clay everytime between waxes on spare car?

[HONDA/ACURAFAN]

Hopefully I didn't do this all wrong. I got our new Honda Accord touring (Dark Gray) home this past weekend and I waxed it right away with gold class liquid since it was clean and dust free but I didn't clay first. I hadn't found this forum yet and didn't think about that step. This car stays in the garage and isn't really a daily driver so if I wanted to wax it every week or couple of weeks would I need to clay it before doing so each time? Any other tips for new cars?

[C8N]

Re: clay everytime between waxes on spare car?

You should clay when it needs it. Baggie test will let you know.
When your surface is clean, your wax will adhere better and you get the most out of your wax.
Waxing every week might be over kill. Just wash and apply something like Meg's Ultimate Quik Wax.

[07gtcs]

Re: clay everytime between waxes on spare car?

If its a garage queen, claying is probably only needed maybe once a year.

[davey g-force]

Re: clay everytime between waxes on spare car?

No need to clay each time.

Just clay it before you next wax it, since it wasn't done initially. Then clay thereafter as needed (probably 1 - 2 times a year judging by your description).

[Detailing by M]

Re: clay everytime between waxes on spare car?

Clay, always clay.
If your car's been outside, it's contaminated with fallout.
Especialy being new, that car has sat on an open lot for months and is in desperate need of some love.
You can clay it anytime and re-wax if you'd like.
Use Ultamate Quick Wax since you already used Gold Class.

[HONDA/ACURAFAN]

Re: clay everytime between waxes on spare car?

Clay, always clay.
If your car's been outside, it's contaminated with fallout.
Especialy being new, that car has sat on an open lot for months and is in desperate need of some love.
You can clay it anytime and re-wax if you'd like.
Use Ultamate Quick Wax since you already used Gold Class.

I plan on claying it this weekend then. So using a polymer type of wax such as the ultimate quick wax over the carnauba based gold class is ok or will claying the car remove the carnauba wax layer?

[Murr1525]

Re: clay everytime between waxes on spare car?

Generally with a liquid/paste wax, you would use the polymer product first, then the carnuba product.

When it comes to spray waxes, they seem to look good whichever you feel like topping up with.

And yes, the clay can remove the wax, no matter which kind you use. It may not remove all the wax, but cant really tell where it did or didn't.

[waterbeads]

Re: clay everytime between waxes on spare car?

Clay, always clay.
If your car's been outside, it's contaminated with fallout.
Especialy being new, that car has sat on an open lot for months and is in desperate need of some love.
You can clay it anytime and re-wax if you'd like.
Use Ultamate Quick Wax since you already used Gold Class.

i wash and wax my car every weekend.. thats because in this part of the world there is alot of dust..so i wash it and then use a quick wax.. are there any disadvantages of too much washing and waxing???......

[davey g-force]

Re: clay everytime between waxes on spare car?

A wash and spray wax every week is fine.

You could combine this with traditional waxing every couple of months. A lot of people do that.