When to clay?

[starlingadey]

Thanks to some brilliant posts I've got the idea of how and why to clay....but what about when to clay? Is it something for older cars only? What about a 57 plate car thats done 10k miles? Is that ready for a clay or not? Or is it a case of feeling the paintwork to judge? Thanks as always!

[shepgti]

half the time cars that have just come out of the factory need some sort of claying! a car thats done 10k will have loads of rubbish stuck to the paint, get it done!

[starlingadey]

Cheers bud! Will do....

[stevengeelan]

I clayed my new car (06 Mk5 with 25000miles) at the weekend for the first time and I had never used clay previously and thought it was great. I washed, clayed, polished at waxed it and found the results were excellent! I'll post some pics at soon

[neo66]

Just clayed mine yesterday for the first time! 57Reg, 24k.
Pics to follow!. Took me a good ponder as to when to do it!

[stealthwolf]

I clayed my old car once -  car that had never seen a sponge, let alone a microfibre wash mitt. Paintwork was as smooth as glass afterwards.

[blans]

Bought some bilt and hamber regular clay, I can't believe how smooth the paint feels afterwards.. Did my 91' Polo and it was well worth it. Best tenner i''ve ever spent

[Uruk Hai]

I've just received my bar of BH regular autoclay and I'm just waiting till I get enough time to try it out plus it saves a few quid only having to use water as lube