How to PROPERLY Clay Bar Your Car! Professional DIY

Auto detailing clay is the detailer's best tool to ensure you get smooth as glass paint. If your car feels rough even feels like sandpaper, chances are your paint has tons of baked-on contaminates and dirt which has built up over time.

In this video, I show you how to properly clay bar your car using the Chemical Guys Clay Bars to pull embedded contaminants from paintwork, giving you a perfectly smooth finish where you can add wax, polish your paint or add a ceramic coating.

Products Used:
Chemical Guys Clay Bar & Luber Synthetic Lubricant Kit:

Chemical Guys Medium Clay Bar, Gray (100 g)

Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner (Mix 1:8 with water for lubricant solution)

Plastic Spray Bottles:

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Small Suggestion: I clay all the nicer, more important areas first (hood roof doors etc) ...and then I continue on to progressively dirtier & less important parts of the car (low bumper, rockers, etc) ...this way, if the bar does get contaminated from such "high traffic" areas you won't be going straight to your hood next.

Even with folding the bar, just seems much safer & fail proof this way... So I thought I'd share - Take care.

[gordmcdonald]

I have a 10 yr old chrysler 300C. Live in Ontario also. 185k on it. I do this 6 times a yr. Wash, rinse, wash, rinse, dry, then go over with gas leaf blower, then clay, rubbing compound, wax, wash, gently toothbrush seams, dry then blow dry again. Showroom mirror like finish. She's a head turner. Keep the engine detailed as well.

[pearlssbu]

Be sure if ur doing this outside try and dry/wipe the areas you just clayed w a microfiber drying towell you dont want the clayed water to dry in your paint

[wesammmm]

I like this guy. He’s not trying to sell us anything. Just here’s the car, heres what you need and the results that you should expect.

[chiwengcheang]

You saved my life. The car paint and windshield were all contaminated by industrial ash and debris and I was trying to clean right away but no luck. The entire car surface was so rough thatI could not even wipe it with microfiber.
I got the clay bar and use it with diluted solution as lubricant according to your tutorial. All the roughness are gone and I am a happy man. Thank you.😊

[mistergarrett]

This is exactly what I planned to do, using the soap and water. Glad I found this video

[keithcee]

I needed this video, I’m super paranoid about all the talk about “marring” and how scratching occurs when claying, you have restored my confidence friend 🙏🏼

[mikeraspanti]

Extremely helpful in getting the tiny rust flakes out of my wife’s Pearl White 2019 Honda Pilot! Well done sir!

[ahenrycc]

Because of this video, I finally claybarred my Night Blue MK7 Golf GTI for the very first time and the result has been striking. The blue finally came back out in a big way. Thanks for the very informative video!

[benguise]

I watched this video before I clay bar’d my car for the first time. This was so helpful, thank you!

[taevid]

Great descriptive video. Most detailing videos just summarise what to do as if we know what to do already. Your videos go into good detail for beginners to understand. 👍

[genemaverick]

I used plumbers putty and got the same results, unbelievable shine and got paint looking great, then I ceramic waxed it of course, it only costs $2 versus $25-20 for the the name brand !!!

[edgarribeirodossantos]

U sound like a professor, very articulate and straightforward. Congrats! Now I know how to clay bar like a pro 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼

[robertthrailkill]

The first time I used a clay bar I was amazed at the difference it makes with the finish. No amount of wash and polishing will get the very fine imbedded surface debris off the paint. Clay will do it. I do think a quick alternative is with synthetic clay sponges but real clay bar is the best.

[olhesty]

Love it bro! Have no idea about clay bar, but I know my truck needs it. Thank you for your informative vid man.

[_ace]

After getting my passenger side door repainted on my car, I noticed there was an excessive amount of paint overspray on the rest of my car. With the shop not taking my claim seriously, I decided to fix it myself and this video helped me get all the paint transfer off my car! Thank you, and subscribed.

[joeknowz]

I've been using a clay bar for over 30 years...OMG the first one I bought was the size of a bar of the old type SafeGuard bathroom soap.the last few I got are smaller then a hotel bar of soap...I use it right after I wash the car...just rinse it, no dry time...spraying over the water droplets with the spray lube., I use just soapy water ...an old windex bottle with a few drops or 6 of a non- ammonia or antibacterial liquid dish soap ( Ajax Orange bottle ). Switching out my drying towel about every different area ( top is one towel . sides are one towel and the hood and trunk one towel.) I do do another light wash after the clay bar...even without finishing the wax and polish ..the water is already beading down the panels.It does take about 5 hours to do it this way... but its worth it...used to take me a weekend on my 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis..

[TimMiley]

I’m 44 and haven’t done this in years so watched as a refresher. Years ago we would use a cheap sandwich baggy (thin ones) over our hand and rub where we have been.
It amplifies the spots that need more attention. It’ll smooth out once you get everything.

[bodeine]

Thanks for the video!
We recently purchased an '02 Lexus LS 430 with 157, 000 miles in great shape, it's crystal white pearl and looks really nice when the sun shines on it. I've been wanting to clay bar and paint correct it (it actually looks good as far as swirl marks go) but one of the reasons I haven't gotten a clay bar yet is having to buy clay bar lube. I like this solution much better because we always have dish soap and water so it's a win in my book.

[mitchgawlik]

Nice presentation, Rider. Good filming technique along with good sound and a clear and concise explanation.
I've held off on doing a clay cleaning but with your guidance and advice I'll be going for it. Thank you.