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You will not harm your clear with any car soap. Some will sud more, some less. A few have added sauce for supposed shine, etc, but you can't go wrong with any from 303, Megs, CG, Adams, Mother's, TW, etc. Just pick one and don't worry about it.
Just added another video to my original post. So is it better to wash with a stronger soap like the purple power then apply a hybrid ceramic wax from say TW, and then do maintenance washes with a PH balanced soap, or do PH10 wash every time and expect to apply a spray hybrid sealant like Maguire's to ensure a truly clean truck vs a high gloss appearance?
Also on the fence about needing to even do the clay bar after the wash, or just apply the TW hybrid ceramic wax, since it is a silver truck.
That's a good approach. PP or Dawn dish soap should remove most old wax. If you want to be ultra thorough, wipe it with a water & IPA mixed at 50/50 before the SiO2 spray.
Others will disagree. MY opinion is that you should use clay bar only if the paint feels rough to the touch or you can visually see contaminants, as it can can be abrasive if your paint is heavily contaminated (since the dirt you grab and slide around could scratch the paint, needing to polish afterwards).
Two things in response to your reply, just to be sure. This truck has never had wax, unless it was applied from the factory. Since the initial detail, I have only run it through one touchless and one soft touch carwash and have not put any towel to it. Only cleaned the water spots off the black grille, headlights, and windows. I only get the base wash on the drive thru washes, so unless there is something just being sprayed in the process, it has never had a wax applied. Also the second link for what you use as a drying agent is the same as the first for the initial coat.That's a good approach. PP or Dawn dish soap should remove most old wax. If you want to be ultra thorough, wipe it with a water & IPA mixed at 50/50 before the SiO2 spray.
Then use an SiO2 like TW, and maintain. That will be all you need.
My current regimen is like that above.
I am currently using this for the initial coat:
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And this every wash as a drying agent. Uber cheap for $9 and at two squirts per panel, 26 oz go a long, long way:
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Again, keep it simple and enjoy your truck
Cheers,
Ah, good catch. I fixed the link.
Should clay bar. Wait to you feel how smooth the paint is afterwards. I clay once a year.
You can do it that way. Just make sure when claying to keep detail spay on the clay wet. You will feel the imputes being lifted off, and the paint smoothing out
Any detail spray will work as a clay lubricant. Meguires, etcetc detail spray is fine. If you really get into the detail game, don't buy the stuff in the store. GO online and look for the premium stuff like Chemicla Guys, Adams, etc. I can clay bar the entire truck in about 2 hours. Then I do a 1 stage buff to get out some imperfections. That took me about 4 hours. Today I did 2 layers of ceramic coat, topped with a spray. that took me 3 hours.
