I know the directions say to wipe off with a towel the clayed section you just did. I plan to wash the car over again with Dawn. Can I rinse off the clayed area instead of wiping? It will save me time for sure.

 

Yea you can just rinse.

What I did was wash first w/ Z7 (recommended by Sal Zaino - says Dawn only useful when stripping old CARNUBA wax, not zaino (which he says CAN'T be removed by even Dawn)

After rinsing down the car after washing, I clayed with the car wet (obviously still lubricanting the area I was working on with a part z7/part water solution spray). Then I rinsed the car again, in case any particles came off the paint but didn't get in the clay. Then dry with safe materials

 

Thanks for the reply. It's brand new with dealer prep wax so I have to Dawn that stuff off. I'll just Dawn, Clay with lube spray and Rinse. Then, re wash with Dawn and dry and then finally, ZAINO ZAINO ZAINO

 

No real need to re-wash

 

I like making the Clay lubricant with Z-7 and distilled water so that it won't spot if you just leave it until you're finished.

Ira