Behold!! The Power of Clay

[Hannibal]

I want to thank the Meguiar's product development team with this post.

I painted my truck over the last year (1977 Ford F-150). It was a backyard job. It turned out great, considering what it looked like before. I used a base coat/ clear coat system. Well, I ended up getting a mist of clear coat all over the windshield which made it look very dirty and WOULD NOT come off with anything. I thought I was going to have to buff buff buff and rub rub rub with something for hours and hours to get it off, or replace the glass. I had it on all sides. It seems the clear coat has a way of getting through all your masking while the base coat didnt give me this trouble.

I was driving home this morning after taking the kids to school, realizing I had a state inspection due on this truck I painted that is sitting in my driveway.. I didnt think they would pass it because you could hardly see out of the windshield if the sun were just right, or if any window was wet. THEN IT HIT ME!!! I had one last shot to try. A Jar of clay (Blue Meguiar's Clay) was sitting there on the shelf for over a year. It was cold and chilly and the clay was stiff. I grabbed the Quick detailer (which had collected dust) and tried a small spot on the windshield.

It sounded like sandpaper as I rubbed lightly on the clay, I was none too hopeful it would work. Then the clay began to glide smooooothly without the sandpaper sound or feel. I wiped off the windshield and I almost Shat myself !!!!!!

The windshield was as clear as it was when it was new!! In 30 minutes I had all the glass on the truck looking like brand new!! Years of crud embedded in the glass came off with ease. Overspray, tar, grease, whatever. The glass was as slick as...... well, Glass!

You saved me countless hours of work, and God knows how much money and stress. This glass is 30 years old. I am going to do the inside surface soon.

You would not believe (or maybe you already do) how much clay can help with optical clarity by removing years of road ****, and those annoying little spots that re-appear when the window is wet.

Thanks Meguiar's !!!

[Ash Erickson]

Re: Behold!! The Power of Clay

The clay bar is such a unique and wonderful tool in the arsenal of detailing. We at Meguiar’s are very pleased to hear that the product work so well for you. What I would like to do is take your post and put it into Meguiar’s Internal Feedback system so all at Meguiar’s may hear of this great story. Great job!

[Hannibal]

Re: Behold!! The Power of Clay

You have my full permission and blessing

BTW...... I cannot find NXT glass cleaner anywhere that Meguiars stuff is sold locally. They have all the other Meguiar's products available, and 10 different glass cleaners, but no megs NXT glass cleaner. Can you tell me where I can find some, please? I had a bottle that has since been used. I bought it a year ago, and they no longer carry it.

Thanks

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Behold!! The Power of Clay

Can you tell me where I can find some, please? I had a bottle that has since been used. I bought it a year ago, and they no longer carry it.

Thanks

Check Wal-Mart, Target, Autozone, Pep Boys, Kragen, K-Mart, and any PBE store in your area. There's a dealer locater here you can try,

http://www.meguiars.com/dealerlocator/

[flatstick]

Re: Behold!! The Power of Clay

Wow that is a cool story. guess that goes to show you that the answer to a problem may be the simplest one. have to admit that other than people who detail all the time, clay is often overlooked. on the glass cleaner I have the same issue, so when I see it I buy a couple. both great products that I do not want to run out of.

[Hannibal]

Re: Behold!! The Power of Clay

Yeah I am still amazed when I look at the glass. I can see through the glass so clearly

You know, I forgot to mention that the clear coat was on the window in the sun for 6 months or more. This is why I was initially hopeless. I ran out of time on the project and actually never realized that all my glass had so much overspray.

I am going to get another jar of clay because I have some overspray issues on a few panels.




PS The clay even worked well to removes some embedded stuff from the 30 year old anodized aluminum. Very versatile stuff.