Exterior : Pre-washing (Pretreatment) — comparison chart

A side-by-side comparison of 246 "Exterior : Pre-washing (Pretreatment)" products in the Find Your Detail catalogue — brand, pH, and dilution. Updated continuously from the catalogue.

ProductBrandpHDilution
Super Citrus APC3D Car Carealkali (12)1:28~1:45
Super Pre-Soak3D Car Carealkali (12)1:40~1:45
Adam's All Purpose CleanerAdam's Polishesalkali (12)1:10
Adam's Citrus DegreaserAdam's Polishesalkali (11)1:1~1:4
Adam's Proline SNOW - Snow Foam ConcentrateAdam's Polishesneutral (8)1:11~1:17
ADBL Traffic Film RemoverADBLalkali (12)1:20~1:100
APCADBL—1:4~1:80
APC TyphoonADBL—1:5~1:25
Beetle Juice SqueezerADBLalkali (13)RTU
SlippyADBL—RTU ~ 1:2
TFRADBLalkali1:20~1:100
Wash And ClayADBLneutral1:200
Yeti Chemical BerryADBLneutral1:9~1:14
Yeti Cherry Ice CreamADBLneutral1:9~1:14
Yeti PearlADBLneutral1:20
Yeti Tropical NightADBLneutral1:9~1:14
AllroundAensoneutral (8)RTU ~ 1:30
PrimeuseAensoneutral (8)RTU
Grime Pre-WashALCHEMY—1:10~1:100
Whitewash Blueberry Blast Snow FoamALCHEMYneutral (7)1:5~1:25
Whitewash Sweet Apple Snow FoamALCHEMYneutral (7)1:5~1:25
Whitewash Zesty Orange Snow FoamALCHEMYneutral (7)1:5~1:25
CLEAN - All Purpose CleanerArmour Detail Supplyalkali (10)1:4~1:20
All Purpose CleanerAuto GlymalkaliRTU
Polar BlastAuto Glymneutral (7)1:5
Auto-FoamBilt Hamberalkali (13)1:20~1:100
Phat-NeutBilt Hamberneutral (7)1:250
Surfex-HDBilt Hamberalkali (13)1:10~1:20
Touch-LessBilt Hamberalkali (10)1:50~1:200
Citrus Cleanser 2.0Carbon CollectiveneutralRTU
Elixir Salt Remover ConcentrateCarbon Collectiveacid (3)1:4~1:9
Evolve Rinseless CleanerCarbon Collective—1:32
Bug RemoverCarCandy—1:4
Hot Tamale Medium Duty All Purpose DegreaserCarCandy—RTU ~ 1:4
Orange CrushCarCandy—1:4
Pro Apc Multi-Surface CleanerCarCandy—RTU ~ 1:5
Squeaky CleanCarCandyalkali1:180
Sweet Elite Rinseless WashCarCandy—1:64~1:256
Ultra PristineCarCandyacid1:180
DescaleCarProacid (6)1:10
IronX SnowSoapCarProneutral (6.8)1:8
MultixCarProneutral1:20~1:100
Baltic Anti-Corrosion Snow Foam V2CARSCOPE—1:10~1:50
Eagle GuardChem-Xalkali1:4
Heavy DutyChem-Xalkali (13)1:10
Old GloryChem-Xalkali (13)1:4
Stars + StripesChem-X—1:4
All Clean+ All Purpose Cleaner & DegreaserChemical Guysalkali1:10
APCChemotionalkali (11)RTU ~ 1:50
Insect RemoverChemotion—RTU
Snow FoamChemotionalkali (11)1:10~1:30
Decon ShampooCLEAN.alkali1:10
Demineralizing ShampooCLEAN.acid (1)1:10
APC²Cleantlealkali (9)1:10~1:20
Bug Off²!Cleantle—1:1~1:5
Citrus Foam²Cleantlealkali (10)1:10~1:40
Tech Cleaner²Cleantleacid1:100~1:500
Acid WashDetail Co.acid (2)1:10
B.D.E V2Detail Co.alkali (11)RTU
Bifrost All Purpose CleanerDetail Co.—1:20
Hard WashDetail Co.alkali (11)1:10
Bug RemoverDetail Geekalkali (13)RTU
Mega FoamDetail Geekneutral (7)1:17~1:34
