i clay my car every month, but for the last 2 months, claying has not been that great.

usually when i clay, and wipe off the extra lube, its so smooth, but now, the surface is jsut as rough as it was b4 i clay. any reason why? i tried switching clay bars and its still the same. something wrong with my paint ?

 

Is your car's paint really that contaminated that it needs clayed every month? Are you using a gentle or heavy grade clay? Do you rewax after claying?

 

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i thought you are only need to clay like twice a year.

 

Agreed. I think you're way overdoing it with the clay. As for your question, I'm not sure. I think it may be possible that you have marred the paint with over frequent claying. Does the paint loook any different? It may need to be hit with a rubbing compound and polished up.

 

yea i guess the paint doesnt look as dark anymore. i have some meguiars polish, should i use that? i also have cleaner wax and nxt wax.

i was using the clay magic clay bar.
i dont have any rubbing compound, should i get some?

 

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Twice a year is plenty.

 

Monthly is far too much. I only usually do it once a year, but if I had more time, it would be twice.

To fix the paint. I would suggest getting some sort of polish. I prefer meguiars Gold Class or Deep Crystal system liquid polish. If you don't have a buffer, get one. You may want to go over the car again with the polish, just be gentle. Then follow that up with a good quality wax.

 

i have meguiars polish in like the red bottle. do i need rubbing compound too?

 

I really don't think you'll need rubbing compound. That may even create more problems. You want to start with the least aggressive method first, which would be a light polish. Try what you have first. Like it was mentioned earlier too, a buffer really helps too, if you have it.

 

naw i dont have a buffer. just good old foam applicators and microfiber cloths