how do you clean clay bars?

[chrisdd]

if you can?

thanks

[Got Wax]

yeah...not so much





Andy

[w_huisman]

You don`t.



When the clay surface gets dirty from contaminates on the surface of the paint, you massage the putty until you get a clean putty surface again.



When you drop it on the ground, you throw it away.

[chrisdd]

how many times can you use the same clay bar?

[johny]

I just knead the clay until it looks clean ... after awhile I will throw the piece out if the contaminants are still present (even after kneading) or if I just feel like I should use a fresh piece.



Cut your bar into smaller sections so you won`t use up the whole thing at once.

[imported_wagonproject]

BLACKFIRE Detailing Clay
Cleaner & Extender (http://www.properautocare.com/blclclex.html)

[chrisdd]

BLACKFIRE Detailing Clay
Cleaner & Extender (http://www.properautocare.com/blclclex.html)



does that really work?

[Dsoto87]

That blackfire stuff looks pretty cool but I would hate to have to wash the clay after every portion of a panel. Seems like it would waste a lot of time.



Time=money and I think it would be cheaper in the long run to just throw it out and use a new piece

[02zx9r]

depending on how contaminated the vehicles are, usually 2-3 cars is what I have seen is the norm.



Once it is too contaminated for the paint, you can use it for glass and wheels too, just try and get most of the big debris out of it.

[imported_Jakerooni]

how many times can you use the same clay bar?



Until you can feel the contaminates in the clay. Sometimes one panel is more than enough to junk out a bar other times you can do a few entire vehicles if they are lightly contaminated. There is no set "uses" for a claybar before you have to chuck it.

[Accumulator]

I don`t clean my clay and I err on the side of caution when it comes to how long I use it. I view clay as an expendable resource; I use fairly small pieces and just throw them away (or use them on wheels) when they`re dirty.

[prix03gt]

Just throw it away. For the cost of that cleaner, you could just buy fresh clay....

[Thats Fresh]

if you feel the need to clean your bar, its time to toss. cut sections at a time so you only use small amounts of clay. instead of risking the chances of contaminating the whole bar at once (like dropping it on the ground)

[Mark77]

Someone showed a link to a claybar cleaner spray, but that seems like one of the dumbest things I have ever seen.. If the clay is dirty, throw it away, that is the point of clay. No cleaning will remove the particles that are stuck in there from your paint..

[RaskyR1]

Cleaning off things like tar with a dedicated cleaner before claying can help keep them from getting so dirty right away too.