is there home-made lubrication for..

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...Clay Bars? I purchased 3 Mothers Clay bars (alone) is it nessesary to use buy quick detailing spray? I dont want to use quick detailing spray at all actually. I dont need fruity smelling lube just to clay the car



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so... can I make my own brew? alchohol+water? soap+water? ky jelly? anything?
 
Door #2. Do a search and you'll see that many members just use car soap and water as lube. You'll have to wash and rinse afterwards, so it may not be as convenient as a QD, but I normally do that anyway, after claying, regardless of what I use as lube, so it really doesn't matter.
 
I use very mild soapy water. Like 2wheelsx2 said, I like to wash the car after I clay anyhow so I would prefer to use the qd spray when removing a wax or polymer.
 
IMO car shampoo/water solution at normal strength is far better (and much less expensive) than QD or a dedicated lubricant. You can try each lubricant on an inconspicuous test area and make your own choice. Use plenty of lubricant and a light pressure! Stretch and fold frequently!



Good luck and have fun!

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I feel your pain! I too had seen lots of general “mix car soap and water� advice. This weekend, I was claying the Benz with Clay Magic. Ran out of the ClayMagic lube, so I mixed my own: a solution of 50/50 Zymol wash and water. YUCKO! :down The clay almost immediately started getting gooey and disintegrating. So I watered down the mixture more, switched to a new piece of clay, and voila -- no more problem. The ClayMagic behaved just like it had with the lube.



So, with access to the ‘Net again this week, I did a search, trying to get specifics about Autopians’ “home-brew� recipe for lube. After plowing thru something like 250 different threads, I found these most helpful.



From http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17523:

4DSC said:
I imagine you could use pretty much any "normal" car wash as a lube. The key to this is the "lube" part, and you only need to use as much soap as is needed to have the solution slippery feeling on the paint. Maybe try mixing up a bit and see how it compares to using QD.
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BradB[/i] [b]I prefer a quality auto shampoo with copious amounts of water to quick detailer as a lubricant. It will aid lubrication and leave less residue.[/b][/quote] From: [url]http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17180[/url]: [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Jngrbrdman said:
Its kind of a guesstamation. Using car soap as a lube isn't an exact science. Just pour some in a bottle with the water already 2/3 filling it. You don't want the bottle to be totally full of suds. If you think that its grabbing a little too much then add a little more soap. I've used straight water before when I had no other choice. The ratio isn't really important. Using the right clay is the important part. I've never heard that one lube or another makes the clay perform any better or anything like that.
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Moderators, I hope you won't mind my quoting so much text into this thread. But this one has such a good subject heading that it might get lots of hits and I do think we need something more definitive (in one place) about this subject.



Anybody else want to try offering specific recipes?
 
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