How to Clay your car in 30 minutes

Hi John, I've used the clay mit on 8 different cars,the last car was my volvo and I haven't seen any marks/scratches. I use Turtle Wax pure wash as a lubrication with mine. I'm more than happy with the product.Ive cleaned the mit every time after use and put the plastic sheet back on the clay section once used. I have now got a new one, so I will use the old mit on my wheel barrels. 😊👍

I normally use a clay towel over a higher ph foam from my cannon, along with constantly cleaning the rubber surface in a wash bucket after each panel. I find that using a foamy high ph soap perhaps deep cleans the paint a little better by stripping off any old protection that may be left after washing. Using foam seems to provide a lot of lubrication during the claying process, but with the extra step of rinsing afterwards. Good video Jon. I love the speed of the clay towels, but only use them before polishing as you mentioned.

Thanks John, I used one of these on my previous car so this has reignited my interest! My current car is a 2018 with 18k on the clock and garaged most of the time so I think I'll give it a go in the spring after a wash, de-iron and detaring then get my underused DAS6 out with some sonax fine finish. It probabky won't give me a "proper" professional finish but hopefully it'll come up better than it is now as it's not been polished so far.

I'm getting one for Christmas, have always previously used clay but having been out of the detailing game for a while, I'm now looking for quicker easier methods for every stage, hopefully this mitt will be it. I think I will still clay bar the roof and bonnet as have some heavier contamination there and conscious of filling the mitt with contaminants from the start.

This G3 clay mitt is remarkable, for a beginner like me I think this is the one for me.

Excellent video, Jon! Thanks. Merry Christmas from Canada.

As far as clay mitts go the G3 is the best one I have found so far. It is great for a more rapid decontamination job, when time is more limited. I tend to start with this to get the bulk of it off and then finish with Bilt Hamber soft clay bar for a belt and braces job.

Thanks John, I've got one of those, prefer using it to a clay bar, find it easy as long as you use plenty of lubrication, as you said its minus point is small areas like at the front of the car, where I think a bar is better. I've had it 3 years probably done 12 cars and its still in good condition.

I've had one of those mitts for ages it works well. Never wanted to swap to a real clay bar

When I was a valeter at main dealer I used this it was very durable I also used the auto smart towel to. These so much quicker. Thing is when u work for a company they not going to supply clay that can really only be used once and are easy to drop because of the cost and I faced this all the time when working as a professional valeter. On my own car I always use clay bar but clay mitt, cloth does have it place and in my opinion very good to have and I used a lot. The fraecla one is very good they good company there compounds are very good to and have used alot

I have had 3 of those clay mitts and they are awesome. You defo need a clay bar for two reasons. 1. if you run the clay mitt over the joint of two panels, it can leave behind some clay, and a clay bar gets it of much easier. 2. Clay bars are great for smaller areas. I do my car twice a year with the Mitt, and they will last 2 or 3 years easily (I do friends cars as well so they don't last that long for me). The biggest advantage of the clay mitt is that people who don't want to spend 1 or 2 days claying a car, will clay the car with a mitt because you can do it in around 60 mins or less. The clay mitt in my experience does not get as much contaminate off as a clay bar, so clay mitt the car, then go round with s clay bar and redo the small bits the mitt could not deal with.

I just threw out my farecla mitt after several years of service, ordered another one same day. It just saves so much time and gives you a glass smooth finish. Brilliant product

I use them without my hand on top or holding at the side as I tend to with washmitts. G3 Clay mitt could benefit from maybe a tight fit elastic strap on the back side, differing hand sizes would be the trouble mind. I also tend to pre-spray the surface down with ONR or similar before going in with the clay cloth

Would like to see a comparison between the mit and a carbon collective exfoli-block. I think the carbon collective block is probably the sweet spot between clay and the mitt.

Used this mitt for ages, brilliant convenient and fast... Car needs a bit of a light buff after though...

Nice Tips! Merry Christmas from the States!

Thanks for this one , I want to try a mit as clay bar a t5 van is a nightmare. When I polish my van I have to break it down to 2 days or by 2nd half I find I loose concentration and energy . A clay cloth will make it so much easier . Just messing about on my own vehicles, quite happy but nice to pick up from the experts any information. Cheers pal

Very good, sensible comments. I've learned a lot. Thank you sir. Greetings from Thailand.

i use a zvizzer clay disk on a cordless sander (3mm throw). gets you around alot faster. i use a clay mitt for the small ereas or regular clay bar if it's really nasty

Combination of both is what I find best Jon. Also with regards to clay mitts, give the clay cloth company a look, it's a step up from the Farecla mitt imo. Far better quality with superior clay & more of it on the face of the mitt. The mitt itself is also nicer, better stitching/material.