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Paint Decontamination Clay-Bar & Iron Decontamination

Glass-smooth paint you can feel.

Over time your bonds with contaminants a normal wash cannot remove: industrial fallout, rail dust, brake particles, tree sap, and overspray that leave paint feeling rough and looking flat. Our treatment chemically dissolves iron particles and mechanically clays the surface glass-smooth, restoring a slick finish and prepping the paint for a or coating. Run your hand across the panel after, and you will feel the difference.

from $50

Approx. 1 to 2 hours on site

The problem we fix

Bonded contaminants make paint feel gritty, look hazy, and stop any wax or from bonding properly. is the foundation for a smooth finish and lasting protection.

What’s included

  • Wash and rinse the vehicle
  • and fallout dissolver applied, allowed to dwell and bleed, then rinsed
  • Tar and adhesive remover on affected areas as needed
  • Generous clay lubricant, then a or mitt glided across every panel
  • Re-wash or wipe to remove residue
  • Plastic-bag smoothness test, re-clayed on any rough zones
  • Protective applied if booked as a standalone service
Removes bonded fallout, rail dust, sap, and overspray a wash cannotIron remover dissolves embedded metal particles with a visible color-change reactionLeaves paint glass-smooth and slick to the touchThe mandatory prep before any sealant or coating

Our professional process

  1. 1

    Wash and rinse

    A safe wash removes loose dirt so the chemistry can reach the bonded contaminants.

  2. 2

    Dissolve the iron

    is applied and allowed to bleed, lifting embedded metal particles, then rinsed. Tar and adhesive remover treats affected areas.

  3. 3

    Clay the surface

    With generous lubricant, a glides across each panel until the surface is perfectly smooth.

  4. 4

    Confirm and protect

    We confirm smoothness with the plastic-bag test, re-clay any rough zones, and apply a if this is a standalone service.

Your starting price, published

This is your starting price, published up front. We confirm the final price after we inspect your car, before any work begins. No deposit, pay after we deliver.

Clay-Bar & Iron Decontamination

from$50

Add-on. Included free in the Signature Full Detail and up.

All prices are starting prices and may vary with vehicle size, condition, pet hair, stains, odors, excessive dirt, and travel outside our DFW service area. Final pricing is confirmed after we inspect the vehicle, before any work begins.

Decontamination versus correction, in plain terms

removes what is stuck on top of your paint: iron fallout, tar, and bonded grime a normal wash leaves behind, so the surface feels glass-smooth again. It is the essential step before any or coating. What it does not do is remove scratches or that are cut into the itself, since that is , a separate service. We are clear about which one your car actually needs so you are not paying for correction when decontamination is enough, or the reverse.

How to keep it looking new

Decontaminate every six to twelve months for an unprotected daily driver, or before any wax, , or coating. A protected car needs it far less often.

The honest answers

  • If the paint feels gritty or rough when you run a clean hand across it, especially after a wash, it has bonded contaminants that only removes.

  • Yes. is included free in the Signature Full Detail. It is also available as a standalone add-on.

  • Every six to twelve months for an unprotected daily driver, or before any wax, , or coating. A protected car needs it far less often.

Your car deserves the Pegazos treatment.

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