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Title: Buy one get one free.
Post by: billy2shots on July 30, 2010, 06:58:36 pm

Took advantage of the buy one get one free offer at Halfords today. I wanted to try a clay kit but couldn't decide to go with megs or autoglym. Saw the add saying buy one get one free but thought it would just be for shampoo and such. Asked at the till and end result is i now have two clay kits, one being a free £25 woth Megs :smiley:

Title: Re: Buy one get one free.
Post by: stealthwolf on July 30, 2010, 07:02:52 pm

i would have gone with megs too. I had a look but couldn't find the megs clay kit.

Title: Re: Buy one get one free.
Post by: bodger00 on July 30, 2010, 07:26:19 pm

The Megs one is far better IMO.

Also dont get too caught up with the special lube  :ashamed:
Water from a running hose also works as long as its always running.
 :happy2:

Title: Re: Buy one get one free.
Post by: CAPTAIN BRITAIN on July 30, 2010, 08:25:13 pm

Quote from: bodger00 on July 30, 2010, 07:26:19 pm

The Megs one is far better IMO.

Also dont get too caught up with the special lube  :ashamed:
Water from a running hose also works as long as its always running.
 :happy2:

So could i just buy clay bars and use plain water and my own microfibre cloth's rather than buying the Meguiars clay kit?

Title: Re: Buy one get one free.
Post by: stealthwolf on July 30, 2010, 09:26:55 pm

The issue with any clay bar is that it marrs the paintwork unless it has continuous lubrication. I'd personally stick with a lube. Born Slippy is pretty good but as said above, water with a tiny squirt of car shampoo should be enough to create a slick surface for the clay to glide over.

Title: Re: Buy one get one free.
Post by: bodger00 on July 30, 2010, 09:41:52 pm

Er yes if your brave and there is plenty of water running (like a hose). There are loads of cheap ways to get round it if you run out. Like mixing water with a bit of car shampoo.

But the best combo is to buy "Bilt Hamber" clay bars. They are recomended with water and if your like me the clay will last a lot longer than the lube.

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Title: Re: Buy one get one free.
Post by: Gene Hunt on July 31, 2010, 10:25:42 am

Quote from: bodger00 on July 30, 2010, 07:26:19 pm

The Megs one is far better IMO.

Also dont get too caught up with the special lube  :ashamed:
Water from a running hose also works as long as its always running.
 :happy2:

...........special lube & running water  :laugh:  :grin: sorry mate. :evilgrin:

Title: Re: Buy one get one free.
Post by: autoperfection.com on August 03, 2010, 10:39:36 am

Some clays can be used with water, but some can't... if you use one that shouldn't be used with water, with water, you may end up with marks because it doesn't have a lube to glide with.

Unless you know for sure that the particular clay you're using is ok with water, the best bet is to use a dedicated lube, just to be on the safe side.

Hope this helps

Taryn and Jim  :smiley: