Claybar..too cold?

[SB10]

MY cars a bit of a disgrace as it hasnt been cleaned in about 3 months now..

Is it too cold to get the claybar out to it?

[mneame]

As long as it's not icey or freezes the qd when you spray it on, no imo. Have a jug of hot water to drop the clay into to soften it up. Then give it a gould molding in your hands and away you go. I also find if you have the halogen stand lamps on and fairly close to the panel to warm it up it helps.

[matt will]

mneame said:

As long as it's not icey or freezes the qd when you spray it on, no imo. Have a jug of hot water to drop the clay into to soften it up. Then give it a gould molding in your hands and away you go. I also find if you have the halogen stand lamps on and fairly close to the panel to warm it up it helps.

Agreed. Warm water jug is top tip this time of year.

[D34NO87]

Its not too cold for claying but I did find its too cold to wax, I was trying to get a coat of Dodo Juice blue velvet on my girlfriends car last week end and it took forever to haze and doesn't seem to haven taken to the paint very well.

[Adamp]

Definately not too cold at all I clayed two vehicles today and worked fine. As long as the panels are wet.

I dont use any kind of lubrication in a spray bottle just use really soapy water so that the water feels greasy when in your hands. And use a sponge to apply. Much cheaper than some of the lubes on the market and just as effective if not better imo.

[PJ S]

Some brands of clay bar are not able to handle soapy water, as it causes them to crumble and breakdown.
Then you need to rewash or rinse thoroughly again to remove the solution.
If you use Bilt Hamber's soft clay, and just plenty of ordinary water, you can dry and move on to the next step.
Soft was designed for this time of year, but if you have the original, then two bits on the go, with one in warm water, and changing between them when the bit being used gets too hard to mould, you'll be fine.

[SB10]

Cheers for the replys guys. I have a garage but obviously the temperatures in there arent exactly gonna be tropical at this time of the year :lol:

Checked lasnite and i have no QD left, and there was none in local halfords. So claying is off the cards this weekened

[daveR6]

For me Bilt Hameber Soft, best clay on the market IMO.