does it normally take yall to wash, clay bar, polish, and wax your car?
i did it 2 wknds ago and it took me about 8 hours WITHOUT waxing the car. and i realized i didnt spend enough time on the polishing because the polish wasnt completely broken down before i wiped it off. am i just really slow? lol

 

I have never claybarred the whole thing at all once, usually I break it up into sections.

But wash, polish and wax will take me 3 to 4 hours. At least, and thats only if I am motivated to get it done quick. lol Add 3 to 4 beers and it can be a 6 hour job.

 

Take out the polishing for me and Id say about 4 hours, maybe more.

 

1 1/2 years 200 coats 600 hours you do the math tehehe

 

Me and My dad have always had races to see who could do who's mustang quicker...and he usually beat me, but you won't believe me when I tell you..

Under the right weather and no one bugging us...We could do the entire process in about4-5 hours, BUT thats without doing the clay bar. We would wash..compund/swirlx (if needed)...polish...wax...and wash...all in that time frame...

 

Sorry, forgot to add, the time without compound/SwirlX. Without that part, around 3 hours flat...But we are EXHAUSTED afterwards. lol

 

Last time I did mine:
Wash, clay, polish (1 stage only), and apply sealant: About 10 hours

Just did my wifes van which was a 2 stage polish and it took me a day and a half (about 15 hours total).

It takes time to do things right.

 

I always take my time when cleaning my baby...it usually takes me 6-8 hrs to do the entire inside & outside...but wen im loaded on a Rockstar&Cola, knock that time frame down to 3.5 hrs

 

The first and only time I have done my car with a wash, no clay, then polish with a Porter Cable 7424 and wax took me about 6 hours. I would like to do it again when there are a couple of cool days in the near future but go over the car twice with the polisher. Maybe spread it out over 2 days. So, if I go over it twice, I expect it to take 10 hours or more.

 

so it sounds like a lot of you dont clay bar before polishing. is that safe for the paint?
and i wish i could break it up into several days but bc im in college i dont have a garage