A Supernatural 7 hours...

[Pepe]

So, decided to give my car the full exterior treatment today...

• Rinse
• Wash
• Rinse
• Clay bar (whole car)
• Pre-wax clean (Lime Prime)
• 3 coats of Dodo Supernatural

Clay easily took the longest... but was a bit shocked when it was 7hrs by the time I was done.

This is the result (best ones I could find to demonstrate the finish with my crappy camera skills):







My fave (looks like x-ray with the plumbing ) :

[Dyldo]

how did you apply the dodo? by hand or RO?

[Pepe]

Supernatural finger mitt things, basically little foam mitts you can fit 2 or 3 fingers into. Seriously, they save you a ton of time, I was able to get around the car in about 15-20 mins for a single application with them.

[Dyldo]

you serious? mate you did the whole car? aren't your arms ready to fall off?

[Pepe]

Yep... woke up this morning, my arms & legs are stiff and sore, my knees killing me from kneeling on the ground, fingers making it painful to type... but it'll be worth it when I go down and jump in the car to drive to work!

[DMS_Dan]

You may find after its been in the sun that it will go smeary. You have put on too much wax in to short a time frame. Carnauba wax needs time to cure and gas out the oils. The minimum recommended time between applications is 24hrs although you can get away with 12 hours if you park it in the sun for most of it.

Otherwise top effort!! Car looks great, well done.

[runningmanz]

Nice work! Geez you must have the patience of a saint and the arms of a wrestler to go for 7 hrs like that lmao!

[BunsenBurna]

So, decided to give my car the full exterior treatment today...
[*]Clay bar (whole car)

Clay easily took the longest...

WTF is a CLAY BAR?!

And where can I buy all these cool cleaning products?

[ravun]

Nice work Pepe, excellent looking vehicle. Seven hours of effort is well worth it.

BensenBurna - check out the following on clay bars used for cleaning your paintwork. The name is deceiving if you are thinking of the red coloured stuff in the ground.
YouTube - Clay Bar Paint Cleansing by Car care Products

[Pepe]

WTF is a CLAY BAR?!

And where can I buy all these cool cleaning products?

As you're in Sydney, I highly recommend going along to the carcareproducts course running this Sat. It's fairly cheap (although you'll end up needing to buy a bunch of very expensive products afterwards) but will show you everything you ever wanted to know about cleaning your car.

Also, of course, it's bloody raining in Sydney today... so my car is now filthy again, damnit. (forecast on the weekend said a week of nice weather, damn you BOM!)

[Dyldo]

now that you've applied wax, can't you just do a touchless wash with ph neutral shampoo?

[Pepe]

Yep, but wanted it looking better than new for more than just 1 day... turns out, it still looks amazing once it dried out, other than the tailgate which just needs a rinse. Guess the wax works!

[Danny]

Thats effing breathtaking Pepe. That blue! Oh wow...

[vwthunder]

WTF is a CLAY BAR?!

And where can I buy all these cool cleaning products?

You can get a claybar at autobarn lol

[Dyldo]

not all claybars are the same.

not all claybar lubes are the same.