clay bar

[bimanut]

Brought two meguiars clay bars on car boot today still sealed in little plastic cases for a quid!
I`ve seen the results of this stuff on peoples cars on here.
What i want to know is how to use them and do i need any thing else to go with them?

[Alex]

Do you have the lube with them?

[bimanut]

No just two little bars of clay.
Thought it was worth a punt for a nugget.
What lube do i need and how does the whole procces work?

[Alex]

basically you need a "lube" you can buy them in halfrauds but spray wax and really really soapy water works too. you basically spray the lube on a small area and with the bar of clay rub back and forth, no pressure is needed. You will hear it cutting away at the crap

when the clay bar is dirty fold the muck in on itself

[powelly]

As above you need a lubricant, you can use dilluted car shampoo, ideally you need a quick detailer though such as meguiars last touch.

[bimanut]

Thanks,i`ll try the pikey method first and nick the fairy liquid out the kitchen

[Cook318IS]

Don't wash your car with fairy liquid!!

[bimanut]

I know, i should stop being a pikey and go and buy some quick detailer to do it with.

[George]

Thanks,i`ll try the pikey method first and nick the fairy liquid out the kitchen

I know, i should stop being a pikey and go and buy some quick detailer to do it with.

It's not a matter of being a 'pikey', the washing up liquid will strip all the protective waxes on the paint.

Diluted car shampoo is a far better (non pikey!) option.

[B7]

Thanks,i`ll try the pikey method first and nick the fairy liquid out the kitchen

I know, i should stop being a pikey and go and buy some quick detailer to do it with.

It's not a matter of being a 'pikey', the washing up liquid will strip all the protective waxes on the paint.

Stripping the "protective waxes" is the last of your worries!!! Washing up liquid is FULL OF SALT!!!!!!

[bimanut]

I get the message no washing up liquid

[Kos]

FFS george, claying the car will strip off any wax on the paint as well as any contaminants like sap and tar.

if its to use as lube it doesnt matter that much any way , how much salts been on the roads the last few weeks, more than whats in tub of fairy thats for sure

so just go for it mate, clay it then polish and wax it after

[George]

FFS george, claying the car will strip off any wax on the paint as well as any contaminants like sap and tar.

Fair point.


Admittedly, I was unaware of the high salt content in Fairy Liquid. Doesn't taste good on chips.

[Kos]

FFS george, claying the car will strip off any wax on the paint as well as any contaminants like sap and tar.

Fair point.


Admittedly, I was unaware of the high salt content in Fairy Liquid. Doesn't taste good on chips.

fairy liquid doesnt taste good on anything

[George]

FFS george, claying the car will strip off any wax on the paint as well as any contaminants like sap and tar.

Fair point.


Admittedly, I was unaware of the high salt content in Fairy Liquid. Doesn't taste good on chips.

fairy liquid doesnt taste good on anything

Another fair point :p

[Kos]

i'm on form today

[powelly]

A wash in fairy liquid will not dissolve your car instantly, it will probably dissolve the clay bar though.
Fairy is indeed full of salt, however the odd fairy liquid wash is sometimes good if you want to start your protection layers from scratch, if you wish to remove a build up of a wax and you wish to start again with another brand for example, personally I would use TFR. Don't be a tight arse, buy some quick detailer and do the job properley, I beleive halfords sell meguiars quick detailer which is infact Last Touch but in retail packaging, it's very good, you can dilute it aswell.

[he30]

and keep applying it! let it go dry and you find yourself in trouble with knackered paint

[Bluto]

Get valet pro citrus bling.

Unlike Last Touch, it wont bugger up your drying towels.

[Cotty]

Its pretty easy to use. I tought my dad who is 65.

[powelly]

Get valet pro citrus bling.

Unlike Last Touch, it wont bugger up your drying towels.

Interesting, I always use last touch when drying and none of my towels have been affected by it, still fluffy and still providing swirl free drying.

[Bluto]

Its well documented.

Just go ask DaveKG etc etc

Its also why I dont use it when I have the PC/Rotary out, it hides swirls and light marring due to the ingrediants within it.

But hey, I might be wrong

[MartinW]