The right car shampoo is half the battle

When washing your car, car shampoo plays a crucial role, together with your washing glove it forms the core of car care. A high quality car shampoo ensures you the best results, while providing plenty of lubricant and thus avoiding washing scratches.

It is therefore important that you choose a good car shampoo, and in our selection you will only find the good kinds.

What makes a car shampoo effective?

A good car shampoo must meet the following criteria:

1. Lubricant: It is intended to reduce friction between the washing glove and the car's paintwork.
2. Effective cleaning: Dirt must be removed safely and effectively
3. pH-neutral formula: Prevents you from drying out moldings and plastic
4. Protection: It must not damage wax, paint sealer or ceramic coating.

With us you will only find high quality car shampoos. Regardless of your choice, you can rest assured that the products meet these requirements.

You just have to look at whether you choose a traditional or a so-called ''decon'' car shampoo, which is among the stronger ones and is not gentle on wax or paint sealant.

Traditional vs. Decon car shampoo

• Traditional car shampoo: Preserves wax and paint sealant, perfect for maintenance.
• Decon car shampoo: Stronger variant, removes wax residue and prepares the surface for new treatment. Perfect for maintaining ceramic coating.

pH-neutral car shampoo

A pH-neutral car shampoo is ideal for gentle cleaning. It is incredibly gentle and will not damage your wax, paint sealer or ceramic coating on your car. This is the obvious choice for regular car washing, ensuring you get the most out of your paint protection.

Acid-based car shampoo

An acid-based car shampoo , yes it sounds a bit crazy, but it certainly isn't. This is typically a decon car shampoo, which removes as much dirt as possible, and even breaks down car wax and paint sealant.

Double Sour Car Shampoo from Shiny Garage is just this type, and makes it incredibly easy to get your car ready for a new coat of paint protection or polishing. It is also perfect for maintaining ceramic coated cars, as it removes light lime stains and ''resets'' its surface.

This type, also known as "decon car shampoo," is ideal for:

1. Removal of dirt, limescale, car wax and paint sealant before polishing or new paint sealing.
2. Cleaning ceramic coated cars, where limescale stains can hinder the effectiveness of the coating.

But how does that make sense on a ceramic coated car? It does because most ceramic treated cars are not particularly good at repelling limescale, and therefore limescale stains build up, preventing the coating from working at its best.

Choosing the best car shampoo

Your choice depends on your needs:

• Maintenance: Choose a pH-neutral car shampoo.
• Deeper cleaning: Use an acid-based variant, especially before polishing or reapplying paint protection.
• Ceramic coating: An acid-based shampoo can optimize the performance of the coating by effectively removing limescale and dirt.

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Whether you are looking for a mild car shampoo for daily care or a powerful solution to prepare for new treatment, you can find the right product among our selection.