Griot's Garage 11145 Paint Cleaning Clay Kit

Clay bar clean up work is something I never used to do but once I did it a few years ago to clean up some tree sap and bird stains on my wife's van, I became a believer. Waxing would simply not clear the paint but the clay bar did.I don't obsess over my cars but do keep them pretty clean as a general rule. I've discovered that even with a garage kept car that's washed regularly, the paint still accumulates contaminants. My cars definitely look better when cleaned with a clay bar and waxed. Feeling that smoooooth paint afterwards is also strangely satisfying.I've mostly used Mother's before since I could just pick it up at the auto parts place. Mother's worked fine but, even though this Griot's kit is more expensive, it's also a lot more material both in the spray and the clay. Not having done a side by side comparison I can't offer any statistical analysis but it absolutely seemed to me that this Griot's kit was much easier and faster.The spay bottle is a good shape and doesn't fall over. The sprayer itself can dispense a fine mist with reasonable control of the over spray. The clay seems to works fast and stays together. The results are good.They claim you can do 7 cars with this kit assuming they aren't too nasty. Having done both a large sedan (pretty clean) and an old Yukon SUV (pretty nasty) since I bought this, that 7 car estimate seems reasonable on both the clay and the spray. That would be only a little over $4 a car so this kit looks like a bargain to me. It's easier than what I was using and it's less expensive on a per car basis.I don't do a lot of reviews but this kit was a pleasant surprise.The quantity and quality in this kit make it worthy of five stars in my opinion.

I've never used clay before on a car but had read and watched many tutorials online. What clay does to your car is absolutely AMAZING! I purchased a used Infiniti G37 and the paint looked good, real good, when I took delivery of it. Upon washing it the first time and every time after, the car felt like there was sand on it still but the paint looked fine. I even tried to wax and compound out the "dirt". So I then said to myself that I'd give this clay a shot. Holy crap was this stuff amazing. I think as I cleaned the first area of my hood i said "Holy S%$#" out loud about 30 times. I was that impressed!Online tutorials show using something as a lubricant for the clay when working it and i used a mix of water in a spray bottle with a touch of car wash soap. Worked like a charm! Save your money for the other brands that offer a tiny bar and a bottle of spray and make your own lube and get a LOT more nearly twice as much. If you're not familiar with grams as most people aren't the other brand offers 160grams / 5 oz and spray for $20. The Griots is 8oz / 226 grams that's almost twice as much. You don't get the lubricant but you can make your own as long as you have an empty spray bottle (I used an old Method cleaning bottle that was empty) and car wash soap ( I used Armorall Car Wash Soap which i have a gallon of). So yes this is a deal.If you are afraid to clay your car, fear not, just keep the area wet after the car is clean and keep spraying while you wipe and the contaminants in the paint will disappear. I have absolutely no idea the science behind how clay works but it is unbelievable how well it works. As for how much of this stuff to use, I used a piece about half the size of a golf ball and did the hood and trunk. Judging the size of how much is left I have enough to probably clay multiple times over. I'm not a detailer, just a regular auto owner at home.I hope someone reads this review and it helps someone because claying is not hard, not expensive, and is life changing for your car!

This stuff works great! I had never heard of "Clay bar" before. Here's my story. I had a small welding project outside in the driveway, which was followed up by a quick spray of clear enamel paint. Unbeknownst to me, the spring breeze was wafting the overspray, into the garage and all over my Mustang GT's custom paint job. Yep. Dork..Didn't close the door.. The entire upper part of the car and also my daily driver. Set out to cleaning it the best I know how, hard labor. Polishing compound and lots of rubbing. I was about 3/4 way though the Mustang when at a car club meeting I told my dilemma to a fellow club member. He then enlightened me about Clay Bar so I ordered this one. He also told me to use a good detailing spray as lubricant, so I used my Meguiers. This stuff simply wiped the overspray off the finish. I couldn't believe my eyes (well, fingers as the stuff was invisible) Not only did it take off the overspray, but any imperfections seemed to vanish. The finish was so smooth I couldn't believe it. Did the rest of the car in about half hour, then quickly grabbed the bottle of ReJex (I highly recommend) and gave it a waxing. This clay was easily pliable, and even more so after kneading it a bit. I just used a small portion so it appears it will go a long way. Be sure to use nice microfiber cloths.

It works as advertised. I have a 2002 Saab convertible. I washed it and then used this product on it. You spray it on and wipe it across the surface ( like washing a window). It really brought out the true color of the car. And helps keep it clean between washes.Im not sure it would be “ economical “ on a larger car though. I haven’t used ( or investigated) how to use the claybar yet so i cant speak to that.

Worked really well. I used it with griots ceramic speed shine and it finished perfect.

Happy with purchase.

Works good

I used this instead of waxing my car this year and I’m happy with the result! I thoroughly washed my car before using it on my entire car, it looked perfectly clean, but the wax still picked up A LOT of contaminants. The clay is easy to work with and I only used about half of the bar to do my entire car. Plus, by remolding it after using it, it’s ready to go again. So, there is enough of it in the box to use it many times. It made my paint look almost factory, super shiny. I’m very happy with the result.

Mothing

a bit smaller then I thought but good quality product overhaul

works well, don't get a lot but after using it, you don't need much