Best deal on clay in bulk?

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Seankf1105

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So im looking for the best and/or largest deal on clay bars. My boss and I are currently using gray Ebay clay that comes in bundles of about 5 200g bars for around $55 if i remember correctly. now this is an awesome deal but these bars are AWFUL. They scratch paint to no end right out of the plastic which makes me have to go way out of my way. Even on a simple exterior detail with no paint correction i have to really work the Poli-seal in at speed 4 or 5 on the PC just to get the car back to normal.



So anyway i know Autogeek sells a package with 3 or 4 bars of pinnacle clay. Is that the best value out there for quality clay? What do all you guys use? I know many of you use Clay Magic and so do I on my own car but is there anywhere i can find that in bulk?



Thanks

Sean
 
We have success with Car Brite's Clay (!) Gray is mild, Purple is aggressive, induces some marring.

Stuff seems to last forever, which increases its value...



Jim
 
Jimmy Buffit said:
We have success with Car Brite's Clay (!) Gray is mild, Purple is aggressive, induces some marring.

Stuff seems to last forever, which increases its value...



Jim
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I've got both, but their clay is pretty expensive. Last time i was at my distributor, they sell em for 20-25 a piece.
 
Car Brite (in my area, which is their home) seems to be flexible on much of their pricing. See what they'll do for a bulk/large quantity.
 
Oh yes, they will reduce the pricing if you purchase more than one. I just didnt go for it at the time. I'm thinking of giving the foam clay block a shot.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong but, I think Auto Wax has the prices locked down on their clay with their non-Auto Magic distributors. I'm under the assumption that retailers buy some clay(200g) from them for about $12-13 *ish*. I'm sure different grades are a different price. I'd like to see what Auto Wax is paying for it?
 
mr.ikon said:
Oh yes, they will reduce the pricing if you purchase more than one. I just didnt go for it at the time. I'm thinking of giving the foam clay block a shot.
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I use the sponge and not only are they cheaper, they last longer and if you drop them, just rinse them off, they work better 95% of time, but there are sometimes some spots that are awkward to use them in so keep a bar of clay around for that reason
 
Clay is actually very cheap. I 'm getting clay for $22. I can use it on average of five to six vehicles. My lowest service I would use clay on is $140.



I would make $700 to $840 before I had to toss it.
 
I use the bars from Topoftheline.com and chop them in threes. Depending on the condition of the vehicles we do you can get quite a few cars done with one bar. Any car that we clay gets polished so i'm not really concerned with marring. Their bars are 8 oz and cost $16ea.
 
imageautodetail said:
I use the sponge and not only are they cheaper, they last longer and if you drop them, just rinse them off, they work better 95% of time, but there are sometimes some spots that are awkward to use them in so keep a bar of clay around for that reason
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For really bad cars will the sponge work or do you have to step up to some aggressive clay at that point?
 
I was given one of those "foam clay blocks" by my distributor to test out before they hit the market. In my opinion, it has its pros and cons, with the cons outweighing the pros.

I won't buy them.
 
TexasTB said:
I was given one of those "foam clay blocks" by my distributor to test out before they hit the market. In my opinion, it has its pros and cons, with the cons outweighing the pros.

I won't buy them.
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What are the cons? ImageAutoDetail seems thoroughly happy with his. I wonder if you two use different brands?
 
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