SHOULD YOU CLAY AND WAX YOUR CAR AT THE SAME TIME?-SORRY FOR THE WIND!
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- SCOTT WITH DALLAS PAINT CORRECTION & AUTO DETAILING IN PLANO TEXAS TALKS ABOUT CLAYING AND WAXING YOUR CAR IN THE SAME STEP
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Scott, thank you for showing me the CORRECT and HONEST way to prep a car and seal it. Tired of all the greed. Give your customer the very best educated job you can. Make it look absolutely beautiful and keep it beautiful for a long time. Even if I have to take a price reduction. Doing it this way will bring in repeat business and referrals. Doesn't take that much longer to do a beautiful job, nor will the cost of materials be that much higher. Manage the time you have, and find out how much extra time you have. Present the car like a fine, expensive piece of jewelry as opposed to a cheap watch at Walmart. Show some care, respect and honesty to all your customers and everyone else. They will beat a path to your door, because no one is doing it your way, the old fashioned way.
Scott is an old fashioned guy. What a breath of fresh air!
Keith
Austin Texas USA
"I know I'm ranting here."
No, you are not ranting. You are explaining professionalism and integrity. Thank you for that!
The world needs more people like you with great ethics. Thanks for this info.
Scott, I appreciate your honesty and straight forwardness. You remind us that we have to go back to being a people of integrety on our job and doing the very best we can in our craft. Thanks so much.
Good For You!
I teach and my philosophy is: Never do anything that would ever compromise your Integrity.
At the end of the day, all you have and have any sort of "control" over is what people think of you which is your Integrity.
Never compromise.
Do it right.
Watching your videos is more than just getting from "A" to "B" which you can do in 5 minute video. It's like attending a seminar on how to think like a detailer. It's learning the "inner game" of why you're doing what you are doing which actually changes your whole experience of what you are doing, because you are no longer just going through the motions...
Finally, a business man in the car industry that wants to be transparent, your expectation on your work is high and its refreshing. I'll definitely be contacting you since I'm in Dallas, near Richardson. Thanks for the videos.
Hey, I'm a noobie but I'm glad there's an old school head like yourself to teach us the way online. Thanks man!
@Frilu I want the cold hard truth from a REAL professional like Scott
Totally agree,cheers mate
OK in summary he says: Car wash soap doesn't remove all the contaminants, so the clay does more work and simultaneously doesn't get the panel totally clean. So, if you clay bar with wax you are pushing grime into the paint.
Thank you, I wasn't prepared to listen to the whole clip. Can't people just get to the point
Yep!... exactly correct! You just used clay to loosen up all the crud and, sealed it back down to the paint with wax.
Easier and faster is usually not better... just easier and faster.
I’m very impressed with the honor and integrity! It’s a rare thing these days!
couldn't agree more. when I detail eight to 10 hours is not uncommon everything is to be as close to New as possible.
its not paint he's putting that clay on, its the clear finish, thats what makes the vehicles gloss, you don't any product to make it glossier, the manufacter already done it for you, you all can get sucked in thinking other products will make it shine but its just a gimmick to take your money, unless your blind and you can't already see the gloss on the vehicle. thats why the manufacters finish off thier cars since the mid 80s with clear coat, thats for those in the know, and the ones that don't know, but you can spend your money on those prodcuts that won't do anything but take your money is all.
You sound like a great honest man!! Don't change!! You'll reap what you sew!! Thank you so much for the information!!
I totally agree with you on not screwing your customer over
tom martin yah. I’m just learning how to detail my cars. This is so true. Thanks for the info.
Air Force core value- INTEGRITY. Some people just don't have it. Great video. School these kids on ethics and morals!
John Rosado Ethics and morals I think our current president could use some of those character building techniques
This is a great video, thank you for your insight.
social rocks ....yeah, I mean...Obama was out of office for a year before he even made that comment...but his cult of leftists could definitely use lessons on decency, civility, ethics, responsibility and morals, though, that's for sure.
If its wasn't for Obama, your hourly wage would be low and high for the unethical Christian right building $10 million parking structures while the poor are frightened away by their armed guard thugs. Oh yeah, Christian churches dont pay taxes. But dish out lot of crap.
