These companies also happen to sell specific clay bar lubricants as well they claim the soap will degrade the clay bar.
Clay bar lubricant substitute.
Making a wet and smooth surface perfect for claying.
The autoscrub towel is a clay bar alternative that consists of a special rubber impregnated towel.
You can use blackfire wet diamond rinseless wash or optimum onr as a clay lubricant.
Most clay bar lubes are synthetic and will work on every surface and color car that you want.
So i ended up using both bottles of quik detailer when i clayed my gti.
Dilution ratio is on the bottle.
Add three to five drops and that s it of liquid dishwashing detergent.
Any substitute for clay lubricant.
This is a lubricant that s specifically formulated to increase the lubricity of your car and reduce friction from the clay bar.
Most of the time i ll just use the leftover soapy water from washing the car.
Add 4 oz of rubbing alcohol to a cleaner 1 quart spray bottle.
Substitute for clay bar lubricant.
I much prefer these the rinseless type washes instead of regular car soap.
It s not much so it becomes a good bang for the buck.
You simply apply some lubricant and wipe the surface with the autoscrub towel.
You have your very own clay bar lubricant.
The most obvious option would be clay lube.
The one that i use is dp no rinse.
If you drop the autoscrub towel on the ground no big deal just rinse it off.
So i bought meguiar s smooth surface clay kit which contains 473ml quik detailer inside the box and also purchased a 650ml bottle of meguiar s ultimate quik detailer because i know one bottle of 473ml is not enough.
Fill up the rest of the bottle with distilled water.