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12-22-2015, 10:23 PM | #15 | |
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Then I went to a car wash with a buddy and we spent about 5 hours doing all the above except polish. It's fun cleaning the car alongside someone else. |
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I used clay for years and the sponge did seem to easy so I just bought it at a local auto paint supply as it was under $10 to try it. It does do the same as the regular clay and I kind of trust it more as the garbage doesn't get stuck into the clay and get rubbed around as much and mar the paint. I think the guy said it should last 10 or so uses. It lasts longer, is cheaper, you can drop it, gets the same results so it's a winner in my book. They have them in different grades and I got the fine one. Only used it once so far but it did work as well as the clay.
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ive been using Sonax Fall out of Auto Finesse Iron Out and have noticed a big reduction in having to clay
i only clay my car usually twice a year, right before and after the winter months |
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Full detail for me takes half a day or more.
So typically I clay twice a year which is the full detail days. Wax every 1-2 months and wash every weekend or two weeks. That feeling of a clean car is so nice, especially after a full detail day I roll down the windows and just keep rubbing my hand on the outside A pillar or roof for that smoothness. |
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12-23-2015, 07:55 PM | #21 | |
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Learned this from watching random neighbor wash his corvette. BTW quick tip when thinking of fully detailing: If you ever use a wash like Meguiar's G17748 Ultimate Wash and Wax, make sure you then remove wax (I use dish soap to rewash) and/or choose a non wax wash for car in the beginning. Then clay with a quik detailer (imo). It gets toxins (lol) off better that way from clear coat. p.s. last tip is split cay into 2 bars. ...or buy 2nd. Use one for dirty and 2nd for 2nd pass over 'clean' clayed side.
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12-23-2015, 11:31 PM | #23 | |
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So, if you are going to clean your car and do a clay (and later wax), I recommend to also get rid of whatever wax is already there already. Many believe new wax will remove old wax. IMHO remove everything for a more thorough cleaning. Above is what I use (sensitive one). I do this every 2-3 months before waxing. Washing car with soap+wax imo still leaves some small degree of gunk stuck in with wax before claying. I'd prefer to go into the clearcoat, since, a lot of the gunk gets stuck to it there more often than wax. It's what I recommend.
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