Leaving detail Spray after claying

[Fatboy93]

Hi all, been on this forum for a while but never posted so here goes! Do people leave detail spray residue on the car after claying, right before machine polishing? From the videos I've seen that Adam does but I've read somewhere that the Junkman removes it. Thoughts?

[Chewy]

I have done both. It depends on what I'm doing. Either way works. Leaving it adds some oils to the process. For a complete correction, I'll remove it. For a quick shot on an area I'll leave it.

 

Either way your fine!

 

Chris

[Osok]

Done both as well. Mostly for time saving I've leaned toward leaving it knowing I"m doing a correction with at least SHR or SSR. If I'm just polishing I"ll usually give it another wash before going at it with the FMP.

[Redvenm]

I will usually just leave it.

[Bill-V8V]

I always clean it off as I go, I check each spot before moving on.

[Moz]

I always clean it off as I go, I check each spot before moving on.

 

I'm with ya on this one Bill

[Chris@Adams]

I have done it both ways!

[FP]

I'm with ya on this one Bill

 

I do this as well.

[07RS4]

The directions on the clay say leave it, but I found that my automotive masking tape doesn't stick with the DS residue still on. I kept it on for my last hand polish/wax except for the area's I was taping.

[texn884]

I have done both. Can't hurt anything except give you a bit more lube or shine. Priceless.

[MAYBEN]

When I did the edge, I wiped the car down IIRC because I forgot that you can leave it..

Edited June 29, 2011 by Chewy
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[Junkman2008]

You read correctly. I wash it off after claying and before polishing.

[Fatboy93]

Thanks for all the replies guys. The general consensus I'm getting is that if I leave it on then it does no harm other than save time, so I guess I'll leave it on. Do you mind my asking why you remove it Junkman?

[XQIZT]

I wipe each product off with a MF towel before moving on to the next so I can see where I'm at. Plus I have some OCD about leaving a product sitting on the paint for no reason.

[THE Mook]

I used to do a second wash, but then I tried just leaving the clay there. I now prefer to leave the clay res. on the paint. It helps me on a couple aspects.

 

1. I can see where I stopped on a panel. (Sometimes on dark paint, seeing the polish flash is harder than usual.)

 

2. I use less Detail Spray overall.

 

Mook

[Junkman2008]

Thanks for all the replies guys. The general consensus I'm getting is that if I leave it on then it does no harm other than save time, so I guess I'll leave it on. Do you mind my asking why you remove it Junkman?

 

I wash the car a second time because if any clay residue remains, It creates a mess when it gets into my pads. Also, I want to see exactly what my paint looks like BEFORE I start buffing anything. I want a true representation of the work I'm about to do. I could care less about what time is added to the paint correction process by doing a second wash. Time is of no importance to me when doing this.

[Chewy]

I could care less about what time is added to the paint correction process by doing a second wash. Time is of no importance to me when doing this.

 

That said it all...

[Fatboy93]

Come on Junkman, admiring the shine is time better spent than making the shine lol! And how does the clay residue mess up the pads? Isn't the clay residue just detail spray after all? I have a black 2010 Volkswagen polo (from the UK) and agree with Mook's comment about seeing the polish actually flash. The paint is harder than Mike Tyson's fist! So the more time spent polishing the better IMO

[goheels]

i leave the detail spray on the car. I find that by doing this, I have less flaking and less need for major DS spritzing on the pads between sections.

[Junkman2008]

Come on Junkman, admiring the shine is time better spent than making the shine lol! And how does the clay residue mess up the pads? Isn't the clay residue just detail spray after all? I have a black 2010 Volkswagen polo (from the UK) and agree with Mook's comment about seeing the polish actually flash. The paint is harder than Mike Tyson's fist! So the more time spent polishing the better IMO

 

The clay residue that I'm talking about is actual pieces of the clay. Get that stuff in your pads one time and you'll figure out what I mean. Seeing the polish flash has nothing to do with what you're looking at before you actually polish something. After claying and washing for a second time, I inspect only the panel I'm about to work on. I look to see if there are any areas that will require more work (as in multiple agressive passes), and any areas that may require advanced work (as in wet sanding).

 

You cannot get a perfect assessment of what you're looking at when the panel is covered with dried up detail spray. That's why I ensure that the panel is perfectly clean. There is a method to my madness. I don't do anything for fluff or frills. Everything I do has a logical reason. You just read it.

[Fatboy93]

The clay residue that I'm talking about is actual pieces of the clay. Get that stuff in your pads one time and you'll figure out what I mean. Seeing the polish flash has nothing to do with what you're looking at before you actually polish something. After claying and washing for a second time, I inspect only the panel I'm about to work on. I look to see if there are any areas that will require more work (as in multiple agressive passes), and any areas that may require advanced work (as in wet sanding).

 

You cannot get a perfect assessment of what you're looking at when the panel is covered with dried up detail spray. That's why I ensure that the panel is perfectly clean. There is a method to my madness. I don't do anything for fluff or frills. Everything I do has a logical reason. You just read it.

 

Message received!

[Chewy]

Anyone in this thread watched AJ clay? He's BRUTAL!! lol

 

I agree with AJ though. The first time I did my correction I did it by the book of Adam. Now I clay while wet and add DS or a mixture of adams car shampoo to water in a spray bottle and clay the car RIGHT after washing and then rinse and rewash. There are positives and negatives to this way. I prefer it, but most do not.

 

Chris

[BlueGenCoupe]

I leave my DS on the car. Sometimes I've even left it sitting over night. It doesn't do any harm.

 

Theres so many ways to do it

1) clay an area and wipe off

2) clay entire care then wash

3) Clay and polish right over.

 

The ball is in your court. You decide what works best for you

[Junkman2008]

Anyone in this thread watched AJ clay? He's BRUTAL!! lol

 

I am. I hate claying with a passion. I only want to do it once. When I check the paint, I don't want to have to do it again. I would rather cause light marring than have to clay a panel twice because light marring is easy to fix. I hate to clay and my ball and socket joints remind me why every time I do it.

 

In closing, allow me to say that I hate claying.

[Kustom_FX]

You read correctly. I wash it off after claying and before polishing.

 

I do it panel by panel and hose the section off. Then I 2 bucket wash again before machining. Its probably over kill

[StoneGrinder]

I hate claying with a passion.

 

I hate to clay

 

In closing, allow me to say that I hate claying.

 

 

So, it would be safe to quote you on this in the future?