Antique Car Detailing Clay

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Antique Car Detailing Clay


I have a lot of cool and interesting stuff in my antique car wax collection. And the collection includes MORE than just car waxes. Here's an example of EARLY car detailing clay by Meguiar's.

I actually remember seeing this clay on display at our local auto parts store back in the early 1990s and that is when car detailing clay was first introduced to the U.S. market. No surprise that at least at the RETAIL level, Meguiar's was one of the first to introduce this new way of removing above surface bonded contaminants off paint and other smooth surfaces.

There is no date on the clay package on the left but I'm fairly confident it's older than the clay on the right, which is dated 1995, so for graphical reasons I put dates below both products. The clay on the left could be older.

Just part of,


Car Detailing History

 

[camaro2ssblack]

Cool, thanks for sharing.

 

[Bill D]

I have some clay from 2003-04. I bet it’s not good to use any more.

 

[PaulMys]

That is cool, Mike.

Think that $2 coupon is still valid?

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

That is cool, Mike.

Think that $2 coupon is still valid?

Ha ha... my guess is no...

The plastic packaging is turning yellow and getting brittle.

These to products are now 24 and 25 years old. Older than some on this forum. Older than many on the "Internet" have been detailing.


:laughing:

 

[PaulMys]

Ha ha... my guess is no...

The plastic packaging is turning yellow and getting brittle.

These to products are now 24 and 25 years old. Older than some on this forum. Older than many on the "Internet" have been detailing.


:laughing:

Yes sir!

Keep these posts coming Mike. Love 'em.

 

[SWETM]

Awesome vintage products Mike!

/ Tony

 

[MarkD51]

I at first thought this was some "New" Detailing Clay that hit the market, specifically designed for Antique Cars! LOL

 

[Klasse Act]

What are you supposed to do with that micro spray bottle it comes with

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[mc2hill]

As I get to detail some antique (pre-war) cars I thought I was about to learn something new! But very cool that you still have these products in their original packaging.

 

[Eldorado2k]

What are you supposed to do with that micro spray bottle it comes with

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You’re supposed to go back to the auto parts store and buy a large bottle of it as soon as you’re done claying 1 of your fenders. Lol.

Hey has anyone else tried the latest “new & improved” Meguiars Claybar Kit? It’s definitely not the same as it used to be. I’m surprised no ones really brought it up on this forum.. There’s also small differences in the packaging.

-It now comes with 3 individually sealed bars [60 grams each]
-still comes with a 16oz. bottle of Quik Detailer
-1 Supreme Shine Microfiber
-No longer includes the little box to store your clay in.

Where is average Joe supposed to store his clay and keep it clean until next time? Just imagine how many average Joes toss it in a drawer and come back and re use it a year later.. I know, you’d have to be a real Bubba to do that, but I bet there’s people out there who do. Lol.

Luckily I save things like that and still have a box I can use.

 

[Bill D]

You could buy a box meant for a bar of soap to keep the clay in. I used to have one. It worked fine.

 

[Eldorado2k]

You could buy a box meant for a bar of soap to keep the clay in. I used to have one. It worked fine.

Yea but that could mean a trip to Bed Bath & Beyond... And after the wife gets done buying a bunch of extra linen for next winter and a bunch to new things for the bathroom, that little free box now cost you about $200 dollars and you missed the football game to boot. Lol. J/k

 

[Bill D]

I got mine at Walmart LOL

 

[JustJesus]

Coolness!! more detailing history.

 

[PaulMys]

Yea but that could mean a trip to Bed Bath & Beyond... And after the wife gets done buying a bunch of extra linen for next winter and a bunch to new things for the bathroom, that little free box now cost you about $200 dollars and you missed the football game to boot. Lol. J/k

:laughing::laughing::laughing:

 

[Me Time]

Yea but that could mean a trip to Bed Bath & Beyond... And after the wife gets done buying a bunch of extra linen for next winter and a bunch to new things for the bathroom, that little free box now cost you about $200 dollars and you missed the football game to boot. Lol. J/k

Zip-loc baggie. Maybe that will save you the $250. I threw the extra $50 in because you would have to take her out after running all over Bed Bath & Beyond. That's from college shopping there for my daughter experience talking......

 

[DBAILEY]

I have been using the new improved Megs claybar kit. It has pretty good chemical resistance. I can clay a car using Carpro Iron X Snowfoam mixed into a spray bottle and make through the entire car before it shows signs of breaking down. It is not as soft as the older Megs white clay, so I always keep a bucket of hot water to put the clay in to keep it pliable. It cleans quite well and get about 5-6 cars out of the kit. I break each of the 3 clay sticks in half. I use my AA reward coupons to buy it to keep it cheap and like adding the Megs MF towel to my collection each time.

I still like the short nap of the Megs MF towels for LSP removal.

 

[Me Time]

Has anyone used the Britemax clay bar?