Gonna wax the car tomorrow..
10-16-2009, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by neoe60' post='1033986' date='Oct 16 2009, 05:26 PM
is claybar really necessary?
If you dont clay before polishing and wax, its like putting the moisturizing gel on your face without washing
Sorry for my bad example mate
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Originally Posted by keith84_uk' post='1033994' date='Oct 16 2009, 12:32 PM
YES!!
If you dont clay before polishing and wax, its like putting the moisturizing gel on your face without washing
Sorry for my bad example mate
If you dont clay before polishing and wax, its like putting the moisturizing gel on your face without washing
Sorry for my bad example mate
Here's my example, cleaning a glass pane with diamond sand paper.
The crap on your paint won't cone off with washing and you will scratch your clearcoat if you polish/wax over all that crap.
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Originally Posted by neoe60' post='1033986' date='Oct 16 2009, 11:26 AM
is claybar really necessary?
And it doesn't take very long to clay. I sometimes clay as I go along while washing the car, so unless your finish has an unusual amount of crap on it, it will add only about 20 minutes to the process.
So go ahead and clay and then add a couple of nice layers of protection (wax or synthetic).
Show us some picks when you are done!
10-16-2009, 04:57 PM
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Not 100% necessary in every case, but certainly beneficial and worth it in most.
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Originally Posted by tachyon' post='1034087' date='Oct 16 2009, 02:34 PM
In the grand scheme of things, protecting your car's finish (especially going into winter) is more important than how smooth the finish is. So, in that sense, clay bar is not absolutely necessary. Having said that, however, using clay makes the finish very smooth and therefore better able to hold a protective coat longer.
And it doesn't take very long to clay. I sometimes clay as I go along while washing the car, so unless your finish has an unusual amount of crap on it, it will add only about 20 minutes to the process.
So go ahead and clay and then add a couple of nice layers of protection (wax or synthetic).
Show us some picks when you are done!
And it doesn't take very long to clay. I sometimes clay as I go along while washing the car, so unless your finish has an unusual amount of crap on it, it will add only about 20 minutes to the process.
So go ahead and clay and then add a couple of nice layers of protection (wax or synthetic).
Show us some picks when you are done!
So doing it the way you described, are you using the clay bar as you rinse ... or before - taking advantage of the auto soap as a lubricant? And how many of those little globs of clay does it take to prepare the car surface for a polish and wax? I'd think they are pretty much full of crap each time they are used ??
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