How To: Use Clay Bar to Safely and Easily Remove Surface Contaminants

[MothersPolish]

You've heard about clay bars — professional detailers, body men and your car buddies all talk about how they work. Now use the clay bar everybody wants. Created to remove the particulate debris and contaminants that washing and polishing can't, our exclusive Clay Bar System will remove embedded grains of metal, tree sap, airborne environmental deposits and paint overspray. Better yet, our clay bar isn't hazardous to your paint—it's just firm enough to pick up the bad stuff, without being too aggressive. Use Mothers® Clay Bar to get rid of paint fouling grime and pave the way for complete waxing.

YouTube - Mothers Polish - Using Clay Bar (How To Video)

YouTube - Mothers Polish - Using Clay Bar (How To Video)

Regardless of where you live, your paint's finish is subject to a variety of damaging contaminants. Acid rain, bird droppings, metal particles, brake dust. All of these present a danger to the integrity of your paint.

You may not necessarily see them, but you can definitely feel them.

Mothers® Clay Bar is a great product for getting rid of paint fouling grime.

First, remove the clay bar from its wrapper, then knead and flatten the clay in the palm of your hand.

Starting with a cool, clean surface, spray the Showtime® Instant Detailer liberally in a sweeping motion to lubricate the small area that you're gonna be working on, it's about two square feet.

Lightly glide the clay across the lubricated surface. You may feel an initial resistance, and even hear the contaminants as they're being removed. Now continue this process until the area feels completely smooth, and the clay glides easily.

Now between panels, knead and fold the clay bar back onto itself to refresh the working surface. Always ensure the paint surface is thoroughly lubricated when using clay.

Using a soft microfiber or terry cloth towel, dry off any excess Instant Detailer and move to the next area to be clayed — re-knead the clay bar for each new section to maintain effectiveness.

While you do not need to wash your vehicle after using the Clay Bar, do plan on waxing the finish to restore shine and protection.


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[Dana_15]

Nice vid, thanks!

[Lauren]

Love claybar'ing my car. Feels like it's brand new! And it's so easy to do.

[87Camry5Speed]

First used the claybar on my '95 Camry back in 2004. The paint on that car felt like 1500-grit sandpaper when I first picked it up. Claybar took care of that even though it gave its life in the process lol...

[NautiCorolla]

Bringing back a dead one here... But as far as clay bars go, does it need to be replaced everytime you do it? Like each time you clay bar should you use a new one?

And should this be done on a brand new car?

[MothersPolish]

Generally a clay bar of this size can be used 2 or 3 times.

A new car can often benefit from being clayed because they often sit outside or collect rail dust during transport -- feel it, and if it feels rough, go ahead and clay it.