@@meguiarsuk flip it to mono on both tracks and add a stereo widener should make it better :)

Amazing video thanks a lot, i bought the Meguiar's clay and I'll try to do it and then compound Polish, i have a question, after every section i need to push the contaminating to the center right? How many times i can do this? (My car is 7 years old), and can i use this process for all my car? And after i finish can i re use the clay for another time (months) or do i need to buy a new one? Thanks a lot

Bro I used clay bar on my 2015 mustang gt and omg the paint looks like it’s brand new, it kept leaving the clay bar yellow and the residue from the lubricant was yellowish too. I highly recommend clay bar bro

Hi there, Thanks for the video and I enjoyed watching you guys! I see your clay liner link, but is there a specific clay bar I should use?

Thanks guys

I’ve just purchased this clay bar kit I was wondering if you had to polish it with ultimate compound then normal polish then ceramic liquid wax? Could you tell me what’s best please :)

Do you guys ship to USA ? You have have detail bags that I’ll love to purchase

Hi guys, love the clay bar, but iv never tried it on glass. If I used this on my windscreen would it smear it , ot would it work the same way on paint work. Your videos are so cool , ideal for beginners like my self, love to see more. Great work guys keep it going. 100% watchable.😃👍

I'am Your Newest Subsciber Great Videos

My left ear enjoyed this video

Doesnt quick detailer leave some kind of residue on the vehicle? Would that not be bad if you are going to polish it?

Clear and easy instructions. Thanks for explaining for a noob. What is the detailer? Coming from other country and we don’t use that term here.

@meguiarsuk

5 жыл бұрын

It comes as part of our clay kits. Just a good lubricant for the clay.

accidentley dropped the bottle from the Maguire's foam kit bottle the straw part would you bin it or just wash it and use it again

Great vedio ...Plz make a video about removing old wax and rewaxing with hard wax ty

Thank you!

Detailing spray contains chemicals that clay baring doesn’t require... would you not want to use a lubricant especially deigned for clay barring?

My grandad used to use a bar of Irish spring soap. After it dried off, he go over the whole car with a coffee filter. 1960s Dart olive green. Rip grampa 🍻

Is the clay bar application after the car has been polished or between wash and polish?

Thanks guys my 2016 FK2 is already excited to be competition white again :)

When you call bar your car can you add a ceramic coat as a protectant or do you need to add a wax then add the ceramic coat

Thanks for that

*Tip for iPhone users: Settings > General > Accessibility > Turn Mono on for Audio* *This will fix the problem with this video, just remember to turn it back off after*

I’ve never used mequiar’s I use Autoglym products on my Mercedes SL. I’m thinking of trying Meguiars hope it’s good as Autoglym.

I think you see a hazy layer removed with the claybar imma try the ceramic next week I ordered it today I cant wait to try it on my subari and Volkswagen

Thank you guys, great intro to clay! Learnt something today.

I have a red hard meguiars Claybar, shoud I use this white one or can I use the claybar that I have ?

Very entertaining, kept me watching and learning but how do you remove overspray from the clearcoat?

@meguiarsuk

5 жыл бұрын

The clay bar will remove any contaminants sitting on the surface of the paint.

@maximc7089

5 жыл бұрын

@@meguiarsuk Ok so I'll just have to build up that right arm for some rubbing.

Thanks. Going to try on my 66 Mustang tomorrow. Definitely has a rough feel to it. Just did my 93 White Mustang with Ultimate Compound, then ultimate wax only. Which was fine. But the dark blue 66 has a little more roughness to touch. So I bought Meguiars clay kit. We'll see how it goes. Sounds and looks straightforward and easy.

How many times we use the clay bar and how to keep the clay bar clean for the future use thanks

So in 7 years of my detail experience I've never done clay bar.. but i do ceramic coating and paint correction and polishing. If you can polish is clay bar ever worth it?

Thanks for this useful video on clay bar. Do I have keep it dry or moist when storing the clay bar after using on a small portion of the car?

@edubb2491

4 жыл бұрын

It will dry..i keep mine in a zip lock bag right after use

@nigelyong101

4 жыл бұрын

Eric Maeder I put it in a clean air tight container with a bit of moist. Hopefully, it’s ok 😅

@Pube83

Жыл бұрын

You throw it in the trash

What would be good to use for severe water spots?

Great video do you have to machine Polish after claying

@meguiarsuk

5 жыл бұрын

After claying the car would be left with no protection. We would suggest on soft paints you may find marring from the clay this can be corrected by hand or machine polishing.

I’m just getting into your videos! Already picked up some Meguiar buckets and grit trays. Hopefully you guys still reply, my question is, say I’ve washed my car, am I okay to clay bar it, and that’s it, or do you have to do other things after you clay bar every time?

