Chemical Guys Clay Bar Kit, Heavy Duty Clay Bar and Luber Synthetic Lubricant, 2-Piece Car Detailing Kit for Paint, Glass, and Clear Coat Surfaces - Black

Makes Your Paint Feel Like Glass Again The Chemical Guys Medium Duty Clay Bar and Luber Kit is one of those products that really delivers on its promise. I used it on a daily driver that sits outdoors year-round and had years of built-up grime and fallout baked into the paint. After washing, I could feel the roughness on the surface—almost like fine sandpaper. One careful pass with this clay and lubricant combo changed that completely. The paint became slick and smooth to the touch, the kind of finish that makes water bead effortlessly once waxed. The clay bar itself has the perfect balance—soft and pliable, yet dense enough to pull contaminants like tree sap, tar, and brake dust without falling apart or sticking. The included Clay Luber works very well; it provides enough glide that the bar never drags or mars the surface. The kit smells pleasant (a clean, synthetic scent), and a single bar is plenty for multiple vehicles if you keep folding it to expose fresh surfaces. I used it on paint, glass, and even chrome trim—all came out smooth and clean. It’s an excellent prep step before polishing or applying ceramic sealant. For older cars, the difference in gloss is immediate once you finish a panel. Tips: Always use generous lubricant and work small sections. If the clay gets dropped, discard it immediately—it’ll pick up grit from the ground. Store the bar in a resealable bag with a light mist of lube to keep it soft for future use. Bottom line: an essential detailing kit that removes years of embedded grime and restores that “new car” smoothness. Easy to use, great value, and a noticeable upgrade for anyone serious about maintaining their vehicle’s finish.

My car care experience started in the Rain Dance/Simoniz era of the 70s, where all you knew was hours of hard labor. Wax on wax off, rub rub rub, get another towel, check it again oh crud there's still more wax to remove, you know the drill. Fast forward to the modern era... I ventured into using clay bars about a decade ago, a spray detailer/clay bar kit from Mothers impulse buy at Walmart. I repurchased the same product a couple of times and though was happy with it I felt it was time to try something new. The reviews on this product were enough to tip me away from Mothers and the results are tremendously different. Application and usage is generally the same with all of these products. Mist an area, rub with light pressure back and forth. Microfiber towel dry. Smash the bar and flatten. Repeat. I could tell a *noticeable* difference in the feel of the car surface but I wasn't sure it was real or my imagination. I was planning to wax both cars so I did a quick test. I had some Mothers left over so I used that on the hood of one car and Chemical Guys on the other. Sure as heck it was different! The CG application felt smoother and more glossy. I did another test gently gliding a clean and dry microfiber towel across both surfaces. The Mothers surface glide did ok but had some resistance. The CG surface glide resulted in the towel sliding right off the hood and onto the floor! I'm sold! I use Meguiar's NXT Generation Tech Spray Wax 2.0. I know... it's not ceramic but for me it's easy without the PTSD memories of the 70s. Just wipe a very thin layer on and let 'er dry. It worked great over the top of the CG clay bar application. Easy on and easy off. The results are amazing. Both cars just sparkle! The best part was that I did both cars (Outback and Forester) in about 4 hours, and most of that time was waiting for the wax to dry. And I'm not wiped out! With less labor and a reasonable time commitment, I find that I wax the cars more than once a year. Anyway... thanks for reading my review this far. So here's a little present for you... a dad car joke: What do you get when dinosaurs crash their cars? Tyrannosaurus wrecks. YUK YUK Have a blessed day!

I’m more than impressed with the clay bar and the solution. I’ve cleaned vehicles for many years but was always hesitant to use a clay bar. Man I’ve been missing out. This was easy to use, solution smelled good, Clay bar worked great and results are amazing. No more using tar removing chemicals and struggling with sap, Clay bar takes care of it all and leaves an amazing shine after a quick spray of wax. Enough to clay bar 3 vehicles which I think is great value for the money! As a first time user I’m impressed and it exceeded my expectations I would highly recommend this product!

Easy to apply using the clay mitt but haven't a need for the bar yet. I'm a few years away from requiring that piece.

