Originally Posted by dwightdmagee
Just clayed mine the other day, and I'll tell you what, waxing without clay-barring would be a total waste of time. A good rub with the clay, and the waxing part is s jif.
Exactly right. If a car is in desperate need of claying and all you do instead is wax, the wax application and removal will be a pain and the wax won't last anywhere near as long.
Why? Because nobody I know of has ever designed a wax for use on dirt. Wax is designed to be used on paint.