SilverLexus
Super Enthusiast
Tried an interesting product today from Sonus. It's a new "fine grade" green clay bar that came with Sonus Glyde lubricant in a pre-production sample kit.
Glyde is a quality lube so let's leave that aside and focus on the performance of this product...it is formulated for more regular claying of cars in fine condition. I used the product on my ES which has AIO+Souveran but was very dirty after 2 weeks of Atlanta showers. I cut the sample bar in half and went to work...here are some impressions:
1. It is very soft in a good way. You can tell they engineered it to be more gentle on the paint.
2. It stills picks up a bit of contaminants from the surface. On my car the areas behind the wheels and the roof had some contaminants.
3. It leaves a nice slick surface behind. My AIO is holding up so soon I will be going straight to another layer of Souveran which is my favorite wax and looks terrific on silver.
4. Can't really comment on packaging but my experience with Sonus is that it will likely have a nice plastic box like their other clay which is the way to go.
5. The only negative and its a very minor one is that you need to fold the clay over more frequently since it is softer.
Overall, I give the product an "A" based on one car's experience. I wonder if these new finer clays might be a new trend toward a more frequent clay process and better surface preparation.
Glyde is a quality lube so let's leave that aside and focus on the performance of this product...it is formulated for more regular claying of cars in fine condition. I used the product on my ES which has AIO+Souveran but was very dirty after 2 weeks of Atlanta showers. I cut the sample bar in half and went to work...here are some impressions:
1. It is very soft in a good way. You can tell they engineered it to be more gentle on the paint.
2. It stills picks up a bit of contaminants from the surface. On my car the areas behind the wheels and the roof had some contaminants.
3. It leaves a nice slick surface behind. My AIO is holding up so soon I will be going straight to another layer of Souveran which is my favorite wax and looks terrific on silver.
4. Can't really comment on packaging but my experience with Sonus is that it will likely have a nice plastic box like their other clay which is the way to go.
5. The only negative and its a very minor one is that you need to fold the clay over more frequently since it is softer.
Overall, I give the product an "A" based on one car's experience. I wonder if these new finer clays might be a new trend toward a more frequent clay process and better surface preparation.
