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Originally Posted by benz rider
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.
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I have to interject here. There
IS something wrong with claying a car without washing it first. If you read EVERY SINGLE clay manufacturer's explicit instructions EVERY ONE of them instruct you to wash the car first. The purpose of the lubricant is to help the clay glide across the paint allowing it to pick up the VERY SMALL surface contaminants. If you clay over a dirty car you may as well just wipe it down with sandpaper because thats what your paint is going to look like.
Again let me reiterate to people who dont know claying processes and are reading this thread...
NEVER EVER clay your car without first washing it!!!!!!!