Favorite brand of Clay

**bmw5541** · 01-29-2011, 10:15 AM

I have used Meguiars Clay, Clay Magic and Blackfire Poly Clay, and they all have their good characteristics, and some negatives. My favorite of the three is Clay Magic Blue, but was wondering what you all like and why?

**PAR Detailing** · 01-29-2011, 10:34 AM

Ive used claymagic blue, megs white, megs blue, and mothers.

claymagic blue is by far my favorite. Id be willing to try blackfire for the next time I need to get some clay though

**Puckman** · 01-29-2011, 11:53 AM

I`m just like you, Barry, in that I`ve tried a bunch of different clays and keep returning to Clay Magic blue.

**grungy** · 01-29-2011, 12:45 PM

I`ve tried only 2: Clay Magic Blue (favorite) and Meg`s white (meh). Unless someone can show me that Sonus or some other brand is worth the $25-30 per bar, I`ll stick with Clay Magic for $15-20 at Autozone (comes with clay lube)

**bmw5541** · 01-29-2011, 12:51 PM

I know that a lot of people love the Riccardo Yellow, but it is not available here in the US. The Griots Yellow looks similar to the Riccardo, and am curious if anyone has tried it.

**Tuck91** · 01-29-2011, 01:12 PM

I like the Meguiars offerings.

Although a good clay lube combined with good clay gets $$$$$$

**imported_User Name** · 01-29-2011, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by bmw5541

I know that a lot of people love the Riccardo Yellow, but it is not available here in the US. The Griots Yellow looks similar to the Riccardo, and am curious if anyone has tried it.

Riccardo Yellow would be my clay of choice, but it is not perfect.

What I like about it most, is probably what causes it to be problematic...

I love that it is SOOOOOO pliable. Compared to Meg`s Mild, Clay Magic Blue, Mother`s etc... it is much easier work in your hand.

The draw back (however) is that you REALLY need to use a lot of lube with it, or it tends to remain on your paint (and much easier than any other clay I`ve used). It`s defect removal abilities are about the same as everything else I`ve tried.

For me, the next best clay after Riccardo Clay is Zaino`s clay.

**Audiguru** · 01-29-2011, 06:49 PM

clay magic blue, wonderful stuff, and the box it comes in works great as a box for snacks on ski trips!!

**EastsideAutoSpa** · 01-29-2011, 07:16 PM

I just got to try some zaino, a customer brought in for their car and I have to say I was really impressed probably my new fav, a little more testing though before I go that far. I also like clay magic blue, cg grey and purple

**imported_Stokdgs** · 01-29-2011, 07:42 PM

I tried out Clay Magic Blue, probably in the 90`s, I believe, and it was a great claybar then and still is today.

Have used alot of Zaino Red Bars, and they are also very good, but are somewhat milder in formulation that ClayMagic Blue. They are also very soft and pliable to use.

Tried and am using the Blackfire Poly Clay, and it is also very good, sticky, and pliable if you run it under really hot water for awhile and knead it.

Recently found a really nice blue clay made by ClayMagic but sold by Detailer Image as their house brand, and it works great too, but is somewhat stiff, until you knead it with hot water.

If a finish Im going to use it on is very dirty after washing, I will always use the harder clays, because they seem to be able to pull more stuff out faster than the smoother grit ones, like Zaino.

I am also using the Blackfire Claybar Cleaner Extender liquid and like that I dont have to keep kneading the clay to get to a clean spot, but eventually, this product, does do a number on the clay and renders it useless so you have to just throw it away - even on the BlackFire Poly Clay.

In my experiences with Clay, have found that very hot water wearing nitrile or similar gloves is the only way to prepare clay for usage and cleaning. No soap, just hot water, and perhaps the BlackFire Claybar Extender cleaner spray.

DanF