eleven357 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 ...go their entire lives without ever being clayed? Just a thought I had the other day. I mean, it must be the vast majority of them, right? What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 estecoca Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Well, if your sampling is of all vehicles, then I agree that the overwhelming majority do not get clayed. And that's even if you throw out service/commercial vehicles. However, if you sample the higher end of the spectrum, I think the needle might move a little...but still, I dont think it is common beyound detailing enthusiasts. I have read posts on here about demos with ppl who think their vehicles are spotless and clean only to be astonished when the plastic bag test is used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 B66vette Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I own 6 vehicles. Only my Corvettes have seen a clay bar. I may get a bug up my *** this spring and do a couple more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Team Adam's Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 If every vehicle owner did our plastic bag test - every vehicle would be clay'd http://www.adamsforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=427&highlight=plastic+test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Marylander Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I think that it's sad to look at a junkyard or abandoned car lot and think that at one time, each and every one of those cars had been brought home, fawned over, loved; the owner invited the neighbors over to see it and made everyone in the office come down to the parking lot and check it out... and then life goes on, and the bumps, scratches, bird droppings, scrapes, etc slowly add up. The bumpers chip, the paint fades, the seats get a tear, and before you know it the car is just a car. Then it needs CV joints and a gasket or two and it becomes a liability. And eventually that loved car, that former piece of pride and happiness gets towed away away on the end of a rusty hook. Only a very low percentage get the kind of care and attention that it takes to make them into survivors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Nitelord Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 The plastic bag test makes a believer out of easily 80% of the folks I show it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Rich Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I never even heard of clay bar till I got my Vette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Chewy Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 (edited) I did my G/F's Saturn last year for it's first time! Guess you could say I busted it's clay hymen huh? lol It looked SO much better when it was done too. I asked her how many times she had waxed it. I about passed out with her answer. "Every time I had it washed I paid extra for the hot wax." Edited January 13, 2009 by Chewy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 eleven357 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Yeah it really is a shame how many vehicles that are neglected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jjwvette Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Clay's been around for a long time,the body shops just never let the tricks of the trade out of the bag:) I clay all my cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Babyfer Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 i think all my vehciles have seen the clay.. Jeff's not so much oh wait.. the rambler was never clayed to my knowledge. the paint was bad, even after it was painted..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TBDOPEY22 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 My stang see it at least once a year:thumbsup: But my 94 truck have never seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BobbyG Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I own a Z06, Dodge Dakota SLT and my wifes Toyota Camry XLE and all get clay barred twice annually. Anyone that's willing to listen I show the importance of using a clay bar. Most I talk to however have never heard of a clay bar.... :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Kornercarver Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I got my first clay bar about 15 years ago. It was a "Clay Magic" bar and once I used it, I was hooked. All three of my cars get the clay bar about every 6 months. Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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...go their entire lives without ever being clayed? Just a thought I had the other day. I mean, it must be the vast majority of them, right? What do you guys think?
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