I've been using Pinnacle Clay lube. It is very slick, providing a lot of lubricity. I wouldn't advice using soapy water, unless you are a pro detailer (it dries clay out). Also have been using Meguiar's Final Inspection and DP 4-in-1.
All did job well, but Pinnacle still performed best. Strongly adviced for dark color vehicles.
2008 Acura MDX Sport white pearl (daily driver)
2009 BMW E70 X5 4.8i jet black (garage queen)
2013 BMW F25 X3 2.8 jet black (wife's car)
I find the clay lube to work the best, and provide the best lubrication. That said, I have many more bars of clay then the lube. So once its gone, I use soap and water.
So this all begs the question: what is the defining difference between a QD and a dedicated clay lube? I've only used Clay Magic's lube and Meg's Quik Detailer. The lube was much slicker than Meg's. Is lubricity the defining difference?
I ask because I just bought some Optimum No Rinse. I can now make more QD and clay lube than I'll use in years. The directions state that you use more ONR to make the QD (6 ounces per gallon of water) than the clay lube (2 ounces). Therefore the QD would have to be slicker...which would be the opposite of the Clay Magic/Meg's QD comparison.
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