All CleanDIY Detailneutral1:15
Apple iFoamDodo Juiceneutral (7)1:5~1:10
CrudzillaDodo Juicealkali1:10
Flies UndoneDodo Juicealkali (12)RTU
iFoam MaxDodo Juicealkali1:9~1:19
Slip ShotDodo Juiceneutral (7)1:9
Nitty GrittyDuel Autocare—1:5~1:20
Foam PartyEthos Car Careneutral (7)1:10~1:32
ALK PreWashEWOCARalkali (11.7)1:20~1:100
Arctic MeltdownEZ Car Careneutral (7)1:5~1:10
Citrus WashEZ Car Carealkali1:4~1:10
GlacierEZ Car Careneutral (7)1:10
OmniEZ Car Care—1:4~1:10
Neutral Pre-washFireballneutral1:15
PH Alkaline Pre-washFireballalkali1:30~1:150
APCFressoalkali (11)1:5~1:30
TFR AlkalineFressoalkali1:3~1:20
/ONE: Snow Foam V3Garage Therapy—1:4~1:10
/ZERO: CitrusGarage Therapyalkali1:50~1:100
/ZERO: Decon ShampooGarage Therapy—1:10
/ZERO: DMSGarage Therapyacid1:262~1:380
APCGOOD STUFF—1:10~1:50
Bug BusterGOOD STUFFalkali (11)RTU
Ice BreakerGOOD STUFF—RTU
Snow FoamGOOD STUFFneutral1:5~1:9
Snow Foam MintGOOD STUFFneutral1:5~1:9
Snow Foam OrangeGOOD STUFFneutral1:5~1:9
Snow Foam PinkGOOD STUFFneutral1:5~1:9
Sour FoamGOOD STUFFacid1:5~1:9
Traffic Film RemoverGOOD STUFFalkali (13)1:3~1:10
Ceramic Rinseless WashGriot's Garage—1:256
Citrus All Purpose CleanerGriot's Garagealkali (13)1:4~1:20
Foaming Surface PrepGriot's Garagealkali (13)1:10
Rinseless WashGriot's Garage—1:256
Rinseless Wash & WaxGriot's Garageneutral (6)1:320
W2 Multi Purpose CleanerGTECHNIQ—RTU ~ 1:10
W5 Citrus All Purpose CleanerGTECHNIQalkali (11)1:1~1:10
Q²M APCGYEONalkali (13)1:5~1:15
APX All Purpose CleanerInfinity Wax—1:5~1:10
Big Red Traffic Film RemoverInfinity Waxalkali (13.35)1:39
Citrus ExtremeInfinity Wax—1:5~1:50
Citrus Pre-Wash ConcentrateInfinity Waxneutral (7.5)1:5~1:25
Insect StripInfinity Wax—RTU
Powerfoam SnowfoamInfinity Waxalkali1:10~1:100
Super De-GreaserInfinity WaxalkaliRTU
WAX OFFInfinity Waxalkali1:100~1:1000
Wipeout SnowfoamInfinity Waxalkali (8.5)1:5~1:10
S2 FoamyInnova Carneutral (7)1:1~1:20
S2 Foamy Color BlueInnova Carneutral (6)1:9~1:12
S2 Foamy Color GreenInnova Carneutral (6)1:9~1:12
S2 Foamy Color PinkInnova Carneutral (6)1:9~1:12
SP1 PrewashInnova Caralkali (11)1:3~1:9
Copo Star BMP-TKoch Chemie—1:10~1:50
Copo Star BMP-VKoch Chemie—1:10~1:50
Green StarKoch Chemiealkali (12.5)1:5~1:30
Green Star 96Koch Chemiealkali (12)1:4~1:20
Green Star BMPKoch Chemiealkali (9)1:5~1:30
Hull Precleaner acidKoch Chemieacid (1)1:10
Hull Precleaner alkalineKoch Chemiealkali (13)1:20~1:60
Multi StarKoch Chemie—1:30~1:50
Powder StarKoch Chemiealkali (11)1:100~1:1428
Pre-Cleaner BKoch Chemiealkali (13)1:30~1:50
PreFoam EfficientKoch Chemiealkali (13)1:15~1:30
PreWash A (Precleaner & Insect Remover A)Koch Chemiealkali (13)1:50~1:150
PreWash BKoch Chemiealkali (13)1:30~1:100
PreWash expressKoch Chemiealkali (13)1:30~1:100
