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The Detail Kitchen Fine Grade Clay Bar 100g

The Detail Kitchen Fine Grade clay bar

The Detail Kitchen Fine Grade Clay Bar 100g

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Take your paintwork decontamination up a level with this Fine Grade Clay Bar!

  • The Detail Kitchen Fine Grade clay bar
  • Fine grade
  • Size 100g
  • 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
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Take your paintwork decontamination up a level with this Fine Grade Clay Bar!

Designed to safely lift surface contaminants from paintwork, glass, and wheels, this is ideal for a pre-polishing and protection stage.

Combined with Chocolatier or Mellow Melon as a Clay Lubricant, optimum results can be achieved in moments.

PLEASE NOTE:

All clay bars of any type, from any brand, will impact minor surface marring. We always recommend following with a polish. This bar has been tested and tested to ensure minimal marring if instructions are followed.

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Key features

  • Fine Grade
  • 100g
  • Easy To Use
  • Home Detailing

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Expert Notes

The Detail Kitchen Fine Grade clay bar is made for removing bonded contamination. It comes in 100g. 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 The Detail Kitchen 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
The Detail Kitchen
Product
Fine Grade
Size
100g
Grade
Fine Grade
Use
Removing Bonded Contamination
Use With
Clay Lubricant

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
  • Easy to knead and reshape
  • Suits regular decontamination
  • Designed for car paint

Frequently Asked Questions

What is it for?

It is a clay bar from The Detail Kitchen for removing bonded contamination.

Will claying mark the paint?

The Detail Kitchen notes that any clay bar can leave minor marring and recommends following with a polish.

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.

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 The Detail Kitchen 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

The Detail Kitchen

The Detail Kitchen is a UK car care brand that builds its whole range around a kitchen theme, with a menu of products, a Tapas Bar and taster days. In its own words, its products are hand made and hand poured in the UK and bring mouth watering scents to the detailing community. The company is based in Telford and describes itself as a small Kitchen, with its recipes currently made and mixed from scratch by hand. Its range covers washing, decontamination, finishing, interior care and protection, alongside accessories and merchandise.

The Drivers HQ stocks The Detail Kitchen across the wash, decontamination, finishing and interior stages. For washing there are car shampoos such as Cola Car Shampoo and Gourmet Si02 Infused Shampoo, with Citrus Blend Foaming Pre-Wash and Blueberry Deep Dish Wheel Cleaner to loosen grime first. Decontamination is covered by Devilled Eggs Fallout Remover, Pest Control Bug and Bird Muck Remover and the Fine Grade Clay Bar 100g. To finish, there are the Concours Cocktail and Mellow Melon quick detailers, Gingerbead Paintwork Sealant, Gourmet Si02 Infused Wax, Glassware Glass Cleaner and Red Liquorice Tyre Dressing, and for the interior there is Dresscode Leather and Upholstery Cleaner.

The Detail Kitchen suits anyone who enjoys the ritual of a proper wash and likes their products to smell as good as they work. A typical routine starts with a pre-wash and a wheel cleaner, followed by a two bucket wash with a shampoo. Where the paint feels rough, a fallout remover and a clay bar, used with a lubricant such as Mellow Melon, prepare it for polishing and protection. A sealant, spray sealant or wax then protects the finish, before the glass, tyres and interior are cleaned and dressed.

Buy The Detail Kitchen from The Drivers HQ with UK-wide delivery, or call in at our walk-in store in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Whether you are topping up a favourite shampoo, adding a quick detailer before a show or putting together a complete wash and protection kit, you can combine The Detail Kitchen products with the rest of your detailing and car care essentials in a single order.

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The Detail Kitchen Deviled Eggs fallout remover bottle on wet ground in front of an alloy wheel turning purple where it reacts with iron fallout

Hand Made, Hand Poured Car Care

The Detail Kitchen describes itself as a small Kitchen. According to the brand, all of its recipes are currently made and mixed each time from scratch by hand, which is why the colour of a product can occasionally vary a little in shade or brightness. The brand is clear that this does not affect the quality or finish of the product.

The kitchen theme runs through everything the brand does. It invites customers to head to its Tapas Bar for some appetisers, order several courses from its menu or book a taster day, and its taster days offer an introduction to safe car care with The Detail Kitchen. Its product pages follow the same idea, with How to Prepare instructions, a Serving Suggestion and a Message from the Chef.

Some products carry their own stories. The brand says Pest Control is the product that exploded The Detail Kitchen into life online, with global enquiries within hours, and that for many customers Concours Cocktail was the product that took them to The Detail Kitchen in the first place.

THE DETAIL KITCHEN CONCOURS COCKTAIL - SHOW QUICK DETAILER - The Drivers HQ

A Menu of Scented Detailing Products

Scent sits at the heart of the range. The brand describes Cola Car Shampoo as having a mouth watering cola bottle scent and a totally neutral, ultra slick formulation that looks after paintwork and protections, and says it is safe for ceramic coated vehicles and wrapped, matte and satin finishes. Blueberry Deep Dish is a non-acidic, blueberry scented wheel cleaner that foams under agitation, and Citrus Blend combines a citrus pre-wash with a built in foaming agent and can be applied through a snow foam lance, pressure sprayer or trigger spray.

For finishing, Concours Cocktail is an all in one product for show goers, packed with show wax extracts for a wet look gloss and fillers to help mask light swirls, with a mixed fruit cocktail scent. Mellow Melon works as a quick detailer for bodywork and wheels, as an interior dressing and as a clay lubricant. Gingerbead Paintwork Sealant, the brand's first dedicated protection product, repels water and suits matte, satin and vinyl surfaces, while the Gourmet Si02 shampoo and spray sealant are designed to work hand in hand.

For decontamination and the details, Pest Control tackles bugs, bird muck, tree sap and pollen, and the Fine Grade Clay Bar lifts surface contaminants from paintwork, glass and wheels ahead of polishing and protection; the brand recommends following any clay bar with a polish. Red Liquorice is a mixed berry and liquorice scented tyre dressing that builds shine with extra coats, Glassware is a glass cleaner that flashes off quickly for a streakless finish, and Dresscode cleans fabric and leather with a high foam formulation.

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