Washed and clayed at the same time

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StLB5

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I had heard of other people claying as they washed their cars so I figured I'd give it a try. Worked like a charm. Took me just over an hour to do my very dirty 02 Altima. The soap provided plenty of lube. I would wash a section very carefully since it was so dirty, clay it, then go over it with the soap pad one more quick time. Saved a lot of time over doing the steps separately. I'm going to do the Durango tonight, even bigger time saver!
 
Precisely what Ive been preaching since I started using clay ! Why go thru the extra steps ?! It never did make sense to me !

Glad it worked for you as well !
 
I do it as well. I use Zaino Clay and shampoo. Works great. Just keep slathering on the shampoo as lube! And no worries about the mess.
 
For me, the rest of the car would dry too fast, I think. What do you do about that? I washoutside in the unpredictable shade of trees and sometimes the day is hot and windy!
 
Either, pick up the pace, wait for a cool cloudy day, dont do the whole car, or dont do the whole car at once....or get a bigger piece of clay....lol, or try to keep the whole car wet down while working...
 
It was cloudy and about 60 this morning when I did it, but I can see how that would be a problem. I guess you could spray the whole car each time to keep it from drying on you.
 
Yep, it saves so much time. I usually use a seperate mitt for this to distribute the suds. I would hate to have some dirt left in my mitt from washing a dirty car and then drag it across the paint with the clay:eek:
 
I wash and rinse.



I then start again with a fresh bucket-o-suds, a clean mitt and clay.

New clay for the paint and the last-used clay for the windshield



EZPZ! :up
 
Mmmph said:
I wash and rinse.



I then start again with a fresh bucket-o-suds, a clean mitt and clay.

New clay for the paint and the last-used clay for the windshield



EZPZ! :up
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ahhhh, this might work for me...



how much soap do you mix with your water? More than for a normal wash?
 
Personally, i dont even use soap. i just use water....a lil soap would help i guess......
 
This sounds like a great way to save time. I'm glad it was brought up because I would have never thought of doing it myself. :bow



What do yall do with the clay while you are washing and rinsing since you don't want to set down where there might be debris? It is one thing if you have a garage, but if you are outside you don't want it getting close to the ground.
 
I Roll- I have large spring-clamps clipped to my rinse water buckets so I can easily differentiate them from my wash solution buckets (easy to get mixed up when the rinse water has turned soapy). I line the "V" of the clamps' handles, on top of the spring, with aluminum foil and stick the clay on that. I also have a spray bottle filled with sorta-strong wash solution and/or a bottle of Glide that I hang from the bucket for use as clay lube.



It might be better to put the clay-holding clip on the WASH bucket instead, but I started using the clip as an identifier long before I started using clay, and didn't want to try to change my thinking after all those years.
 
do yall do this on the first wash? Like for example, i hose the car down, then wash. Section at a time.



Like, could I wash, spray off soap, wash again, clay, spray off, then wash? Or just spray, then wash and clay, then wash area again or what?



jon
 
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