Sealant After Clay Lube?

[Radiant]

Hi all!

I'm using Pinnacle Speed Clay Lube with my clay. Do I need to remove the lube with an IPA wipe down or can I go from lube to sealant? I'm not polishing and I want to seal with Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant 3.0. Could the sealant not bond if there is clay lube residue? Thanks.

[Don M]

Some people DO wash their cars after claying to remove any residue from the clay or loosened contaminates, but I've never heard anyone saying you HAD to do it.

[silverfox]

One cool trick is to use a foam gun to clay the paint using a good lubricating soap as the clay lube. That way, your going to rinse the soap off anyway. It works very well. I do a conventional 2B wash first, then rinse off. Then hit it again with the foam gun/soap/clay or clay substitute. Rinse off. Done with a super clean surface to polish or apply your LSP.

[Ccrew]

Personally I'd use a mild polish afterwards and before sealing as clay can induce micro marring but it's your vehicle to do what you want.

[FUNX650]

:welcome: ...to AGO.

Even though you're not going to at least lightly polish
after claying (Which, BTW, I always do)...

Once you are finished claying:
Just wipe away the lubricant with a paint-safe microfiber towel. The paint will then be, IMO:
Clean, and smooth...ready, willing, and waiting to have
the Wolfgang Sealant applied.


Bob

[Radiant]

I would do the polishing but I'm short on time and plan on driving out of town. When I washed the car, I noticed that the protection had diminished. I wanted to put some protection back so the nasty bugs and road debris won't stick.

I definitely want to polish in the future though. I'm such a slow poke when detailing. Just washing the car takes me like 3 or 4 hours...

Anyway, Thanks everyone for your input :)