Chemicals
The whole range, made in Australia. Wash, snow foam, wheel cleaner, glass, tyre gel, ceramic sealant and the rest. These are the chemicals we use on customer cars in the Oxley studio five days a week, in a full 1 litre bottle. Most also come in 5 litre, which works out up to 41% cheaper per litre.
The order they go on the car, and the mistakes that undo it, is in The two bucket wash method, done properly.
Common questions
Which of these are pH neutral?
WASH, SNOW and CERAMIC WASH, which are the three that touch every panel of the car. Neutral is not a virtue on its own though. WHEEL is a heavy duty degreaser because brake dust is embedded metal, APC needs some alkalinity to lift skin oils and sunscreen out of trim, and Iron Fallout Remover works by chemically dissolving iron. Those three are used where they belong and rinsed off. Why that matters, and what an alkaline wash actually costs a coated car, is in What pH Neutral Car Wash Actually Means.
What do I dilute them at?
WASH is the only one you mix: 10ml per litre of water, which is one capful, or about eight capfuls in a half filled 15 litre bucket. APC arrives ready to use at the 1:10 we run in the studio, so there is nothing to work out. Everything else is ready to spray straight from the bottle.
What is the difference between CERAMIC WASH and CERAMIC SEALANT?
CERAMIC WASH is the shampoo. It carries SiO2 so every wash lays down a light top up instead of slowly wearing the hydrophobics down. CERAMIC SEALANT is sprayed onto a wet car between the rinse and the dry, and it lays down months of protection in about two minutes of work. Most people who care use both, and they are safe over an existing coating and over PPF.
1 litre or 5 litre?
5 litre works out between 21% and 41% cheaper per litre, and WASH and WHEEL carry the biggest saving because they are the two you get through fastest. A full 5 litre bottle is around 5.4kg, so its freight is quoted separately at checkout and it ships within Australia only.
Where are they made?
Australia. They are not a rebadged import range picked off a catalogue. They are what we wash, decontaminate and protect customer cars with in Oxley five days a week, which is also why the line is short. If it did not earn a place on the shelf in the studio, it is not on this page.
