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      05-10-2013, 09:28 PM   #23
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I love what you guys do to these cars but why would you clay when you have nanoskin auto scrub?
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      05-11-2013, 12:31 PM   #24
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thank you SHFT. i personally prefer clay so I can feel the paint with the palm of my hand as i clay so to know to spend more time or move on to the next section.

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How do you get the engine bay so damn clean? Whats your process?
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make sure the bay is nice and cool. we then use our Engine+Wheel Cleaner to spray it down and use a hand brush and agitate and scrub. Then we pressure washer rinse, hand and air dry, then dress with our Rub & Shine, which is water based to dress all plastics and rubbers.

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