1) wash the car as usual

Now you can take two routes. If it's warm enough and you are not in direct sunlight AND you are going to polish before waxing use plan B. Plan A is the conventional method.

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2a) Dry the car.

3a) Apply some of the quick detailer (clay lube) to the car in 3'x3' sections.

4a) Take the clay lube in the palm of your hand and run it along the surface using even pressure in back and forth motions parallel to the direction the wind flows over the car.

5a) Wipe up the excess lube when the paint is clean and smooth with a soft towel.

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2b) Keep your garden hose out with the spray nozzel attatched. Get a panel of the car wet and with the clay in your other hand, work it back and forth over the paint in parallel motions to the direction the wind flows over the car in 3'x3' sections.

3b) Rinse off the residue from the clay when the paint is clean. Keep the car wet, even the clayed sections (no water spots).

4b) Dry the car as usual.


-Keep a wet surface for the clay to glide across.
-The paint is clean when you run your hand across it and it is as smooth as glass.
-Before applying a wax, it is a good idea to use Meguiars #9 Swirl Mark Remover to increase depth and improve the finish.
-Clay Magic is $9 at Walmart, BUY IT. Mother is good but overpriced. Meguiars clay is junk.
-Always wax after using clay.

I don't know if this helps, or if this is confusing. Let me know.
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