I Just Clayed And Waxed My Car - Pics

[Wubbman]

Well, a few hours ago I finished waxing my car, with spectacular results. The day before I had clayed it using the clay from the Lexus Car Care Store. I washed it again today b/c I hand't rinsed it enough yesterday and some of the dirt the clay picked up dried back on. After washing and drying, I applied some Meguire's Wax (that I bought at Wal-Mart ). You can see the results in the pics. The car has never looked better. The surface feels extraordinarily smooth. It almost feels wet. I apologize for the condition of the tires. I washed the car in my gravel drive way. They will get taken care of later.

[Wubbman]

Another.

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Another, this time from the driver's side.

[Wubbman]

This is a pic of a mistake I think I made during the claying process. It appears a little part of the clear coat (the circled part) is gone. Just the bare primer is there. Just a reminder to everyone to be sure to use proper lubricant while claying. The scratch that is x-ed out was done by my cat ( ).

[Wubbman]

This pic requires some explaining. The (destroyed) pillar in the background was hit by a truck that came into our yard a few weeks ago. You can see the hole in the fence in another shot.

[Wubbman]

Last one. You can see the hole in the fence where the truck came through after leaving the street (apparently to avoid another car <_< ).

[lexusk8]

That's a rare color on a '95-'96 ES, but I like it. Nothing better than a clean looking Lex! :D

[DobieG]

Great job, wubbman! Looks nice!

I just clayed my ES300 last week...first time. I love the results!

[amf1932]

I'm blinded by the shine. Great job!! ;)

[Hank]

Wow.. amazing was a little T&C can do for the car's paint. I recommend the Meguiar's NXT line of wax. Easy to apply and wipe off, gives good protection and lasts a fairly long time (longer than the Gold Class).

[Wubbman]

Thanks for the comments. :) Hank, where do I get NXT wax? Thanks.

[amf1932]

I'm sure you can find it here:

NXT Wax

[Wubbman]

Thanks Alan.

[SW03ES]

Looks great! The wax I'd really reccomend on that color is Poorboys EX-P. My interest in NXT has all but dissapeared due to poor durability and horrible smearing when removing. Poorboys products are so much easier to work with I won't be buying another bottle of NXT.

As for the area down to the primer, I highly doubt that. Clay has nothing abrasive enough to strip paint. Its either a peice of clay residue or its a cloudy spot of oxidation that needs to be buffed out.