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Make sure to wash your car with Dawn dish soap before using the clay bar. You want to strip all the wax off before doing it. And make sure you use 100% cotton towels, which I'm sure you already do.

 
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Yeah I just was doing some reading on using dawn, which Ill use for the initial wash. And Ill be using microfiber towels for drying/buffing.

I was reading about people saying polish after claybarring... do you use some kind of polish brand, or is this just buffing? im confused.

 
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i have black polish for my car....yay it's nice

 
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Well, several companies will recommend using a polish before a wax. I'm sure you'd get good results, but I'm sure it's partly a ploy to get you to buy another product. If it's in your budget, definitely go ahead and do it. If it's not really in your budget, skip it. You'll get nearly as good results.

 
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So can anyone explain to me what im polishing? am I just using a cloth, or some type of cleaner? Do I polish the whole car, or just areas that need to be. Recommended types?

Ill do it for sure if its recommended... My paint could really use it.

 
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You polish the same parts of the car that you wax, and it's pretty much done the same way. It's just a different type of compound that works with the wax to produce a better shine and protects the paint better.