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Miguel Vargas
★★★★★4 months ago
These guys are the real deal. Brought my car in looking rough and left with it looking brand new. You can tell they actually care about the work they put in. Will definitely be booking them again!
Clay Bar and Paint Decontamination in Norwalk, CA: get the grit out of the clear coat
If the paint feels rough after a wash, the dirt is in the clear coat, not on it. AMJ Detailing & Auto Spa decontaminates the paint with a clay bar at your Norwalk driveway, before any sealant, coating or polish goes on. Call or text (562) 341-8939.
What you get with clay bar and paint decontamination
- Wash first, so the clay only meets bonded dirt
- Iron remover on the paint and wheels
- Clay bar with lubricant, panel by panel
- Tar, sap, overspray and rail dust lifted
- Glass clayed too
- Protection put back on afterward
The visit, in three frames
Clay Bar and Paint Decontamination at your driveway, in the order it happens.
Step 1: Wash and iron remover
After the wash, the iron remover turns purple where brake dust has bonded to the paint and dissolves it.
Step 2: Clay with lubricant
The clay glides on a wet panel and picks up what the wash left: you can see it on the bar.
Step 3: Protect the smooth paint
Clay strips whatever protection was there, so a sealant goes back on the same visit.
What is bonded to Norwalk paint
Iron particles from brake dust on the freeways. Tar flicked up on Firestone Boulevard and Imperial Highway. Tree sap from the blocks around Holifield Park. Overspray from a nearby paint job. These sit in the clear coat; a wash slides over them, and a sealant applied on top of them seals them in.
How we do it
After the wash, the clay bar is worked over the wet paint panel by panel with lubricant. Each pass picks up the grit you can feel. The paint comes out glass-smooth, and anything applied afterward (sealant, coating, polish) bonds to clean clear coat instead of dirt.
On its own, or in a package
The clay bar is included in the Exterior Detail. Booked on its own it is the first step before a ceramic coating or paint correction, for cars from Cerritos College to Vista Verde Park.
Is clay bar and paint decontamination what your car needs?
Book this when
- The hood feels like fine sandpaper after a wash
- Tree sap, tar dots or overspray on the paint
- The car is getting a coating or a polish and needs clean paint first
Pick something else when
- The marks are swirls or scratches: clay does not remove those, correction does
- Rings and spots on the glass and paint: that is water spot removal
- You want the whole outside done: the Exterior Detail includes the clay bar
After we leave: how to keep it that way
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Keep the protection on
Clay leaves bare paint. The sealant we apply is what keeps the next layer of grit from bonding.
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Wash before it builds up
Contamination that is rinsed off weekly never bonds. Run your hand over the hood now and then.
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Clay once or twice a year
A car parked outside in this area usually needs it before each new coat of protection.
Recent cars we detailed
Part of our exterior detail work. Related: water spot removal, engine bay cleaning, headlight restoration. See everything from your mobile detailer in Norwalk.
What customers say
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leticia Alvarenga
★★★★★8 months ago
Very professional. Thoroughness, very satisfied with the interior and exterior detail. My car looks like new. They even cleaned the vents! Will return again!
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Drew Angel
★★★★★8 months ago
Best detailed wash I’ve ever had. Definitely coming back
Clay Bar and Paint Decontamination questions from Norwalk drivers
Does a clay bar scratch paint?
Not when it is used wet, with lubricant, by someone who does it every week. Clay bar treatment at your Norwalk driveway is the standard way to decontaminate paint before protection.
How do I know my car needs it?
Wash it, dry it, then run your fingertips over the hood in a plastic bag. If it feels gritty, the clear coat is contaminated.
How often?
Once or twice a year for a car in Norwalk that gets regular washes, more if it sits outside near trees or a freeway.
Paint feels like sandpaper?
Call or text and we will clay it at your driveway.
(562) 341-8939Call or text. We come to your driveway in Norwalk and around it.