I have two different concerns, one regarding the C-2000 Body Shop Professional Overspray Clay, and the other regarding a 1 gallon bottle of DACP.
I purchased the C-2000 Clay from a local Carquest (using the Meguiar's Online Product Locator) earlier today to use on a white 1994 Chrysler Town and Country that we just bought from my dad's friend. It worked well for the most part, but after I finished about 1/4 of the car, the claybar started falling apart on me, as show in the picture below:
After each section, I'd pack in the clay to reshape it, only to find that on each succeding section, I'd have to do it all over again. Is the C-2000 the "reformulated" clay that was at the Meguiar's/Autopia meet? If I'm not mistaken, I recall seeing three different types of clay at the meet - the one along with the Quik Clay system and two different clays in black jars, one labeled "Mild", and one labeled "Agressive". The claybars at the meet were blue and red, respectively, while mine is grey. Is the clay I purchased an older version? I tried using both Quik Detail and a GC wash/water mix, and both gave the same results.
Now on to my DACP concern - The other day, I set my gallon jug of DACP down a little too rough - I didn't throw it, but I wasn't exactly gentle with it either. I heard a slight *crack* but didn't think anything about it at the time. When it came time to use the DACP, I picked it up and gave it a good shake, and some DACP went landing on the floor
I've seen a new gallon jug of SFP which looks to be made of a different type of plastic, similar to the ones that milk, antifreeze, and filtered water come in. Did the packaging for DACP change too? I bought my bottle about 6 months ago at a local PBE shop (Annex Automotive Colors in Industry, CA) and it looked like it had been sitting there for a while. Here's a few pictures of my bottle:
When was the bottle design changed? I was just wondering if the newer bottles held up better to "abuse" since mine was almost always kept in the garage while in storage and while I detailed, and it seemed to crack pretty easy. I know, I need to get some squeeze bottles to put my products in
I purchased the C-2000 Clay from a local Carquest (using the Meguiar's Online Product Locator) earlier today to use on a white 1994 Chrysler Town and Country that we just bought from my dad's friend. It worked well for the most part, but after I finished about 1/4 of the car, the claybar started falling apart on me, as show in the picture below:
After each section, I'd pack in the clay to reshape it, only to find that on each succeding section, I'd have to do it all over again. Is the C-2000 the "reformulated" clay that was at the Meguiar's/Autopia meet? If I'm not mistaken, I recall seeing three different types of clay at the meet - the one along with the Quik Clay system and two different clays in black jars, one labeled "Mild", and one labeled "Agressive". The claybars at the meet were blue and red, respectively, while mine is grey. Is the clay I purchased an older version? I tried using both Quik Detail and a GC wash/water mix, and both gave the same results.
Now on to my DACP concern - The other day, I set my gallon jug of DACP down a little too rough - I didn't throw it, but I wasn't exactly gentle with it either. I heard a slight *crack* but didn't think anything about it at the time. When it came time to use the DACP, I picked it up and gave it a good shake, and some DACP went landing on the floor
I've seen a new gallon jug of SFP which looks to be made of a different type of plastic, similar to the ones that milk, antifreeze, and filtered water come in. Did the packaging for DACP change too? I bought my bottle about 6 months ago at a local PBE shop (Annex Automotive Colors in Industry, CA) and it looked like it had been sitting there for a while. Here's a few pictures of my bottle:
When was the bottle design changed? I was just wondering if the newer bottles held up better to "abuse" since mine was almost always kept in the garage while in storage and while I detailed, and it seemed to crack pretty easy. I know, I need to get some squeeze bottles to put my products in
Not good for you but, since Meguiars recently moved their Warehouse and Shipping from their headquarters to the same location as their Manufactuering in Tennessee I just order directly from them and avoid those kinds of problems.
