Maintaining your car between visits? These are the exact products our team trusts to keep a ceramic coating safe and slick — plus how to use each one.
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Coating-safe soaps and a thirsty towel for a gentle weekly wash.
pH-balanced, ceramic-safe shampoo for your routine wash — cleans without stripping the coating's protection.
One capful per bucket, two-bucket method, and rinse before you touch the paint.
Acidic deep-clean shampoo for heavy dirt or a touchless wash — strips minerals, old waxes and road film.
Use occasionally when the car is really dirty, not for every wash. Rinse thoroughly.
900gsm Korean microfiber drinks up water fast so you avoid spots and dragging.
Blot, don't drag. Pat each panel dry right after rinsing.
Top-ups that refresh beading, plus the occasional deep-clean removers — use the removers sparingly on a coating.
Lifts bonded brake dust and rail dust that a normal wash leaves behind.
Spray on cool, clean paint and wheels, let it react until it turns red, then rinse well. A few times a year.
Dissolves baked-on bugs, sap and road tar without aggressive rubbing.
Pre-soak the spot, let it dwell, then rinse and wash as normal.
Your coating protects more than paint — keep these surfaces clean with the right, coating-safe gear.
Blasts brake dust off coated wheels and calipers without harsh acids.
Spray cool wheels, agitate with a soft brush (if needed, usually gets wheels clean with no brushing), rinse well.
Soft brushes reach barrels and spokes without scratching.
Keep them wheels-only — never the brush you use on paint.
Revives black trim and tires without slinging grease onto the paint.
Wipe on a thin, even coat with an applicator pad. Let it set before driving.
Streak-free and safe for coated glass — no ammonia.
Spray on a microfiber, wipe, then flip to a dry side to finish.
The implements that make a safe, swirl-free wash easy.
Deep, soft pile pulls grit up and away from the paint so you don't grind in swirls.
Wash top to bottom, and rinse the mitt in your clean bucket often.
The two-bucket method keeps dirt off your mitt; the grit guards trap it at the bottom.
One soapy bucket, one rinse bucket. Rinse the mitt between panels.
Thick pre-wash foam loosens and lifts dirt before you ever touch the paint.
Foam the whole car, let it dwell, rinse, then start your contact wash.
Gentle, coating-safe cleaning for your cabin surfaces and glass.
Rinseless wash that's safe on ceramic-coated interior surfaces — plastic, vinyl, leather and glass.
About 1 tsp in a 16oz spray bottle, fill with water, spray onto the towel (not the surface), wipe, then flip to a dry side.
A dedicated, measured bottle for mixing your rinseless solution at the right ratio.
Fill with the ONR mix and label it so it doesn't get mixed up.
Plush, scratch-free edgeless microfiber that's safe on coated surfaces and glass.
One side to clean, flip to a dry side to finish. Wash separately, no fabric softener.