10 minute clay job... My bad I was wrong ..

[fredcandetail]

I did my wife's Honda Accord in 8 minutes and 22 seconds!

Now mind you I hustled just like my employees do and yes I was sweating my ace off and huffing and puffing but it can be done!

I did pick up a tad bit of contaminants but my wife always has the guys wash it so I knew the paint wasn't dirty but the fact remains is that it can be done and if someone wants to donate an 8gb SD card I will record myself and YouTube it!

[CEE DOG]

Of course you can rub a piece of clay across a car for 8 minutes and 22 seconds... but if it needed to be clayed in the first place then that wouldn't remove all the contaminants.

Well, I won't go back and forth. If you say so then I agree! You can do it in 10 minutes. I can't. :props:

[SameGuy]

I know I can't get dirty paint clean in ten minutes or less. I can drag the patty around my wife's Accord that fast, but it won't clean much. :)

[SRTSean]

For some reason claying a car always takes me an hour. Even my personal vehicle that I take great care of.

[SameGuy]

When I'm in a rush it seems like it takes longer... LOL

[BobbyG]

It usually takes me 30 minutes on average to clay a car...........sometimes longer if very dirty....:bowdown:

[ShineTimeDetail]

Yea it takes me a about 30 minutes too- I use soapy water so that saves on time too because I just run my mitt over it again to make sure there is now clay residue left on the paint.

[Ron Atchison]

Well there is only one Michael Jordan also!

[Deep Gloss Auto Salon]

Just because you can do something fast does not mean you have done it well

[fredcandetail]

Well I guess you can say that I did rub the patty around but as it wasn't dirty and it's regularly maintained so it was more of just rubbing each panel lightly
Now if you will recall I mentioned the guys do this at the shop and whatever comes off with the mild clay is what it is and we take that opportunity to upsell to a FULL DECON PKG

[DaC]

I take from 1 to 2 hours..... lol... maybe I'm over careful ?

[rwright]

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[RaskyR1]

I typically spend 30-45 minutes to clay a car. I guess if I didn't knead the clay after each panel it would take a little less time, but then I would be putting the finish at risk of marring too.

If you can get it done in less than 10 minutes, then more power to you. Personally I like to slow down and take my time vs. rushing through a car. Back in my days working t high volume shops, increased speed usually lead to mistakes, areas being missed, or damage to the vehicle.


Just my $.02

[LegacyGT]

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Love it

[dougaross]

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That clay is really messed up. I'll bet that took longer than 10 min.