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    How do you guys fold a clean surface from the inside of the bar? I keep folding mine, and all I'm doing is re-folding dirty to dirty. Let's say it's in the shape of a bar of soap. Can I slice it like bread and put the two dirty sides together? Or is that NOT gonna happen? Thanks
    STUGOTS

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    I pull off a piece from the chunk, about the size of a gumball. Knead so that its elastic, and the size of about a half dollar. Spray the offending panel and then, using only one side, slide it along the paint in the longest direction of the panel. When I feel the need to fold it I fold the dirty side under, clean side over, fold it again, then knead it back to the half dollar size. I do that over and over and over again. I've never had the accumulated gunk scratch the paint. Usually I end up dropping it and throwing it out first.
    I'm still learning

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Bob Holmes View Post
      I pull off a piece from the chunk, about the size of a gumball. Knead so that its elastic, and the size of about a half dollar. Spray the offending panel and then, using only one side, slide it along the paint in the longest direction of the panel. When I feel the need to fold it I fold the dirty side under, clean side over, fold it again, then knead it back to the half dollar size. I do that over and over and over again. I've never had the accumulated gunk scratch the paint. Usually I end up dropping it and throwing it out first.
      YIKES! Size of 1/2 dollar? It'll take me a year to do my 38!
      Last edited by groucho; January 31, 2012, 05:43 PM.
      STUGOTS

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      • #4
        Originally posted by groucho View Post
        YIKES! Size of 1/2 dollar? It'll take me a year to do my 38!
        Bourbon Thursday is coming up ! (Early Times for me please)
        Phil / Omaha

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        • #5
          Originally posted by 70chevyC-10 View Post
          Bourbon Thursday is coming up ! (Early Times for me please)
          You got it
          STUGOTS

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          • #6
            It really doesn't take much time at all. Provided that there isn't a lot of crap embedded in the paint.

            For instance, on the Fox Mustang, the front fender wouldn't take me more than 10 minutes. As soon as I feel the surface stop pulling on the clay on move on. Usually not more than a stroke or two. I can't imagine it taking more than 2 hours on a normal car.

            Now when I had to remove the Lizardskin overspray, that took a bit of time, but man the car looked great when I was through. I couldn't believe that it would pull that stuff off. It just took worrying the drops from multiple directions until it pulled it completely off.
            I'm still learning

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            • #7
              You know, it occurs to me that you may be using too big a piece and not "feeling" the paint surface. I hold the half dollor sized piece with three fingers and slide it along. I can easily tell when the surface is done and to move on. I also keep the surface very wet. There is never any clay transfer to the paint. If there is, the surface is not wet enough.
              I'm still learning

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              • #8
                I would help for... Bourbon Thursday
                That awkward moment when you realize it IS your circus and those ARE your monkeys!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by LORENSWIFE View Post
                  I would help for... Bourbon Thursday
                  Come on down. Cocktails/BBQ/slot cars. It's where drinking and driving is encouraged
                  STUGOTS

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                  • #10
                    The clay bar should have been cut into smaller pieces from the beginning.

                    You can knead it and fold to get the clean side...

                    Knead and fold.

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