Soap-to-Water Ratio for Clay Lube?

[itskrees]

Does anyone care to share their soap-to-water ratio for clay lube? I was planning on using CG Citrus Wash and Clear or Meg's NXT wash for the lube..but wasn't sure how much to put inside my gallon of distilled water. 1/2 oz? 1 oz? 2 oz? Thanks in advance.

 

[BigAl3]

i use a few good drops of car wash to a bottle of water, then shake it up real good...

 

[Setec Astronomy]

I use whatever dilution ratio I use for washing the car.

 

[imported_Jakerooni]

I use 100% water and nothing else. Works perfect for me.

 

[Spilchy]

I use 10:1 ratio with Meguiar's #00 as my wash. It is probably the most neutral, gentle wash I've used and does not eat up or dissolve the clay. It is often used for wet sanding too.



Whatever you use, you can try a 10:1 ratio. Or, you can use a waterless wash like ONR. On a side note, I have been using ONR diluted to a QD ratio and spray each panel before I dry with a MF. It adds gloss and reduces towel induced marring.

 

[JSFM35X]

I use a 1/8 oz per 32 oz spray bottle. It is very slick and had thick rich suds. The citrus is a good cleaner but I think a regular shampoo is slicker/ Unless you have a dark color car, I do not think it matters much.



Jeff

 

[kustomsol]

Here's what Sal Zaino recommends:

"We suggest mixing one cap full of Z-7 Show Car Wash with water in a 16 ounce spray bottle. Z-6 also works as a lubricant for Z-18 ClayBar, but Z-7 Show Car Wash is much more cost effective."



And it works well for me.