A couple questions

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Ceezer

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First is in regards to paint vulnerability. I washed my truck (with Dawn) after work today and got half of it clayed, but now it's getting dark and hard to see so I won't have time to finish. Tomorrow we're going to finish up Christmas shopping so I won't get a chance to get back to it until Sunday. Will the paint be ok for a few days before I clay the rest and polish? Just give it a quick wash down? Will the panels I already clayed still be good or will I have to go back over them since I'll be driving tomorrow? I'm doing everything by hand and this truck is so big for that, so it's hard to get it all done in a single day.



I did use my Duragloss 652 & 111 on one panel just to see how it looked. It's nice and shiney/reflective but I don't see a whole lot of depth and wonder if a second application of 652 would help. Can I lay this down over the 111, or do I need to wash that back off first?



I have a pile of microfiber towels building up and almost enough to warrant a load in the washer. My shaggy microfiber wash mitt is getting matted up and kind of gritty and I was wondering if it would be ok to toss it in the wash with the towels.



Also looking for some help with this question I posted yesterday:



I was using some Duragloss shampoo to give the seats in my Tahoe a good cleaning but it said to use a soft brush. I started by using a Black Magic interior brush but it didn't do a whole lot of good unless I applied a lot of pressure, but then that pulled the bristles out. Then I swapped up to my toothbrush (worry not, I have spares!) and that was working much better but took a long time to get one seat bottom done (the rest of the seats would have taken me hours, just to shampoo). Is there a better brush (something larger and maybe just a bit stiffer than a medium bristle toothbrush) to use to get this job done more efficiently?



Also there are some ink marks on the back seat from my daughter and her pens. The shampoo didn't work on it, but I wondered about something like a Mr. Clean magic eraser. Would that work on removing marks from leather?
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Thank you, I appreciate any help here.
 
If you give your car a nice wash before claying you should be fine to do the parts you did not get to. Dont worry about claying the areas you did the other day. Most people clay about 2 times a year. So the next time I would recommend claying is maybe when you do your spring/summer detail.



Im not too familiar with Duragloss products except for FC&S, Aquawax, and the leather products so I cant help you with your layering question sorry :(



I throw my mitts and sponges right in the wash with my towels, you should have no problems. I would recommend spraying it out with the hose or running it under a faucet before tossing it in so you don't get a bunch of crap tossing around with your microfibers.



As for the brush, I'm going guess the seats are leather? If so I like to use this brush:

Vinyl & Leather Scrub Brush



If the seats are carpet then I would recommend this one: (Can also be found locally)

Meguiars All Surface Interior Brush is an all in one interior detailing brush. Meguiars All Surface Interior Brush is Safe on all surfaces!



Or you can just grab the Megs one and use it for both purposes because it has two different bristle types.



The the pen marks on the leather can be cleaned off with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, just don't sit there and scrub hard with it or do a test spot in an inconspicuous spot just to make sure it doesn't do something weird, but you should have no problem at all.
 
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