Meguiar'sG1016EU Smooth Surface Clay Bar Kit with 180g of clay, 473ml Detailer and a microfibre towel: to safely remove surface bonded contaminants such as tar, tree sap, overspray and industrial fallout

The car is getting some lockdown love and clay was something I've heard of but never had the time to do. I gave the car a good wash using Meguires ultimate wash and wax using 2 bucket method then set about getting the car clayed up. The stuff ie easy to use I used half one bar. I Played with it in my hands for a minute to warm it up then use some of the detailing spray that comes with it to spray small sections and work the clay over the body work. This takes stuff off the car you cannot see with the eye and leaves it feeling smooth.No point in going to all that effort and not sealing it with something so some hybrid ceramic spray was applied afterwards.I’m going to start doing this as required to keep the pain in the car looking good. It’s well worth the effort and the beesing is great!Edit- I would actually recommend the new Meguiar’s hybrid ceramic wax and detailing spray to do the same job. It’s easier to use and did the same job. I’ll keep the physical clay for those hard to get spots. But the spray stuff looks to be easier for the same job

I bought this over a year ago with every intention of setting to my ageing Honda Accord with its swirly marked and lacklustre paintwork but could not find the time.This week, with good weather, I took the plunge. Initially I thought this was going to be really messy what with the detailing liquid and sticky clay but surprisingly not.I found the whole process straightforward and relatively easy. I was even able to leave waxing the car to the following day, so clean was it when I had finished with the clay.It was when I had completed waxing (with Zymol rather than their quick wax that came with the kit) that the fruits of my labours were revealed. The finish is just astonishing with a glass like finish and a depth of shine that I didn't believe was achievable. All the swirl marks are gone, the paintwork is as smooth as silk and even a few light scratches have disappeared.Worth the outlay and effort?Without a doubt.

Never heard of clay bars before....after reading up on Supagard and thinking "If I could do it myself, where should I start?" I came across clay bars in the process. I tried it today for the first time - did two attempts and was still at it by dusk such was my enthusiasm for what I was seeing. Suffice - I was quite amazed at how much dirt it pulls up and the result was quite simply brilliant. It 1. gets the dirt, road tar, bird mess off pretty easily 2. it's so much easier to do than elbow grease efforts, 3. it's reusable, so represents a great stepping stone to getting what was tired paintwork looking refreshed. Love it - hooked on this forever now.

Running a block of clay across a car's paintwork sounds like a crazy thing to do and a sure way of scratching up the entire surface, but I decided to put faith in all the positive reviews I'd read and to give it a go. I had a large section of paintwork covered in overspray that would not budge with my trusted AutoGlym Polish or even T-Cut.Following the simple instructions, it took just a 1/a clay bar to remove all the overspray and leave the paintwork feeling and looking smooth as glass. It is magical stuff. The main thing is to use plenty detailing spray to lubricate the surface, so the clay bar glides across the paintwork. You can feel and hear the change as you work the clay across the contaminated area. Keep folding the clay over to expose a clean section of clay and go again. The overspray was quite stubborn and took 3 or 4 passes to remove it all, but little by little it all came off to leave the paintwork as good as new. Then had the confidence to clay the whole car.Dry off, couple of coats of quality wax and my car has not looked as good since it left the factory.Only reason for 4 stars is that I would have found it helpful if Meguiar's had graded the clay or offered different grades for different jobs. The overspray I was dealing with took a lot more effort than expected and at one stage I didn't think it was going to remove it. A slightly more abrasive clay would have made the job a lot easier.

After some one told me about claying car to smooth off paint, I have been a massive fan of Meguiar's detailer and clay. When I get a vehicle whether car, van or motorbike I always like to give them a good clean up and after a wash (if necessary use a paint cut for scratches and tar etc removed) this is used without fail. What a difference it makes. The other benefits of smoooooth paint is polish goes on/comes of far easier, you use a lot less and get a far superior shine. Once done I have never had to do a vehicle again with clay, just keep up with the cleaning/polishing regime and it should last for many years. Most of the vehicles I buy are 10 years plus and I tend to keep them for 5/6 years and people often comment thinking it must be far newer. It all starts with the clay.....The detailer is quite good to wipe off bird crap just spray and leave for a few seconds. The van is an 08 connect the body work hadn't seen polish in over 7 years and was barely cleaned got 2022, pic before and after clean t-cut and Mequiar's clay. IT WORKS

I recently cleaned my black coloured car, and found suspicious rust like dots on it, not a few, but plenty of them. I initially thought it might be some pollen or tree sap, but soon realized it was something else, and very difficult to remove. Most likely the car got a lot of rail dust, typically picked up on the road from brake pads of other vehicles. Anyhow, I tried different things to get rid of them, but nothing worked. Then I found plenty of forums referring to claying cars to get rid of this stuff, I gave it a go, and it did the job - and the car looks sparkling at the same time.The process of claying though, one should add is very time consuming, so be prepared to spend some good time doing this. Ideally I would find something else that can do the same job significantly faster, have read about the Iron X and others, but not sure I dare use it on the paintwork. Would be interesting to know though if any good but it also contains a bunch of chemicals I think, so such product may be best used by professionals at their worksites.