Maguiars Clay Kit

[182BOO]

Hey,

Been thinking about claying my 182 for the first time and have been looking at the Maguiars Clay kit. Has any one used it...?? And wondered what your thoughts are on it..??

Thanks for advice

 

[Alan]

Its good for beginners, but nowhere near as effective as Sonus or Chem Guys poly clay.

 

[Sarah]

Worked fine for me, good to start with imo

 

[Si]

great little kit. if a little pricey.

 

[182BOO]

Thanks guys... think I'll give it a whirl and then move onto the more hardcore stuff like Sonus/Chem Guys....

 

[bigup7]

Try Bilt-hamber Auto-clay: http://www.bilthamber.com/autoclay.html

you get more for the money plus you can use water as lube too

remember to cut your clay in small pieces as if you drop the lot put it straight in the bin!

 

[182BOO]

Try Bilt-hamber Auto-clay: http://www.bilthamber.com/autoclay.html

you get more for the money plus you can use water as lube too

remember to cut your clay in small pieces as if you drop the lot put it straight in the bin!

Oooo thank you.... and good shout on cutting up the clay... one has a tendancy to be a tad bit clumsy, and would prob drop the lot... lol...!!

Would you advise the soft or medium clay when using Bilt...??

 

[bigup7]

ive only used the normal one, but go for soft if you want to be cautious

although ive not clayed my 172 yet! will do soon though

you get 200g of clay with the BH, can do about 5 cars with it all

 

[Alan]

Try Bilt-hamber Auto-clay: http://www.bilthamber.com/autoclay.html

you get more for the money plus you can use water as lube too

remember to cut your clay in small pieces as if you drop the lot put it straight in the bin!

Wow, i'd love to see your paintwork under my brinkman..

 

[Gally]

Flol!

At least use some de-ionised water and mild shampoo but water!

Soft bilt hammer stuff is excellent btw!

 

[Harpham]

Ive tried it, pretty good tbh, does the job! Quite expensive though for the Claying pack, although I used my £20 Halfrauds voucher to get it

 

[Alan]

Flol!

At least use some de-ionised water and mild shampoo but water!

Soft bilt hammer stuff is excellent btw!

Knowsit wee Kev..

And they say the Scot's are tight..my word!!

 

[182BOO]

ive only used the normal one, but go for soft if you want to be cautious

although ive not clayed my 172 yet! will do soon though

you get 200g of clay with the BH, can do about 5 cars with it all

I've been checking out the site and it's pretty reasonable...!! So will be purchasing..!!

Claying mine in prep for FCS... Can't wait :lolup:

 

[AKFM1]

any tips on using this kit? directions to use it?

 

[bigup7]

Wow, i'd love to see your paintwork under my brinkman..

like i said ive not used it on my clio (not had it long) but have used it on other cars

Bilt-hamber say that this stuff is made for water and using any other lube will reduce its effectiveness.

anyhow the clay itself will draw any contaminants in tap water anyway so no worries there

and to prove i aint talking crap, linkage: http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=113686 read onto second page

 

[182BOO]

I found a video on the Ultimate Finishing site, the guy gives you a step by step guide

 

[Andy_con]

results are good

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=511159

 

[bigup7]

I found a video on the Ultimate Finishing site, the guy gives you a step by step guide

yeh, key is, not too much pressure and lots of lube.

 

[AKFM1]

so when are you meant to clay? after washing car? and is there a certain direction to go? sorry for sounding so much like a noob, ive had the kit for over a year and not even used it

 

[bigup7]

so when are you meant to clay? after washing car? and is there a certain direction to go? sorry for sounding so much like a noob, ive had the kit for over a year and not even used it

wash car with shampoo, use tar remover on any tar spots (if you have to), then wash again, then leave it wet and then start to clay, once clayed,., wash again! dry, polish and then wax

clay in horizontal directions

Videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&feature=related&hl=en-GB&v=yfEfLGL59GI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&feature=related&hl=en-GB&v=3uqtbSk94BQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&feature=related&hl=en-GB&v=9nAzhmNKk8Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&feature=related&hl=en-GB&v=uVB-atP4gKE

 

[AKFM1]

thanks for that!! gonna give it a go this weekend!! so when the clay is dirty,i turn it over and so on. once finished claying, do i just throw it away or can i re-use it? thanks

 

[bigup7]

thanks for that!! gonna give it a go this weekend!! so when the clay is dirty,i turn it over and so on. once finished claying, do i just throw it away or can i re-use it? thanks

yeh you fold it on it self mate, whilst claying keep folding until there is no clean clay left, then throw it mate. if you find th clay is a bit hard, you can drop it in some warm water to soften it a little, makes it a bit easier.

i would cut the clay up into smaller pieces, if you drop a piece on the floor, it may look clean but don't use it! bin it asap, you will do more harm then good.

good luck! post some pics up too