Guide · Car wash and vehicle care ·
How Is Car Wash Foam Made?
Car wash foam is a liquid in the pack, but it does its job when it leaves the machine as foam. In the product with wax, adding shine to the paint comes on top. This guide outlines the production process and gives no recipes or ratios. For the general production flow, see how is detergent made.
How is car wash foam made?
Car wash foam is generally made by mixing cleaning and foaming ingredients into water in sequence, adding a wax additive in the product with wax, checking the mixture and filling it into packaging. For the car shampoo process, see how is car shampoo made.
What is car wash foam made of?
- Water: the carrier of the product.
- Surfactants: help soften road dirt and lift it from the surface.
- Foaming agents: make dense foam come out of the machine.
- Wax additive: in products with wax, adds shine to the paint.
- Fragrance, colour and preservative: for the product's appearance and shelf life.
- Ratios vary with the manufacturer's recipe and are not given in this guide.
General steps in car wash foam production
- Weighing: raw materials are weighed for the batch size.
- Mixing: water goes into the tank; the ingredients are added in the order of the recipe and the batch is mixed until uniform.
- Wax additive and fragrance: generally added towards the end.
- Resting: the mixture is left to stand so that foam and air formed during mixing can escape.
- Check: appearance, consistency and foam behaviour when diluted are checked.
- Filling: the product is filled into packaging under weight or volume control.
- Closing and labelling: the cap is tightened, and the label and instructions for use are applied.
Why is foam behaviour checked separately?
Foam softens dirt by staying on the vehicle surface. Foam that runs off straight away cannot do this. So besides appearance, car wash foam is generally checked for how it foams when diluted at the ratio on the label. Remember that foam consistency also changes with the machine's air and water setting; for settings, see how to use car wash foam.
Quality control points specific to car wash foam
- Foam when diluted: dense foam that stays on the surface when diluted at the ratio on the label.
- Consistency: fluid enough to transfer from the pack to the machine.
- Stability: no separation or sediment in the pack.
- Uniformity: the wax additive should not form a separate layer in the mixture.
- Leak tightness: the cap of the 30 KG pack should not leak in transport.
- Criteria to weigh when choosing a manufacturer are in what to look for when choosing a cleaning products manufacturer.
What does the wax additive do and not do?
TETİK Car Wash Foam — with Wax is applied to the vehicle surface with foam machines; it softens dirt while adding shine to the paint.
The wax additive supports shine after washing, but it does not replace a lasting wax or coating.
How do car wash foam and car shampoo differ in use?
Car wash foam is applied with a foam machine. Car shampoo is added to a bucket of water or to a foam machine at the ratio on the label; the vehicle is also washed with a sponge or wash mitt. This guide does not compare the contents of the two products; which to use when is covered in what is car wash foam.
Filling, packaging and label
- Packaging: TETİK Car Wash Foam — with Wax comes in a 30 KG pack (product code O102Ö), sold by the piece.
- Amount to use: the product goes into the foam machine at the ratio on the label; the ratio and waiting time are on the label.
- Mixing: the product is not mixed with other cleaning products: can cleaning products be mixed.
- Users: car washes and auto detailing businesses, fleet maintenance centres, fuel station wash areas, dealerships and dealers.
Can car wash foam be made at home?
It is not recommended. You cannot control how a home mixture behaves on paint and in a foam machine. Strong degreasers such as dishwashing detergent can wear away wax and the protective layer on paint with regular use. Use a labelled product.
Production site and supply
Tetikoğlu Kimya is a car wash foam manufacturer. We make TETİK Car Wash Foam — with Wax at our plant in İstanbul İkitelli OSB; we present the plant on the production page.
Shampoo and foam choice for bulk purchases is covered in wholesale car shampoo. Other vehicle products are on the car care products page; you can request a quote stating the product and packaging.
