Meguiar's Smooth Surface Clay Kit - Safe and Easy Car Claying for Smooth as Glass Finish - G1016

When I first read about claying your vehicles, several years ago, I was a bit skeptical. It seems strange and like a lot of work for you car, but both impressions were incorrect.After washing your vehicle with a safe wash, Claying your vehicle is the next step and a vital step. Claying removes above surface contaminants on your paint's surface: bits of overspray, tar, etc. and lots of other things you can or more likely can't even see. After washing your car, rub your flat hand across the surface. It won't smooth as glass. Furthermore, listen! You'll hear your hand going back and forth over the surface as it rubs against the contaminants. This is a car that needs to be clayed and just about any car if it has never been clayed needs to be clayed. Even a brand new car on the lot often has contaminants. Furthermore, once clayed, it's usually recommend to do it again every 3 months to a year, depending on the environment your car is in. Honestly, claying your vehicle doesn't take a particularly long amount of time. I'd say it's possible to do it in just under thirty minutes.The Smooth Surface Clay Kit from the wonderful folks at Meguiar's is the perfect kit to clay your vehicle. Again, after washing your vehicle, spray an area with the Quick Detailer, and then use the clay bar across the surface. You can search Youtube for Meguiar's Clay kit, to see demonstrations from users, but it isn't hard to do. Do a thorough job on your vehicle, and the way your hand then moves across the surface will impress you. I'm amazed every time.After claying, you have several options. The clay kit includes a sample of cleaner wax, and you can certainly use that. It has some mild cleaners and some protection. However, if you use a cleaner wax, I'd recommend waxing the car more often as it isn't quite as durable as dedicated separate products. Once a month for example with the cleaner wax, would be good. Or, you could use the cleaner wax for its mild below surface cleaning properties followed by a more robust wax product such as Meguiar's Gold Class or NXT 2.0, and then you could potentially be set for a few months.If you want to do even more after claying, you can use a paint cleaner from Meguiar's for below surface contaminants right after claying, and then optionally a Pure Polish after that. You'd top all that off with a wax such as Meguiar's Gold Class, or Meguiar's NXT 2.0.Furthermore, pick up more of the Quick Detailer, and you can use it to remove light dust and contaminants to your paint on a regular basis, and you can actually find you won't have to wash your vehicle as often.Whatever you choose, regular maintenance of your car's finish will keep you smiling for years to come. Meguiar's clay kit is a great way to start because not only does it make your finish smooth as glass, but it allows whatever wax you apply to adhere more evenly and properly to the surface, providing a better shine and longer lasting protection.A great product. Highly recommended.

Wow....I wish I would have know about this stuff years ago. I used this on my 2011 dark blue Tundra the past weekend and the results were amazing. I wish I would have taken close up before and after photos. Just to be clear, I take good care of me cars and trucks. They're washed weekly, waxed 2-3 times per year, and in the garage when not at work. So I thought the paint wasn't that bad....I was so wrong.I hand washed the truck as usual, and it wasn't even that dirty, more dust that anything. I dried it off with the synthetic chamois and micro fiber towel. Then I broke out the clay bar and lube/spray wax. I took half of one bar and formed it into a disk about the size of a large posit not, maybe a little smaller. I sprayed the lube/wax on the panel and rubbed the clay bar as instructed with slight pressure, but not actually pushing down on it. For the first 2-3 passes I could actually hear the bar as it went over the particles embedded in the paint and then it would become smooth and quite. I turned the clay over and it was brown and full of crap it had pulled of my paint. I wiped the panel down with a micro fiber cloth and the paint literally looked new. I ran my hand across it and it was smoother than I had ever felt it. Overjoyed at the results I continued on with the rest of the truck. It looks amazing. I seriously wouldn't have believed the results if I wouldn't have done it myself. By the time I was on the last panel I could tell the clay was stating to break down, but I was impressed with how long it lasted. They should send 2 bottles of the lube/wax spray, because I think the spray will run out before the clay.I'm sold on this stuff, it was really easy to use and fast, I think start to finish on the clay bar cleaning was maybe 20-30 minutes. I will be doing this at least once a year, if not twice. Well worth the money.

After doing a fair amount of research on both the process of correctly washing a car and products I learned that using a clay bar is probably the most important step in washing/polishing and waxing your car. I didn't realize how much a difference it makes to use the clay bar until I tried it for the first time. After giving my truck a good washing I ran my hand over the paint and it felt very smooth, so I thought. Then I used the clay bar kit and the difference was night and day and that was before I even polished and waxed the truck. It does take a little more time but the results make it well worth the effort.Before I made the purchase I did research the Mequiar's products consistently came up at the top of the list but not just on Amazon (reviews) but also other dedicated car wash sites. I bought this kit with high expectations and those expectations were surpassed.How I review:When I review a product said product automatically starts with four stars as I rarely will purchase anything below four stars. I then add and/subtract stars based on certain criteria as listed below.1. If an item is exactly what I expected and nothing more it will receive a four star rating2. If an item surpasses my expectations it will gain a star3. If an item goes slightly below my expectations it will lose a star4. If the instructions for the product (if needed) are poorly written (hard to understand due to language issues or grammar) or just too hard to follow it will lose a star no matter if the product meets or exceed my expectations5. If a product is significantly below my expectations I will deduct two stars6. It will be rare that I would give a product one star since I buy mostly items that have a 4+ rating but in rare instances there may be a good reason that even a four star product gets a one star rating from me. It could be because of customer service issues from the company but whatever the case is I will clearly explain my reason for giving a product one star