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Sams Detailing Clay Bar

Sam's Detailing clay bar

Sams Detailing Clay Bar

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Clay Lubricant’s best friend. Designed to pick up the most minor contaminants it will leave your paintwork feeling super slick

  • Sam's Detailing clay bar
  • Removes bonded contamination
  • Leaves paint smooth to the touch
  • Prepares paint for polish or protection
  • Works with a clay lubricant
  • Lifts what washing leaves behind
  • Easy to knead and reshape
  • A staple of any decon kit
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Clay Lubricant’s best friend. Designed to pick up the most minor contaminants it will leave your paintwork feeling super slick

The Sam's Detailing clay bar is made for removing bonded contamination. Use it on a washed car with plenty of clay lubricant, glide it in straight lines with light pressure, fold it to a clean face as it picks up dirt and protect the paint afterwards. Keep it in a sealed case so it stays clean, and out of reach of children. The Drivers HQ stocks a wider range of Sam's Detailing car care products.

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Key features

  • Clay Bar
  • Easy To Use
  • Home Detailing
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Expert Notes

The Sam's Detailing clay bar is made for removing bonded contamination. Use it on a washed car with plenty of clay lubricant, glide it in straight lines with light pressure, fold it to a clean face as it picks up dirt and protect the paint afterwards. Keep it in a sealed case so it stays clean, and out of reach of children. The Drivers HQ stocks a wider range of Sam's Detailing car care products.

Perfect For / Suitable Surfaces

  • Painted bodywork
  • Glass
  • Bonnet and roof
  • Lower panels and sills
  • Bumpers
  • Door panels

Caution: Always use it with plenty of lubricant on a clean car, and throw the piece away if it is dropped. Keep it out of reach of children.

Technical Specifications

Product Type
Clay Bar
Brand
Sam's Detailing
Use
Removing Bonded Contamination
Suitable For
Washed Paintwork
Use With
Clay Lubricant
Storage
Sealed Case, Kept Clean

How To Use

Claying

  1. Wash and rinse the car first.
  2. Flatten a piece of clay into a disc.
  3. Spray the panel and the clay with lubricant.
  4. Glide the clay in straight lines with light pressure.
  5. Fold the clay to a clean face as it picks up dirt.

Finishing

  1. Wipe the panel dry with a clean microfibre.
  2. Feel the paint, it should now be smooth.
  3. Polish if the clay has left light marring.
  4. Apply wax, sealant or a coating afterwards.

Top Tip: Straight-line passes with plenty of lubricant let the clay glide and keep marring to a minimum.

Performance Benefits

  • Leaves paint smooth to the touch
  • Prepares paint for polish or protection
  • Works with a clay lubricant
  • Lifts what washing leaves behind
  • Easy to knead and reshape
  • Suits regular decontamination

Frequently Asked Questions

What is it for?

It is a Sam's Detailing clay bar for removing bonded contamination.

Do I need a clay lubricant?

Yes, keep the paint and the clay well lubricated so it glides without marring.

What if I drop it?

Throw that piece away, as grit picked up from the ground will scratch the paint.

Will claying mark the paint?

Clay can leave light marring, so follow with a polish before protecting the paint.

Can I use it in direct sunlight?

No, work in the shade on cool panels so the lubricant never dries.

Who makes it?

It is made by Sam's Detailing and sold by The Drivers HQ.

What else do I need?

A clay lubricant and clean, plush microfibre towels.

Do you deliver across the UK?

Yes, The Drivers HQ offers UK-wide delivery.

HQ Suggests Tips & Insights

  1. Wash and dry the car first.
  2. Use plenty of clay lubricant.
  3. Work one panel at a time.
  4. Use straight-line passes.
  5. Fold the clay to a clean face.
  6. Throw away dropped clay.
  7. Protect the paint afterwards.
  8. Order online with UK-wide delivery from The Drivers HQ.

The Brand

Sam's Detailing

Sam's Detailing (often searched as Sams Detailing or Sam Detailing) is a car care brand from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Sam saved up for years to launch a range of detailing products that are easy to understand and easy to use: the products Sam wanted when detailing a car at weekends. The range now covers every stage of a home detail, from snow foam and shampoo to wheel cleaners, ceramic sprays, dressings, interior cleaners, microfibres, brushes and air fresheners, and Sam's Detailing has retailers in more than 20 countries.

