new to this: how important is clay bar?

[jps]

I am about to Zaino my new TL-S, and somehow I missed getting the clay bar. Sould I hold off & find a suitable substitute, or go ahead with the Zaino without clay?

[Aut0]

that kinda depends whether or not your car needs it. if the paint feels smooth as glass you might not, but than again if you feel little things in the paint that don`t come off in the wash, it probably does=)

[JasonC8301]

If you really want to clay. Go to the local pep boys, autozone, strauss, etc, and get the Mothers clay bar.

[YoSteve]

if you feel the paint through a plastic bag or baggy you can feel the bumps and imperfections, you might be able to have a better grasp about your paints smoothness condition.