Gnet Bird...wow, you are really ignorant, absolutely clueless and totally lost. Wages had remained stangant for decades until the last couple of years under the Trump administration. Oh wait, you're talking about FAST FOOD EMPLOYEES and their "Fight for $15" nonsense that ended up ushering in a lot of automated jobs taking the place of human jobs. Yeah, that was brilliant on their part, wasn't it? So while your hatred of Christians is obvious, so is your ability to lie. Nothing you said is true or makes any sense.
Hello Scott
I been detailing cars for 5yrs and I learned alot from others and knowing the fact of claying. To me its the best thing ever,instead of getting a whole new paint job. removing everything off the paint and having it nicely clear & smooth. Then polishing/wax and honestly I rather take my time doing the job right. Never doing any fast jobs. For the money I want my clients to have smiling faces. Seeing your videos gots me learning a few more and thanks for that Scott.
Love ya Bro. In a day of "how to get away with doing as little as possible" You stand with integrity and doin the right thing. Kudos brother. Better job for your customer and You Beaming with pride and honor- old fashioned virtue. And YES there is a difference in the protection and longevity of the finished product.
Communications is an incredible thing, as a mechanic for many many years almost 30 actually before I switched because of my back I am the salesman extraordinaire because I tell the customer why, that's right I tell my what they need and why they need it nut not just selling them a product that they don't need but explain to them why they do need it that being said Scott I think what you said was important but I will say that you could have cut this video into 10 minutes and still got your point across extremely well I will keep watching you but it is hard sometimes because you keep going over and over and over the same thing and beating it to death, keep doing the great videos I love the information you've taught me a lot and I greatly appreciate that God bless you
I agree with you. You just sealed in the dirt you wanted off just to save a few minutes.
Scott, thank you for your service. You comments put a mile on my face.
You definitely delivering customer VALUE, which is hard to find these day.
Great points well made Scott. Love your honesty and integrity as this maintains the absolute relationship with your trusting customers. All power to ya Fella.
I appreciate the thoughts and tips. Its like I tell my son all the time... Dont short change the process and rush anything in life that involves cutting steps. Not planning and executing right in anything you do will ultimately come back to bite you by forcing a redo either earlier than planned or by loss of potential future business.
Good man!
Glad to see someone that does know quality within themselves,
That sells itself then to take a dollars for mis knowledge/ unknowledge people.
Subscription earned!!
I’m jealous of your customers. You’re a guy who CARES about quality and perfection. Keep doing what you’re doing!
I would only come to a detailer like you. Honesty, diligence and integrity all solid qualities you presented here! Much respect for what you stand for!
Amazing video and you nailed every point perfectly. This is just another point to demonstrate to your client you are the honest professional expert and that your not going to do a sales job on him or her and screw them doing it. Learning to educate your customer on proper detailing will in the end give you customers for life. Doing a sales job on them may gain you a customer short term up till the time a slicker sales pitch comes along or untill they run into a professional that will lay out the facts clearly and honestly.
Fact is there are some people that are constantly drawn to the slickest sales pitch or the too good to be true. BUT when they learn they were screwed or not given accurate info and service these are the ones who will scream the loudest and try to damage your reputation the most. Its very useful to learn how to read your customers and weed out or possibly convert the ones always falling for the too good to be true Many years of experience has taught me that the more i limit the clients who constantly fall for the too good to be true the more profitable I will be and the happier I will be. This type of client is never easy to maintain and majority of time you will spend too much time cleaning up his or her mistakes after you educated them in the first place.
Paint prep is a must after clay in my book. Good vid Scott
why not just use a apc alone after your contact wash to get rid of the traffic film then get rid of conditioner and then use a wax as a clay lube????
I'm so glad I discovered your channel! Thank you for the education! I am a female who is in the process of buying a new vehicle. In general, we are a gender who knows less about cars than males so I have made it a point to learn more about my vehicle and how to care for it in order to extend its life and appearance . As limited as my car maintenance knowledge is right now, I totally get this! It would be comparable to cleaning your kitchen with a some wash and wax product that just polishes the dirt right back into your floor's surface!
