Best OTC clay

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Once again it is time to clay the Pilot and I was wondering what was the best OTC clay.

Jenn
 
I'd go with Meguiar's Smooth Surface Clay kit. You can usually find it wherever car cleaning stuff is sold. You get 2 50 gram clay bars, a 16 oz. bottle of Quik Detailer, a sample bottle of Cleaner Wax, a clay storage case, and a Supreme Shine Microfiber for about $16. The Clay Magic kit is good as well. You can probably find it at Auto Zone - you get a 100 gram clay bar and a 12 oz. bottle of clay lube for between $10 and $15 - I can't remember the exact price. There is a place near me that sells performance products for cars that carries both the Meguiar's blue mild clay and the red aggressive clay, but you probably won't find that. The Meguiar's clay kit or the Clay Magic kit would be your best bet, IMO.

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To be honest I like Mothers clay over Meg's. I've been using Meg's OTC clay for years and recently tried out Mothers. The only down side to Mothers is replacement bars are not available in bulk like Meg's. Not enough to keep me from buying it though. Swissvax Paint Rubber is actually Clay Magic. At least that's how it's listed on their US site.
 
rwright said:
To be honest I like Mothers clay over Meg's. I've been using Meg's OTC clay for years and recently tried out Mothers. The only down side to Mothers is replacement bars are not available in bulk like Meg's. Not enough to keep me from buying it though. Swissvax Paint Rubber is actually Clay Magic. At least that's how it's listed on their US site.
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I tried the Mother's clay kit once and didn't like it. Meguiar's clay kit FTW! :xyxthumbs:
 
CieraSL said:
I tried the Mother's clay kit once and didn't like it. Meguiar's clay kit FTW! :xyxthumbs:
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I tried the kit and it was okay, But the clay didn't seem to work with anything but the spray detailer that came with it.
 
The best OTC clay? That's easy. The one you like the best. I can't say I'd take someone's word for it when it comes to detailing products. There are too many subjective things. For example, rwright said he loved Mother's clay. I, personally, hate it. Used it for 5 seconds and threw it away. Does that mean its not the best for rwright? Nope. Try what you can find and come up with your own conclusion. Have fun.


Colin
 
I have tried both Mothers and Meguiars. The difference to me is Mothers Showtime...very nice. At first I thought Mothers was not as aggressive so I grabbed a Meg's bar and saw little difference in true "claying power" when I used both with Mothers Showtime. With Meg's QD if you ventured beyond the sprayed zone, it got very grabby or mushy. It seems like Showtime coats the clay more and felt safer with Showtime.
 
maximus20895 said:
I would like to know why you guys prefer one over the other.
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You'll get varying answers. Thats like asking why one would like chocolate over vanilla.

Its all perception and personal preference. Some might feel one doesnt clay as well, another might feel its the best. One is too soft. One is too hard...etc.

Clay in the states are all basically the same thing aside from aggressiveness.
 
I posted this in another Thread...

AG's prices from cheapest to most expensive... and all in ounces.


Megs Smooth Surfaces = 5oz = $19.99

Griots = 8oz = $19.99

Pinnacle XMT = 8oz = $19.99

Pinnacle Ultra Clay = 4oz = $19.99

Mothers (kit) = 2.82oz = $19.99

PoorBoys = 8oz = $21.99

DP Clay = 7oz = $24.99

Wolfgangs = 7oz = $29.99

Megs Agressive = 7oz = $29.99

Megs Mild = 7oz = $29.99

3M = 7oz = $39.99
 
The best option is to watch BOGO's and as soon as any clay kit hits it, you grab some and store some. I find alot of them, like Wolfgang, work great with ONR or Mothers Showtime as lube.
 
2003 GMC Denali said:
I posted this in another Thread...

AG's prices from cheapest to most expensive... and all in ounces.



Mothers (kit) = 2.82oz = $19.99
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You may want to check your figures - there are 2 - 80 gram clay bars in our kit, for a total of 5.64 ounces, 160 grams.

And, the first one listed (from the other "M" company) has 2 - 50 gram bars in it, for a total of 3.53 ounces. They also offer a 3 pack of bars by themselves, but still, it's only 150 grams, less than our 160 grams.
 
It was correct at the time of posting in the other Thread.

I just noticed it now says = "now with 2 clay bars!" in big Red Letters.

Thanks for correcting my Mistakes.
 
Clay Magic as others have stated. A few months ago Auto Zone had a big clearance and they had their turtle wax ice stuff discounted to .99. I picked up some clay kits of theres that came with a liquid clay stuff (haven't used), bottle of clay lube and nice sized clay bar. Surprisingly the clay is really nice.

I'm not a fan of the Mother's because it's too soft. Nice and easy to reshape but it falls apart in my hand.
 
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