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    Clay bars, your weapon of choice and why

    Friends,

    would you like to share your clay of choice and explain why you use it.
    At work i have had 3 different clays ie 3M, Clay Magic and a no-name clay bar which is a little softer. The latter is more flexible that the others so it's the choice right now since we can take a piece of it and bake it thin for usage.

    Prizes in Sweden are ridiculous though, the 3M bar is a whopping 57 dollars!

    Any comment will be appreciated.

    Thanks-Daniel

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    Considering you are in Sweden you might be able to get some of that Ricardo clay from Canada.

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    Being that my paint is new, I use the Pinnacle Ultra Poly...very flexible, soft and gets the job done without excessive grabbing or marring
    Never lie if your memory stinks...

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    Well if like big clays because they are easier to hold onto, i have droped too many small clays. Right now i am using griots clay as it is the only big clay i can find, it is very sticky so i like to wear latex gloves so that it does not stick to my skin, yet it sticks to the gloves.

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    My clay of choice is Ricardo clay.

    Joy: Just buy 2 of any clay and mash it together

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    I like Mothers clay a lot. Doesnt fall apart and I use it with soap, isnt sticky unless your hands are 100% dry, and it doesnt marr the paint.

    I have yet to find a more aggressive clay that I like.

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    until the patent on clay runs out, most if not all in the states is basically the same product.


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    Quote Originally Posted by FMINUS
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    Joy: Just buy 2 of any clay and mash it together
    To get to the size i like i would need to mash together 4-5 clay bars. that just isnt practical

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    Pinnacle Ultra Poly for my own so that I can clay as often as I want.
    Mothers for all others. Very good clay but I think that I buy it and use it as much for the lube "Showtime" which is also a very good lube and QD.

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    I like clay magic blue clay. I cut it in fours, so I have four small clay bars instead of one. I have around 15-20 box's of it.
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