CLAYING YOUR WHITE Q5
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From: Dallas, TX
It's not something you come across routinely. Most people just Wash, clean,polish and wax. It's only when you shell out $150+ for a detail or want to make your car look like a show car that you get into clay bars.
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Not if you do it yourself. I've NEVER let anyone detail my car but me.
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First thing I do with a new car is clay the horizontal surfaces and remove any contaminates from the paint. Although Audi does a good job of wrapping there cars for shipping, other manufactures are not so good and rail dust could be a big problem.
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My hubby & I take pride in our cars - regardless of the cost of each car, any car, it is an investment and y not take care of it??
Has life gotten SOOOO 'busy' one cannot take a few hrs to make your vehicle, that you depend on daily, make it look nice/keep it looking nice.
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[QUOTE=loscoz;24159509]
... it is an investment and y not take care of it??... [quote]
Actually not an investment that will bring you any positive returns. It is a depreciating asset and it does not really make a big difference to the value when you return or re-sell it. There is thus no real financial motivation to keep the car clean.
It does however give a huge amount of satisfaction to drive around in a sparkling clean car and does say something about the person driving it.
I have never "clayed" a car myself, but the Q5's lines are so beautiful that I feel like caressing her all over with a clay bar
I was under the impression that clay does not exist in its original form any more, just in liquid artificial form. Any thoughts? Are some "better" than others?
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... it is an investment and y not take care of it??... [quote]
Actually not an investment that will bring you any positive returns. It is a depreciating asset and it does not really make a big difference to the value when you return or re-sell it. There is thus no real financial motivation to keep the car clean.
It does however give a huge amount of satisfaction to drive around in a sparkling clean car and does say something about the person driving it.
I have never "clayed" a car myself, but the Q5's lines are so beautiful that I feel like caressing her all over with a clay bar
I was under the impression that clay does not exist in its original form any more, just in liquid artificial form. Any thoughts? Are some "better" than others?
.
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From: Dallas, TX
I clay all my cars just for the environmental contaminants (read that as bird poop, tree sap - yeah they both do happen regardless of how cautious u r!) AND for snow to just wipe/fall right off.
My hubby & I take pride in our cars - regardless of the cost of each car, any car, it is an investment and y not take care of it??
Has life gotten SOOOO 'busy' one cannot take a few hrs to make your vehicle, that you depend on daily, make it look nice/keep it looking nice.
My hubby & I take pride in our cars - regardless of the cost of each car, any car, it is an investment and y not take care of it??
Has life gotten SOOOO 'busy' one cannot take a few hrs to make your vehicle, that you depend on daily, make it look nice/keep it looking nice.
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From: Chicago Suburbs
Actually not an investment that will bring you any positive returns. It is a depreciating asset and it does not really make a big difference to the value when you return or re-sell it. There is thus no real financial motivation to keep the car clean.
It does however give a huge amount of satisfaction to drive around in a sparkling clean car and does say something about the person driving it.
I have never "clayed" a car myself, but the Q5's lines are so beautiful that I feel like caressing her all over with a clay bar
I was under the impression that clay does not exist in its original form any more, just in liquid artificial form. Any thoughts? Are some "better" than others?
.
If you're looking to remove road contaminants without hours of clay baring try the product I posted above. Simply spray on and watch the tar and road grime fall off your car.
Last edited by Audirings4; Jun 21, 2011 at 06:24 PM.
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Indeed. I got near maximum (galves.com rated) trade-in towards my present A5 thanks to keeping it in excellent condition.
Pliable solid clay is still readily available and the way to go vs. liquid imho.
Pliable solid clay is still readily available and the way to go vs. liquid imho.
Actually not an investment that will bring you any positive returns. It is a depreciating asset and it does not really make a big difference to the value when you return or re-sell it. There is thus no real financial motivation to keep the car clean.
It does however give a huge amount of satisfaction to drive around in a sparkling clean car and does say something about the person driving it.
I have never "clayed" a car myself, but the Q5's lines are so beautiful that I feel like caressing her all over with a clay bar
I was under the impression that clay does not exist in its original form any more, just in liquid artificial form. Any thoughts? Are some "better" than others?
.
It does however give a huge amount of satisfaction to drive around in a sparkling clean car and does say something about the person driving it.
I have never "clayed" a car myself, but the Q5's lines are so beautiful that I feel like caressing her all over with a clay bar
I was under the impression that clay does not exist in its original form any more, just in liquid artificial form. Any thoughts? Are some "better" than others?
.
Are you saying that taking care of the paint on your car doesn't positively affect its value? That statement can not be any further from the truth.
If you're looking to remove road contaminants without hours of clay baring try the product I posted above. Simply spray on and watch the tar and road grime fall off your car.
If you're looking to remove road contaminants without hours of clay baring try the product I posted above. Simply spray on and watch the tar and road grime fall off your car.
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From: Pittsburgh Canuck
Has anyone invested or had experience with products like these
http://www.autogeek.net/carwax.html
I've always done my own vehicles including clay baring but have never invested 75 or 150 bucks in a tub of wax or sealants or multistep procedures of applying waxes
Dave
http://www.autogeek.net/carwax.html
I've always done my own vehicles including clay baring but have never invested 75 or 150 bucks in a tub of wax or sealants or multistep procedures of applying waxes
Dave
Last edited by flybooey; Jun 21, 2011 at 08:55 AM.