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Grand Sport #357:
you may be right,dunno,but clay bars do take off not fill  IMO. Prime case was my mother-in -law's car, a year old Toyota that looked fine but if you felt the finish it was not smooth. Clay bar took off what I assume was dead paint from the Forida sun and made the car feel like a baby's butt. then the Zanio and the shine was real deep and the feel was ultra smooth. Some folks even clay bar there windsheild glass , never did that yet.

Shane Finn:
Hi there Grand Sport. We chatted on one of the US forums (CorvetteActionCentre?).

The advantage of shipping it privately is you get to declare what the products are in your own terms. However I doubt it would be worth the risk. The fines are enormous.

BTW all this only applies by air shipment. Ship by sea and you can transport whatever you like I believe - it just takes longer.

I use Meguiars and achieve an outstanding shine and wet look. However you don't want to use the products in the dark colour bottles or the Gold Class. I use the stuff in the tan bottles available at most Repcos. Use the #00 wash, the #7 polish and the #26 polish.

77CVT:
Has anyone used the Meguiars cutting compound.  I think there is 2 types.

I think clay bars pull the contaminants out of the paint so you can start fresh.  I use dishwashing liquid when I totally redo my wax.  It does the same thing.

Grand Sport #357:
;eekdish soap takes all the oils out also and really hurts the paint in the long run. Yes, it will take all the polish/wax off but not the stuff your after. We are looking for that mile deep shine and it starts with clay baring the auto.

ZED oh SIX...yep ,we did, good to hear from you. Where would I go to send something by boat? I'm stuck in the midwest about 700 miles from the ocean. Wait a minute thats the wrong ocean, I'm about 2000 miles from the pacific. Besides, I would declare my package as automobile accessories;27

Shane Finn:
I have used Meguiars Swirl Remover #9 and Light Cut Cleaner #2. Both are very light cutting compounds. They also have two heavier cutting compounds.

I used a 10 inch buffer and got great results. In one place I used the #2, followed by #9 and ScratchX and the results were perfect. ;laugh

I also used #9 over the large flat surfaces of the car to remove a very! slight orange peel and brought out an almost mirror like surface. :22

Grand Sport: Sea shipments will likely be picked up by truck/rail then transported to a port. All to reduce cost, or in our case to avoid air transport.

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