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DjbuddyPL

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I droped my clay bar, i took of what i could, is it trash or is there a way to save it?
 
Most will tell you to toss it, I'll be a heretic and say I've dropped clay, washed it off, picked off any particles, and (carefully) reused it.

(I'm not sure what my penance should be for that)
 
DjbuddyPL said:
I droped my clay bar, i took of what i could, is it trash or is there a way to save it?
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It really depends what you dropped it on. If it's on a relatively clean floor or on the grass, pick out any particles, if in the sand or dirt trash it...
 
BobbyG said:
It really depends what you dropped it on. If it's on a relatively clean floor or on the grass, pick out any particles, if in the sand or dirt trash it...
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Yeah, that's the key, if it's a surface where it picked up a thousand grains of sand, forget it (unless you can shave that surface off...ask me how I know :p ). If it's relatively clean and you can see the particles ...I've dug them out. It's really not that different from going over a really bad car surface and picking up a bunch of tar/asphalt in the clay and not wanting to knead them in.
 
You just have to decide what is more important to you.
$20.00 tops if you throw it out.
Or getting all the user installed RIDS out of your paint if you decide to try and clean the clay and miss just one little speck of grit.
 
Clean it the best you can and use it for your wheel clay. Buy new clay for your paint.
 
oldmodman said:
You just have to decide what is more important to you.
$20.00 tops if you throw it out.
Or getting all the user installed RIDS out of your paint if you decide to try and clean the clay and miss just one little speck of grit.
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Or you have to decide if you're good enough to get all the grit out, LOL. I'm not saying I've never thrown out dropped clay, cuz I've done that plenty, I'm just saying it's possible to reuse it...as I said, it's not that different from going over a really bad rocker panel that has tons of gritty tar that gets in the clay...what do YOU do when that happens, do you wash the clay off, pick the tar out, throw the clay away, or just knead it in? No matter what I'm doing, I always try to flush off particles before I knead...I usually clay with wash solution so I dip the clay in the rinse bucket and run my finger over the active surface before I knead.
 
my rule of thumb is to throw it out. i am so careful with the paint with every other step not to scratch it, so if clay hits the floor, it hits the trash can.

break the clay into seperate sections before starting the job so that you have backup in case u do drop it. plus, more bang for your buck!
 
A.P.A.D. said:
my rule of thumb is to throw it out. i am so careful with the paint with every other step not to scratch it, so if clay hits the floor, it hits the trash can.

break the clay into separate sections before starting the job so that you have backup in case u do drop it. plus, more bang for your buck!
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More great information and dividing up a clay bar is something I've done many times.

By the way, I've never dropped a clay bar......:laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:
 
That's the beauty of Ultima's elastrofoam. If you drop it you can safely pick it right back up and use it.
 
Kristopher1129 said:
Someone already mentioned it...but I just cut the bad part off.
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OMG! That's just too practical. I remember someone starting a thread on another forum "if you drop a MF on the ground, what do you do? 1)throw it away 2)pick it up and use it 3)demote it to wheel duty 4)throw it in the laundry and use it like it was never dropped". No one was really sure if it was a trick question or not...and it all depends on a lot of things.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
LOL..do they not make it anymore? Oh yeah they do: Ultima Elastrofoam Paint Cleaning System, paint cleaner, paint cleaning foam There are also some generic versions around, or there used to be. Sometimes I forget that not everybody was at that other forum when DavidB hyped the heck out this after his green clay, he actually replaced all but the ultrafine green clay with the Elastrofoam.
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HAHA! That's the first time I've ever heard of this stuff. I followed the link and it does sound interesting. Like all Ultima products it is pricey but I'll bet it works pretty well too! :props:
 
BobbyG said:
HAHA! That's the first time I've ever heard of this stuff. I followed the link and it does sound interesting. Like all Ultima products it is pricey but I'll bet it works pretty well too! :props:
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Like everything, some people like it and some don't. The complaint I heard was that, even though at the time it replaced the Sonus Block gray medium clay, people said the Elastrofoam marred like an agressive clay (say, Meg's red). Some also said that it didn't last long enough given the price (and I'm sure the people who bought the generic version for a lot less were happier). I've never tried it myself.
 
I think about all the effort I expend trying to get scratches, swirls, spiderwebs, etc., out of my paint surface and how I worry to the point of obsession about inadvertently marring it removing dust, pollen, etc., that I just couldn't take the chance of reusing a dropped clay. But that's just me. I spend hundreds (I hate to think of just how much) of bucks on products to try to correct paint, I'd just take the loss and buy a new clay bar. But like I said, that's just me.
 
Not worth the risk in my opinion. I have never dropped one. If I did, my policy is trash it and get out a new piece.
 
I dropped some the other day, picked out the grit and made it my wheel clay. I wouldn't normally clay my wheels but it got out some really stubborn stuff that I had just given up on. Clay is awesome!
 
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