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  1. #1

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    I finally got my cleaning materials, and I`m about to go out and do it. THis is what I`m going to do.



    1) Wash the car with car soap

    2) Dry it with Microfiber drying towel

    3) Clay bar with detailer

    4) Polish with polisher

    5) Hand glaze

    6) Wax





    My question is do I have to wash the car and also dry the car after clay barring, polishing, and hand glazing? Or can I just go straight into the next steps without washing. Also, do I have to dry the car again after each wash?



    I really hate drying the car, I would like to avoid it if possible.

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    wash, dry,clay w/lube, dry, polish, glaze, wax.

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    sklew- Yeah, depending on the lube and how your claying goes, you may very well be able to go straight from claying to polishing with no second wash. Definitely shouldn`t need to wash after polishing or glazing (washing would clean off the glaze).



    But you do need to dry after you wash to avoid waterspots and water messing with your polish/glaze/wax products.

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    Why don`t you Clay while washing. YOu will waste time washing --> drying --> lubing and claying --> washing ---> drying ---> polishing



    Just wash a panel using soap --> rinse --> soap it up real good again ---> clay ---> rinse. Maybe wash the same panel one more time. Just My Opinion



    JJ
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    Originally posted by J.J.

    Just wash a panel using soap --> rinse --> soap it up real good again ---> clay ---> rinse. Maybe wash the same panel one more time. Just My Opinion



    JJ [/B]


    That sounds like a good option. But is there any advantage in lubing with detailer as opposed to soap? Cause I was planning on using detailer, but if soap works just as well, this sounds like a easier method...

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    The soap is a good method, the only problem is you will have to rinse the car again to get it off, instead of just drying. I like using Poorboys Spray and wipe as my lube and then wiping it off with a mf. pretty much the clay lube u get with the mothers kit is just like a spray and wipe but maybe of a lil lesser quality, and i`m not sure but it might have some gloss enhancers in it to give it a little more shine but im not for sure on that one.
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    DEEP & WET J.J.'s Avatar
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    There is no advantage to the detailer spray. Soap works just as well. Although, some will argue that the clay can become a sloppy mess when over saturated. I have never experienced this problem personally, so I can`t comment. What kind of clay are you using?



    JJ
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    I just clayed my truck. Usually i do it when i wash, but i did it at 1 pm, which is a tricky time here in Florida right now.



    Anyways, i used megs NXT QD for claying(in my garage), then using Megs new QD sponge thing(which is really awesome), i wiped off the mess with some S&G.

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    I rarely have any shade available to wash the car so I tend to wash and then clay a panel at a time as I work my way around the whole car.



    Wash

    Clay

    Wash

    Move to next panel



    I wash the panel and use some car wash soapy water in a spray bottle as I clay if needed.

 

 

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