Paladin,

They sometimes do it at the dealer and you never know it. Most new cars pick up lots of contamination just getting to you, so rather than wax over it you need to get rid of it right away. If you clay properly there is no danger to the finish. With the way they paint cars now they are cured and ready for anything, not like the old days when they wanted you to wait x days before waxing so the paint could cure.

As I stated, my strirpes had this haze that would not come off with just a wash. I could feel the difference in the smoothness of the paint as I clayed, simply amazing. It looked great before and now it looks even better.