Autoglym Clay Detailing Complete Kit - Premium Car Care Kit Includes (500mL) Rapid Detailer, (100mL) Super Resin Polish, (1) Premium Clay Bar, (1) Hi-Tech Finishing Cloth

Having watched you tube about this and also the really good Auto Glym one,i purchased this kit at a reasonble price.My car always looks shiny but i was pleasantly surprised at the overall finish after using the clay bar and spray.I purchased several autoglym e cloths,which are very effective for a number of uses,Once waxed and polished the car looks great and several people have commented on how good it looks.Easy to use,good finish at a fraction of the cost a bodyshop would charge.I am nearly 80 and i did not feel worn out or knackered after doing this.

Bought kit in November 2013 and used about second week in November because of bad weather. Car Lexus CT200h, did the roof one day and the rest two days later, rain stopped play so to say. Total time taken about three hours, result very good, produced a better finish than when I bought the car new from the dealer 11 months before. The paintwork became like glass to the touch.I used a third of the clay, about half of the lubricant and half of the resin polish. after first hand washing the car with the bodywork shampoo and conditioner. I also gave the car a good wash with a karcher pressure washer, before and after the hand wash.Application of the clay and resin polish was easy (not hard work) and there was very little if any "white dust", from the polish. I was pleased at this, as I'm almost 70 and not into backbreaking car cleaning any more. I, like most people would like to have seen a little more resin polish in the kit. I did drop the clay a few times, but picked it up quick and folded it in, cheating I suppose, but I got away with it. I clayed the whole car before wiping of and used plenty of lubricant, I also polished the whole car then buffed it up. I have never done this before to a car, I was worried about scratching it etc but all went well, ( he who dares...) great result, well worth the effort.It is now late January 2014, and I feel able to write this review. The car is hand washed every week and the finish achieved in November remains, so I am able to report that the products used, not only provided a good finish at the time, but are also durable. The car has been in sub zero temperatures - snow, frost and also rain and the water still beads well on the paint surface and rolls of. The next planned application is late April 2014, if it is needed.I am a happy bunny, the product worked for me and I would recommend it.

The main purpose of claying a car is to remove microscopic contaminants from the paintwork which is helpful for when correcting paintwork with compounds/polishes and also beneficial when protecting paintwork with waxes/sealants but crucially it can be one of the most effective ways of making your paintwork look that extra bit better. When I initially purchased this I wasn't really into detailing, I bought it because I had little spots of paint from a fence sprayer all over my car, I tried using the strongest thing I had that is appropriate for paintwork (intensive tar remover) but I still had to scrub like crazy at each little spot. This stuff though did the job far more efficiently and left the paintwork incredibly smooth and was the key thing which really got me into detailing.As you work the clay across even seemingly spotless paintwork at first you can feel a drag caused by the microscopic particles bonded to the paintwork then after a few light strokes it goes much smoother as it picks up all the particles. When you look at the clay you can see the astonishing amount of contamination it picks up, also when you rub your hand across the area that has been clayed then an area that hasn't you can feel and hear the difference and if the paint is really badly contaminated you can see the difference.I split the clay into 3 equal parts which gives you 3 pads about the size Autoglym suggests so there is enough clay to do 3 car's (assuming you don't drop any on the floor in which case you must throw it away). You could split it into 2 parts or not split it up at all which might speed up the process a bit. You do have to make sure you use a fair bit of the detailing spray to keep the clay lubricated so I would recommend to try avoid claying in hot conditions especially if you have a dark coloured car as it will obviously evaporate much quicker which not only wastes the detailing spray but generally makes the whole process more awkward. You also want to avoid claying in very cold conditions as you regularly have to fold and knead the clay so you always have a clean surface of clay and in cold conditions the clay becomes firmer and more difficult to work with.Before claying you should inspect your paintwork for tar spots, the key areas to look are the lower half of the sides (particularly around the wheels) and around the rear of the car. If you have any signs of tar spots on the paint it is good idea to remove them with a tar remover (not included) prior to claying, the clay can remove tar spots but it is a struggle and it will almost certainly mar the paint as tar contains grit, so it's easier and safer to just get rid of as much tar as possible with a tar remover first. To clay a whole car in one go is time consuming so it's not a job you undertake lightly. For people who don't like to spend most of a day detailing their car, you don't have to do the entire car in one go, you could clay half the car one day and the other half the next time you clean the car, you should just make sure that you get some protection on the areas you have clayed (a small bottle of Super Resin Polish is included) to help protect from fresh contaminants bonding to the paint.

Left my paintwork as smooth as can be

Absolutely brilliant well worth the money made my car look like new.