Clay: how much is to much?

**srqwrx25** · 11-06-2006 07:44 PM

Hey guys im new to cars and kind of a neat freak. i wash my car three or four times a week and ive been claying it everytime. Is this to much? its starting to get real expensive. thanks

**vincent77** · 11-06-2006 07:47 PM

at that rate you wont have any paint left a month from now

**ryanwrxduksa** · 11-06-2006 07:54 PM

washing you car once a week is fine, a good wax every 3 or so is good, and a buff job is great about every 4-6 months depending on swirls. ...i used to detail cars

**drummerboy** · 11-06-2006 07:59 PM

that's too much clay... once a year should do it.

**cavallino333** · 11-06-2006 08:07 PM

When I drove my car daily my schedule was
(waxes are listed in order from 1st to last)

every week- wash
every month- carnuba wax (no abrasives)
every other month- carnuba and meg. NXT wax
every 6 months- carnuba wax, nxt wax, meg scratchX
every 12 months - carnuba wax, NXT wax,meg scratch X, griots fine hand polish, claybar

I spend alot on detailing, its where my mod money goes. I'd say washing more than once a week is too much. Washing won't necessarily hurt the paint but since more washing= more waxing then your going to wear out the paint. Now, that said if you use a carnuba wax with no abrasives you could probably wax every few weeks, though it will be costly. Carnuba wears out fast so it has to be applied often usually once a month at the least for a daily driver.

Now that I don't drive every day and the car sits in the garage my schedule has been scaled back alot, but thats how it used to be.

EDIT: I just reread your post, you claybar it 3-4 times a week!?!?!? That is way way way way too much. The clay is most likely not even removing anything if you do it 3-4 times a week. Clay is for bonded surface contaminents, they most likely aren't even bonding if you do it 3-4 times a week.