PreWash Wheel expressKoch Chemiealkali (14)1:49~1:99
PurePreCleanerKoch Chemiealkali (14)1:30~1:100
Workshop Cleaner acidicKoch Chemieacid1:8~1:20
DUCTILE - All purpose cleanerLabocosmeticaalkali (11.5)1:20~1:30
INITIO - Prewash Ready to UseLabocosmeticaalkaliRTU
LIBERA - Alkaline Traffic Film Remover Prewash for PPF and WrapsLabocosmeticaalkali1:5~1:20
NEVE - Neutral foam prewashLabocosmeticaneutral1:5~1:50
PRELUDIO ACIDIC - Presoak for rinselessLabocosmeticaacid1:5~1:50
PRELUDIO ALKALINE - Presoak for rinselessLabocosmeticaalkali1:5~1:20
PRIMUS 2.0 - Alkaline foam prewashLabocosmeticaalkali (10.5)1:50~1:100
PURIFICA - Acid decontaminant shampooLabocosmeticaacid (3)1:400
VARIUS - All Purpose Cleaner Ready to UseLabocosmetica—RTU
BreakerLiquid Laboratoriesalkali1:10~1:50
IgniteLiquid Laboratories—1:10~1:100
L-Prewash 2.0Luminusalkali1:10~1:20
MonsterLuminusalkali (10.5)—
N-PrewashLuminusneutral1:10~1:20
S-Prewash 2.0Luminusacid (2)1:10~1:20
All Purpose CleanerMAFRA MANIAC LINEalkali (10)1:3~1:5
Foam Gun PrewashMAFRA MANIAC LINEalkali1:50~1:100
Insect RemoverMAFRA MANIAC LINE—RTU
Neutral Foam ShampooMAFRA MANIAC LINEneutral1:133~1:400
Coating Prep Auto WashMcKee's 37alkali1:128~1:153
F-914 Foaming Rinseless WashMcKee's 37—1:128~1:256
Hi-Intensity APC PlusMcKee's 37—RTU ~ 1:10
Road Kill Bug RemoverMcKee's 37—RTU ~ 1:1
Xtreme Iron RemoverMcKee's 37neutral (7)RTU
Xtreme Iron Remover GelMcKee's 37neutral (7)RTU
All Purpose CleanerMeguiar'salkali (13)1:10
Citrus Power Cleaner PlusMeguiar's—1:4~1:10
[RELEASE \Concentrated Citrus Pre-Wash](https://findyourdetail.io/products/mile-deep/release-concentrated-citrus-pre-wash)Mile Deepalkali (13)1:1~1:10
[SNOW \Concentrated pH-Neutral Snow Foam](https://findyourdetail.io/products/mile-deep/snow-concentrated-ph-neutral-snow-foam)Mile Deepneutral1:5~1:20
GERcollector Snow FoamNanolexalkali1:4~1:8
GreenX PreWash & Insect RemoverNanolex—RTU
Insect Remover GelNanolexalkali (11)RTU
PreWash FoamNanolexalkali (9)1:5~1:10
PreWash GelNanolexalkali (11)RTU
Professional APC (All Purpose Cleaner)Nanolexalkali (10)1:10~1:30
Professional PreWash ConcentrateNanolex—1:10~1:200
Concentrated Low PH ShampooNANOSKINacid (3)1:1500
FIRE STORMNANOSKINalkali (12)1:100
High PH Pre-SoakNANOSKINalkali (11)1:75~1:150
LOW PH SHAMPOONANOSKINacid (3)1:300~1:500
MULTI CLEANNANOSKINalkali (9)1:4
UNDER BODY RUST INHIBITORNANOSKIN—1:127
CleanNasiolacid (5)RTU
Clean MarineNasiolacid (5)RTU
SolarCleanNasiol—RTU
SolarRinseNasiol—RTU
APS - All Purpose Soap and PreWashOBERKalkali (9)1:7~1:15
MPC - Multipurpose Cleaner Super ConcentrateOBERKalkali (13)1:4~1:10
MPX – Multi-Purpose eXtreme CleanerOBERKalkali (11)1:6~1:10
Opti-Coat Power Clean All Purpose Cleaner (APC)OPTI-COATalkaliRTU ~ 1:10
Optimum Ferrex Iron RemoverOPTI-COATacid1:5
