10-step wash/wax

[amalventano1 at tds.net (Allyn)]

Iirc, the clay bar is supposed to lift chemicals that may penetrate the paint itself - to the surface, or removed entirely.  Usually
the clay bar achieves the goal, but it does not remove scratches from the surface, which is left to the buffing/polishing compound.

BTW - I've witnessed the clay bar action first hand - amazing what it can pull out of the paint.

Al

> -----Original Message-----
> From: LEF [mailto:rocco16@sbcglobal.net] 
> Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 6:22 PM
> To: raveracer77
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: 10-step wash/wax
> 
> The polishing compound should remove the same stuff that the 
> clay bar picks out of the paint, since it (PC) is removing 
> the top layer of paint.
>   My question was; what WAS that stuff that was a 
> "preparation" for the wax??
> 
> 
> 
>       The Clay bar pulls up the particulate grime that 
> washing misses, the rubbing compound removes part of the 
> paint to get out the scratches.  At this level of perfection 
> the stuff the clay bar takes off would have made more 
> scratches in the surface during the buffing.  As for the 
> stuff he put on after the buffing was a preparation for the 
> wax.  I guess it helps the wax stick better.  The last thing 
> he says before the 6000 pound (about $10,000 USD) wax goes on 
> is "You're looking at about 16 pound (25 USD) for two towels 
> basically, which is alot more expensive then the towels I use 
> to dry myself with".  OCD much?
> 
>         Rave Racer
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