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Best clay lube?

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Post by Ducklakeview » Wed Oct 04, 2017 7:00 pm

Can peeps recommend a clay lube, that is dilutable?

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Post by srhutch » Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:29 pm

you can use normal car shampoo mixed with water.

Think I'm using diluted ONR at present.
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Post by Ducklakeview » Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:32 pm

srhutch wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:29 pm you can use normal car shampoo mixed with water.

Think I'm using diluted ONR at present.
That's what I would normally use - However, with the Nanoskin Autoscrub, as it's on the DA it "foams" up a shampoo/water dilution. Was thinking of a specific, dilutable lube (oeer!) that wouldn't contain soap as such.

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Post by adam1985 » Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:49 pm

I use the Dodo juice lube, although not sure how much better it will be for you as it is also a shampoo based lube.
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Post by Buckz » Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:54 pm

Ive used washing up liquid as it also helps strip any remaining wax.. and I have also got a premixed snow foam with water that seems to do the job. I don't use any of the clay mitts etc and just use a proper clay bar, I found the mitts too aggressive and not good for my use.
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Post by mcbeee » Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:37 am

Good info :thumbsup: I always used cheap detail spray, never thought of using a soap solution before. I wonder if the cheaper detail spray can be diluted to work with a da polisher?
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Post by Steve84N » Thu Oct 05, 2017 12:34 pm

Water with Bilt Hamber, it's effectively free. :D
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Post by Ducklakeview » Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:03 pm

Hmm, looks like either a 500ml of Dodo's born slippy dilutable, or this for a similar price - Anyone used it, gets good reviews on DW..

https://autosmart.co.uk/simple-cwds014c ... spray.html

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Post by RickRob » Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:10 pm

I use the clay mitt - works for me.

I have been tempted to lube with washing up liquid to help remove the wax, but it just feels wrong!
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Post by jamie_z4 » Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:41 pm

when do you ever clean your car to perform such a task anyway plums :poke:
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Post by Ducklakeview » Thu Oct 05, 2017 2:34 pm

jamie_z4 wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:41 pm when do you ever clean your car to perform such a task anyway plums :poke:
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Post by cj10jeeper » Thu Oct 05, 2017 3:20 pm

Buckz wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:54 pm Ive used washing up liquid as it also helps strip any remaining wax.. and I have also got a premixed snow foam with water that seems to do the job. I don't use any of the clay mitts etc and just use a proper clay bar, I found the mitts too aggressive and not good for my use.
I wouldn't use washing up liquid as it's bulked up with salt. which isn't a good combo with steel. Also contains strong alkalies designed to cut through cooking grease, which can also damage paint...
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Post by Ducklakeview » Thu Oct 05, 2017 5:57 pm

Have ordered 5L of the Autosmart stuff, will be with be getting dropped off in the morning, so Saturday will be testing day...

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