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ezzzman

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if u dont open the clay from the plastic bag how long would u be able to keep them. coz i saw some good deal that u could buy four at the same time and save some $$$
 
thanks for the info.

and one more question would the meguiar #9 too strong to be used on a 3 years old paint, the paint shows some minor swirls and i'm trying to get them off with the meguiar #9 ( i always have my car garage kept)
 
Three year old factory paint or three year old respray?



For factory paint I doubt #9 will nearly strong enough unless you're using a rotary.



For a respray by PC, maybe, but it's still very mild.



By hand, fugetaboutit. Try ScratchX





PC.
 
What The Other PC said :xyxthumbs



And I just used some clay that must've been over five years old, and was kept in a very hot/cold building. It worked fine.
 
ezzzman said:
how would you guys compare on the product #9 and #7.
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They're very different.



The #9 is a very mildly abrasive polish that also contains some Meguair's "trade secret oils" and, IIRC, some mild chemical cleaners. FWIW, my Jag has very soft lacquer, and the #9 is too mild to do much of anything on it.



The #7 is a nonabrasive product that is almost entirely "trade secret oils".



If the paint is already as good as it can get, you might use the #7. Otherwise, the #9 will do a little, very light, improving.



You could always use the #7 after the #9. But I dunno if it'd be worth it. I really only use #7 on single stage paints...
 
Accumulator said:
They're very different.



The #9 is a very mildly abrasive polish that also contains some Meguair's "trade secret oils" and, IIRC, some mild chemical cleaners. FWIW, my Jag has very soft lacquer, and the #9 is too mild to do much of anything on it.



The #7 is a nonabrasive product that is almost entirely "trade secret oils".



If the paint is already as good as it can get, you might use the #7. Otherwise, the #9 will do a little, very light, improving.



You could always use the #7 after the #9. But I dunno if it'd be worth it. I really only use #7 on single stage paints...
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talking of #7 ive been playing around with mixing it in with #80 that way you can taylor the cleaning ability to your needs
 
steveo3002 said:
talking of #7 ive been playing around with mixing it in with #80 that way you can taylor the cleaning ability to your needs
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Good idea, but you missed one thing ;)



The abrasives in #80 start out somewhat aggressive (too aggressive for some soft paints). Adding more lubricating oils via mixing in #7 won't change the *size or hardness* of the initial level of those abrasives so IMO it won't work out as planned.



A better idea would be to add the #7 to the (already so mild as to be a "why bother", but anyhow) #9.



Adding a glaze to an abrasive polish can work great (e.g., the current trend involving RMG added to polishes) but you gotta pick a polish with an initial bite that's closer to its "worked down" bite. The #80 just starts out too aggressive for this IMO. You're on the right track though :xyxthumbs
 
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