draganer
06-30-2014, 06:16 PM
Hi everyone - I recently detailed my new car and have a question about topping with wax. I detailed about less than 1.5 weeks ago and am now considering topping with Bouncer vanilla ice wax for that further depth and shine. My detail consisted of the following:
1. Wash and dry with Pinnacle body shampoo
2. Iron-X
3. Wash and dry with Pinnacle body shampoo
4. Clay with Pinnacle ultra poly clay
5. Polish with Pinnacle paintwork cleansing lotion
6. Seal with Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Sealant
7. Wait 12+ hours
7. 2nd coat Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Sealant
After doing this, it's been 1.5 weeks with one wash session already done. This is a daily driver that goes about 50 miles/week and stays under garage environments most of the time.
My question now is since this time has passed, is it necessary to clay again before applying wax? After my first post-detail wash, I noticed the feel isn't exactly like it was right after the detail which was slick as butter on glass. It's still slick but I can now feel and see the smallest amount of bumps - I'm guessing these are just the unavoidable contaminants a daily driver is vulnerable to. And I'm talking a few bumps here and there, not the millions I felt under a plastic bag before I did my first clay. These bumps look and feel like something you can remove with your fingernail. I'm concerned that if I should be claying again, will that affect my valuable paint sealant?
I read several other articles in this forum and have found the common routine to be just wash, dry and wax if it was clayed recently. But I'm wondering if the folks following this routine are just accepting the few contaminants that a wash can't remove. Or are they doing this routine because their first layer of wax prevents those contaminants? I'm leaning toward just doing this routine since the clay was recent.
Any advice is appreciated! By the way, attached are some pictures of the results from my first detail. Any feedback is also appreciated.
1. Wash and dry with Pinnacle body shampoo
2. Iron-X
3. Wash and dry with Pinnacle body shampoo
4. Clay with Pinnacle ultra poly clay
5. Polish with Pinnacle paintwork cleansing lotion
6. Seal with Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Sealant
7. Wait 12+ hours
7. 2nd coat Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Sealant
After doing this, it's been 1.5 weeks with one wash session already done. This is a daily driver that goes about 50 miles/week and stays under garage environments most of the time.
My question now is since this time has passed, is it necessary to clay again before applying wax? After my first post-detail wash, I noticed the feel isn't exactly like it was right after the detail which was slick as butter on glass. It's still slick but I can now feel and see the smallest amount of bumps - I'm guessing these are just the unavoidable contaminants a daily driver is vulnerable to. And I'm talking a few bumps here and there, not the millions I felt under a plastic bag before I did my first clay. These bumps look and feel like something you can remove with your fingernail. I'm concerned that if I should be claying again, will that affect my valuable paint sealant?
I read several other articles in this forum and have found the common routine to be just wash, dry and wax if it was clayed recently. But I'm wondering if the folks following this routine are just accepting the few contaminants that a wash can't remove. Or are they doing this routine because their first layer of wax prevents those contaminants? I'm leaning toward just doing this routine since the clay was recent.
Any advice is appreciated! By the way, attached are some pictures of the results from my first detail. Any feedback is also appreciated.