What to do with Dirty Clay . . .

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janderson

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My clay is getting very black. Should I stop using it, or can I continue to use it. It is not soaked in dirt, but it has some black streaks in it, so I wanted to make sure that I am not claying with a bar covered with grime, that I have been trying to remove.



Let me know.



Best regards.
 
better to be safe than sorry....I would toss it in the detailer graveyard (garbage can) and pick up a new one.



the dark streaks are probably grime you have clayed off your paint etc....probably debris in there that could scratch.
 
Definitely stop using it once you get to the point where folding it doesn't expose a clean portion of the clay. I would use it one last time on your windshield and then toss it.
 
Intermezzo said:
Definitely stop using it once you get to the point where folding it doesn't expose a clean portion of the clay. I would use it one last time on your windshield and then toss it.
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Exactly what I was thinking. Try it out on your glass or maybe your rims and then toss that puppy. It served well but its now time to retire. A moment of silence for the clay.....................................
 
Kind of curious how most of you are using your clay bars. I break off small pieces, mold them into about 3cm x 1cm rectangle surface area and fold it every few passes. I’ll tend to use a few of these per job depending on size of car and amount of contaminants, maybe like 40grams worth? Do a lot of you use the whole bar or really big pieces and keep folding? I feel the finer clays are pretty safe but on the other hand I’m kinda paranoid about scratching from debris on the clay. Not saying one way is better than the other just kinda of an impromptu poll.



I don’t have the juevos to try this method : http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?&SKU=10631

:rolleyes:



SJS
 
Sadly Jim I use to watch then way back when I was much much younger.....what was the horseys name????



I think a MR Bill would be more fun to sculpt the clay into so you can smash it!:D
 
kinda off topic, but a couple years back mad tv or snl had a sketch called clops. Cops, but with clay figures. It was a funny sketch. I like molding mine into them.



i sound like a little kid
 
gb said:
whats a gumby???...is that some kids show that was on tv back in the 80s or something. never heard of that thing.
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Try back in the 60's (OK, maybe early 70's)...You must be one of those young guns I hear about :D
 
That guy was awesome! :D I'm pretty young and I watched it when I was a kid . . . I doubt anyone here is that young that they haven't seen Gumby!
 
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