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So, what do I replace it with? It's 5pm on a Sunday, so Halfords has just shut.

Do I use a teeny bit of washing up liquid and a lot of water, or do I leave the rest of the car until tomorrow, and come home via halfords for more lubricant?

Never use washing up liquid!

Best thing to use would be your usual car shampoo, just as effective as the clay lube and much cheaper too.

Why "never use washing up liquid"?!

I've been known to use a splash or two when needed...it works and it won't harm the car

Dave

An excerpt from the detailingworld forum . . .

"A shampoo should contain no harsh detergents if you are washing a car that you have spent many hours polishing, sealing and waxing. Harsh detergents strip wax straight off the paintwork leaving your paint surface dried out and unprotected.
Fairy Liquid is therefore a big no no for washing cars."

Peakz wrote:An excerpt from the detailingworld forum . . .

"A shampoo should contain no harsh detergents if you are washing a car that you have spent many hours polishing, sealing and waxing. Harsh detergents strip wax straight off the paintwork leaving your paint surface dried out and unprotected.
Fairy Liquid is therefore a big no no for washing cars."

Indeed, you're correct!

However; if claying, your aim is to remove as much crud as possible from the paint prior to polishing, waxing etc.
I'd go as far as to suggest that using an aggresive detergent will actually help the claying process.

Once your car is fully protected, then a mild and gentle shampoo is recommended to preserve the integrity of your sealed surface....which is why I recommend Johnson Baby Bath as the perfect post-wax shampoo.

Hit Tesco's on a good day and you might find a "buy one get one free" deal on the go - points too!

Try it, it's good stuff and it will save you from spending your hard earned in "retailing world" on all these boutique shampoo's

Dave

(edited for spelling)

I did hear some where that the meg's quick detailer is a drop of car shampoo & water and it seems to work ok as I tried it on the wifes car a few weeks back

hmmm. thanks all.

Hey Dave, the Johnson's Baby Shampoo works a treat.

Know what you mean reference the "boutique" detailing paraphernalia . . .