Scott, if you dont mind, I'd like to see more of your video tutorials.....You sound like a VERY professional detailer & I appreciate that.
I clay bar my 2 vehicles every year, but i follow through with steps A,B,C and maybe D because I want it done right! My opinion is mine, but I believe step A is just the "start" of what I consider a thorough process! Thanks Scott!
Very informative video Scott. I have been doing that extra step of wax/grease remover prior to sealant and I can see and feel the difference of the sealant bonding so much better to the paint. I cant do it any other way now! Results are fantastic.
Awesome display of pride in your profession. After a while I bet the customer is going to wonder why, when they are spending that kind of money, their vehicle doesn't look as nice as it should. It is sooo refreshing to see an honest soul that is truly passionate about their business. Times are changing and integrity is lacking more and more. Thank you for restoring my faith in humanity. You are absolutely right. I am just a house wife and I would not clean my shower even that way! Yes, I wax the walls in my shower lol it keeps it cleaner longer, with less work.
My Grandfather used to say, "Do a job that you know is great enough to sign your name on it." Integrity.
I KNOW, and I have to live with myself.
This is a passionate, knowledgeable detailer. And most of all, he's honest.
You should use a different microfiber towel for your paint prep. Otherwise your towel has synthetic sealers and spray wax in it.
“Appreciate it guys, it’s a 20 minute video, just wanted to talk about quickly”. Happy you didn’t take a seriously loooooong time. Just kidding Scott. Thanks for your enthusiasm, professionalism, and most important, your honesty!
Just a clay car with the most common soap,without rubbing the remains of decontamination and rinsed immediately with water.Dried, put a sealant and that's it.
I love this channel.Greetings from EU 😉
Without polish?
Your point is exactly what I was thinking right away when you said clay + wax at the same time. Just not picking up what the clay could alone, and pushing contamination around and into the paint + sealing it. Agreed ! Seperate steps are more effective + are the proper way to do it. IMO
I absolutely love this channel... subscribed. what you say makes sense. you tell us the truth
wow!!!...thank you for the kind words:)..awesome to have you on the channel
is this that you not you we with the clay with the spary wax dirty there for you rub in to the paint ? there for you need a official or by name a clay lubricant that does t go in to the paint ? or after you use spray wax you need to use a real wax ?
True true woooowww!!! Yesss
Brian is Right :D
Well in all fairness, the solution for a clay lube is simple & you had the easiest solution in the video. If you dont want to waste more $ on detail spray.... take a bottle of clean water, some say distilled, you could use Spring water, or purified water, + add a few drops of your favorite car wash liquid like the Meguiars Gold Class in the video.
(Turtle Wax Ice Car Wash is nice too).
So intuitively if your clay is removing/ shearing off contaminates from your clear coat, what better fluid to flush it away- but the same surface safe soapy water you used to wash the vehicle in the first place?
He’s right on point don’t doubt his knowledge
I'm a older guy - This reminds me of converting my wife who loved a tub bath to a shower! The ring around the tub is your dirt / oil & skin. And you want to sit in your dirt for , , , however long? Take a shower, suds up and rinse off and you will be clean. The same goes for clay baring paint. Why in the hell would keep dirt suspended in the wax and then reattached it to the paint? If you don't care about your customers, continue. Show the customer you care. Spend the time and produce a quality job! Be proud to charge a fair fee and hold your head up high! Loved the honest opinion! Well done Sir!
Man i looked at a hand for 21 minutes
Really appreciate your words of advice and pray people take to heart the fact that responsibility lies with each and every one of us and our choices. Much respect for your integrity and I hope people follow your example.
Truck is Texas, voice is Long Island (observation from Australia).
Lots of Yankees in Texas now days
You really are passionate about what you do. Big respects to a man who's always striving for a job properly done.
I subbed , I could listen to this guy all day and excellent advice .
This makes perfect sense Scott. I have been detailing for awhile( did it for money).Thanks for the Paint Prep Tip!! Looks like i'll be cleaning my motorcycle the right way! Great Video Scott!!!
