Newbie to claying

[Jordanwaterhous]

Do not buy one from ebay. Buy some gear from i4detailing.co.uk. I use Zaino clay bar and its brilliant. Can't comment on the others as I've never used them, but bilt hammer and meguiars are a very popular choice and are highly commended on here!

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[cliveseat]

Claybar

Reading people's opinions with interest. Kids bought me the Meguiar claybar kit for Christmas and haven't had chance to use it yet. It comes with a quick detailer spray lubricant, which is easy to use and wipe off, plus a microfibre cloth - about £20 from Halfords. However, can't seem to find enough shade in the last few days to give the clay a proper go - too sunny!
Re: Autoglym Super Resin Polish, which I use on my Exeo (Urano grey - lovely colour), it's a good product but polishing by hand does leave the odd swirl. Didn't realise I needed a wax on top as well - won't that just seal in the swirls? Had the car machine polished a few months back and the paint came up really nice, but I wonder if SRP is a bit too abrasive for regular use. Do AG do a good wax or is Meguiar's the way to go?

 

[Jordanwaterhous]

It doesn't seal it in as such. It provides a protective layer on top of the clear coat.

The swirl marks are from cleaning the car with a dirty/old wash mitt or sponge, they can be removed with a slightly more abrasive compound, however I have seen SRP reduce swirls when applied with a little pressure.

AG do a wax, called autoglym high definition, I have also been told it is a very good wax, and so is megs tech wax (so I'm told)

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[AndyG_TSi]

Reading people's opinions with interest. Kids bought me the Meguiar claybar kit for Christmas and haven't had chance to use it yet. It comes with a quick detailer spray lubricant, which is easy to use and wipe off, plus a microfibre cloth - about £20 from Halfords. However, can't seem to find enough shade in the last few days to give the clay a proper go - too sunny!
Re: Autoglym Super Resin Polish, which I use on my Exeo (Urano grey - lovely colour), it's a good product but polishing by hand does leave the odd swirl. Didn't realise I needed a wax on top as well - won't that just seal in the swirls? Had the car machine polished a few months back and the paint came up really nice, but I wonder if SRP is a bit too abrasive for regular use. Do AG do a good wax or is Meguiar's the way to go?

SRP isn't too abrasive for regular use, i use mine quite a bit. I think SRP contains fillers to reduce the appearance of swirls.

As Jordan has said, swirling is from using a dirty sponge/washmit.

if you want to avoid swirling, always wash utilising the 2 bucket method, where you rinse the mit/sponge before applting the soap to the car.

As for wax, i use Autoglym HD wax over the top of SRP which is bloody good!

if you dont want to be spending £45 on the HD wax, but still want an autoglym product, use the extra gloss protection.

 

[Blanco92]

if you dont want to be spending £45 on the HD wax, but still want an autoglym product, use the extra gloss protection.

Better still, buy a pot of Collinite 476S for £15.