I am glad that you got at least one Sham WOW reference in the video .

 

I am a detailing aficianado and spend a fair amount of time on the Autopia detailing forums. I learned a clay bar tip from one of the detailing professionals:
Instead of washing your vehicle as a step and then claying as a separate step, you can combine the two. Forget about buying a special clay lube. Wash your truck in sections, and while the paint is wet with your wash solution, rub the clay over it. Then rinse like usual. However, if your paint is really bad it's probably best to clay as a separate step with a good clay lube.

Another tip: wash with a bug sponge for areas with hard to remove stuff like bugs, tar, etc. It removes a lot of gunk that normally would require clay. I use the bug sponge every time I wash. I only use clay before I am going to wax or polish, which is 2-3 times a year.

 

^^^thats another reason why, it already takes me that long to wash and clean my truck, this is without paste wax. My wife freakin hates it.

 

I think we are all guilty of this. My wife knows now, when I say Im washing the truck, that means: go ahead and go to the mall, have lunch with sally, go to your mom's, run to the grocery store, stop and get gas on the way home, then start cooking dinner... maybe I will be done.

Hey, we dont spend good money every month on these gorgeous machines, just to let them get dirty and abused. We work hard for our nice things, and if I want to spend time and money making it and keeping it nice, I WILL WOMAN!!!!

sssshhhhh... shes coming....

 

lmao. Well said.

 

That's a great idea.

 

RubberFrog you have by far the best videos on any forum i've been on. I loved the ShamWOW reference and the "dirty little secret... like your neighbors wife" hahahahaha. Keep em comin buddy. Nice touch at the end there with your son too

 

Thanks man. I enjoy making them, and I really hope that people can see beyond all the silliness and get something out of the videos.

 

Does clay bar remove water spots from paint? Any opinion on brand of bar? I thought about picking up the meguires since I love the quik detailer.

And another great vid as always.

 

As long as the water spot hasn't etched into the clear coat. If it's just the minerals on top, it will take them right off. If they're etched in, you're going to need something a little more abrasive.