Wrangler Unlimited / Claying Time

[Beach Bum]

I am trying to set aside time to clay a 2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. How long on average should it take to clay the entire Jeep ?

[Murr1525]

Re: Wrangler Unlimited / Claying Time

The first time will take a bit longer.... maybe 45min or so?

[ClarkWGriswold]

Re: Wrangler Unlimited / Claying Time

That's a good estimate. Claying does not take as much time as you would think. Just imagine how long it would take you to wash it with a 2 inch by 3 inch piece piece of material.

[xantonin]

Re: Wrangler Unlimited / Claying Time

In my opinion claying is easier on dirty vehicles because you know what you've clayed already. On well maintained vehicles it can be difficult to tell what you've covered or not.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Wrangler Unlimited / Claying Time

Good estimate time wise. Yesterday I clayed a Escalade. It took 45 minutes. But it was a mess. Of course I forgot my camera.

[tecka]

Re: Wrangler Unlimited / Claying Time

For a 2 door car (Toyota Solara) which hasn't ever been clayed before how many clay bars do you think it would take? I just did my first one and it took 2 bars I wanted to see if I was in the right area per say.

[Murr1525]

Re: Wrangler Unlimited / Claying Time

2 bars seems a bit much.

[xantonin]

Re: Wrangler Unlimited / Claying Time

Yes 2 bars is way too much.

I've been using 1 bar on 3 cars, and still use it on my car. It seems like it has some decent life left in it still too.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Wrangler Unlimited / Claying Time

2 bars seems way too much. Yesterday, I did a 1999 Escalade that has never been clayed. I used 1/3 of one bar. That was it.

[Bill Davidson]

Re: Wrangler Unlimited / Claying Time

For a 2 door car (Toyota Solara) which hasn't ever been clayed before how many clay bars do you think it would take? I just did my first one and it took 2 bars I wanted to see if I was in the right area per say.

Did you wash it beforehand? lol.

You could likely do any vehicle with 1 bar of clay max. I would intend on using that bar again too. I personally break a bar in half and use one half for the lower portions of the vehicles. I then use the other half for the upper portions. I really aim at keeping this bar very clean.

How much clay you use can also depend on how nice (expensive) a vehicle is, and what you plan on doing during the following stages. If you are going straight to wax you may want to be more careful than if you plan on polishing the vehicle (surface corrections).

[tcope1]

Re: Wrangler Unlimited / Claying Time

45 minutes for an entire vehicle? I must work slow. I usually spend 5-7 minutes per panel. With 12 panels, this puts me at 60-80 minutes.

[Murr1525]

Re: Wrangler Unlimited / Claying Time

Certainly depends on how thorough you are being, and how dirty things are.

But yeah, 7 minutes on a fairly clean door would seem slow. But if you get very dirty cars to work on, then it may be more in the ballpark.

[2010sportbluefusion]

Re: Wrangler Unlimited / Claying Time

Yesterday I clayed my 2010 Fusion an it took about 1.5 hours with a couple of short breaks. Being only 1 year old it wasn't very dirty but I made sure it was clean by claying in both directions using plenty of detailing spray. I probably used more lube than needed, I went through 3/4 of the bottle. The result, a showroom finish with chrome that reflects like a mirror. I guess it will take as long as it takes if you want to make sure it's done right.