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Using a clay bar for your car sounds like a great idea to most car-owners at first, but when you realize that claying and the work can cost up to hundreds of dollars, you may start to reconsider your decision. Why do you need to use a clay bar on a clean, well-washed car? Is the effect of a clay bar worth the expense?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Using a clay bar is well worth it. A ton of dirt and gunk piles up on your car every time you drive and bonds so firmly to its body that even a wash won’t get them out. Instead of leaving the contamination to dull your paint job and eventually eat through it, a clay bar helps to remove it harmlessly.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article will explain what a clay bar does, how to use one, and its benefits for your car. Keep reading to also find out how to make the most of using a clay bar on your vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Is Using a Clay Bar Worth It?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Using a clay bar is worth it because clay barring your car benefits it in many ways. It removes contaminants that a regular wash won\u2019t and makes your car paint much brighter. It also helps wax sealants bond to your car. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll go through these advantages below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It Takes Out the Bonded Contaminants in Your Paint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Paint contaminants are everywhere \u2013 in the air and water, on the roads, and so on. While driving, there is a continuous buildup of these contaminants on the paint. Since contaminants bond to the material of your paint, they can\u2019t simply be washed off. Over time, they can make unsightly patterns like swirls, bumps, etches, and holograms in your paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If strong enough, the contaminants can go beyond your paint’s clear coat to affect the color coat underneath or the raw panel of your car. Using a clay bar helps take out these contaminants before they can affect your paint or stop them from doing any further damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Clay Bar Makes Your Car Paint Brighter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With a gradual buildup, bonded contaminants that stick to your car’s clear coat can reduce the paint’s shiny luster. The tiny, visible bonded dirt like bug guts or the unyielding remnants of bird poop will make your car look dirty, dull, or even discolored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of a smooth, reflective surface, the smaller contaminants will make your car paint feel rough and gritty. A clay bar will remove these contaminants with minimal damage to your clear coat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decontamination will make the clear coat look clean as new, restoring its smoothness and shine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It Helps Wax Sealants Bond to Your Car<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Applying wax to your car is meant to work by creating a smooth, evenly sealed, and continuous coat over the paint. Contaminants will add bumps and pits in the paint, so the wax can’t turn out smooth or even.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some contaminants could chip off while you\u2019re buffing off the wax. If this happens, you might end up rubbing that chipped piece against your car\u2019s coat and scratching it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the contaminated spots, the wax will go on top of the contaminants instead of the paint. When you try to wax these uneven spots, the sealant won’t bond properly because it’s being passed on the wrong kind of material. Using a clay bar will remove these contaminants and open the “pores” of your clear coat for the wax to bond to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is a Clay Bar?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A clay bar is a small sheet of engineered elastic resin compound that can remove the contaminants that bond to the body of your car. It’s referred to as a “clay bar” because when it is kneaded for use, it takes on a moldable consistency similar to clay or plasticine.<\/strong><\/p>

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Examples of contaminants that can settle on your car are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n