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Best clay lube?
- Ducklakeview
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Best clay lube?
Can peeps recommend a clay lube, that is dilutable?
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Best clay lube?
you can use normal car shampoo mixed with water.
Think I'm using diluted ONR at present.
Think I'm using diluted ONR at present.
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Best clay lube?
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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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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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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Good info 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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- Ducklakeview
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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
Mike
https://autosmart.co.uk/simple-cwds014c ... spray.html
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Best clay lube?
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!
I have been tempted to lube with washing up liquid to help remove the wax, but it just feels wrong!
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when do you ever clean your car to perform such a task anyway plums
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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...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.
If I had to go with shampoo I'd use a car specific one
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Have ordered 5L of the Autosmart stuff, will be with be getting dropped off in the morning, so Saturday will be testing day...
Mike
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