Clay before SSR3?

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ben54

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My sister will be selling her 95 white Caviler soon, and so I will probably help her prep it. The car is not oxidized from what I can see, but it doesn't bead any water. There are a bunch of water stains, etc. that will need to be taken out so I was going to go with SSR3. However, before I use SSR3, do I need to clay the car first? Just thinking back to the old days when I used rubbing compound to smooth the paint. Wondering if it's a waste of time to clay as SSR3 would clean up the paint anyways.
 
If the paint has never been clayed before, or has not been done recently, then I would suggest doing it. It will take out any particles embedded in the paint, giving you a contaminent free area to work on.

Claying it cannot hurt, and will only improve the final result.
 
Good suggestion. I highly doubt that the car has ever been clayed, or waxed for that matter in the last several years.
 
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