Do I need to wash my car after I use detailing clay to clay the paint?

[braga]

Hello, can I use rinseless wash (CarPro ECH2O 1:200) before polishing? I will clay the car using CarPro ECH2O 1:40, ech2o does have SiO2, I will clean the car with CarPro Eraser after washing/claying it. It is okay?

[Coatingsarecrack]

Should be fine. Low amount of sio2 and if reset doesnt remove the polishing will


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[WristyManchego]

Hello, can I use rinseless wash (CarPro ECH2O 1:200) before polishing? I will clay the car using CarPro ECH2O 1:40, ech2o does have SiO2, I will clean the car with CarPro Eraser after washing/claying it. It is okay?

Eraser won’t remove what ECH2O leaves behind.

For the best polishing experience don’t use anything that will leave a layer between your abrasives and the panel.

You’ll be spending the first pass or two removing the rubbish and gunking your pads.

Use Optimum No Rinse if you need to RW or WW it prior.

[ClearVue18]

I would highly recommend it.

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[braga]

Eraser won’t remove what ECH2O leaves behind.

For the best polishing experience don’t use anything that will leave a layer between your abrasives and the panel.

You’ll be spending the first pass or two removing the rubbish and gunking your pads.

Use Optimum No Rinse if you need to RW or WW it prior.

Thats bad, cause I was going to use ECH2O 1:40 as lubrication to clay. It should leave SiO2 on the car, and if Eraser will not clean that - not good.

[fightnews]

And if you're going to use a clay mitt or any rubber clay alternative please remember to break it in on glass first. A lesson learned the hard way lol.

[braga]

And if you're going to use a clay mitt or any rubber clay alternative please remember to break it in on glass first. A lesson learned the hard way lol.

At first clay the glass?

[Coatingsarecrack]

Almost all rinseless and waterless have a clay dilution listed. If it was not ok to use for claying (which is mostly done before polishing?), I don’t think most reputable companies (car pros) would recommend. This is a rinseless not a sealant. Way less gloss enhancers and sio2. Your diluting it lighter than their quick detailer recommendation. And if polishing will remove a real LSP this will be no problem. As mentioned before though you may need more passes. If don’t mind spending money and saving effort order some immolube. Has no polymers or gloss enhancers and can be wiped away with eraser.


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[braga]

Got a reply from CarPro.

If you are polishing afterwards then any Sio2 that could be there from Ech2o would be ripped of the paint within about 1second of polishing. However to answer you, the amount of Sio2 in a detailer is extremely minimal and Eraser will be fine to use to remove the residual from Ech2o."

No problem using it at 1:200 also.

So everything is fine! I can use it as clay lube and rinseless wash before polishing.

[Coatingsarecrack]

At first clay the glass?

From my understanding synthetic clays need to be broken in before using on paint. Claying on glass is suppose to break in. How long or how to I have not researched.


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