Rank amateur here, but I have always washed, clayed, washed, then applied Klasse AIO, then Klasse Sealant. I may buy my 1st polisher soon.
Scott I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night if I used wax as a clay lube . Cant believe professionals are actually cutting a corner like this tragedy. Do it right or just don’t do it . Keep speaking the truth Scott your awesome thank you for sharing your knowledge .
Integrity is a missing factor n people lately... Thank you !!!
You break it down to a simple way to where it makes sense and the long winded talking I can tell you are passionate for what you do. I have learned a lot of little tips and tricks to do my own vehicles better than I have in the past. THANK YOU for breaking it down.
Scott show us the right way now. wash , clay, cutting compound, polish, glaze , wax ! 🤝
12hr video
After you clay always use a ipa
@@jc4074 ipa?
@@jc4074 yes I always drink an Indian pale ale while detailing my ride 😎
I am a detailer also I agree with you completely. quality detailing is hard work and time consuming,but the results and longevity are very rewarding
Wish all retailers were like this guy. 90% of them use shortcuts
You almost give me enough courage to try it. Still a beginner yet, but stepping up to the plate more often. Your videos and live streams are the best! Thank you!
You sound like Ray Romano lol 😂 cheers from Sydney Australia
Andrew Paige - but Everybody really DOES love Scott; Raymond? Not so much.
Well Scott. When I looked there were 911 comments. Great car.... Also historic day in history. Just stumbled across your video. My opinion... You're top of the tree. Love your passion. Good for you 😎. I'd like to be your customer. Wish there were more passionate and honest people like you in all areas of life.... Well I'm sure there are, it's just finding people like you. Thanks for driving the viewers crazy with your dedication. I loved it. More power to you.
Scott, I've heard some people use plumbers putty for a clay bar and I've also heard of using modeling putty or those 3M removable mounting clay strips that you can get for a dollar or two. Of course the plumbers putty, modeling putty and the mounting clay strips would be a lot cheaper choice than a detailing clay bar. You ought to do a side-by-side comparison of the four of them on a Auto Hood you picked up at a junkyard to see which one is and the pros and cons of each one. And if there is a viable substitute for auto detail clay bars. just an idea if you're next video
You get the finish you want depending on how much you work on it. I am always precise and go through all the steps I need to, It doesn’t matter how long it takes. When I drive my car, I want it to look respectable and blind everyone else on the road with a brilliant finish.
I agree with you! Clay and wax is just half-as* work or just plain laziness!
I use quick detailer when claying
Wipe of
Then use paste wax
Brad Sciberras just did the same for the first tome today on a car I just picked up. Crazy I over deliver for customers and feel like I cut a corner tonight lol that’s what got me to this video
Ethical businessman! Customers will continue to come back when you do things right! I applaud you!
Hi Scott, I love your videos and learn a lot from them. I'm not pro but I do love detailing my own vehicles. I basically do what you did in this video but I use Prepsol for the final wipe down. I'm very interested in possibly using one of these new Ceramic coatings for my next detail. I'm not really educated on these coatings and I'd love if you could do a video on them, how you feel about them, which ones do you recommend if any and which ones can be purchased by a DIY guy like me. I've noticed many of these products such as Ceramic Pro has to be applied by a certified installer. I don't want to go that route, I'd rather do it myself. I'd appreciate your professional opinion on this subject. Thank you!
Didn’t watch the whole thing only about half and made complete sense. Never had this idea but for sure I wouldn’t do this method.
Thanks i love this video so educational also live the how to make to big bucks but doing it the right way would love to see more educational videos on detailing the right way thanks keep up the good work
I bought a 2015 Ford Explorer a couple years ago. The paint felt like sandpaper. I clayed it twice and waxed it twice. Best finish ever! It was a lot of hard work but worth it. I haven’t touched it since then, still looks fantastic.
Your channel rocks! subbed yesterday, you're such a cool guy :D
Nice vid Scott . Nothing like being honest with your customers. Thats how we people that work in the field get return customers and we can sleep at night, knowing we were honest.. well done Scott. brother.
Hey Scott enjoying your videos, would you ever clay the car while washing? Seems intuitive that you would have the soap as lubricant and rinse it off after you’ve clayed and the leftover residue you were talking about would come off in the process.
