Quick Review: Dodo Juice Born Slippy...

agpatel said:
Don't see the point as you should wash the car after claying as it does leave behind residue. Like I said I just leave the lube on the car as why waste time wiping it away if I am going it foam it up with a citrus wash.

Spray and wash is a decent lube as well.

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07 z-oh-6 said:
Do you just foam the car and rinse after claying, or do you take a wash mitt to it as well. Other than born slippy, what are some of your favorite traditional clay lubes?
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I'm a little confused. I can't of a time where I washed my cars after claying. I have never had issues with a wax or sealant failure in over 10 years using clay.

I may have to use a QD to remove any residual clay and I normally use a prewax paint cleaner unless I am correcting, but I can't remember washing the car again.

I've used diluted car wash soap (not much lubricant), Megs Quick Detail, Final Inspection, ONR, OG Showtime, and just picked up some CG Luber to play with. When the paint was already thrashed and I was going to compound, I've even washed the car and clayed with clean rinse water and a little ONR.

I have also not used anything that leaves a heavy soap residual like what Mark describes with the Born Slippery. Personally, having heard Marks comments, I probably will never try it either.

So has anyone ever had a wax or sealant failure after using clay and a lubricant without washing the car afterward?
 
Kurt_s said:
I have also not used anything that leaves a heavy soap residual like what Mark describes with the Born Slippery. Personally, having heard Marks comments, I probably will never try it either.
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Kurt,

I may have been exaggerating a bit by saying Born Slippy is like a car wash soap, but I can *guarantee* you it leaves behind a soapy film unlike other traditional clay lubes. Even Dom from Dodo Juice suggests you should rinse after using Born Slippy.
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
Kurt,

I may have been exaggerating a bit by saying Born Slippy is like a car wash soap, but I can *guarantee* you it leaves behind a soapy film unlike other traditional clay lubes. Even Dom from Dodo Juice suggests you should rinse after using Born Slippy.
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Mark, I understand. I don't want to wash a car after claying to move on. That adds time to a detail. I'm going to try the luber since I got it as part of a clay kit on sale.

ONR works fine but the clay feels different after using it. I guess the tactile feel of clay doesn't matter as long as the paint gets clean and isn't scratched.

I actually like Final Inspection but I hate to keep a dedicated QD just for claying when I prefer other QDs.
 
Mark, sorry I'm late to the thread, but wanted to say your findings are spot on. It leaves a good amount of residue that needs to be at least strongly rinsed off.


Now for the rest of the posters regarding to wash or not, it really is a matter of preference, and excellent results depend more on all the other important factors of the detail process as well. Either way, your clay lube should be chosen with your process in mind, which is why it is great to have all these options!
 
jlb85 said:
Mark, sorry I'm late to the thread, but wanted to say your findings are spot on. It leaves a good amount of residue that needs to be at least strongly rinsed off.
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I REALLY know I'm right when you agree with me. :props:
 
I always wash after claying, so maybe I will give Born Slippy a try. :xyxthumbs:
 
CieraSL said:
I always wash after claying, so maybe I will give Born Slippy a try. :xyxthumbs:
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Shane, I'm not saying it's not a quality product, it actually does well for what it's meant to do, I just don't like the soapy residue it leaves behind.
 
I wonder if some of you are getting different results beacuse of the water you dilute it with. I know I have really hard water. Maybe try a distilled water for diluting and see if it helps any.
 
buddhadog said:
I wonder if some of you are getting different results beacuse of the water you dilute it with. I know I have really hard water. Maybe try a distilled water for diluting and see if it helps any.
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I used distilled water. :xyxthumbs:
 
Reviving an old thread but I have a thought here. What if you diluted it with tap water? On another forum, Michael form Einszett said to dilute their windshield washer concentrate with tap water because using distilled water would make it foam up too much.
 
Judge said:
On another forum, Michael form Einszett said to dilute their windshield washer concentrate with tap water because using distilled water would make it foam up too much.
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Interesting.
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
Kurt,

I may have been exaggerating a bit by saying Born Slippy is like a car wash soap, but I can *guarantee* you it leaves behind a soapy film unlike other traditional clay lubes. Even Dom from Dodo Juice suggests you should rinse after using Born Slippy.
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Born Slippy IS a shampoo with some less foaming agents to prevent it foaming too much.
I have the same problem with rinsing after it, but Born Slippy really helps on really contaminated cars. I had my car oversprayed by a neighboring construction and Born Slippy made the job A LOT easier compared to ONR as lube.
 
I've always washed after clay previously, but if I can save time and just go with a good rinse, I'll take the time savings. Previously, I used water and Zaino car wash soap as my lubricant, and never wiped off the residue, just went straight to a wash.

I ordered the DP wash and gloss, which is supposed to be a good claylube- I'm hoping I can just go with a quick rinse and be ready for the next step. Time to test out my theory!
 
I always wash after claying and before polishing. Born Slippy is a nice product, but I use a detail spray that I can use as a clay lube as well. The less products, but still effective, the better!
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
I always wash after claying and before polishing. Born Slippy is a nice product, but I use a detail spray that I can use as a clay lube as well. The less products, but still effective, the better!
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On post #24 you said you only do an IPA wipedown after claying?

Or does it depend if you move on to LSP or paint correction after claying?
 
Stang Man said:
On post #24 you said you only do an IPA wipedown after claying?

Or does it depend if you move on to LSP or paint correction after claying?
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I used to do just a quick wipe down if I wasn't polishing, but only applying an LSP. I now do a quick wash after claying for everything. :props:
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
I used to do just a quick wipe down if I wasn't polishing, but only applying an LSP. I now do a quick wash after claying for everything. :props:
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Gotcha!

I am going to add the IPA wipedown after polishing to my plan, so if I can save time by not washing the car after clay (and only doing a spray down), that'd be nice.
 
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