Polish over Clay residual

[simek3ru]

So I did my first Clay, hand polish with Revive and hand wax with buttery last week.

 

I used detail spray as the clay lube and it leaves a bunch of residual after you are done claying.  Do you remove that before polishing or just polish right over that residual?

[Ricky Bobby]

I would wipe the surface clean after claying, make sure you get all the loosened contaminants up and off the paint after claying and before polishing.

[Chewy]

You can polish right over it if you want.  I base it on how bad the car was.  If my clay is coming back VERY contaminated, then I'm wiping the surfaces before polishing, but if it's not that bad, you can polish through it.  

[ExpressThis13]

^^^^ What chris said

[simek3ru]

Great!  Thanks guys!

[Team Adam's]

Yep, if you pulled up a fair amount of contamination, it's best to wipe the residue off.

 

If it was relatively contamination-free, then it's just fine to leave it on there, won't harm a thing.

[SSJ455]

I generally re-wash the car after claying and then apply polish then wax.

[Adam]

I love it!  Great perspectives here...  As a guy who detailed for a living for 20+ years before getting into this biz, I must say, that I always polish right over the clay residue.  There is one exception, if the car is so trashed, that the finish is literally dirty with the contamination.  Then, I do as SSJ455 suggested above, and re-wash.

[simek3ru]

Awesome!  Thank you everyone for taking the time to answer my question!