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Originally Posted by DTL23135  hello, i had to join for this- and thankfully you made this thread b/c the other one was closed. just one question for the op, and i ask this honestly without any sarcasm or ridicule, do you really clay without washing the car first? |
yes. and it's absolutely nothing wrong with that either. the clay bar comes with the liquid solution to keep the surface moist while you extract the 'sticky' contaminents. the bar is going to collect dirt whether you wash prior or after. no problem. fold it over and keep going. you're not damaging anything or applying anything to the paint. if you wash before you're just adding an extra step because you want to. and that's ok. we're all 'anal' when it comes to detailing.
I've worked on show cars before and approach things totally different. but most of the cars I work on now are daily drivers not garage queens so I only get 'anal' on mine and maybe 2 others. the rest don't even want that because they are going to call me back in 2 weeks covered in mud or pollen anyway.
still waiting on pics.