Clay lubricant

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theBrat

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I was wondering if using a mixture of water and liquid Dawn is ok as a lubricant for paint cleaning clay. Seems kind of costly to use QD spray everytime, and the Dawn would help stip old wax even more. I tried it and thought it worked well, but if anyone thinks this is bad for some reason please let me know. I actually like it but I would like feedback if anyone thinks this is bad for some reason.
 
theBrat said:
Seems kind of costly to use QD spray everytime, and the Dawn would help stip old wax even more.
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I agree with the other Lynn about the Dawn, seems a little harsh. Have you looked into the Final Detail? It comes in 1 and 5 gallons and is a much better deal as far as price. ;)



Lynn
 
Ya know, good ol fashioned water works too........:xyxthumbs
 
Adding a bit of soap to the water seems to help. I've tried it a few different ways. Water isn't quite slippery enough. Add a little soap to it and it seems to work much better. I've gotten to the point where when I am going to clay a car I don't really spend that much time trying to dry it. A few swipes with the california water blade and I break out the spray bottle and clay. I just wash it again when I'm done. Its not really that much more time added. I clayed and polished out an entire car with DACP, AIO, and UPP in less than 2 hours today using that method.
 
If I'm doing a dawn wash in prep for Zaino to get down to bare paint I use dawn and water as a lube, but if I'm not doing a dawn wash I'll use a milder car wash such as Z7 mixed with water as a lube. Either way I mix 1 ounce soap to 11 or 12 ounces of water, and am working on a wet car after washing. However, I did just try the new Autopia Glide, and imo it did seem to work better than anything else I've tried.
 
Im just saying that if you are in a bind, you dont really need anything other than water....I usually clay during my wash anyway.....
 
I use Blackfire clay lube,



yeah, yeah its expensive, blah blah. It works great, no hassle, and you can buy an entire kit for 25 bucks. Hard to beat.
 
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