Car Washing/Detailing Tips (Formerly: "Clay Bars")

[Daemos]

Eshine FTW! Oh and you can use sudsy water as a lubricant for the clay. No sense in wasting a $10 bottle of QD for lube

Sudsy water? I'm assuming that's just water with soap in it?

it works as well as the spray stuff right?

That's awsome if soap + water can act as a lube for the clay. I guess you'd have to rinse it off again after though right?

[mcnab]

If you're using soapy water as clay lube, make sure the soap you're using is a PROPER CAR SOAP, not something for your dirty dishes. Proper car soaps have lubricants and cleaners,where as dish soaps have degreasers.

Put a few caps fulls in a bottle, put in your water and shake it. Then spray the desired amount onto the panel and start claying.

You should be able to to just rinse off the car after. This is only if you're going to be following it up with a proper polish or glaze though (before your LSP)

[wtfmoses]

this works super well, its hard work but its really worth it in the end!

[Turismo]

here are some videos showing how the pros use the clay. don't be affraid!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfEfLGL59GI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcZRj509Ir8

[melissachequ]

Clay barring for the win!

This is my car after clay barring and waxing:

[GTR-guy]

I tried Autoglym Wheel cleaner and Autoglym Hi-tech Wheel Brush on my set I Work Vs wheels I recently purchased off Yahoo auction. I'm super impressed with the results! It cleaned years of caked brake dust and road grime with very little effort! Good stuff,FYI!