Clay without Clean/Polish

[mis3]

This is what I plan to do this year (all by hand):

After the winter, I will do the whole 6-step program: Wash-Clay-Clean-Polish-NXT-#21.
For the rest of the year, I will just do Wash-NXT or Wash-Cleaner Wax-NXT.

Question: Is it worth to Clay and go directly to Wax, without Clean and Polish?

[Murr1525]

Re: Clay without Clean/Polish

There are lots of factors involved.

You may need to clay a lot, or you may not. If you fee lthe paint is dirty, you might want at least a cleaner/wax and wax. Or if you are able to keep up wit hwashing, maintaining pretty well, just a wax might be fine.

Really just have to take it day by day, and see what the car is like when you go to work on it.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Clay without Clean/Polish

Like Matt said, there are a lot of factors. If your car needs to be clayed. As evident by the amount of bonded contaminants on your clay, then you would probably be wise to use a paint cleaner. Conversely if you are not pulling off a lot of contaminants, then you could skip this step.

[Tuck91]

Re: Clay without Clean/Polish

i would clay, everytime i debate skipping the clay step i do it anyways and manage to pull some bonded contaminants.