Clay Bar Towel, AutoCare Fine Grade Microfiber Clay Towel Automotive Detailing Towel Clay Bar Alternative for Car Detailing, Creative Gift--Blue, 1 Pack

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Gently rub the Ultra Clay Towel or Mitt over the lubricated area until contaminants are removed and surface is smooth. Wipe area with a Microfiber Drying Towel. Continue in sections until the vehicle is fully decontaminated Using a clean microfiber towel, wipe off all remaining clay lubricant and dry the decontaminated panel before moving onto the next.

We worked in about 2’x2’ areas gently rubbing our “gold bar” in a crosswise pattern: up/down and side to side, constantly keeping the surface saturated with lubricant. After clay-barring a section, we gently wiped it dry for inspection. We had to use extra towels, one didn’t cut it. The clay bar was folded and kneaded when needed to make sure its working surface remained sufficiently clean. Completely satisfied, we proceeded to the next area, overlapping the first by a few inches just to make sure…This time we did double passes with plenty of lubricant to get it right from the first time. Gotten the hang of it, we could feel the contaminants loosening under the clay surface as friction gradually reduced. If it still doesn’t, you can either clay bar it again with the same fine grade clay or use medium clay instead to speed up the process. Heavy clay should only be used in extreme circumstances like to remove heavy overspray because you may have to polish your car’s paint afterwards to remove the marring that heavy clay potentially leaves. Although you can perfectly start claying right after you’ve thoroughly washed your car, professional detailers often first use a tar remover spray and an iron remover spray before clay barring. The tar remover spray is used to remove tar in an easier way and to not smear it around with your clay bar. First wash your car very thoroughly and park it somewhere in the shade. Hot car paint is too soft to clay bar and would easily scratch. Always work with an abundant amount of clay lubricant to prevent scratching up your car surface. Don’t use soap of any kind as a lubricant, it’s not as effective and it will make your clay bar brittle and fall apart.Though clay barring has lifted professional car detailing to a higher level since it was invented in Japan in the 80’s, its benefits are still far less well known by the general public than the advantages of polishing and waxing. This is most likely because it’s not a final, spectacular stand-alone part of detailing. Nevertheless, it is essential to clay bar your car before the polishing process or before applying any form of paint protection. Not only does it make polishing easier and faster and protective coatings more effective, but most of all it greatly reduces the risk of marring your paint (or worse). Spray Optimum No Rinse (2oz to 1gal) on a small section of the vehicle (Alternatively, you can use your preferred clay lubricant)

The red car we tested this on had been parked under a maple tree for years with only scarce car wash visits and had never been clayed before. After having thoroughly blasted it with a pressure washer and washed it, we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. Car detailing clay bars are made of natural or polymer clay and they look and feel like modeling clay. Usually they are square-shaped and weigh 100gr or 200gr. They are safe to use on delicate car surfaces because they encapsulate dirt particles within their clay surface, preventing them from scratching the car surface. Wash your car as normal (use a car shampoo and not washing-up liquid, it can damage the paint). Make sure your bodywork is still damp before beginning to clay bar it. Satisfied customers stress that it is very important to read and follow the application instructions carefully to get the best results. Do Clay Towels work? Yes, they do! In my opinion, it comes down to personal preference and specific applications when deciding between clay towels and clay bars.Important: If you accidentally drop your clay bar (yep, we know the feeling), throw it in the trash can! It will be littered with dirt and grit. Believe us: It will scratch your car for sure, it’s just not worth it. Grab a new clay bar instead. If it’s been a long time since clay has touched your car paint, maybe Adam’s Medium Grade Clay Bar is the better choice. It’s a little more abrasive and handles heavier contamination and even overspray much better. With this medium grade clay bar however, polishing afterwards is advised to remove possible light marring, especially on soft or dark-colored car paints. Features a microfibre cloth on one side and a Full Face Patented Advanced Polymer Rubber layer bond to one the other. For the clay barring process a clay bar, a clay towel or a clay mitt and a special clay lubricant are used. These clay media are only mildly abrasive and with the help of the lubricant, they glide over the car’s surface without scratching it. They do however remove any foreign particles that are bonded to the car surface like tar, chemical fallout, carbon particles from exhaust fumes, tree sap, bug guts, bird droppings, hard water spots,…

The Atomiza Clay Towel is designed to replace the clay bar in the decontamination process. By using a special kind of polymerised rubber (bonded to a microfibre towel), it is able to dislodge bonded contaminants when rubbed over exterior automotive surfaces, and thus mimic the result that a clay bar produces, i.e. perfect smoothness. Furthermore, it does this without needing to be warmed up first (or kept warm during use), and it can be rinsed completely clean with running water, meaning that it not only has a far greater life expectancy than a clay bar (up to five times as long), but also does not have to be thrown out if you accidentally drop it. However, perhaps the biggest benefit the Atomiza Clay Towel offers is a significant time-saving; on a like for like basis (i.e. mild clay vs. fine towel) it gets the job done much faster. The difference was night and day! Gone was the rough gritty surface. It felt smooth as silk. In fact, as you are rubbing the mitt, you can feel surface resistance diminishing with each pass. In no time, our red test car’s clear coat looked and felt rejuvenated! Rinse, soap, lube, caress… This ain’t work, it’s therapy! Clay towels and clay mitts “trap” contaminants in a different way than clay bars do. Under magnification it shows that they all have a rubbery, knobby surface (see picture). The one shown here is our mitt of choice: Adam’s Clay Mitt . Because of its very special pronounced grid pattern it can optimally store contaminants in the tiny “craters”, that way those gritty bits don’t scratch the surface while you’re claying.Thoroughly clean the surface prior to use. The Clay cloth is designed to remove embedded surface contaminants such as tar and tree sap

CARPRO Polyshave Decontamination Towel is a simple and fast method to remove contaminants from the surface of exterior automotive finishes and glass. With advanced Rubber Polymer Technology bonded to a 12" x 12" Microfiber towel you have another excellent option from CARPRO for eliminating the need for detailing clay. Use on cool surface and out of direct sunlight. Make sure you are using a clay lubricant on the surface to avoid clay transfer to vehicle** To avoid cross-contamination, start at the top of the area you are working with then move to the bottom.It’s important to keep this tool well lubricated to minimize the risk of scratching the surface. We used Mothers California Gold Instant Detailer spray which works best. The great thing about a clay mitt, is that it is so easy and fast to use. No hassle, just dip it in clean soapy water and gently rub away all contaminants in straight strokes. Up/down and side to side like you would with a classic clay bar, but you cover more ground faster. The Clay Cloth can be cleaned and re-used by simply rinsing off the accumulated contaminants with water. The design of the Clay Cloth surface allows for an effortless easy gliding action over the surface when used with appropriate detail solutions such as a non acidic citrus shampoo or a high polymer content liquid such as Low on Eau. If neither of these is available water can also be used.