question about removing products

[tg1]

bit silly of me really.

i got a load of products in and thought i'd try them out. time constraints meant i only had time for wash, clay (which i didn't get on with tbh, clay went runny on me. should i of used more?) and one coat of polish, glaze, sealant and wax

should i bother to remove all of this (double strength shampoo gonna cut it for this?) so i can 2 coat it as i was planning in the first place? or should i just give it a quick wash with some ag bodywork conditioner then apply more wax?

it was done nearly 2 weeks ago now

[tg1]

ooh i saw some paint depth measuring device earlier in machine marts brouchure. was 8 quid i think.

i guess its a pile of poo as it only has 3 leds to display anything 

but it might be of use to someone

[Guy]

what clay did you use and what did you use to lube it?

if you had already applied your wax and everything is looking peachy then you can add more wax now (i presume this is what you mean by 2 coat it?) as the wax you applied a couple of weeks ago will be ripe for a top-up 

[DubSociety]

The clay was a nightmare for me aswell when I first got introduced to it ... now I know the method.

You really have to take your time, and focus on a panel at a time.

Spray/keep the panel/area wet consistently, whilst rubbing back and forth with a nice bit of clay, giving a bit of elbow grease where neccessary to remove visible tar/microscopic dirt from the paint. And then test the area by buffing off with a microfibre cloth and running your fingers across it to see if the grainyness(?) has been removed.

And when you do the whole car, you'll see extra glossyness because the sealant, polish, glaze and wax can embedd itself in to areas it couldn't before.

[tg1]

i meant to add 2 coats of polish, glaze, sealant and wax as i only got to put one coat of each on when i done it

but if you think i'll not gain much i was gonna just add a couple of coats of wax

the clay was a valetpro one, used with citrus bling from valetpro also

[Guy]

i meant to add 2 coats of polish, glaze, sealant and wax as i only got to put one coat of each on when i done it

but if you think i'll not gain much i was gonna just add a couple of coats of wax

the clay was a valetpro one, used with citrus bling from valetpro also

it was the citrus that caused your clay to disintegrate I would imagine... use something fairly neutral... dodo born slippy is the best

polish... if you just did one polish then that will be enough... polish doesn't build up in 'coats' it just, well, polishes the paintwork

if you wanted to you could use a citrus degreaser to remove the wax... then reapply sealant and two or three oats of wax

wax is your most important thing however 

[stealthwolf]

As above, if you've already polished, glazed and waxed the car, the only thing you need to do is shampoo the car, dry and then rewax.

You should only need to polish a couple of times a year.