I'd say get clay magic as well. Mothers,clay magic, meguiars, they're all made by clay magic so get the cheapest one. I think you can still order the riccardo from canada.

 

If you use quality clay along with detail spray it will remove all the contaminants from your painted surface. I wouldn't even consider waxing my G without using clay first. I've used several brands but the best I've found is from Griots.
Gary

 

That's what I'm saying, the mothers clay is bruuuutal. Doesn't even take anything off.

 

some1 was hungry!

call them u should be able to get a refund back.

 

how doesn't mothers clay remove anything? I've used it several times and its always done a great job.

 

i guess every1 has their own opinion

only clay'd my car once, i dont think i did it right though O.O

arent u suspose to just roll it up into a ball flatten it out, spray detail, rub 1 area, wrap the clay into another ball flatten it out and repeat?

 

Ever used riccardos?

I clayed my car when I got it, and was really surprised how clean the car actually was. So I did the bag test and I could still feel some imperfections. I order riccardos and reclayed my car..... It turned black.

Sure Mother's works, but not even close to as good as some premium brands.

SxSkyLinexS; Yea pretty much, back in forth over the car length wise (the way the wind would travel over your car) you don't need to reflatten it after every pass you really only need a little tiny bit. Like an 8oz bar like the Mothers kit had should last 5 or 6 clays, but that also depends on how mangled your car is.

 

so bascally rip off a little piece (1/6 outta a 8oz bar)

go with the flow

if u dont refold it, doesnt the sand on the clay scratch your car?

i am doing it right

 

Oh no no, I don't mean DON'T remold it. Just check the clay every couple passes to see what it's picking up. You have to be careful if it picks up something large, then you run the risk of sliding that through your paint. You still need to remold it just not as often as your original post made it seem.

You could do maybe a body panel each time you remold, if that's what you meant. But still check it every so often to make sure nothing big got picked up.

The wash before you clay is very important as well, you need it to be as clean as possible so they you are only pulling the contaminants of the paint when you clay. You don't want to start rubbing dirt into your clear coat.

 

got it.
each panel then remold ;]

u inspired me to clay my car again ;]

 

I was going to mention something about winter then I realized you live in socal.... Lol enjoy yourself!

Make sure you do a good thorough clean with dawn or some hevy dish soap to pull off all the previous wax. Then look around from some quality wax and enjoy your cars new again look... for 2 weeks.

 

haha.
its ip, so it isnt that bad

dawn with car? isnt dishwash soap bad for your car
i always use this really good brand of car wash liquid, too lazy to run into garage

in that case, regular carwash then dawn carwash? dang im learning a lot haha.

 

It's bad for wax, it goes right through it. Your car on the other hand is safe.

It gives you a nice clean surface after the clay to apply wax to. Most higher quality soaps have very light amount of wax or carnauba, which is what you need in between waxes but does nothing for you if you;re going to clay bar and can actually make it hard. If you miss a little spot claying, at least there is no wax there.

 

dawn soap wash, clay, wax.

wash wash wash wash

dawn soap wash, clay, wax

my new cycle

has a rhythm to it!

 

Hopefully you don't use soup.

You don't need to clay your car very often though, maybe once a year and you'll be good. Especially in SoCal, here in Canada the cars that see winter (not mine) get all salty and **** and turn into quite a detail come spring.