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so anybody whats the deal with Zymols Lehme (sp) clay ,while looking around i see they carry there own clay.
 
I really miss the Pinnacle Poly Clay (yellow) .... Ultra's great, but there is just more bite or feeling in those older bars .
 
killrwheels@autogeek said:
I really miss the Pinnacle Poly Clay (yellow) .... Ultra's great, but there is just more bite or feeling in those older bars .
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The Ultra bars look like they would be geared towards new vehicles or cars with less contamination..I have soft clay99 which is true to its name real soft nothing like the yellow clay i purchased from PBS plus the soft99 feels like putty..
 
Just received this e-mail in response to a question that I asked. It's from Australia.

Hello Kim, Hello Jimmie-

Actually, the yellow bar is much better than the grey. Here’s the story: The yellow bar was made by ErazerBar, a company that was put out of business by the big guys, who claimed there was a patent infringement. At any rate, the big fish ate the little fish.

The grey was the only bar we could get our hands on for over three weeks. Now, we have a better bar, which is Purple. The yellow bar is still a much better bar, and honestly, even with shipping to another country, I’d want it.

That’s the news, and sorry to switch out for for a less wonderful bar!

Adam Pitale
 
Jimmie said:
Just received this e-mail in response to a question that I asked. It's from Australia.

Hello Kim, Hello Jimmie-

Actually, the yellow bar is much better than the grey. Here’s the story: The yellow bar was made by ErazerBar, a company that was put out of business by the big guys, who claimed there was a patent infringement. At any rate, the big fish ate the little fish.

The grey was the only bar we could get our hands on for over three weeks. Now, we have a better bar, which is Purple. The yellow bar is still a much better bar, and honestly, even with shipping to another country, I’d want it.

That’s the news, and sorry to switch out for for a less wonderful bar!

Adam Pitale
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I was under the impresion that the yellow bar is no longer being produced? Are you saying that you can still get the yellow bar but it just has to come from a far away country? If that's the case I don't mind paying the extra cost for shipping, I'll order it either way...well worth it if you ask me...well that's just me.
 
Jimmie said:
Just received this e-mail in response to a question that I asked. It's from Australia.

Hello Kim, Hello Jimmie-

Actually, the yellow bar is much better than the grey. Here’s the story: The yellow bar was made by ErazerBar, a company that was put out of business by the big guys, who claimed there was a patent infringement. At any rate, the big fish ate the little fish.

The grey was the only bar we could get our hands on for over three weeks. Now, we have a better bar, which is Purple. The yellow bar is still a much better bar, and honestly, even with shipping to another country, I’d want it.

That’s the news, and sorry to switch out for for a less wonderful bar!

Adam Pitale
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Isn't Adam Pitale the owner of Adam's Polishes... which is located in Cali?
 
I was sent a site that has the purple clay and was told its very close to the yellow clay...The price is good also...here is a pic of it..had to remove any info to the site and name as not to advertise here...sorry

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the price for 8oz is very good...and it looks very pliable and plasticy ...I have a ton of the old yellow Erazer clay..but this looks good for the price...

JoeP call me...check your PM..

Al
 
Al-53 any chance you can tell me if you know of any US distrubters of ErazerClay? I found one site that has it listed gonna give them a call.
EDIT: They only have email so I sent one *crosses fingers*
 
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budman3 said:
All clay, in the US, comes from AutoMagic. They unfairly have a patent of detailing clay. Not the material make up, but anything that is called detailing clay. A company in Japan first produced clay in the 1990's and somehow AutoMagic got a patent for that in the US even though they weren't the inventors of the system. Over the last few years there were many great clays made under the Erazer name and were like elastic bands. They were very pliable, didn't break apart, didn't marr, etc. These clays were sold by companies like Poorboy's, Optimum, Zaino, Stuf Automotive, etc, etc, etc. They were big bars and yellow. Even though you may see yellow clay on the market today it isn't the same. Most likely you'll find blocks of grey clay, which is AM formulations that companies buy and sell. Companies can tell CM to make special clay for them but that costs a lot of money and you need to buy in very large quantities. So it technically isn't fair to say that all clay is the same... but it is pretty darn close.
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They probably just waited 6 Months and it was never put under paten by the Jap Company
 
wytstang said:
Al-53 any chance you can tell me if you know of any US distrubters of ErazerClay? I found one site that has it listed gonna give them a call.
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Wystang...as far as i know there is none on the online vendors...I called a lot places that had it listed but they had none..I found one place in Georgia and he had some and I grabbed it all..a pound of it...if the place you found is Flynns..save the call...alot of sites list it but when you call they have none..they were all sent a letter from ClayMagic from the shipping list John Kucala had to provide in court..

I believe there is some left here.. just have to find the shops that have some and do not advertise it...but as far as Esites selling it ...it may be hard to find any one with it....


Call anyway..never know....

AL
 
This vendor is in MD and they don't have a number listed just an email addy. I asked the wife is she could poke around Germany but she would have to get a cab or rent a car making it not worth it at all.
 
budman3 said:
Isn't Adam Pitale the owner of Adam's Polishes... which is located in Cali?
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You may be right Budman. I don't know. He must have ties to Kim (and that business) in Australia since my original corresspondence was with her.
 
Yes Adam Pitale owns Adam's Polishes, he is extremely nice and down to earth.
 
Woob said:
Yes Adam Pitale owns Adam's Polishes, he is extremely nice and down to earth.
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Absolutely concur with that. Yep, and he has Adam's Australia.
 
Al-53 said:
I was sent a site that has the purple clay and was told its very close to the yellow clay...The price is good also...here is a pic of it..had to remove any info to the site and name as not to advertise here...sorry

aClayBar2.jpg


the price for 8oz is very good...and it looks very pliable and plasticy ...I have a ton of the old yellow Erazer clay..but this looks good for the price...

JoeP call me...check your PM..

Al
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Al53,
I sent out an email today as of yet no response :p

Thanks
joe
 
Jimmie said:
Absolutely concur with that. Yep, and he has Adam's Australia.
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Hmm... I wonder if he could still sell the Erazer clay in Australia... he used to carry it in his store here in the US... from the looks of it he doesn't sell it over there, I wonder if when Gary Kucala got sued he stopped production?? I would think that Adam would continue to sell the Erazer clay in Australia if he could. (I never knew he had a store there, thanks for the info!)
 
AutoMagic/AutoWax has the patent or rights (legal control basically) to sell Automotive Clay, they've been aggressively closing down any similar products on the US market. Otherwise, Elastic Clay can be made & sold outside of NA. I believe the patent on restricting only plastic clay via AutoMagic lasts till 2013.
 
I just use Meg's Professional Aggressive clay and I am super impressed on it's minimal effort, firmness, and it didn't even fall apart. I used it on a 2003 Tahoe that had its first clay job and full detail. I will post pics later. I am definitely a firm believer in this stuff...however I am disappointed :( that AG sells it for $10 more than a store over here called Super Autobacs. What is up with that? :confused:
 
O.K I got comfirmation that this is in fact Smart Clay and it is in fact in stock and for sale ($17.99). As soon as it gets here and I compare it to the Optimum clay I have I will let my findings be know in this thread. I will not give info on where it is on AG as it is against the rules. However on "A"nother forum it is allowed so i will post it there after I grab what I want :D
 
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