GG Speed Shine poor as clay lube?

[kkreit01]

I've read a lot of good reviews for GG Speed Shine. Three years ago, I was tickled to find a brand-new, sealed bottle at a local garage sale for 50 cents! I have no idea how old it was, but when shook, it mixed fine. Fast-forward to last weekend, I was ready to crack the seal because I finally used up most of my other QDs. I was using Speed Shine as a clay lube for Mother's (otc yellow) clay. The experience was horrible. The clay was breaking up, and sticking/smearing to my paint. I was using the lube very liberally. At first I thought it was either too cool (low 50s), or my clay was shot. Just for kicks, I swapped to my bottle of DG FC&S on the shelf. The process then worked flawlessly. My FC&S is also several years old.

1. Was my Speed Shine too old?
2. Is Speed Shine lousy as a clay lube?
3. Does Speed Shine only work well with GG clay?

I just thought I'd post this weird experience...

[embolism]

Isn't speed shine a wax? Have you tested it on a panel to see if it still works like it should?

Never heard of having to use a specific lube with clay or vice versa.

[TheCougarGuy]

Speed Shine is all I've ever used with the Griot's clay. I've never had any issues.

[kkreit01]

Speed Shine is their QD. Maybe mine is too old, or it just doesn't like Mother's Clay?

[Gunslinger]

Speed Shine is all I've ever used with the Griot's clay. I've never had any issues.

Same here. Never had a problem of any kind...it works great.

[serenity]

I just used it yesterday with griots clay and had no problems.

[heynicebits]

Speed Shine works great as a lube. It's my favorite QD too.

[BillyJack]

I've used Speed Shine with numerous brands of clay without a single issue. Lately, I've been mixing ONR as a clay lube for cars where I'm doing some polishing or correction, since it's both good and cheap. But, if it's just a quick clay and wax job, SS is my preference since it finishes with more gloss.

Bill

[kkreit01]

Mine must be old then. I'll see if it has a date code. It doesn't smell very good. It did produce a nice gloss. I can still use it for bird bombs. The bottle itself is worth 50 cents. I also purchased Griots' spray nozzle.

[SeaJay's]

I had this issue with Speed Shine last year. Brand new bottle. I had run out of my regular clay lube and figured it's a quick detailer and should work. Well my Adams clay kept grabbing the paint really bad like there wasn't enough lube. I kept spraying and it kept grabbing. It ended up leaving smear marks on the hood of the car. I concluded that it was the Speed Shine. I ended up mixing up some DP rinseless wash and used that instead and it worked great.