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how long should you use a claybar for?

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Old 21 February 2009, 09:57 PM
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going to buy a clay bar set for my wrx, how often should you change the clay bar?
Old 21 February 2009, 09:58 PM
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when you drop it on the ground, change it
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would you change it when you have done your car once? or when its ****ty?
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Depends on how badly contaminated your bar is after the session. For the most part I keep clean sections to do spot cleaning of stubborn flies and such in the summer but then I only use a sonus green mild clay. Also if its still pretty contaminant free I do all the windows then wheels, then bin it.
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I use mine once - I start by cutting the claybar in half so can normally get 2 cars out of one unless there minging
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When you can't reveal a clean face when you fold it; this means the bar is fully loaded with contaminants, so time to change it. If you can reveal a nice clean face when folding it keep going.
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