Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)

[kikemtz]

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?

[Carfire]

Re: Quik Wax or Quik Detailer?

You can use Ultimate Quik Detailer.
Welcome to Meguiars Online!
But according to the title, you should not use Quik Wax.

[Mike Phillips]

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?

[Carfire]

Re: Quik Wax or Quik Detailer?

I could not find the one I was looking for. But here is one.

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25878&highlight=clay+lube

[gjohn28]

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

[Megafast13]

Re: Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)

Ultimate Quick Detailer is amazing. I think it's better than the regular.

Both will work great...

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)

I like using the regular qd or Last touch diluted 1:1. The last touch is great and at this dilution very economical.

[gjohn28]

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.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)

Again, 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.

Thanks for making the point so well.

[cleeny]

Re: Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)

So just to clarify, UQD is not recommended solely due to price, correct?

[The Guz]

Re: Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)

So just to clarify, UQD is not recommended solely due to price, correct?

Correct. But it's due to UQD being to slick and the polymers within the product not allowing the clay to remove surface contaminants.

[billddrummer]

Re: Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)

Correct. But it's due to UQD being to slick and the polymers within the product not allowing the clay to remove surface contaminants.

Right--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.

[billddrummer]

Re: Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)

Right--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.

Another thing: UQD is great at removing water spots from the apartment sprinklers, even after a day or two.

About as close to magic as I've seen live.

[Top Gear]

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.

[billddrummer]

Re: Ultimate Quik Detailer or Quik Detailer?(Clay lube)

Correct. But it's due to UQD being to slick and the polymers within the product not allowing the clay to remove surface contaminants.

That makes a lot of sense Guz. I hope the body shop lets me do some correction work before summer's end. I fear the weather will be unsettled earlier than last year, and the winter more severe as well.