The background on the clutch is...unknown. I got the car last August and have had this issue with it since then. I tried to find a cover on all sorts of sites and couldn't. Anyone have one or know where I can get one?

So it could be a number or things it seems. Is my best bet to spray it down with something and see if that helps...If not then I would know that something likely needs to be replaced....thoughts? Trying to figure out a way to logically troubleshoot the 'fix it' options before moving to the 'replacing parts' phase.