Can a Newbie Use Clay?

Great post and very helpful responses here, thanks. I now feel confident enough to give it a try.

I'm still curious about clean-up. Do I need to wash off the areas where I applied clay-lube?
 
DougNew said:
Great post and very helpful responses here, thanks. I now feel confident enough to give it a try.

I'm still curious about clean-up. Do I need to wash off the areas where I applied clay-lube?
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Just wipe after you finish each section. The lube is just a QD, so you can just wipe as you go along. If you are doing a major correction and you want to go that extra mile, you can do another complete wash after finishing with the clay, just to make sure all the particles are off the paint before you start polishing.
 
Another use I've found for ONR is to give the area I just clayed a quick wipe with my grout sponge and my ONR mixture, then wipe dry with WW MF. If I'm claying I'm going to buff and polish too but I like to remove any loose contaminants and lube from the clay process with ONR. Plus it's very quick.

For what it's worth to anyone, I use just about 0 pressure with clay. I do not exert any pressure and keep going over sections with very light pressure until they clay smooth.
 
Puckman said:
Another use I've found for ONR is to give the area I just clayed a quick wipe with my grout sponge and my ONR mixture, then wipe dry with WW MF. If I'm claying I'm going to buff and polish too but I like to remove any loose contaminants and lube from the clay process with ONR. Plus it's very quick.
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Very good idea Puckman! I never thought of that.:thumbup:

This is why this place is so great. You always learn something new.:partaaay:
 
I also like it after some polishes dust up. It seems I always keep a bucket of ONR mixed up with a grit guard and a cover with sponge inside. But now I'm off topic re: clay (sorry).
 
Puckman said:
Another use I've found for ONR is to give the area I just clayed a quick wipe with my grout sponge and my ONR mixture, then wipe dry with WW MF.
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Good tip - thanks. I didn't know anything about no-rinse mixtures, and now I'll add ONR to my toolkit.


With a microfiber towel, is the waffle-weave better suited to certain tasks than a smooth one?
 
I use the waffle weaves for drying. The other MF towels I use for product removal, alcohol wipedowns, QD app etc. I think the WW's are best for drying.
 
I would definitely wash the car after claying. Although, you don't HAVE to, it's a good idea.

Buy a leaf blower and dry most of your car that way after washing. There will still be a small amount of water left over. Go over the car with a quick detailer and buff with a MF towel. You'll be clean, shiny, and good to go. :biggrin:
 
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