How many times should...

[Murr1525]

Re: How many times should...

You want to use as little pressure as possible.

But if you need a little pressure, then use some.

[Fly Bye]

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I thought that while claying, we didn't have to use pressure to pick up the contaminants? Whenever I use a bit of pressure, the clay likes to stick, no matter how much lubrication.

If the clay is sticking, you're prolly pressing down a little bit too much. Like Murr said...


"You want to use as little pressure as possible.

But if you need a little pressure, then use some. "


If you're clay is sticking to the paint, ease up on the pressure a bit, and concentrate on gliding it back and forth.

[Markus Kleis]

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I thought that while claying, we didn't have to use pressure to pick up the contaminants? Whenever I use a bit of pressure, the clay likes to stick, no matter how much lubrication.
Does it really make more of a difference? I mean, it makes sense, I'm just wondering!

It depends on the type of clay you use, but for me, I use plenty of lubrication and fast motions with moderate pressure for stubborn contaminants.

If you go slowly with heavy pressure, or at any speed with heavy pressure and inadequate amounts of lube, you will suffer streaking.

But I often use consumer and pro grades of clay with moderate pressure, fast motion, and plenty of 50/50 Last Touch lubrication with zero streaking. This helps to remove the really deeply embedded stains and contaminants.

Avoid heavy pressure with more aggressive clays as that will almost certainly induce marring.

[fullbirdmusic]

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Great tips - thanks!

I'd been using another non-Megs brand of blue clay and it sucked. It didn't pick up much of anything. I got the Megs Pro aggressive clay for some HEAVY overspray and it put a good dent in it, but couldn't get it all. And the clay was very soft - that's why I was wondering about the pressure, because I couldn't put much down without it dragging.

The Megs mild consumer clay is outstanding. Just firm enough to not streak and soft enough to be pliable. Great stuff - used it on my Porsche after the blue stuff and still got a bunch of crud off.

Thanks again for the tips!