Clay Bar Process

This process is for achieving a show car type shine at home by hand with easy to purchase products.  This is a lot of work but the results are stunning! 

Wash the car

Clay bar will take about the same period of time to do as it takes you to apply and buff off wax. All depends on the size of your car.

Start with roof and work downward, clay the trim, badges, bumpers and glass. Now that the major parts of the body are done clay bar door jambs, hood and trunk gutters, gas refill area. Now do your wheels and lugs.

I use surgical type gloves as I also spray the clay in my hand with Quick Detailer as I kneed the clay. This keeps the Quick Detailer from getting all over my hands. I lay newspaper taped together under the area I will be working on. This keeps Quick Detailer over spray from getting on my floor [this is slick stuff when you forget about it and walk over the area after the car has been returned to the client] ask me how I know about this indoor slip and slid. If the bar slips out of my grasp and touches the floor it is immediately pitched into the trash. You do not want to be putting new marks into the finish. Just pitch it.

Next step would be to use a cleaner wax/cleaner polish.
Next step is to add a pure polish to the car. 
Next step apply your wax or sealant. 
Stand back and admire your work……… take before and after pics!

If your have read this far you are well on your way to a show car type shine by hand.

Plan on spending all day doing this and you will be hurting a bit the next day as this will be a workout for all muscle groups.

Al