Optimum Power Clean All Purpose Cleaner (APC)OPTI-COATalkaliRTU ~ 1:3
Optimum Touchless Decontamination Car WashOPTI-COATneutral (7)1:16
Frostbite Surface Cleanse Snow FoamP&Salkali (9.8)1:10~1:22
Mud Buster General Purpose CleanerP&Salkali (10)1:1~1:10
All Purpose CleanerPAICAR—1:5~1:10
Insect RemoverPAICAR—1:3
Snow FoamPAICARalkali (12)1:10~1:15
Ultra Snow FoamPAICARalkali (14)1:10~1:15
Apex Auto Wash 3.0Phoenix E.O.Dneutral (7)1:600
Apex Auto Wash 3.0 Limited Edition Tropical SunsetPhoenix E.O.Dneutral (7)1:600
The Kraken All-Purpose CleanerPhoenix E.O.Dalkali (12)1:1
PineApp-ALL APCQUIVRalkali (12)1:10
The PRE SnowREFLECTEDalkali (11)1:10~1:20
The SNOWREFLECTEDneutral (7)1:13~1:20
The SOUR SnowREFLECTEDacid (3.5)1:5~1:20
Cleaner Degreaser S-120CSCARCITY—1:5
Multi-Functional Cleaner S-160CSCARCITY—1:5~1:50
Super Citrus APC S-555ASCARCITY——
Violet S-103ASCARCITY—1:10
Insect Remover (High-Concentrate)servFacesalkali (11)1:5~1:30
Insect Remover (ready-to-use)servFacesalkali (9)RTU
Pre-Wash PLUSservFacesalkali (12)1:20~1:50
Reactive CleanerservFacesalkali (12)1:3~1:40
Shampoo PLUSservFacesalkali (9)1:9~1:19
Sour Soap & FoamservFacesacid (3)1:6~1:19
Touchless Pre-Clean & WashservFacesalkali (10)1:12~1:22
Bug OffShine Supplyalkali (13)1:3
Hole ShotShine Supplyalkali (12)1:2
Hole Shot Prep WashShine Supplyalkali (12)1:2
SolutionShine Supplyalkali (12)1:10
All Around APCShiny Garagealkali1:5~1:10
APC GreenShiny Garageneutral (8)1:5~1:10
Citrus Pre CleanerShiny Garagealkali (10.5)—
Pre Wash ConcentrateShiny Garagealkali (12.2)1:10
PROFILINE MultiClean alkalineSonaxalkali (11)1:10~1:50
PROFILINE MultiStarSonaxalkali (11)1:5~1:20
XTREME FoamGiant ShampooSonaxneutral (7)1:10~1:33
XTREME Rich Foam ShampooSonaxneutral (7)1:10~1:33
ForstStjärnaglossalkali (12)RTU
Forst XStjärnaglossalkali (13)1:1
SnoStjärnaglossneutral (7)1:20
Sno XStjärnaglossalkali (13)1:10~1:20
APCTershinealkali (10)RTU ~ 1:25
APC Foam CleanerTershine—RTU
APC V2 PrototypTershine—RTU ~ 1:25
ExtractTershinealkali (12)1:4~1:50
SummitTershine——
Bubble Max Mild Pre-washThe Classneutral1:10~1:20
Dead Skin SThe Classalkali1:20~1:200
Deadskin RemoverThe Class—1:20
Kills BugThe ClassalkaliRTU
Pure Skin SThe Classacid1:100~1:300
Advanced Neutral Snow Foam 25LValetPROneutral (7)1:3~1:9
Bug Remover 500mlValetPROneutral (7)RTU
Citrus Pre Wash – Traffic Film and Bug removerValetPROalkali (9.5)1:4~1:8
Classic All Purpose Cleaner – Versatile Multi-Surface Interior CleanerValetPROneutral (7)1:10
Foamula 1 – Thick Clingy pH Neutral Snow Foam Pre-WashValetPROneutral (7)1:3~1:9
Intelijet Bug RemoverValetPRO——
Intelijet Snow Glow 25LValetPRO——
pH Neutral Snow FoamValetPROneutral (7)1:3~1:9
Snow Foam Combo2ValetPROalkali (10.5)1:3~1:9
ImpactVonixx—1:1~1:50
Yum CitrusYum Carsalkali (13)1:1~1:20