Clay Bay Lube

I've found the DP 4-in-1 mix works better than soap and water mix- but not really all that better--it's important to note that you want to start out with a tiny bit of soap added to the water first, then add if you feel the mix is not slippery enough. It's easy to haphazardly eyeball the amount of soap mixed into the water, and you can wind up getting a sudsy mix that might be too concentrated. I just add maybe two drops of car wash in a 32 oz spray bottle, shake, then adjust, if necessary from there.



Oh yeah, BTW, this is an excellent "QD for the kitchen". If you have counter tops made of high gloss material-shiny formica,tile, granite, etc--it works excellently with wiping with a MF. Great for ceramic stove tops too. You can make maybe three quick passes and you're streak-free :) Sure beats expensive counter top shine cleaners.



About Sonus Glyde-- it is an excellent clay lube and it works best with the accompanying Sonus light cutting clay. With that clay, I'd keep using that product.
 
The detailer the Meguiar's clay kit came with is good enough. Overall it's a great product. As far as Clay Lubricants go I prefer to use ONR or Meguiar's Last Touch diluted at 2:1 (water to product.) Although it's not officially recommended to be cut like that, it works perfectly fine. Save some cash and consider the two options I mentioned.
 
Can someone tell me what the downside is to simply claying the car right after rinsing it, when it's still soaked in water?
 
Aquimino said:
Can someone tell me what the downside is to simply claying the car right after rinsing it, when it's still soaked in water?
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if you mean after washing with soap then rinse and clay while wet? that how many of do it as long as you're using a lube with the clay.
 
Can it be done? Sure. But you might run into issues. Just plain usually water doesn't give you enough slipperyness for the clay to glide accross the finish. What can happen is skidding of the clay causing it to leave actual clay residue behind that will require extra work to remove.



If you're in a pinch for lube, you can use car wash shampoo or dish detergent mixed with water of course.
 
David Fermani said:
..Just plain usually water doesn't give you enough slipperyness for the clay to glide accross the finish. What can happen is skidding of the clay causing it to leave actual clay residue behind that will require extra work to remove. ..
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Right :xyxthumbs



Note also that some of the "soapier" lubes (e.g. Glyde) make cleaning off any clay/lube residue a breeze, basically just a rinse-and-wipe. Some of the "waxier" lubes (e.g. Griot's SpeedShine) can make post-claying cleanup pretty much unnecessary altogether, but they can also cause (usually minor) issues, mostly related to rendering the claying a bit less effective/aggressive.



With the way I like to split hairs with regard to clay lube, using what I consider the right one for a given application, I sure wouldn't want to just kiss off *all* those little considerations and use plain water :grinno:
 
The best clay I've used so far is Clay Magic Blue, and they have that good smelling #49 Bodyshine as a lube. Problem is trying to get a gallon of #49 these days. So, I use this method,rinse car, wash with grout sponge, bug sponge if needed, then get freash car wash on grout sponge and use as clay lube, then wipe the panel again with sponge and rinse. Tip - keep a little container to keep the clay in while you wash-rinse.
 
Accumulator said:
JuneBug- Some of my shampoos don't play nice with some of my clays. When they do play nice it works fine though.
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Well - Clay Magic Blue and DG902 work good, and I had a 3/4 Chevy HD 4x4 with more zits than a middle school this Saturday - pulled the crud out of the paint with no issues.
 
StuLax18 said:
I also use my ONR mixed in QD strength in a spray bottle. I recently bought a gallon of ONR to go wiht my 32 oz I already have, so it should last awhile.
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This is the method I use as well and have no complaints. I also like the fact I'm not buying a separate product just for claying. I always have ONR in the cabinet and I usually mix one gallon at QD strength to keep it on hand. If you already have ONR, I strongly suggest giving this solution a try.
 
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