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I would not use a paint cleaner after claying. The claying is used to remove contaminants. Use the paint cleaner after polishing to remove any oils left by the polish and to ensure a clean surface for your LSP.There is a big difference between the three.
Compounding is typically done to remove extensive paint defects...if you have aggressive swirls, scratches, etc, you would probably want to use a compound as it is an aggressive method...after compounding you will then have to polish the paint...polishing is done to remove minor swirls and shallow scratches - polishing can also remove 2000 grit sanding marks. So, in a sense, compounding and polishing are similar in that they are both used to remove paint defects.
Chemically cleaning the paint does not correct paint defects. Chemical cleaning will clean the paint and remove embedded contaminants from the paint.
Typically you will want to wash your car, clay to remove above surface bonded contaminants, use a paint cleanser to remove embedded contaminants, polish the paint (using the least aggressive method first) to remove paint defects, and then finish up with a protection step (apply wax or sealant).
So clay doesn't remove as you call it, imbedded contaminants?Why wouldn't you use a paint cleaner after claying? Claying removes 'above surace bonded contaminants' whereas a paint cleanser removes 'embedded contaminants'. After polishing one can simply do an IPA wipe down.
As far as I know, clay removes 'above surface contaminants' and that is what the patents claim. One can test this...wash a car, clay it, and then use a paint cleanser - in most cases there will be residue on the pad used in the cleanser step. In a lot of ways this may be considered an obsessive-compulsive step and I don't think many follow this process...but I don' think it is incorrect to use a cleanser after claying and prior to polishing.
I don't think it's incorrect, but IMO it's redundant. I do agree in using a paint cleaner after polishing.As far as I know, clay removes 'above surface contaminants' and that is what the patents claim. One can test this...wash a car, clay it, and then use a paint cleanser - in most cases there will be residue on the pad used in the cleanser step. In a lot of ways this may be considered an obsessive-compulsive step and I don't think many follow this process...but I don' think it is incorrect to use a cleanser after claying and prior to polishing.
Your are correct Dana, but ohhh it looks so sick after polishing.The thing with a paint cleaner is that it has oils in it, so I don't see the point of doing that after claying. I usually go over the paint with solvent.
Your are correct Dana, but ohhh it looks so sick after polishing.