A clay bar is used to removed common contaminants such as paint overspray, tree sap and road soils from paint on a vehicle.
Contaminants that are not removed from the vehicle’s painted surface prior to the waxing or polishing process can cause unsightly marring or marks on the paint. As a first step in a polish or wax detail, a clay bar will remove the contamination and leave the vehicle’s painted surface smooth and clean, ready for the polish or wax process.