Claying with long stroke?

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zey

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Hi gurus, may I know should I use long stroke while using claybar? This is because If I rub it back and forth in short stroke, it'll be quite time consuming. Please advice, thanks.
 
Why will short strokes be more time consuming? Your goal should be to remove all surface contaminents from the section of the car you are working on. The size of the stroke shouldn't matter but use whatever you like. Results are what matter.
 
bretfraz said:
Why will short strokes be more time consuming? Your goal should be to remove all surface contaminents from the section of the car you are working on. The size of the stroke shouldn't matter but use whatever you like. Results are what matter.
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What he said:)
 
bretfraz said:
Why will short strokes be more time consuming?
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I think he is asking if he can use long strokes to cover a larger area, which will take less time.



Not sure what you use to judge short or long strokes. I try to do the vehicle in small sections. Like 2'x2' sections. Any larger and then lubricant (quick detailer for me) will start to dry before I can work the area.
 
I don't know what "long strokes" are either. My strokes when I did it were about 6-8" long... :nixweiss



Just do whatever feels right without going beyond the lubed area. Hopefully you're not doing it like John Candy scraping barnacles off the side of the boat in Summer Rental (runs from 1 end to the other). ;)
 
4DSC, yeah, that's what I meant. My strokes are around 6" to 8" too. Thanks for the information.:)
 
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