I'm a professional auto painter and I must say you hit the rail right on the head,BRAVO!!!
I am giving you the benefit of the doubt and figuring you washed with soap and water first prior to the video starting. Would that be a correct conclusion?
Absolutely Scott,I will not cut corners,I just started detailing last yr,my word is very important to me ,as Im only working out of my garage people are coming to me 1st cuz I'm honest an 2nd my work,keep up the vids thanks for all u do
I use spray wax as lube when claying .
Dry of
Then i re wax with paste
So. You are putting good, long lasting wax on a layer of short lasting one. How long do you think it will stay on a car? My bet is, as long as the base wax.
@@pracakosaipilarka4301
No as i remove spray way before i re apply my good wax
@@bradsciberras6791 you did not mention it before. My bad.
A man with integrity, you don't see that today. Great video sir, I've never clay bard a car before. Now how many times can you use it roughly? And the bar you had there with the steel in it, wouldn't it be bad now? Anyway great video i learned something, and like I said sir, it's good to see someone in the Business who is honest.God bless.
Excellent Video! Way to hold to your values and quality standards instead of being able to get in with the flow of the industry of making more money faster! Liked !
Who are the people who have time to thumbs down knowledgable facts? Ill never understand it. Great factual video.
Another great video :)
why would anyone ever think that it's okay to use a spray wax as a clay lube and ALSO as a wax.
It's a spray wax, not a real wax or a sealant like Duragloss Or Collinite 845.
I like how you do things the right way.
Scott i took a few of your ideas amd made them my own. I like using the purple power vehicle and boat wash...its very slick....i use that as my clay lube and instead of using it in a spray bottle...i have it in a foamer nozzle...it stays on the surface longer and added to the lubraicty...it works great and the soap breaks down traffic film bc its not pH neutral....leaves the surface very clean before applying my sealant
Ok, so if we should not use the spray wax as lubricant to clay bar the car, what else should I use when I want to use a clay bar on it?
It's in a spray bottle, it's simply called clay bar lubricant.
Two questions Scott........1: What is IPA? 2. To make sure I understand the process correctly. Wash, rinse, clay bar, rinse again and buff dry with Microfiber towel. The reason I say clay bar before drying is to take advantage of the wet surface to help the clay bar glide. I do keep a bottle of quick detail spray to assist if a area does dry. After that I rinse entire vehicle again and dry. I know a long explanation but are you with me so far?
Now that my method is clarified.......
Wash, rinse, clay bar, rinse, dry.....This is where the paint prep comes in right?
After the paint prep is wiped dry
Now I can go into correction procedures, scratch, swirls, chips etc....
Then polish, wax, and finally sealant?
Final recap
Wash, rinse, clay bar, rinse, dry, paint prep, corrections, polish , wax, sealant, cold one and probably Advil for my arms and shoulders.
What is the difference between polish and glaze and where would that fall in if glaze was used?
Note and I don’t see it as wrong or right but seems to work for me.....I will was entire vehicle at same time but for clay bar, paint corrections, polish, wax, sealant etc...
My method is I will correct, polish, wax, sealant one section of the vehicle the entire process then move on. I usually break it into four zones, roof, nose (hood, front fenders, bumper), center (doors) and finally tail (rear quarter panels, trunk/ lift gate). My logic is maintaining the current protection of area that may not be done in one day. (Weather, daylight, other life’s tasks etc...). I figure any protection is better than none. I also understand the clay bar to remove any wax so panel is only protected by clear coat. Instead of getting the entire vehicle 25% done I can get 25% of the vehicle fully done and protected.
IPA is basically rubbing alcohol.
And you need to use a sealant before waxing. You seal the paint, then add the beauty/depth
Although I love the simplicity of Yvan Lacroix' wash-clay-wax idea.. I am with you on this. Always prep the surface before applying any sealant or wax!
I do a 50% IPA mix and it gets grippy indeed, do you know of DuPont's Prep-Sol alternative that are also available in Europe?
I just clay barred most of my pickup today (got interrupted). It's 17 years old, never been waxed, clay barred and never garaged.
