liquidred Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Why do people wash after they clay? I am new to this machine polishing stuff but, I been claying for awhile and never heard of this. I heard of people washing the car after waxing it which I find pretty stupid. Or am I just stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Depends entirely on how much contamination is pulled up... if your claying results not only in the clay getting dirty, but dirty residues then its a good idea to remove that rather than grind it into the finish. If the claying only pulls up small amounts of contamination than its safe to assume anything of any concern is in the claybar an washing is not entirely necessary. Also consider its always better to be cautious when you're unsure. The reason for washing after waxing would likely be to remove polishing dust and/or other cast off from the detailing process. I personally don't do it, but some people do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidred Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Wow Dylan thanks for the fast reply. I appreciate it, I understand now makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I never wash after claying, if you do regular claying, your paint will not get contaminated to where you have to wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubrunner Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I NEVER wash after claying. Makes no sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianT Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I never wash after claying, if you do regular claying, your paint will not get contaminated to where you have to wash. Which is why I have to wash after I clay my truck (DD). After I am done claying the truck the DS is a brown color and I know there is a ton of crap in the DS. I wash because I know I am not claying nearly enough times during the year!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suke Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 The reason for washing after waxing would likely be to remove polishing dust and/or other cast off from the detailing process. I personally don't do it, but some people do. I used to be part of that crowd that never washed after detailing. It's a practice I've recently started and prolly will never go back to not doing a post detail wash. Always seem to get dust in the window crevices and other places that even air can't blow out. It's definitely time consuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Why do people wash after they clay? I am new to this machine polishing stuff but, I been claying for awhile and never heard of this. I heard of people washing the car after waxing it which I find pretty stupid. Or am I just stupid?
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