Clay Bar Question

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imported_RamSus

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Up till now, I have always claybared my vehicles using the following method:



1. Rinse car

2. Hand wash it

3. Rinse it

4. Claybar it



& I was satisfied with the results.



Today, while reading one of the articles here about Detailing Clay, which points out the following:



After washing and drying, examine your car's paint with your hand. If the paint is not perfectly smooth, use a paint-cleaning clay system and clay lubricant to remove the surface contamination.



My question: Is it really necessary to dry the vehicle first, then use the clay lubricant rather than using my method. Could you, please, shed some light on this!



Thanks
 
I just wash the car, and while its still wet I put my hand in a plastic bagging and rub it against the paint. If its rough to the touch, time to clay.
 
stiffdogg06 said:
I just wash the car, and while its still wet I put my hand in a plastic bagging and rub it against the paint. If its rough to the touch, time to clay.
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Actually, my question was: "Can I claybar it while the car is wet or does need to be dried first, then use the clay lubricant to claybar it?"
 
I DO NOT use clay lubricant! I just do what you say you do. I use water as my lube. It works well and saves $ on lube. It is perfectly fine to do it that way as long as you keep the surface wet at all times. Hope that helps!
 
I'd use a lube w/ clay...even if the risk is minimal, is it worth it?



ONR @ clay bar lube str. costs essentially nothing.
 
Patek14 said:
I'd use a lube w/ clay...even if the risk is minimal, is it worth it?



ONR @ clay bar lube str. costs essentially nothing.
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If I opt for clay lube, do I need to dry the vehicle after washing it or can I just apply the lube on top of the wet surface?
 
RamSus said:
If I opt for clay lube, do I need to dry the vehicle after washing it or can I just apply the lube on top of the wet surface?
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just apply lube on top of wet vehicle and go at it with the clay bar. water's not a good enough lube on it's own and clay usually has a tough time removing contamination when it's fighting dry spots between water to freely move along the paint... in my experience at least... just use lube, it's much easier.
 
I'm working on Daily Drivers all the time, so not as critical, but after I wash I use the bucket of wash water and just dip the clay in that top inch or so for lubricant. Often I'm just doing a scrape from a bumper or something, and not a whole car. YMMV . . .
 
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