Clay vs nanoskin...

[wing commander]

Did you show it to your customer and watch the reaction on their face?

[Zubair]

Clay works better.

[Vegas1]

Recently tried the Fine Grade Nanoskin Autoscrub Speedy Prep Sponge. I had my doubts that this would perform just like a clay bar. Boy was I wrong. Works just as well as any clay bar I've used and without the folding and turning to keep it clean. The only time I had to switch to a regular clay bar, was when I needed a more aggressive grade.
A great time saver and if you drop it, just rinse it off and you are good to go.

[mcate]

Had my 1st experience with my recently purchased fine grade sponge yesterday when I did my wife's car. I do the car twice a yr, so the paint is usually in pretty good shape. The fine sponge handled the minor contaminants with ease. I mixed the Glide 7:1 like the instructions said, but wasn't overly impressed. When I run out I'll probably go back mixing a few drops of car wash soap with water in a spray bottle.

[Desertnate]

I mixed the Glide 7:1 like the instructions said, but wasn't overly impressed.

I too was really disappointed with Glide. And frankly, the Nanoskin too. No matter what ratio of Glide I tried, I never found it to be a very good lube. Despite what it says about working as a QD spray, it doesn't do that very well either.

I tried the Nanoskin blue sponge with Glide, several QD's, and my car wash solution, but found it would always mar far worse than traditional clay. After using it for a year or so I tossed it and went back to clay. Sadly I still have a nearly full bottle of Glide in my garage and no use for it.

[TTQ B4U]

I too was really disappointed with Glide. And frankly, the Nanoskin too. No matter what ratio of Glide I tried, I never found it to be a very good lube.

try really soapy water and nano. you'll thank me. I find the sponges work better and by far faster than regular clay bar and lube.

[RaydiantDetail]

I prefer clay on heavy contaminated cars. The nanoskin seems to leave behind some contaminants that I then have to go over with the clay bar to remove. Lately I have been using the Griots Paint Cleaning Clay Bar and really like it.

[umana2482]

I have used Nanoskin sponges and just feel like they don't remove the contaminates like clay.

I am not a fan of the Nanoskin sponges, towels are ok. The Speedy Prep towel is 10x better Imo and is what I use every time for decontamination.

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[royalkangaroo]

Clay works better.

+1 to this. My only experience is with the cobra clay mitt, but on a heavily contaminated truck, the mitt only removed about 50%. I ended up switching to clay for the whole thing. The clay mitt/towel/sponges may be more suitable for lightly contaminated vehicles; haven't been in that situation yet though.

[Klasse Act]

Since trying the Speedy Prep towel (fine grade) a couple years ago, I haven't touched my clay bars. I have since added a Nano Skin (medium grade) clay mitt and its even better. Well I say better because the fine grade products have their place and IMO that place is for monthly maintainence cleanings, the medium grade Nano Skin is for those tough jobs, you know, NOT your own car, LOL! Also I have a HD clay sponge and that thing WILL mar your paint, so use it ONLY when its really, really bad.

As far as clay lube, well, I use the same mix of RW for washing my rides and it always works great, use a lot but most of us do this anyways, hope this helps you out.