What is your "go to" clay product nowadays?

[briarpatch]

light claying - Griots Clay Bar
heavy claying - 3M perfect it

[C5Longhorn]

I still use a Mother's clay bar. It works for me and I'm not having to clay too often.

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[pilotpip]

I bought a blackfire mitt. It's so much faster than clay and I was happy with the results.

[JPW]

Thanks so much for all the input. I guess I shouldn't be, but I am surprised there isn't a consensus or single product that people seem to be using most. It seems that people are using pretty much a diverse product range.

I'll probably go with a mitt of some kind and thanks to Jayfro for his comments about the impact heat can have on many clay products. I can see where leaving a clay mitt in a hot garage over time might damage the synthetic clay on it. I'll probably find a place inside the house somewhere, maybe the mantle in a glass case. My wife would love that.

[abqhudson]

I have tried several. Mothers works best for me.

[PaulMys]

Griot's Brilliant Shine disc, and Nanoskin sponges while washing before my annual machine polishing.

Couldn't be easier IMO.

[Vegas1]

A few years ago I tried the Nanoskin AutoScrub Wash Mitt and Speedy Prep Sponge. Haven't used anything else since then.

[spewking]

A few years ago I tried the Nanoskin AutoScrub Wash Mitt and Speedy Prep Sponge. Haven't used anything else since then.

+1

[Mike Phillips]

This car didn't have a lot of swirls in it to start with and I certainly didn't want to add any nor add any clay marring.

I used the Pinnacle ULTRA FINE clay and it worked perfect to remove teh black overspray paint without any marring.







I too like the polymerized rubber clay replacement but only when they fit the car, the job and the paint. Kind of the old saying,

The right tool for the job.

[Binger2560]

Just to chime in...

I taught a class at MTE this year on detailing clay and clay substitutes.

The reason I chose this topic is because sometimes nothing beats traditional clay, at least when it comes to removing overspray paint.


So here's what I use depending upon the car and the paint and the problem.

1: Pinnacle ULTRA FINE detailing clay - cars with soft paint, PPF film and vinyl graphics - Just showed this in a new video.

2: Clay towel - most projects except cars with soft paint, PPF film and vinyl graphics - it's simply faster and convenient.

3: Aggressive Clay - Meguiar's or 3M - for tightly bonded overspray paint.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. No pun intended.

Who's Clay towel do you use?