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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

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Mirror-like reflection on the rear panel of a detailed white SUV, with a black pickup truck in the background.

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 Full Detail and up.

Every price is a starting price for one vehicle. What we find at the inspection sets the final number: pet hair, stains, odors, heavy soiling, an oversized vehicle, or travel outside our DFW service area. We confirm the price with you before any work begins, and it never changes mid-job.

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.

Pairs well with

Full car

Full Detail

Interior + Exterior Detail

The complete transformation, inside and out.

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Add-on

Wheel & Tire Detail

Wheel, Tire & Caliper Detailing

Wheels so clean they look new, barrels, faces, and all.

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Add-on

Headlight Restoration

Headlight Restoration

From foggy and yellow to clear and bright, night and day.

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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.

Common questions

  • 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 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.

Questions people ask before booking

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