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Originally Posted by Captain J
It was my understanding prior to applying the ceramic all imperfections and wax need to be removed. Isn't that what the clay is for?
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The clay removes bonded contaminants from the paint. The paint is porous and when a bug hits it going 70 mph, the guts are driven down in the pores. The clay removes that stuff.
Clay is an abrasive, so it does leave micromarring of the surface of the paint. It does not remove any scratches or swirls from the paint.
Best practice is to polish after claybar treatment.
However, if your paint was already perfect, I can see some detailers may skip the polishing step, thinking that the clay does not mar. Again, not the way I do it, but I know people do.
My price for a wash, clay, polish, coating job is $350-500, and that is a bargain. In the big cities, that service runs $1500+.