Clay Bar/Polish Help

[TCO]

I am looking to Clay bar my car soon. I need to make sure I will be doing it right.

Wash with dish soap
Clay bar small sections of the car, wiping off after each section
Wash again with dish soap
Polish

That is what I think I have gathered from everything that I have read.

If something is wrong there please let me know

Thanks

 

[Street Wolf]

Dish soap........ NO.


Just go wash it at the car wash, touch less obviously, go home, clay bar the car, then wax and polish it.

 

[TCO]

I thought I heard dish soap from somewhere and how you are supposed to use it before you clay bar. Something about it stripping th pre-wax.

 

[archemedes]

use a good car wash soap, the dish soap isn't necessary unless you plan to paint the car

 

[Street Wolf]

The clay bar itself will take whatever is left of your old wax off.

 

[Reptile]

Hell, I use Dawn before and after the clay bar, no problems. At least it gets the tar off with little effort.

On a side note, be sure to lubricate the clay bar so that it doesn't stick to the paint.

 

[archemedes]

Hell, I use Dawn before and after the clay bar, no problems. At least it gets the tar off with little effort.

On a side note, be sure to lubricate the clay bar so that it doesn't stick to the paint.

that can tend to dry the paint out, but if not doing it on a regular basis it won't hurt anything.

 

[kingd44]

what is a clay bar??????

 

[Sabrewings]

what is a clay bar??????

Detailing Clay Bar - Car Paint Cleaning | Detailing How-to Guide

 

[Reptile]

that can tend to dry the paint out, but if not doing it on a regular basis it won't hurt anything.

It's a once a year thing....that's it.

 

[AlmightyBirdman]

Make sure you wash the car after you claybar it too, before you polish.