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Old 10-03-2003, 06:21 AM
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As I was starting to clay may car yesterday I noticed that the clay was deteriorating. Some small clay particles are falling off and the clay is getting softer and softer. I have used mothers clay before and it wasn't like this.

I used z7(zaino wash) as the lubricant. Z7 was mixed with water and was used in a sprayer.

Anyone have any ideas?
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How old and how much have you used it?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by forsaken
As I was starting to clay may car yesterday I noticed that the clay was deteriorating. Some small clay particles are falling off and the clay is getting softer and softer. I have used mothers clay before and it wasn't like this.
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Yeah the Zaino claybar is about the only thing they make that doesn't seem to be that great. I usually just buy Mothers' clay from a local store.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by koala
Yeah the Zaino claybar is about the only thing they make that doesn't seem to be that great.
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the clay has either dried out, or possibly over saturated with liquid. The Zaino clay bar does have this unfortunate feature to it. I noticed it during the summer, if you over saturate it with any mixture say Z6 H20 or z7 & H20 it crumbles and is rendered useless..

i guess its a built in obsolescence
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I used Mothers because I decided at the last minute to clay. ( I had already bought the Zanio stuff and could not wait) Loved the Mothers. Just used the same bar on wife's X-terra with no problems.
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Clay Magic is my favorite. It's the stickiest bar that I have found and you can buy it at WalMart for about $10.
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I usually use Mothers claybar with the Mothers detail spray with no problem. On an older car, once I tried the Mothers claybar with a mixture of Z7 and water and the claybar turned really soft and unusable.


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