My car really needs a clay bar treatment! I have some strip wash, iron remover, clay lube, a Nanoskin Autoscrub blue, and some clay. I`m ready to clay the car!

However, I`ve never done this before. I have also never used a polisher and don`t have one and honestly don`t want to learn how to use one for now. But I really do want to remove the surface contaminants from my paint.

Now: the car has black paint. How likely am I as a novice to jack up the paint via clay bar decon work? In the YouTube videos I`ve watched, clay bar is usually followed by polishing which I am hoping to skip. Maybe that doesn`t make sense to expect? I`d like to hear from experts.