# detailing 101

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detailing-101/251301>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [April 5, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detailing-101/251301 "2010-04-05T18:36:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/detailing-101/251301/6 "2010-04-05T18:41:51Z")

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> [@NEW TO THE SITE](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-to-the-site/30307/41):
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> Clay bars work awesome. I couldnt believe what one did on my last car and it even got yellow line paint off my dad’s old car.
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> Gotta do the truck soon.

clay bars are great tools, they get a lot of dirt that can’t be washed off, its good for a fresh start, however its not a paint correction, its part of the cleaning stage.

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