Claying

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tooklean

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Would like to learn how to clay tell me if I have the steps correct

1. Hand wash rinse with pressure washer

2. clay vehicle using plenty of lube hose off

3. Dry vehicle polish paint then wax ? ( Meguires 1 step)

Thanks for you feedback in advance.


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To clay you should wash the vehicle. You can leave some of the rinse water on the car to assist in lubrication or you can use lots of any lube of your choice. Soap and water even works well. Any QD should work. Clay should glide back and forth in the direction that the air travels over your car. I've got a clay article on www.ocdetails.com if you are interested in more information.
 
Personally, whenever I am going to clay, I will use a swirl remover or paint cleaner afterwards before protecting, whether that is a sealant and/or carnuaba. I don't waste my time rewashing the car. If you use a good clay bar, it will pick up most of the residue it pulls out from the surface. What you are left with on the car is mostly clay lube. I will simply polish right over the residue on there.

Some believe this will create micro marring, however, I have not seen this adverse effect before, and I've clayed many a cars :jump IF, and I say, IF there would happen to be the creation of micromarring, the swirl remover would take it out anyways, so thus, my reason for not re-washing the car......again, critical to have a quality claybar! :bigups

Good luck in your venture~~
 
My process:

1) Wash with Dawn to get it really clean.
2) Clay using a good clay using a lube made out of car wash plus water (I use 1 capful of Zaino Z7 to about 18 oz of water).
3) Rinse and blow dry.
4) Polish
5) Wash with good car wash (Z7 for me)
6) Sealant or wax.

NO pressure washers!

Regards,

Dan.
 
BookemDano said:
My process:

1) Wash with Dawn to get it really clean.
2) Clay using a good clay using a lube made out of car wash plus water (I use 1 capful of Zaino Z7 to about 18 oz of water).
3) Rinse and blow dry.
4) Polish
5) Wash with good car wash (Z7 for me)
6) Sealant or wax.

NO pressure washers!

Regards,

Dan.
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From what I have read, it is generally not recommended to use Dawn to wash unless 1) you are using Zaino products and 2) you are using Zaino products for the first time. Usually a good shampoo of your choice is the preferred method to was a car. :mohawk
 
TDMAN said:
From what I have read, it is generally not recommended to use Dawn to wash unless 1) you are using Zaino products and 2) you are using Zaino products for the first time. Usually a good shampoo of your choice is the preferred method to was a car. :mohawk
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Except that he has a polishing step. If he's polishing, it's probably a good idea to strip off the old product as much as possible. Just my 2.34598437 cents.

Regards,

Dan.
 
Just from hearing a lot of knowledgable people on here talk about it, I will never use Dawn to wash my vehicles again. Not only will it strip off all that wax for you, but (according to what I've read on here) it dries out rubber and plastic, and can harm trim and trim adhesives. It's not made for use on automobiles, and I guess I can see why. I would think by claying and polishing you would be removing any old product that you have on the vehicle in a much safer manner. Leave the Dawn in the kitchen.
 
:yeah Theres a reason they call it DISH soap. Leave it in the kitchen .

Here's a nice article to help you with your clay lesson.
LINK

Good luck
 
I concur with JaredPointer. The claying and polishing should remove anything left after washing with a good auto shampoo.
 
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