regardless of where you live your paints finish is subject to a variety of damaging contaminants acid rain bird droppings metal particles brake dust all of these present a danger to the integrity of your paint you may not necessarily see them but you can definitely feel them mother's clay bar is a great product for getting rid of paint fouling grime first remove the clay bar from its wrapper then knead and flatten the clay in the palm of your hand starting with a cool clean surface spray the show time instant detailer liberally in a sweeping motion to lubricate the small area that you're going to be working on it's about two square feet lightly glide the clay across the lubricated surface you may feel an initial resistance and even hear the contaminants as they are being removed now continue this process until the area feels completely smooth and the clay glides easily now between panels need and fold the clay bar back onto itself to refresh the working surface always ensure the paint surface is thoroughly lubricated when using clay using a soft microfiber or terrycloth towel dry off any excess instant detailer and move to the next area to be clayed we need the clay bar for each new section to maintain effectiveness plan on relaxing the finish after using the clay bar you