Mothers California Gold Clay Bar Paint Saving System

Pros: Clear directions; product did work some
Cons: Did not get the anticipated glorious shine; no storage container for clay bar

I've been reading for several years about using a clay bar to bring out the shine in a car's faded paint. When I waxed my car last weekend, I was disappointed in the result, despite the fact that I used a good-quality product and put a lot of effort into ...

Pros: Very easily used, extremely effective yet very gentle, cheap, widely available
Cons: Time consuming, but this is a labor of love so it is fully worthwhile

The Product


Mothers Clay Bar System is composed of three unique and important products. The two most important parts of this system are the Showtime Instant Detailer and the actual clay bar itself, which is yellow in color and...

Pros: Ease of use, Great for older and newer paints.
Cons: Dont drop the Clay, no airtight container included.

If your car is beyond your daily transportation, then it is without a doubt that the appearance of your vehicle is worth your time and effort to reverse aging and the elements.  The exterior of your car, a color that you made by choice ...

Pros: Probably worth the hassle; still widely available.
Cons: Clay's only the size of a hotel soap bar; requires a storage container after unwrapping.

[Feel free to skip down to "Step Two" if you want to cut to the chase: just the lowdown about how the clay works & what it seems to do.] ------------------------------ ------------------------------ My car is a 15-year-old light blue Nissan Sentra. ...

Pros: Easy to use and your paint will thank you.
Cons: Time consuming.

I purchased a box of Mothers California Gold Clay Bar paint system a year ago and never used it. About a week ago I decided to try it on my black 2000 Monte Carlo SS. I washed the car and made sure it was dry and opened the box of Mothers.

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Pros: Makes paint like new, removes thigns that other products cant
Cons: Slightly time consuming, you have to wax after doing it

My car was long overdue for a long hard cleaning. Recently I messed up part of my in a freak garage accident. I had to get my car repainted and there was overspray all over the body of my car. I bought the clay bar on a hot tip from a friend of mine ...

Pros: Widely available, easy to use and effective
Cons: Time consuming, especially the first time.

I've been claying our vehicles for about 5 years now, and it seems appears to be one of the best kept secrets out there. As far as I know, the Mothers kit is not necessarily the best, nor the cheapest, but it's one of the most readily available locally. ...

Pros: Makes paint Smooth and removes substances from your paint.
Cons: Many rumors have people believing that this stuff is for improving shine. It's not.

Well after searching the internet for reviews I had yet to see one negative thing about using Mother's Clay Bar. EVERYBODY loves it. So I went to Advance Auto Parts and Bought the Mother's Kit for 16 bucks. I tried it this weekend on my brothers 97 ...

Pros: Cheaper than a $3000 paint job
Cons: none really

After reading reviews on epinions raving about the miraculous clay bar, I picked up a kit and decided to give it a whirl. I just came in from working on her, and she's not completely done yet but my arms feel like they're about to fall off.

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Pros: Works astonishingly well. That's all there is to it
Cons: Expensive for what you get, time consuming to use

My car is the most prized possession that I own. I take pride in keeping it in pristine condition at all times, and that means using whatever products and time necessary. If you’re one of those people that wash their car once every 2 months so you can...

Pros: One of the best clay bars on the market.
Cons: Packaging wax with the kit.

This is my favorite clay bar of the 6 different brands I've used. Maguiars, for example, crumbles a lot as it's reformed. What I didn't care for, with the Mother's kit, was the wax. I already have all the top wax brands (Klasse, Zymol, etc.) and I...

Pros: it really works, showroom feel and look come back
Cons: takes lots of time, bar is only good part, elbow grease required

This paint saving system really makes sense in urban areas where industrial pollution and smog tend to cause particles to get “stuck” to your paint. Users in rural areas will find tree sap and bird droppings easily removed by using it. I switched to...

Pros: Easy to use. Works well.
Cons: None.

If you do not wax/wash your car often and when you run your hand across your hood and you feel little bumps on it, then you need to get this product to clean up your paint.

What this product does is to use the supplied clay bar to pick up...

Pros: AMAZING RESULTS!!! Fairly simple to use
Cons: A lot of time needed. Not including the wash or the wax.

I am the owner of a 1986 Monte Carlo SS, it is black with the stock pinstriping kit. Although, the paint and pinstriping are not the ones from the factory. Also, the car has been repainted (not under my ownership), however the car is in great condition...

Pros: Easy to use; ;Reasonable price ;Gets rid of tree sap and other contaminants
Cons: None

After washing my car on the shadow in a hot Spring day, I was ready to apply a coat of wax. However, right before applying the wax I see millions of dots on top of the roof, trunk and hood. They were the size of salt grains and made the surface feel...