Based on the bolded statement, I'd assume that you clay your vehicle with the normal water supply. Having said that, it might actually induce some mild scratches / marring to your paintwork due to the microscopic-particles found on the common water supply. Thus, you'll accidentally glide through the paintwork along with particles mentioned and thus causing marring to your paintwork. It'll still be functioning as its purpose; to remove surface environmental contaminants and obtain a smooth surface. However, you'll see marred paintwork when proper lighting source being used to inspect the paintwork and this would eventually lead to a less than perfect paintwork. As time goes by, you'll see your paintwork appearing less shiny & dull, so this would lead to the proper surface preparation steps in order to rejuvenate the paintwork. Thus, it is always recommended to clay along with specified clay lubes; i.e quick detailer or other similar solutions to reduce / prevent from marring happening on your paintwork.

As per your last question, it'll be subjected to the paintwork condition & the environmental exposure. A safe guideline would be 2 - 3 times per year / 4 - 6 months once for a normal daily usage vehicle. Also, you'll have to take into consideration of the following points:

1) How often do you wash your vehicle ?
2) How often do you apply your favourite wax / sealant / coating ?
3) Exposed to sunlight & rain 24/7 or mostly parked underneath a shaded spot ?
4) Your commonly travelled area, industrial, downtown, or sub-urban ?

Yes, clay will eventually removes wax bits by bits, but definitely not as strong as a chemical solvent. Just my 2c and hope some other sifus can chirp in their personal opinions.

Aduh bro....take things easy and get things done as per normally. Well, some ppl claimed that the cleaner waxes contains a slight amount of abrasive and thus long-term usage / frequent usage would actually sacrifice your clear coat, but I'm not sure how true it is though. IMHO, frequent waxing shouldn't be much of a problem except to your wallet . Also, you are actually wasting your favourite wax as they have a limitation on layer bonding capability between the layers, thus the newly applied wax does not properly bond well and being completely wiped off. One friendly advise, take good care of your wifey, otherwise you won't be able to enjoy piap piap session later......

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Added on October 31, 2012, 12:22 amUgh....I've been scratching my head lately for my next detailing session. I've been reading numerous detailing sites regarding with self-healing paint and it seems they aren't friendly towards detailer. Plus, this is my very first experience with it, so pretty nervous as time flies-by . So, how's thing going on by your side, bro ? I've been hearing lots of rumours that you are having a great stash of detailing stuffs.....

This post has been edited by jackal400: Oct 31 2012, 12:22 AM

I've been stalking following your updates for quite some time, so jgnlah berahsia-rahsia, ya. Goodies are meant to be share

Eneos jusco kepong / Eneos 1 utama.



This post has been edited by jackal400: Nov 19 2012, 04:42 PM

Drillz or gtfo....oh wai-