Regular car shampoo and water don't waste your money or time with anything else.

 

X2 works a treat for me

 

is that safe for the paint and will it do a better job

 

I use Bilt Hamber clay and it needs only water as a lubricant, although car shampoo + water is an effective lubricant for clays which need something more than water. I have used QD as lubricant in the past although found a 10:1 mix of water:shampoo works just as well, and this will be safe on paint.

 

Me too :thumb:

 

will any shampoo work or whats the better one to use

 

If your worried about just water and shampoo. Dodo juice born slippy is awesome

 

Tiny splash of shampoo, warm water, old spray bottle.
Lubes up proper

 

nice will try it also how many times should u clay

 

Andy, I'm fairly new to all this myself, but from what I can gather, they claying process will remove the wax. Wax lasts 3-4 months ish, so I plan on claying every time I think the wax has run it's course

 

Claying does not remove wax.

It all depends how often you clean your car. If you are a once or twice a week washer and your car is always protected then in theory you should never need to clay the car again..

 

I clay my car every few months, although it really depends on many factors; how many miles the car covers, where it is parked during the day and overnight, the weather etc. Claying will remove most of the particles and contaminants that embed themselves in your paint (and the wax/sealant as Stufat says) the best way to tell when it needs claying again is to pop a thin polythene bag over your hand and run it over the paintwork after washing and drying. If you can feel roughness then it's time to clay again. The same is true during claying - sometimes one pass isn't enough.

Clays come in different grades e.g. B-H produce 'regular' firmer clay for paint that has never been clayed or for infrequent claying, and a softer clay for paint which is clayed regularly. If you want to clay regularly - or you simply love claying - buy softer clay which is less likely to mar the paint, although with adequate lubrication that shouldn't be a major worry whatever clay you use. Any car shampoo will be fine for making up the lube - I use zymol at the moment

 

I use Dodo juice born slippy but I'll be getting some bilt hamber clay soon as that only uses water

 

I have used CG LubeR and first time it worked a treat straight out of the bottle.

Second time I used it i decided to dilute it 1:1 and it worked just as well.

Third time of using I diluted it down again with 2:1 and again worked well.

final use was last week, this time I diluted down to 4:1 and guess what......just as effective, even though manufacturer suggests it could be diluted 1:1 if desired it was still effective at 4:1

Conclusion: i'm not convinced this has anything in it thats worth the money (however im happy to be told im wrong) I shall be trying shampoo and water in future and saving some money.

 

Autonfinesse glide :thumb: the best a man can get lol althought their clay doesn't appeal to me, a little too soft

 

Smells lovely too!

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If I am claying a car that has had no detailing for ages then I use washing up liquid in a bucket of water. It removes all sorts of stuff that I want off anyway and lubes just fine.
I tend to pressure wash, snow foam, pressure wash, shampoo(washing up liquid), pressure wash and then shampoo again. Whilst this second shampoo (washing up liquid) is on I clay bar. Never had any problems and just wash over again as i go. Another shampoo and a pressure wash - it sounds a lot more than it actually is - and then the car is ready to work on.
Mings Method

 

+1, tried this technique today and worked just fine

 

I'm sure I read on here a while ago that Demon Shine can be used as a clay lube ?
Mike

 

I heard this as well. Both the demon shine detailed and the snow foam shampoo. I shall be trying the snow foam shampoo 10:1 as I have some in the cave of cleanliness. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

 

I also use demon shine as a lube in a garden sprayer, works a treat with the 3m clay :thumb:

Shane

 

I'm just mixed up some Mr Pink for my lube, only reason is its my shampoo of choice at the moment.....well sort of. DJ BTBM is my fave but I'm not mixing that up for a lube!

 

Fairy Liquid or car shampoo.

 

Fairy liquid? I thought that contained enough salt to take with tequila? :lol:

 

I use autosmart reglaze.. its about £13 and you can use a small amount of this with water to create a massive amount of clay lube. I also use this as a QD spray when tidying up water marks/polish dust with a microfibre cloth when the full job is done, its great stuff and will last you ages. If I buy a 1 litre at £13 it lasts me well over a year. Depending on what I am detailing and how dirty it is I also add this to my bucket and snow foam to add an extra bit of glide as I find it helps lift off the grime (in winter I use twice as much as summer).

Hope this helps