3M 3M Perfect-It Cleaner Clay (38070, 200 g)

Functionally yes — it's a synthetic polymer clay used the same way (knead, lubricate the panel, glide flat-handed, fold to expose a clean face). The difference is positioning: 3M sells the Perfect-It line through professional refinish channels, and the clay is typically used in body shops as a step before polishing. The bar weight (200 g) is larger than most consumer clays, and the formulation is mid-grade rather than the soft fine-grade consumer brands often default to.

No — 3M recommends a water-based lubricant but doesn't require a brand-specific product. Any clay-safe quick detailer or dedicated clay-lube spray will work. In a body-shop context the clay is typically used with a generic spray-water lubricant. For home use, a consumer detailer (Meguiar's Quik Detailer, Chemical Guys Clay Luber, Adam's Detail Spray) is fine.

Mid-grade clay carries marring risk on dark paint without careful technique. In the body-shop workflow this clay is followed by polishing, which removes any clay-induced marring. For a home detailer using the clay as a final-step decontamination on a maintained vehicle, a fine-grade clay (Bilt Hamber Soft, Adam's Polishes Fine Grade) is the lower-risk choice.

3M maintains a Document Library at 3m.com where every product's SDS is available by entering the product number. The Perfect-It Cleaner Clay (38070) SDS is searchable there. As a non-chemical synthetic clay, the SDS is informational rather than required for safe use — the clay has no chemical exposure pathway in normal use.