after clay, wash again or just buff off?

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imported_nadir

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i'm wondering what the consensus is on this....



I know the zaino clay bar recommends washing the car after claying, but i've also heard it's unecessary and that I could just buff off the residue from the lubricant spray.



thanks
 
I normally clay right after washing prior to final drying. I rinse vehicle and get another bucket of soapy water and clay. Freqently rinsing vehcile to avoid water spotting. After claying last panel I final rinse vehicle and inspect. If not problems I WW dry and proceed to polishing step.

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As you get to the hang of it you'll find that you'll be able to determine whether or not a complete wash after claying is needed.



I'm not much good at it, so I prefer to wash again at least the area I clayed. I like to make sure that there's not any residue remaining. For me, I don't think it takes that much more time.
 
ive been using Poorboys Spray and Wipe as clay lubricant and so far i have not felt the need to wash after claying. i highly reccomend it over most clay lubricants.
 
I've haven't had the need also to wash after claying. I use claymagic blue bars with either their lubricant or I'll use Meg's quick detailer spray...and then dry off with a WW.
 
i use mothers clay bar and the quick detailer spray after that i just wipe it off with some mf towels
 
If You use soap and water as your lube you will have to rewash to remove the soapy residue.



I use QD and I don't rewash the car, no need to, there is no clay residue and the QD justs buffs off.



The last time I clayed I used QEW and water in a spray bottle as my lube. This worked great. It provided very good lubrication and left no residue after wiping off with a MF. It is also much cheaper than QD. It only takes 1 ounce of QEW per Gallon of water. If you buy QEW by the gallon you could make 128 gallons of lube for the price of a gallon of QEW.:bounce
 
Yeah, I didn't rewash, as I had to clay like a couple of hours after the wash. I just buffed off the clay lube after using the clay and it worked out fine before the polishing step. I stretched out a small amount of clay for the whole car, and even with the clay starting to come apart a little, I was still able to buff it out with no problems that I could see.
 
nadir said:
i try buffing it off but it leaves streaks behind... doesn't matter because I just polish afterwards, but is that ok?
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That's one of the main reasons I don't bother washing again. Every time I have ever clayed a car, including my own, it was always followed by either polishing, sealcoating, or waxing.



If you use a WW or MF, you generally won't see any streaks, and also if you lubed the paint good before claying. :up
 
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