Skip advert
Advertisement

Autoglym Surface Detailing Clay Kit

Price: £24.99 Rating: 4/5

When is a clean car not a clean car? When it hasn’t been clayed!

Once the preserve of auto care specialists, clay bars shift the tree sap, tar, brake dust and bird muck that soap and water on their own simply can’t. And now, Autoglym has introduced its own kit.

Advertisement - Article continues below

For £24.99, you get a polish, spray and two cloths, on top of the clay bar – very impressive stuff. Plus, the usual clear Autoglym instructions helped us get started with the set.

First we sprayed the trigger-action liquid over our bonnet, then we ran a chunk of the clay bar over the same area.

The product is like a sticky putty in consistency, and bonds with any dirt left on the car’s bodywork.

We soon found that panels we thought were clean really weren’t; the clay revealed the tar flecks and road grime of hundreds of motorway miles. As with a chamois, you can fold over the soft bar and re-use it, and a supplied tin ensures that the specialist tool doesn’t become too dirty in storage.

You also get a cloth to dry off the spray, as well as a small tub of Super Resin Polish and a microfibre cloth with which to apply it. In all, it means you can get a factory finish on a budget.

 * Contact: 01462 677766, www.autoglym.co.uk

 * Problems: It’s not clear how much spray to apply, plus if you drop the bar on the ground it’s useless.

 * So why buy? Picks up much more dirt than regular washing, easy-use pack has all you need, good value.

Skip advert
Advertisement

New & used car deals

Skoda Kodiaq

Skoda Kodiaq

RRP £38,140Avg. savings £3,450 off RRP*Used from £11,895
Renault Clio

Renault Clio

RRP £16,160Avg. savings £2,921 off RRP*Used from £8,600
Volkswagen Tiguan

Volkswagen Tiguan

RRP £35,385Avg. savings £2,919 off RRP*Used from £14,800
Hyundai Tucson

Hyundai Tucson

RRP £29,820Avg. savings £5,115 off RRP*Used from £13,417
* Average savings are calculated daily based on the best dealer prices on Auto Express vs manufacturer RRP
Skip advert
Advertisement

Most Popular

Citroen recall sees owners told to stop driving “immediately”
Citroen C3 Mk2 - front tracking

Citroen recall sees owners told to stop driving “immediately”

A ‘Stop-drive’ order has been issued by Citroen following a fatality that may have been caused by a faulty Takata airbag
News
20 Jun 2025
Car Deal of the Day: a potent 335bhp Volkswagen ID.7 GTX for a rock bottom price
Volkswagen ID.7 GTX - front static

Car Deal of the Day: a potent 335bhp Volkswagen ID.7 GTX for a rock bottom price

GTX Plus gives some extra punch to an already excellent electric saloon. It’s our Deal of the Day for 20 June.
News
20 Jun 2025
New Skoda L&K 130 shows us what a Superb pick-up truck looks like
Skoda L&K 130 - front static

New Skoda L&K 130 shows us what a Superb pick-up truck looks like

Skoda’s 10th ‘Student Car’ is a plug-in hybrid that would be an ideal support vehicle for the Tour de France
News
20 Jun 2025