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Old 04-24-09, 06:40   #14 (permalink)
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Re: Detailing videos...

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Originally Posted by Banacheq View Post
If I may offer a little constructive criticism (take or leave it) on your claying technique:
  1. Speed things up by using a larger portion of the clay bar for a larger surface area
  2. Add some pressure. Go as fast as you like, but you can reduce the number of passes by using more pressure in the process. The OTC clay is very mild and you really shouldn't have any concerns about marring unless your paint is so soft it swirls just by looking at it. If that's the case then you should only clay when you're going to follow it up with a polish step
  3. Reducing the amount of clay lube you're using will give the clay a little more bite resulting in fewer passes and speed up the entire process

Good luck with the videos. That's a lot of work.
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Originally Posted by lecchilo View Post
I think we're thinking in the same direction... my intention is/was to make a 'detailing for dummies' type videos... some will scratch their head wondering why in hell I'm wasting time recording something but it will help many... oh and taping is on the list already... thanks!
That's why I used a lot of lube and Meg's Smooth surface bar... I use Clay Magic red or blue (mostly blue) however I use similar pieces in case I drop it, and man have I dropped a few back in the day... now I hold onto clay like it's gold haha
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