New guy with his first post..now judge me

LangMan37 said:
but mix in a spray bottle. Keep your clay in your wash bucket and clay while washing using your spray bottle quite often to provide plenty of lube for your clay.
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I hope by "while washing" you actually mean before drying. This guy is obviously green and while omitting small details can be interpolated by more seasoned detailers, he's going to take what you say laterally.



Wash your car. Rinse your car off. Get a NEW bucket of soapy water (or at least dump the bucket you used to wash and put new water and soap in it). Keep the area you're working with the clay VERY lubricated. I still prefer using a QD as a lubricant....even if the car is still wet.



As a side note....I prefer to dry the car before claying because claying isn't the quickest of jobs and by the time you finished claying, it's likely the water has dried into waterspots on some areas of your car. I also do not recommend claying unless you're following this step up with a polish (not a lsp). Clay will cause some marring that the polish will then remove.



As for rockchips (which you seem to have an abundance of) I have used Dr. Colorchip and got good results. Don't get me wrong...there isn't a product out there that will fix a decent chip in one application, but after two or three applications, I can't even tell that the rock chip ever existed unless I'm 2" away from the paint. I usually fix rock chips before my spring detail....polishing levels any raised areas left by the touchup paint, and there isn't a lot of wax sitting in the rock chip so the paint will bond.



EDIT: Sorry LangMan....you editted just before I posted. Thanks for clearing that up.
 
I hope by "while washing" you actually mean before drying. This guy is obviously green and while omitting small details can be interpolated by more seasoned detailers, he's going to take what you say laterally.
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I sure hope he doesn't 'interpolate' [or interpret] you 'laterally' [or literally]!!!

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abbeysdad said:
I sure hope he doesn't 'interpolate' [or interpret] you 'laterally' [or literally]!!!

:LOLOL
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HAHA....while I'll give you literally, interpolate was correct in this context. As in, seasoned autopians would assume the step in between washing and drying was for claying. Ah well, just trying to help. :nixweiss
 
Sir, you need to get a machine and some products. If you simply clay, you'll get an amazing smooth surface to start with...then with a UDM, PC, or Flex buffer, you can truely polish, which will get rid of swirls, scratches, and bring back the real shine. There are much, much better products available, but just using a buffer with what you have would make a world of difference. Not sure how much you're looking to spend, but a buffer's a nice investment. If you have some jack to spend, I'll tell you exactly what I think you should get.
 
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