@largeautomobile

Жыл бұрын

I would wax it after that. Or else contaminants will accumulate within the porosity of the paint faster than it would without a coat of wax, y'know? 😊👍🏻

can you use the ultimate quick detailer for clay bar also? because i have that one instead of the one you guys used on the video

@meguiarsuk

4 жыл бұрын

We suggest using the generic quik detailer as you only need it for lubrication for the clay.

@presentmnd

4 жыл бұрын

@@meguiarsuk true thanks for the response guys. Appreciate it

Would you want to wash the car again if you went straight to wax becuase no polishing step was required?

Awsum Thnk you

Great informative videos! Please upload your videos in mono audio rather than stereo. Drove me crazy only hearing yall talk in my left ear

This is great ASMR

So i waited for the sun to cool and clayed the car, hard graft for a beginner but chuffed with the results. I also did the car once clayed with a coat of ultimate quick wax all over, including wheels and gelled the tyres. I use the ultimate quick wax and ultimate detailer on a regular basis as i like the ease of use. Should i be thinking of anything else polish wise?

@meguiarsuk

5 жыл бұрын

Good work! Clay really does improve the way the car feels but not looks. If you want a polish we would suggest the Ultimate Polish.

@chilistrucker4912

5 жыл бұрын

@@meguiarsuk cheers, i'll grab a bottle from Halfords later as its on special at the mo :)

What would you recommend clay bar or clay cloth

4:55 the dude waxing is like “alright it’s a demonstration, you can see little black spots, moving on” 😂😂😂

What are the general steps to detail old paint? 1. Clay 2. Compound 3. Polish 4 wax If so, which product do you recommend for each?

@MonaichFother

2 жыл бұрын

Halfords own polish. "They" did a comparison of products and some at Halfords got the formula wrong and it's as good as the most expensive out there.

Once you've finished clay-barring, can you go straight to using Meguiars Hybrid Ceramic wax to finish, or should you wash off any remaining detailing lube first?

@meguiarsuk

4 жыл бұрын

you can wax the car immediately absolutely! maybe try our new Hybrid Ceramic Liquid Wax?!

@husky041

4 жыл бұрын

@@meguiarsuk yes, I did that and I'm pleased with the results, although I'm convinced the Wash Plus shampoo has caused swirls in my paintwork all over. I'm pissed off

@meguiarsuk

4 жыл бұрын

​@@husky041 Sorry to hear this. It's unlikely that the wash plus itself caused the swirl marks. However they can easily be removed with the Ultimate compound.

@brandonlewis9226

4 жыл бұрын

So after claying the car should I go straight to ceramic wax spray or would you just use polish then wax?

Difference between your clay and clay of eBay for instance?

I never see people clay their doors or side skirts etc.... Is it ok to do so? I could imagine being loads of contaminants on them areas

@meguiarsuk

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! You can clay pretty much anything! Even Wheels!

It would be ok to ceramic spray afterwards?

Is there a difference with the color of the clays?

If anyone is sceptical about a clay bar then try one. I personally never used them until recently but I was absolutely amazed at the amount of contaminants it removed. Even iron dust from a grinder that has settled on a car was removed.

@ugurasci4404

4 ай бұрын

Does it work wonders? Like the shiny lasts longer or car washes become easy

Did I just see two guys fall in love?

my left ear enjoyed this

I saw him using the bar on the sun roof, do you do that on all the windows?

good greeting you from argentina bs.as. I'm a fan of waxes. I have a black hilux that you recommend me wax?

@meguiarsuk

5 жыл бұрын

The Ultimate wax!

The detailer lube thingy, can I use water or some home grown solution?

@tomb2290

4 жыл бұрын

CRM6718 water with just a couple drops of household washing up liquid will work

@meguiarsuk

4 жыл бұрын

We suggest using the Quik Detailer as it a brilliant lubricant for clay. There isn't enough lubricity in water to make sure the clay works effectively.

Tbh just started using clay I think it's full of spray or something and this works a treat

I’m going to attempt to clay bar the roof of my car this weekend with the meguiars kit, the rest of the paintwork looks good and shiny but the roof looks like it’s been sat under a tree for years, I’ve only just bought it so don’t know the history. I thought the clear coat had perished initially but there’s no peeling so I’m hoping it’s just build up. Do I need to also apply compound afterwards? I was hoping to clay wash and wax. I’d appreciate any advice, thanks

@meguiarsuk

4 жыл бұрын

If you are looking to revive any faded paint or remove swirls then absolutely Ultimate Compound should be used. If it's just to remove any build up of residue then wash the car first, then clay and then wax.

@michaeldepow6663

3 жыл бұрын

Did my truck today

@pradeepsagwal

3 жыл бұрын

@@meguiarsuk I heard that clay introduces micro scratches & marring. I never used clay as I dont know how to polish afterwards .

Does it matter if you have ppf? I imagine so since you're cleaning the film, not the paint...

Sound check 101 😂😂

Yet another great vid guys! Do you need to clay the windows? for example the front windscreen?

