I just bought a 3 part system from mcguire’s at Farm and Fleet. I bar clay all my cars once a year too.

bar clay is easy. Spray on some detail mist (which works like a lubricate), form the clay into a pancake and then rub down the area like you are putting wax on the pannel. Then wipe down with a towel. The bar clay will pick up a lot of the junk that sticks to the paint that you can’t remove with water and your wash bucket rag.

Here is a nice big writeup:

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/inf-clay.html

I’m also a big fan of the California Water Blade. It is a squeegee for your panels. I have a knock-off one I picked up from Walmart for under 10 bucks.

http://www.autobarn.net/ac20002.html

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Great tips Ryan, thanks! icon_cheesygrin.gif