Clay - Water or ?

[the0ne]

I bought some Clay Magic Clay Bar and Lube, I had enough lube to do about 2 cars.



Today I was detailing a car, and I ran out of lube.









What do you guys use for lube? I hear Water/Soap is a good combo, but Quick Detailer+Clay would that be better? or would it break down the clay bar?



I plan to buy Poorboys Clay Bar next, any advice would be great.

 

[Black240SX]

Quick detailing sprays work well will clay. I've also used car shampoo, though I believe some people have had clay bars disintegrate when doing that.

 

[RCBuddha]

I prefer quick detailers, car wash soap never seems to work for me.

 

[imported_cj99si]

Your fine with water and a few drops of soap. thats how Ive done the past 60 or so cars.

 

[a.k.a. Patrick]

Im a soapy water user also.......

 

[BobD]

I've used soapy water in the past. But a lot of the cars I do I have to do outside in the sun and the soap always seemed to dry and leave spots and streaks faster than the quick detailers / clay lubricants do so you just have to make sure to wipe the panels down before it dries.

 

[needoptic]

Soapy water + clay.

 

[the0ne]

wow mixure of QD/Soap people, ill try them both out

 

[imported_truzoom]

What you can do next time is when you are halfway done with the bottle of QD, add water. It works equally well and does not dry out as fast.

 

[Accumulator]

Some shampoos and some clays are incompatible, the clay dissolves pretty fast. This not only compromises its effectiveness, but also results in a lot of clay residue left on the vehicle.