I started with Mothers detailer as lubricant and then changed to diluted car wash soap. The soapy water worked much better.
In my mind, and I'm obviously not an expert detailer (LoL) but I know my way around cars, it makes absolutely no sense at all to try to wax and clay bar at the same time.
BTW my pickup looks great, I'll give it it's first wax in a day or two.
Why don't you ever help us out and put links to the products you recommend?
For professional detailer is your your way makes a lot of sense // but for someone it's new detailing they'll do it your way down the road //great Video 👍👍
U can put hair light scratches that's why after claying a car you have to polish it then wax and also sometimes I will add in a hand glaze before I wax a vehicle depending on the car color that one extra step can really enhance the paint
I agree with you. I don’t use that method. I wash vehicles with Clean Slate soap and then clay it. After I clay it I wash it with a detail soap and then I compound (if needed) then polish. After that step I wash it a 3rd time and then wax it before I use a UV sealant.
Great ethics dude, but long speech man. We got it the first time.
People call you an idiot and say you don't know what you are talking about but since when do you ever listen to your Wife. No seriously, we Detailers appreciate your straight talk and product line neutrality as most products are good enough. Thanks for the tips! I
brilliant advice and brilliant vid ,love it, from Ireland
Awesome video Scott, love how you explain things. You explain things about auto detailing that no one else does. Thank you!
It's much easier, economical, and faster to just use a super concentrated dish washing liquid like Palmolive or Dawn (blue) with warm water in a bucket and use the clay as a "wash mitt" to go over the whole car. I stick to the mindset that wax is like cologne; you only put it on once you've showered, brushed, and combed and are about to walk out the door. Wax is the very last step of any detail, other than a synthetic sealant.
You're too stupid to insult. Dish soap is for dishes, automotive products are for automobiles.
I know it's popular to believe that dish soaps will clean a car but dish soaps leave a nice film behind. Especially Dawn. The idea of doing a clay bar is to remove all that. Not to put a film over the dirt.
Dawn soapy water has its place for wet sanding or when sanding headlights but it will leave residue and or streak on a large panels.
Hey Scott what about doing a decontamination then foam the car again and using the foam as a clay lube? Then the soap and clay bar would be working together, rise at the end and you're done...
scott please go to best buy and get a microphone and don't let that wind ruin your nice informational videos
I agree with you, glad you are as honest, non bias as possible, but less rant more explaining why, why not, and the other. I fell asleep woke up and I still did not a clear ideal I had to listen to your long rant twice.
Omg dude...spit it out. Get on with it.
No Shit!
Phillip Davis Couldn’t agree more. God damn it!!!
yeah just tell us before I run out of data
500 dollars lol
20 minute video that should have been 5.
Dang, never thought if it that way 😯 Thank You so much for this informative video. You are literally THE BOSS when it comes automotive detailing 🙏❤️👍🏻
What kind of clay bar is best to use on cars?
Scott you are a genius sir, paint prep after the clay bar and before the wax. I thought I was just crazy thinking there might be some resado left over from the clay lube. I can't believe I for got about paint prep.
"Real quick"???? More like real long. This should have been a 5 minute (10 at the most) video.
Excellent commentary as usual. Your honest candor never disappoints. Keep on keeping it 💯🙏🏻
Ivan and the guy from rag company do not advocate this process. however they do use ONR as clay lube and while they are doing a no rinse wash and Clay then he wipes it down and uses spray wax. but I see your point and it's a good one about clean surface and wax bonding to paint.
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take a look at the link i sent you...yes rag company likes this method, in fact levi says he does it all the time!..if link doesn't work..just go to rag company youtube channel and look for amazing trick: wash clay and wax your car in one step...thanks for your comment and your support with watching my videos..im grateful
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing Scott, have you used Adams polishes products, and if so what are your thoughts. I have used a few so far and really like what I have used
Wow. They really did THAT to a M3 and called it good? That's nuts! Thanks for showing people how to do it the right way.
MDallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing
I completely agree, no short cuts for superior results. There’s a reason to go through all the steps and with polishing compounds, polishing glaze, and finish with a wax protective layer.