Does claying remove old wax?

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As the title says I applied NXT non-paste wax about 2 weeks ago and it has rained a few times since then. It still beads pretty good so I know there is wax on there. I am planning on doing a full detail (wash, clay, polish, Klasse twins, carnuba) but I do not know if the old wax on there will hinder the ability for the polish (SSRs) to do their magic. So will claying take off the old wax or will the polish remove the old wax but also remove the micro-marring as well? Is there a step in-between I am missing? Thanks in advance for all everyones help.

Joe
 
Clay without a doubt will remove wax and other surface contaminants. I used to rely soley on dawn to remove wax but now I just use the clay.
 
I'm not a professional by any means, but claying won't remove marring, as far as I know. claying is meant to remove old wax and surface contaminates.
So for the other ansqer, yes, claying your truck before the full detail will help :)
 
I don't necessarily believe clay will remove everything all the time - with that being said, by the time you clay & polish your vehicle, you'll have a pretty "clean" finish. If the clay doesn't remove it, the first polishing step proably will. :)
 
Could have phrased this a bit better: "So will claying take off the old wax or will the polish remove the old wax but also remove the micro-marring as well? Is there a step in-between I am missing?" [EDIT] Will claying take off the old wax and other contaminates or will the polish take off the old wax along with removing the micro-marring?

My main concern is having the old wax left on the car and not having the polish or the Klasse twins working/bonding properly.

Thanks guys I def. do not want to try and use dawn on my car...way too many mixed reviews on using it.
 
clay doesnt clean off old wax for me. it may remove some part of it but if u have a good couple of layers of a selant it wont remove it. clay was designed to remove contaminants. not deisgned to level, shine, ect the finsh. only duty it has is to glide over the finsh and remove any particles that come along its way. the protection a wax finshed leave behind is soo thin that i dont think clay would be able to remove it. again, its main purpose is to remove contaminants that come in contact while rubbing it along the surface.

on occasions where i have had a really slick selant on my finsh and i decided iw anted to give it another detail, after i would clay, the finsh still felt pretty slick. when i would follow with a polish like ssr1 or #80, the finsh no longer felt slick, it felt smooth, but not slick, and when rubbed along the paint, my fingers would squeek!

the duty of the polish is to clean and at someitmes remove marr or swirls if the polish is strong enough.

my biggest misconception before i started detailing was that polishes add a lot of shine , the only way paint cleaning was possible was thru washing, waxes also added shine and protection, and once swirls were there the only way to remove them was a repaint or hiding them.

wash-remove grime dirt that has settle on the paint form driving, rain, ect.

clay-remove contaminants that keeps the paint from feeling smooth.

compound/polish-clean paint, remove OLD WAX, swirls/marr/scratches depending on the level of abrasives the compund/polish might have

glaze-cosmetic

sealant-cosmetic/protection

wax- cosmetic/protection

qd- cosmetic/slight protection

i may be missing a few explanations when it comes to those steps but thats sorta the general idea of wha they do. dont confuse them, and try to follow the basic order
 
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