Love CG products and will definitely not use anything else for car wash interior or exterior. This product is very easy to apply. Product is quality for sure, it's not blue., money well spent. My bottle doesn't leak. I've learned to set the spray to off and it doesn't leak

Fantastic product, BUT you MUST know how to use it. So many negative reviews are "user error", because this stuff requires skill and a lot of patience (not to mention an arm/shoulder workout). The clay is the perfect composition, easy enough to work, but it doesn't break up or disintegrate even with aggressively working at my windshield (I wouldn't work that hard on the paint). I have not tried the "heavier" versions as I have a newer vehicle and the paint is well maintained (my family would say "obsessively" or "babied"), I just don't know about the "black" one, you want the clay to have a color where you can see it is dirty. The luber is good, but just about any detail spray will work, just DON'T do a "quick wax" or "wash and wax" with clay, you gum up the clay and lock the contaminates into the paint instead of lifting them off. Not a fan of the bubble gum smell, but there are worse smells out there (I'm looking at you Turtle Wax). Clay has 2 purposes: 1. Full decontamination or 2. Spot removal of tar, sap, etc. I've used it for both now with great results. My most common use is removing tree sap from paint and glass without resorting to a harsh cleaner. After taking delivery of my new vehicle, I expected there to be some amount of "rail dust" and other contamination from the shipping process. I wasn't wrong and this worked wonders. Before doing any kind of sealant on the paint, you want to make the clay bar part of this process: 1. Deep clean wash (something like "Clean Slate" or Dawn or a De-greaser), 2. Chemical decontamination with an iron remover, 3. Clay bar to mechanically remove any remaining contaminants. Finish up optionally with mechanical polishing (new car so I'll do this next year), then a sealant, wax, or coating. Working with a clay bar: 1. Tear or cut off a small piece (1/4 of the bar) removing ANY plastic wrap, there are plastic sheets on BOTH sides of this bar, absolutely be sure it is gone and it is very sticky so this isn't easy, 2. spray the clay and your fingers with the luber, 3. work the clay into a half dollar size disk, feel for any odd textures (pieces of plastic left over, I found one once), 4. spray luber on a 1-2 foot section of paint, 5. working in small circles over that section a couple of passes, add more luber as needed, it should ALWAYS be gliding across the paint or glass, never sticking or dragging, 6. wipe off with a microfiber towel and inspect visually and tactility it should be a tad shinier and be incredibly smooth, 7. the clay should now have some amount of discoloration (love the yellow color as it shows this VERY well), fold it over, knead it back into a disk so a clean surface shows again, go back to step 4 and repeat over the entire vehicle paint and glass. IF the clay has become dark to the point you can't get a clean surface OR you have dropped it on the ground, DISCARD IT and get another piece. That last bit is critical, if the clay itself gets contaminated too much it will start to scratch the paint.

I purchased two of the Chemical Guys Clay Bar & Lubricant Kits to remove the impurities in the clearcoat of two of my vehicles. I had never used a clay kit before and had decided after watching a YouTube video to give it a go prior to waxing. The first vehicle, a 2009 Mini Cooper (silver with a black top) is in good shape, but if you were to run your hand across the paint, particularly on the roof, you could feel the bumps in the clearcoat. I decided to get it washed and give this kit a try, making sure to use back-and-forth motions and not circular ones as I went along. The lubricant spray has a pleasant odor. The spray allows the claybar to glide across the surface of the car. It's important to generously spray the lubricant and not allow the claybar to have any drag on the surface. I probably could have used a medium-duty claybar for the Mini, but the light-duty claybar with this kit did work well, it just took me more passes in the same area before it bacame smooth. I folded the claybar multiple times while working on the car and could see the impurities being picked up by it on the claybar as little dark bits. I wore rubbler gloves while completing the claybar exercise on my vehicle. I'd recommend that, as I think the lubricant may stain your hands with a light blue color. I also think that if you ran out of lubricant spray while doing the claybar rub of your vehicle, you could use soapy water. After the claybar of my car I waxed it. The results were excellent and I could see how this kit helped me to achieve a "like new" appearance of the paint. This was particularly noticeable on the black top, which was shiny like glass without any water spots or bumps. I recommend this product to anyone who has noticed a bumpiness to their clearcoat and wants to take an extra bit of care to refresh their vehicle's paint. It does take time to do this and it is an extra step between washing and waxing, but once a year or so - it's worth it - to keep your vehicle looking nice!

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