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I am not saying it shouldn't but I wouldn't want to clay an Ody.... or any large cars for that matter. Just thinking about the amount of surface area on that car makes me cringe.
I meant ALL soap.
Perhaps because Meguiars makes it specifically for cars, along with all the other car finish products they make, their soap may not be harmful to a vehicle finish.
I can't say for sure because I don't know any one who has ever used their soap.
Bob.
If you ever visit the forums used by car detailing enthusiasts, you will see that they all use a car wash soap when they clean their cars. Car wash soap is specifically designed not to strip wax. Yet it does what soap in general does - it helps remove dirt.
Do you wax or wash the car yourself.
Just asking, all that surface area.
It's easier to clay than to wax or wash.
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I am not saying it shouldn't but I wouldn't want to clay an Ody.... or any large cars for that matter. Just thinking about the amount of surface area on that car makes me cringe.
Do you wax or wash the car yourself.
Just asking, all that surface area.
It's easier to clay than to wax or wash.
Yep... and wouldn't have it any other way.
I don't know how big of a clay you use but I use meguiar's clay and I find that half of that bar is sufficient for my entire car. I do have to say that my car is garage kept and it's pretty much a weekend warrior at most so the car isn't exposed to the elements that much. Hence half of the clay is usually more than sufficient in my case. Either way.... the size of the clay should not overwhelm the size of your hand. So basically, you have something that is a size of a hamburger patty to cover every inch of your paint. To me that is a lot of area to cover with something so small and to add that 1 pass is usually not sufficient. The more contaminated the paint is, more passes you will need to make. That's a lot of work.
In my case, claying takes longer because I want to make sure all the contaminants are off the paint and to cover every inch because when I clay it's usually with the intent to machine polish afterwards.
I use a machine when I wax, so waxing is a breeze for me.
^ I clay a fill size pick-up, long box with 4 doors (along with other vesicles).
I too use the meguiar's clay and I can do it in a hr or so, it takes longer to wax it by hand.
I can clay a car nearly as fast as I can dry it. And you typically only have to clay about 1/3rd of a vehicle, just the horizontal body panels (hood, roof, trunk if it has one, and door sills). Unless the paint has been neglected for many years, and continually exposed to harsh conditions, the vertical body panels will not require claying. The plastic bag test on dozens of cars has confirmed this to me.
^ I clay a fill size pick-up, long box with 4 doors (along with other vesicles).
I too use the meguiar's clay and I can do it in a hr or so, it takes longer to wax it by hand.
But then I'm ambidextrous.
I just love the feeling of the paint once it's been properly clayed. Smooth as glass!
If you ever visit the forums used by car detailing enthusiasts, you will see that they all use a car wash soap when they clean their cars. Car wash soap is specifically designed not to strip wax. Yet it does what soap in general does - it helps remove dirt.
I use Meguiars car wash soap.
It also keeps particles suspended so there is less risk of scratching the finish.
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