Quick Question

[Gagt518]

I have the day off so i am going to detail the entire car. Quick question though!

Should i claybar the car first or wax it first?

Of course i wash it thoroughly first

[yhockey]

wash
clay bar
polish
wax to seal polish

[Gagt518]

Yeah thats what i had figured, Thx :D

[yhockey]

Yeah the clay bar gets that little stuff like tar and sap and weird other things that a simple car wash can't. These particles sit above the clear coat or almost in it depending on how long its been there. A polish will help with some slight swirl marks and some oxidation and a final wax will seal in the polish. You can do a cleaner wax too but I find that makes a long detail day....haha. Clay bars are great though.

For more details and buffing and things check out autopia.com. They have a lot of threads on there and pics.

[Ryan625]

what kind of polish should i get if im going to do this?

[mattamd_xp]

I have the day off so i am going to detail the entire car.

Post pics of it when your done :cool:

[Nighthawk243]

Kinda pointless to wax before using the claybar. Its kinda like putting your jeans on before your underwear. The claybar removes everything from the paint, including wax.

[Gagt518]

Kinda pointless to wax before using the claybar. Its kinda like putting your jeans on before your underwear. The claybar removes everything from the paint, including wax.

Yeah thats what i figured!