Detailing your MR2 Quick question with clay bar

bquick222 · 07-20-2009, 02:57 AM

I have a rough kind of overspray on my car and was wondering if using a clay bar would get rid of that so it would be all shiny and smooth again. Also what brand of clay bar do you guys recommend?

bquick222 · 07-20-2009, 11:48 AM

anybody?

toy4tao · 07-20-2009, 12:37 PM

i have some clay bar and it only removes tiny dirt, but it makes the car really smooth.

Everett · 07-20-2009, 02:14 PM

Over-spray may take a bit more than just a clay bar to remove. And if you get one, get the roughest you can. Use the clay with plenty of body shine then try buffing it, that should work. It looks like you have a black car, buffing it will make it shine like no other!

Mr.Bryan · 07-20-2009, 04:16 PM

I've had good luck with clay bars. Mothers makes a great one. My neighbor decided to spray paint her mailbox in her garage next to her SC430 and was curious as to why her car didn't look very good afterwords... I detailed it for her, took about an hour ~ hour and a half with a clay bar, then buffed it and polished it but it looked like brand new when I was done. Time and patience but a clay bar will work.

bquick222 · 07-20-2009, 04:29 PM

Ok thanks for the tips. And ya i have a black car and it looks like the previous owner painted somthing and the spray settled on top of my car because it is only rough on the hood, top, and trunk. Not the sides.

PearlJammzz · 07-20-2009, 04:32 PM

If the claybar doesn't work, usually a good polish will.

GR8MR2 · 07-20-2009, 08:54 PM

Clay bars were invented to remove overspray in body shops. Clay comes in various aggressiveness levels but I'd start with one of the major OTC brands.

If you have not used clay before I'd suggest cutting the bar in half or in thirds and put the unused pieces in a baggie.

If you drop a piece toss it and fetch one of the unused pieces.

The horizontal surfaces always are the most contaminated. Work on a 2' x 2' section at a time. Be sure to work in the shade on cool paint. Use lots of the supplied QD as a lubricant and feel the surface with your fingertips as you clay to see that you have made it smooth as glass. Wipe up residue with microfiber towels.

Turn and re-kneed the clay piece often as it gets discolored. After claying the paint, clay your glass and then finally your wheels. Discard that piece of clay after you finish your wheels as it will contain brake dust and is now too contaminated to try to reuse.

bquick222 · 07-20-2009, 09:10 PM

thanks for your guys help ill have to pick one up this weekend and try it

ShackC · 12-13-2009, 06:33 PM

I used the bug and tar spray, and it worked very good for overspray and even adhesives. Fine steel wool on glass only, not side mirrors unless you know they are glass, i bet not. Wash then use rubbing compound if the paint is dull like that kind of powdery oil glaze look, it also works for minor scratches and swirls, Wash again then clay bar, then NXT. Never park under trees and use a car cover. Its kind of embarassing at school though.

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bquick222 Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Quick question with clay bar I have a rough kind of overspray on my car and was wondering if using a clay bar would get rid of that so it would be all shiny and smooth again. Also what brand of clay bar do you guys recommend?

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07-20-2009, 11:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
bquick222 Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	anybody?

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toy4tao Some Skills Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 57 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	i have some clay bar and it only removes tiny dirt, but it makes the car really smooth.

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Everett Lovin' the curves! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Decatur,IL/Solomons,MD Posts: 1,434 Thanks: 42 Thanked 65 Times in 59 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Over-spray may take a bit more than just a clay bar to remove. And if you get one, get the roughest you can. Use the clay with plenty of body shine then try buffing it, that should work. It looks like you have a black car, buffing it will make it shine like no other!

07-20-2009, 04:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mr.Bryan Some Skills Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Socialist Republic of Chicagoland Posts: 92 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I've had good luck with clay bars. Mothers makes a great one. My neighbor decided to spray paint her mailbox in her garage next to her SC430 and was curious as to why her car didn't look very good afterwords... I detailed it for her, took about an hour ~ hour and a half with a clay bar, then buffed it and polished it but it looked like brand new when I was done. Time and patience but a clay bar will work.

07-20-2009, 04:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
bquick222 Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Ok thanks for the tips. And ya i have a black car and it looks like the previous owner painted somthing and the spray settled on top of my car because it is only rough on the hood, top, and trunk. Not the sides.

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PearlJammzz Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,115 Thanks: 9 Thanked 74 Times in 69 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	If the claybar doesn't work, usually a good polish will.

07-20-2009, 08:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
GR8MR2 MR2 owner since 1990 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 53 Thanks: 2 Thanked 22 Times in 12 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Clay bars were invented to remove overspray in body shops. Clay comes in various aggressiveness levels but I'd start with one of the major OTC brands. If you have not used clay before I'd suggest cutting the bar in half or in thirds and put the unused pieces in a baggie. If you drop a piece toss it and fetch one of the unused pieces. The horizontal surfaces always are the most contaminated. Work on a 2' x 2' section at a time. Be sure to work in the shade on cool paint. Use lots of the supplied QD as a lubricant and feel the surface with your fingertips as you clay to see that you have made it smooth as glass. Wipe up residue with microfiber towels. Turn and re-kneed the clay piece often as it gets discolored. After claying the paint, clay your glass and then finally your wheels. Discard that piece of clay after you finish your wheels as it will contain brake dust and is now too contaminated to try to reuse.

07-20-2009, 09:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
bquick222 Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	thanks for your guys help ill have to pick one up this weekend and try it

12-13-2009, 06:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
ShackC Shut up&enjoy the ride Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern Cali. Posts: 924 Thanks: 47 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	I used the bug and tar spray, and it worked very good for overspray and even adhesives. Fine steel wool on glass only, not side mirrors unless you know they are glass, i bet not. Wash then use rubbing compound if the paint is dull like that kind of powdery oil glaze look, it also works for minor scratches and swirls, Wash again then clay bar, then NXT. Never park under trees and use a car cover. Its kind of embarassing at school though.