I first started using Quik Detailer #QUIK16 with the clay bar kit it came with but now that bottle is gone but I still have a brand new clay bar and wanted to know if I could use Ultimate Quik Detailer #G14422 with the clay bar or do I need to stick with the Quik Detailer?
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Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)
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Re: Quik Wax or Quik Detailer?
You can use Ultimate Quik Detailer.
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But according to the title, you should not use Quik Wax.Joel
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Re: Quik Wax or Quik Detailer?
Actually, Meguiar's doesn't recommend using Ultimate Quik Detailer as a clay lube. The obvious reason is that it's more expensive, might as well save UQD for creating a show car finish and purchase and use the less expensive and recommended mist & wipe product, Quik Detailer.
I know this question has come up a number of times, maybe one of our super sleuths can track it down?
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Joel
Firefighter/EMT-B
Rejuvenation Auto Detailing
"Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Dirt Back!!!"
'99 F-150
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Re: Quik Wax or Quik Detailer?
Also, in addition to Quik Detailer, some folks on this forum use M34 and Last Touch as a lubricants.
Here are some more threads on the topic. Don't know if any are the ones Mike may have been referring to:
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/sho...ight=clay+lube
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/sho...ight=clay+lube
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/sho...ight=clay+lube
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/sho...ight=clay+lube
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/sho...ater+lubricant
2013 Highlander - black
2010 TL - black
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Re: Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)
Again, Meguiar's doesn't recommend UQD as a lubricant for claying.
FWIW - I've used QD which worked quite well. However, I just bought some Last Touch that I want to try. Many on this forum swear by it at a 1:1 dilution as a clay lubricant and full strength as "in-between" detailer.
It just doesn't make sense to use UQD at $.42/oz vs QD at about $.34/oz, Last Touch at $.25/oz ($.15/oz at 1:1) or M34, $.37/oz.2013 Highlander - black
2010 TL - black
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Re: Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)
Originally posted by gjohn28 View PostAgain, Meguiar's doesn't recommend UQD as a lubricant for claying.
It just doesn't make sense to use UQD at $.42/oz vs QD at about $.34/oz, Last Touch at $.25/oz ($.15/oz at 1:1) or M34, $.37/oz.
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Re: Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)
Originally posted by cleeny View PostSo just to clarify, UQD is not recommended solely due to price, correct?
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Re: Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)
Originally posted by The Guz View PostCorrect. But it's due to UQD being to slick and the polymers within the product not allowing the clay to remove surface contaminants.
Also, it seems like (to me anyway) the UQD gives darker paints more depth.2016 red Hyundai Azera, acquired with 21 miles. Drive 600+ miles/week. Commercial RE agent in CA focusing on properties in the Truckee/Lake Tahoe basin.
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Re: Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)
Originally posted by billddrummer View PostRight--I bought a bottle of QD for just claying, and UQD for wiping down in between waxes (and to get that pesky pine pollen off--it's amazing).
Also, it seems like (to me anyway) the UQD gives darker paints more depth.
About as close to magic as I've seen live.2016 red Hyundai Azera, acquired with 21 miles. Drive 600+ miles/week. Commercial RE agent in CA focusing on properties in the Truckee/Lake Tahoe basin.
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Re: Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)
Just to chime in on this 8 yr-old thread, I use Gold Class QD as a clay lube and prefer it to the red bottle basic QD. GCQD is more slippery and thicker, and it also smells better. The cost difference is minimal, and since I've had the same bottle for at least 2 years, $3 or so hardly matters. I haven't used UQD to clay, so I don't know how it would compare to claying with GCQD, but generally speaking, anything slick should work very well, from QDs to QWs and even UWWA. Anything oily/slippery will get the job done, even household products safe on paint, but not plain water, because the clay just spreads the water then sticks and grabs.
QDs, QWs and UWWA can be used to spot-sand without making a mess, too. I'll also use GCQD with an MF wipe to clear a panel of dust and such before correcting, whether claying or not.
Due to humidity, I cannot use QDs as an actual detailer on paint/glass, because they smear and hologram badly. Instead, UWWA is great as a detailer, with no smearing.Non-Garaged Daily Driver, DAMF System + M101, Carnauba Finish Enthusiast
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Re: Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)
Originally posted by The Guz View PostCorrect. But it's due to UQD being to slick and the polymers within the product not allowing the clay to remove surface contaminants.2016 red Hyundai Azera, acquired with 21 miles. Drive 600+ miles/week. Commercial RE agent in CA focusing on properties in the Truckee/Lake Tahoe basin.
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