Claying is a potential solution when there is extreme overspray but it is an abrasive that takes a layer of paint off the car and I just don't like it [/quote]

SantaFe,

Where on earth did you get the notion that a clay bar "takes a layer of paint off the car"? Please answer this question. My take is that your arm would fall from all that rubbing and you still wouldn't get anywhere near removing even the remotest bit of finish. Deleting my earlier post on this doesn't change the fact that you are out of your element on this one. I'm not looking to pick a fight, but when I find misinformation disseminated in an internet forum to someone looking for useful, sound advice backed up by experience, but getting a response about a good, worthwhile product based on the fact that you "just don't like it", I am compelled to respond for the benefit of the original poster of the question. My 7 years of excellent results on a variety of vehicles on which I have used clay provide me with a solid basis for dissembling on this subject. By the way, I'd try Meguiars #9 on the excess wax before using clay. The Meguiars is an excellent cleaner that has the added benifit of not leaving any residue at all. I use it all the time in my business (guitar restoration and repair) on finishes as diverse as nitrocellulose laquer to shellac to catalyzed and two-part water-based finishes. It is a fine product for cleaning just about any painted or clear coated surface I've ever come across.

Don't take my critique personally.

Fretking