Do you wash inbetween detailing steps (glaze, wax, etc)?

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pnut

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I've washed, clay bar'd, then polished out a few scratches using 3m compound and swirl mark remover. Then pre wax cleaner.



The problem is that there is dust in all the cracks and seams, and I am going to wash it before I put on the glaze/sealer (don't want to seal in any white dust specks).



I'm wondering if others on here also wash between steps?
 
a wash after coumpounding is normal



a quick blast with a powerwasher should take car of it







but I don't think going from a coumpound to a pre wax cleaner is normal

did you wipe it down and inspect it to see if it need a finner polish?
 
I wash after clay and after all my polishing is done. But like jim said, I don't think I have ever jumped from a compund to a cleaner and gotten good results.
 
I usually only give a thorough wash after using a heavily dusting polish/compound. When using WG/Menzerna polishes it's not necessary, but after using something like M105, it's usually always mandatory.
 
BigJimZ28 said:
... I don't think going from a coumpound to a pre wax cleaner is normal. Did you wipe it down and inspect it to see if it need a finner polish?
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I should have been more clear, I used 3-m Fine Rubbing compound with PC7424 and orange pad where it was needed. Then I used the PC7424 with a white pad, using 3-m swirl mark remover (fine polish). Then (mostly for the areas I did not have to polish), I used a pre wax cleaner. Removal of the prewax cleaner was easy, but left staticy dust in all the cracks just like the compound.



Next up is wash, glaze/sealer, then wax, more wax, wax again....... Yes I know I get limited returns from layering, but I have found with Mothers California Gold Carnuba paste, that layering can work well.
 
I don't wash in between polishes. I do wash after polishing is done. Quick rinse with pressure washer to get dust out of crevaces, then wash before applying sealant and wax.
 
I do an IPA wipe down after each compounding/polishing stage to remove any oils or silicone's that might be covering the swirls.
 
Since I do most of my polishing via rotary, I wash after compounding and after the final polishing at least. Depends on how dusty each step is.
 
pnut said:
I should have been more clear, I used 3-m Fine Rubbing compound with PC7424 and orange pad where it was needed. Then I used the PC7424 with a white pad, using 3-m swirl mark remover (fine polish). Then (mostly for the areas I did not have to polish), I used a pre wax cleaner. Removal of the prewax cleaner was easy, but left staticy dust in all the cracks just like the compound.



Next up is wash, glaze/sealer, then wax, more wax, wax again....... Yes I know I get limited returns from layering, but I have found with Mothers California Gold Carnuba paste, that layering can work well.
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I don't understand why you are having dusting after using a paint cleaner. What paint cleaner are you using?
 
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