@finesseitdetailing7281

4 жыл бұрын

RNLIB730 you can do you can clay all the windows especially if a ceramic coating is being applied

I just used this clay on my car and it left tiny straight scratches i can see under my light, is this normal which i then have to polish out? ie should it have left literally no scratch? I only tested a small section with a brand new clay

@meguiarsuk

5 жыл бұрын

The clay shouldn't have caused any scratches if proper lubrication was used. It may be that the scratches we more visible when under the light and need either the quick scratch eraser kit to fix it or ultimate compound.

Love the vids guys but Dale I’m sorry but I don’t think Lubricity is a real word , lubricant , lubrication maybe lol. Also for a poor boy like me who wants to do the full program is there any deal that Maguiars can do if I bought all the products I needed to do the full detailing of my JCW Clubby Mini? Thanks

@meguiarsuk

4 жыл бұрын

We would suggest looking at any of our retailers for prices. We are suggested RRP.

Thanks guys, appreciate this simple to follow video. I've never done it before but feel confident to have a go, and it doesn't look absolutely knackering too. As an aside - what a good idea to have a noob introduce video, makes it much less intimidating and more approachable for us know-nothings.

another great and informative vid. I was going to try and claybar my Z4 today after watching this, but its bright sunshine outside and the car is Black, I assume i'm better off waiting for a cooler day?

@meguiarsuk

5 жыл бұрын

Probably best to hold off till later in the day when it's not in direct sunlight yes.

So does the clay get chucked after use?

After claying should you wash the car again before compound stage? Or is quick detail good enough?

@MrMkariniot

5 жыл бұрын

Before coating you have to wash your car completely !! So after flaying it’s time for polishing and waxing

I hope after wash claying compound and Polish along with wax. It last a long time before the entire process.

Will it work to remove paint splashes from Car?

HI best ever is to use Bilt Hamber clay fr UK they have their own clay mine ! avail in S , M, H grades it is so pure they say and it is TRUE ! you can use just plain water for lube ! ! try it let me know what you think ? and update your video w/an addendum ? thx Jack 🙂

If the detailer your using is just for lubrication purposes just use soapy water mixed in a spray bottle and save yourself a few quid .

@Car_Factory_007

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate for the suggestion Really that detailer spray kinda look expensive and I was looking for counter measure solution in the comments and bravo I got one by you🙂

@stevethedonful

Жыл бұрын

This channel is a Meguiar's channel, they want to sell you more product

@ugurasci4404

4 ай бұрын

I plan on using Adam’s detailer the pink spray bottle. I don’t mind using something expensive when it comes to my car, I’m keeping it to last longer

@anthonytyrrell7291

2 ай бұрын

1 part onr no rinse to 64 part's distilled water. 32 oz bottle of onr we'll make roughly 16 gallons for $18

after you clay bar what polish do you use afterwards

@bartekp7587

3 жыл бұрын

Ultimate compound and Ultimate polish and then wax for protection

Is it pointless to use the clay if a resin polish has already been applied ? or will the clay take of the polish or at least the contaminants ?

@meguiarsuk

5 жыл бұрын

You'd want to use the clay before the polish ideally.

@timm4930

5 жыл бұрын

Meguiar's UK yeah , but I watched your vids after I had done it , will order a clay bar and use in a few months this time before I polish it , thanks for the reply

once you have clayed your car do you then HAVE to do any other process?

@meguiarsuk

4 жыл бұрын

There are a few things you might like to do after clay barring such as removing swirl marks or giving the car a fantastic gloss but one thing to note with clay barring is it removes any wax protection. Therefore we suggest waxing after.

Hi guys! Great videos! A question: How often I have to clay my car? Everytime I'm going to wash it?

@princess8004

4 жыл бұрын

Nela depends how much gunk is in the paint. I claybar typically when the paint feels rough after washing by hand.

@meguiarsuk

4 жыл бұрын

no you wont need to do this every time in washing. However you can do it as many times as you like. Just take note that everytime you do your protection will be stripped off.

@Sean-me4fv

Жыл бұрын

@@meguiarsuk What is the protection being stripped off? How do I get the protection reapplied?

@carlwilliams9624

Жыл бұрын

@@Sean-me4fv re wax or polish

Iron is the worst, have to hit it with an iron remover also once down to a clean surface. Probably best to do before claying.

After folding clay bar many times on same car, wouldnt the dirt eventually end up on the face of the bar??

@meguiarsuk

4 жыл бұрын

Each car is different so some cars you will be able to do the whole car with just half the clay, If you find the clay to be getting visibly dirty you can switch to the other half of the clay you cut earlier.

Can I use a clay bar if I have a wax or sealant and ceramic coating or will it remove it?

@meguiars

2 жыл бұрын

While not aggressively removing protection clay can have a diminishing impact on most waxes, sealants, or coatings so to be safe you will need to assume it will at least remove some protection.

@Brandon-no3vc

2 жыл бұрын

@@meguiars how do I tell if I have a wax seal or coating