At The Drivers HQ we sell Sam's Detailing online with UK delivery and in our Ilkeston shop. The products our customers ask for most are Snow Foam, Shampoo, Ceramic Boost, Ceramic Foam and the Drying Towel. If the one you want is out of stock, choose Notify Me When Back in Stock on its page and we will email you as soon as it is back.

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Sam's Detailing Ceramic Wax bottle with its box and the Sam's Detailing flagged tip wheel brush on a black display plinth

Sam's Detailing products by job

Pre-wash and wash. Snow Foam goes on a dry car: about 100ml in the foam lance bottle, topped up with warm water, left to dwell for around 10 minutes without drying on the paint. It is slightly alkaline neat and pH-neutral once diluted, when it is safe on wax, sealants and ceramic coatings. Shampoo is a slick, pH-neutral shampoo for the two-bucket method, one or two squeezes in the wash bucket. Citrus Pre-Wash and Insect Remover loosen grime before the contact wash, and the Lambswool Wash Mitt and Microfibre Wash Mitt do the washing.

Wheels and tyres. Wheel & Tyre Cleaner is ready to use, acid-free and high-foaming, and it turns from green to brown as it breaks the grime down. Sam's does not recommend it on chrome alloys: use Wheel Soap on those. The Flexi Alloy Brush, Mini Flexi Alloy Brush, Tyre Brush and Wheel Arch Brush reach the barrels, spokes, sidewalls and arches, and Tyre Shine leaves the sidewalls with a glossy wet look, wetter still with a second coat.

Decontamination. Iron Fallout Reactor and Tar & Glue Remover lift what a wash leaves behind, then the Clay Bar with Clay Lubricant, or the Clay Mitt, leaves the paint smooth.

Polish and protection. Glaze, 3 in 1 Polish and Scratch Remover are worked by hand. Ceramic Boost and Ceramic Foam add protection as part of the wash (see the next tab), Signature Paste Wax and Ceramic Wax are applied by hand, and Exterior Detailer tops up the gloss between washes. Wrap Detailer is made for matt wraps and leaves an even finish with up to a month of protection.

Drying. The Drying Towel is a 600gsm, 28 x 36 inch twisted-loop towel. Let its weight do the work instead of pressing, wash it by hand or in the machine, and always let it dry naturally, never in a tumble dryer. Microfibre Wash keeps towels and cloths absorbent.

Interior and trim. Interior Detailer, Leather Cleaner and Leather Protectant, Fabric Cleaner and Fabric Protectant cover the cabin. Rubber & Trim Dressing is water-based and gives interior and exterior plastics and rubber a deep matt finish. The Signature and Vanilla air fresheners finish the job.

Kits and bigger sizes. The Starter Kit, Sample Kit and Detailing Bag Kit put a set together, and the Expert Range comes in bigger bottles: Snow Foam 4L, Ceramic Boost 4L, Wheel Cleaner 4L and Shampoo 2.5L.

Shop Sam's Detailing by type: snow foam, car shampoo, wheel cleaners, wheel brushes, ceramic foams, drying towels and tyre dressing.

Sam's Detailing flagged tip wheel brush cleaning a foamed alloy wheel on a white car

Ceramic Boost or Ceramic Foam?

Both add a water-beading layer as the last step of a wash, and Sam's rates both at up to three months of protection. You only need one of them.

  • Ceramic Boost is a spray-on, rinse-off protector for paint, windows and wheels. After shampooing and rinsing, spray two or three squirts onto a wet panel and rinse it off straight away.
  • Ceramic Foam goes through a foam lance: 50ml with 200ml of water for one application, or 200ml topped up to a litre to keep for later. Cover the washed car, rinse it off at once and dry it. In a pump foam bottle, use 25ml instead of 50ml.

The protection can last up to three months, but Sam's recommends Ceramic Foam about once a month to keep it topped up. Ceramic Boost on top of Ceramic Foam adds nothing, because the foam already carries enough protection.

With either one, test a small hidden area first, keep off hot panels and direct sun, and never let the product dry on the car: over-applied or dried product leaves marks that need an IPA wipe to remove. Store both at 5°C or above. Dry the car with the Drying Towel afterwards. For frequent use, Ceramic Boost also comes in a 4L Expert Range size.

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