I've seen a lot of you guys say that you will not clay a car without following up with polish, because the clay can cause marring. A lot of the cars that I've been cleaning up are seriously neglected, older daily drivers that have probably never seen a car wash. After washing the paint still feels so full of contaminants, so I go ahead and clay, then seal or wax. How do you determine if it's worth claying without polishing?
Also, what about with newer/nicer cars. A lot of the time I can still feel a lot of contaminants left in the paint. I'm afraid to clay and leave marring, but I can't stand that I can still feel a less than smooth surface; however people don't want to pay for polishing. Do you still clay so that the car 'feels' better/smoother, or do you always just wash and wax if they're not willing to polish?
Feed back please
Thanks! -Ash
Also, what about with newer/nicer cars. A lot of the time I can still feel a lot of contaminants left in the paint. I'm afraid to clay and leave marring, but I can't stand that I can still feel a less than smooth surface; however people don't want to pay for polishing. Do you still clay so that the car 'feels' better/smoother, or do you always just wash and wax if they're not willing to polish?
Feed back please
Thanks! -Ash