[mustardjohn]

Zaino recommends an alkaline car wash before clay to remove wax. They recommend Dawn dish washing liquid for this was but not for normal wash after you have wax on. Tried that on my T-bird and I think it helped. Need to get as much stuff off before using clay as possible. That will speed things up and make the clay last longer.

Since you used it already you know that you need to make up a spray bottle of of dilute car wash to lubricate the surface while using the clay. You really need to wash the car again after clay, not just rinse off, to get all the surface ready for the abrasive or polish or wath ever you use next. There will be clay residue and other residue on the car after clay that will not just rinse off with a hose. At least that is my experience.