Wipe and reinstall on Macbook Air?

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How do I go about completely wiping and reinstalling Lion on my 2011 macbook air.

It didn't come with any installation media.

I just tried the CMD+R thing but its kept all my files and settings - I want to completely wipe and have it fresh.

Thanks.
 
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No, I just wish to to have a fresh install so I don't have to go through and delete everything manually.

EDIT: When I goto the App Store, it just says Installed, how do I download it again?

Can I simply delete the partition and use the recovery thing?
 
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Well I've taken the plunge and deleted the partition and going to try the recovery thing again
 
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Just incase anyone wanted to know - IT WORKED!

-Boot into Lion recovery via CMD+R
-Use Disk Utility to erase the hard drive
-Reinsall Lion via the recovery option.
 

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