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Title: Advise please...Had to cut short detailing
Post by: RFC84 on 17 September 2011, 20:19: Decided to do my first detail today. The plan was to wash, clay, polish then wax but had to stop after claying to help a mate out that had broke down! I rinsed, washed, clayed, rinsed again then dryed. Will have to finish it on Monday now.

My question is do I just wash & dry then start polishing followed by wax as I've already clayed?
Title: Re: Advise please...Had to cut short detailing
Post by: butler2.8i on 17 September 2011, 20:53: Sounds ok to me but i would get a coat of wax on asap as the claying process will have removed all the exsisting protection from the paint work.
Title: Re: Advise please...Had to cut short detailing
Post by: Jimmymature on 17 September 2011, 22:12: Quote from: butler2.8i on 17 September 2011, 20:53
Sounds ok to me but i would get a coat of wax on asap as the claying process will have removed all the exsisting protection from the paint work.

Really? I didn't think clay removes wax or sealant?

Jim
Title: Re: Advise please...Had to cut short detailing
Post by: OakeyDoak16v on 18 September 2011, 01:36: Should be fine with a wash first unless you are Anal. :smiley:
Title: Re: Advise please...Had to cut short detailing
Post by: scarr89 on 18 September 2011, 15:27: A good wash will defo savice!
Title: Re: Advise please...Had to cut short detailing
Post by: Jimmymature on 18 September 2011, 20:24: Quote from: Jimmymature on 17 September 2011, 22:12
Quote from: butler2.8i on 17 September 2011, 20:53
Sounds ok to me but i would get a coat of wax on asap as the claying process will have removed all the exsisting protection from the paint work.

Really? I didn't think clay removes wax or sealant?

Jim

Can an expert please clarify this please? I'm of the view that clay does not strip sealents and wax.

Cheers,

Jim
Title: Re: Advise please...Had to cut short detailing
Post by: Rhyso on 18 September 2011, 20:32: Quote from: Jimmymature on 18 September 2011, 20:24
Quote from: Jimmymature on 17 September 2011, 22:12
Quote from: butler2.8i on 17 September 2011, 20:53
Sounds ok to me but i would get a coat of wax on asap as the claying process will have removed all the exsisting protection from the paint work.

Really? I didn't think clay removes wax or sealant?

Jim

Can an expert please clarify this please? I'm of the view that clay does not strip sealents and wax.

Cheers,

Jim

Note that many clays will remove some or all (depending on aggressiveness) of the wax/sealent protection, so always follow up claying with polishing and glazing if required, followed by sealing and/or waxing.

From this thread
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=93439.0

Why do you think you clay BEFORE you seal / wax? :huh: :smiley:

Did mine on Friday and it stripped all the protection I had on the car. Now got a layer of collinite 915 and a layer of Purple Haze :cool:
Title: Re: Advise please...Had to cut short detailing
Post by: Jimmymature on 18 September 2011, 21:18: Quote from: Rhyso on 18 September 2011, 20:32
Quote from: Jimmymature on 18 September 2011, 20:24
Quote from: Jimmymature on 17 September 2011, 22:12
Quote from: butler2.8i on 17 September 2011, 20:53
Sounds ok to me but i would get a coat of wax on asap as the claying process will have removed all the exsisting protection from the paint work.

Really? I didn't think clay removes wax or sealant?

Jim

Can an expert please clarify this please? I'm of the view that clay does not strip sealents and wax.

Cheers,

Jim

Why do you think you clay BEFORE you seal / wax? :huh: :smiley:

Did mine on Friday and it stripped all the protection I had on the car. Now got a layer of collinite 915 and a layer of Purple Haze :cool:

I thought you did it in that order because the clay would work better on a surface that didnt have 3 layers on sealent and wax on it.

Thanks for clearing it up for me.

Jim
Title: Re: Advise please...Had to cut short detailing
Post by: waxamomo on 19 September 2011, 15:50: I know Rhyso has already cleared the up but just thought i'd confirm that Clay will strip 99% of wax/sealant.