Should I use Clay and P21S back to back? Is it necessary?

[theaznboywunder]

Hey there again! Alright, so I finally have the chance in the next few weeks to clean my car. I`m about to order a bunch of stuff from autogeek/zaino, but I have a quick question....



Do I need to clay my car before or after the application of P21S Gloss enhancing paintwork cleanser?



Any ideas? Thanks for the info in advance!

[Legacy]

Clay first. Do you have a polisher, if so, what kind?

[theaznboywunder]

nope, no polisher. barely any money either =[ That`s why I was asking if I needed to clay. If I can save $20 by skipping out on the clay, unfortunately I would.

[Dsoto87]

Both clean two different things.



A chemical cleaner won`t remove everything that clay does and clay won`t remove everything that a chemical cleaner will.



Go to autozone and get yourself a blue clay magic kit. Its like 10 bucks.

[Accumulator]

theaznboywunder- Welcome to Autopia!



You mentioned Zaino...note that for Zaino to bond I`m pretty sure you`llhave to clean off what the P21S GEPC leaves behind. I`m not a big fan of the GEPC...there are other products I`d rather use, including Zaino`s All-In-One.



Zaino also requires a basically perfect finish to look good, so unless you`re planning on doing a lot of polishing you might want to look into a different approach.

[Tris1]

Both clean two different things.



A chemical cleaner won`t remove everything that clay does and clay won`t remove everything that a chemical cleaner will.



Go to autozone and get yourself a blue clay magic kit. Its like 10 bucks.

+1



I was quite surprised how different my car looked with the Clay Magic clay kit and some Meguiar`s Cleaner wax liquid. Both together were less than $20, if I remember correctly....

[GS4_Fiend]

Meguiar`s Clay Bar kit is a great deal. You get 2 piece of clay, cleaner wax, and a MF.