Car Exterior Cleaners & Degreasers
Car cleaners for the jobs shampoo cannot do: engine degreaser, bug and stain remover, glass cleaner, water spot remover and a quick detailer.
Pick the cleaner by the dirt, not the panel
Car shampoo handles road film. Grease, insects, tar, mineral spots and grime on glass each need a cleaner made for them, used only where they are needed.
- ZAP Grease engine degreaser — heavy-duty concentrate for engine bays, chassis and tyre sidewalls; diluted about 1:10 for most work.
- Citra Clean — all-purpose cleaner concentrate that also lifts bugs, stains and sticker residue.
- APC all-purpose cleaner — ready to use, for plastics, trims and door shuts.
- Glass cleaner spray and Glasso concentrate (1:50) — ammonia-free, streak-free glass, inside and out.
- Water spot remover gel — dissolves hard-water mineral spots on paint, glass and chrome.
- Spray N Wipe quick detailer — removes fingerprints, smudges and light dust between washes.
Use them safely
Work in the shade on a cool surface, let the product dwell for the time on the label, agitate and rinse before it dries. Rinse any degreaser off paint straight away. After cleaning, protect the paint again with a car wax or sealant.
Can engine degreaser be used on paint?
Only diluted and briefly, and rinsed off at once. A degreaser removes wax along with grease, so re-protect any painted panel it touches.
Why does my car still have spots after washing?
Those are usually minerals left by hard water drying on the surface. Shampoo cannot dissolve them; a water spot remover can. Drying the car promptly prevents them.