Armor All Ceramic Foaming Car Wash Soap with Extreme Shield, 1 Gallon, 128 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)

I’ll say it here first – This soap is very unforgiving. Its kryptonite is a hot surface. You need to be in the shade, the paint surface needs to be cool, and you cannot let it dry prior to rinsing. Going against ANY of the above factors will turn your washing experience into an absolute angry, zero-star, streaking nightmare. Again, avoid this soap if you must wash in the heat/overhead sun.*However* if you can wash within those constraints then the results will be incomparable (5-star plus).For bucket washes, I used 1 ounce of soap per gallon of water. At this concentration, the lubricity is pretty good. Wash pads easily glide over the paint surface but there is a clear difference between this and top-tier slick soaps such as CarPro Reset and P&S Pearl. Typical of “wash and wax” soaps, the cleaning power is average and suds are quick to generate but just as quick to disappear - the soap should only be used for light dirt/maintenance washes.The post-wash appearance and protection is where this soap really shines. It leaves a substantial layer of ceramic protection behind when rinsed – more so than any other soap that I have used (and I have used a lot). The post-wash beading is very dramatic, and the paint is highly reflective. It’s as if you just waxed the car. In terms of durability, I washed an uncovered, daily driver 3 months after using this soap and it was still beading strongly during the pre-rinse.In summary, this is a near-perfect soap *if* you avoid the heat. The substantial protection that it leaves behind is both a great blessing and a great curse. A hot surface will speed up drying and it will leave a streaky mess that will take multiple washes to get rid of. Wash quickly in the shade, promptly rinse before it dries, and you will be rewarded with a high level of shine and protection.

For the price its quite honestly the best purchase I used like 6-8 oz of wash for my car it gave my car a great shine I had to wash the windows separately to remove water marks but the car itself was perfect had a great foam when used with soap sprayer of a pressure washer. You can see in the before and after photos that the cars color really pops as an oxford white rather then the off white it had before. I took two separate photos of a vinyl portion I wrapped to see how itwoudl hold up against that aswell over all the product works great.

Good wash soap

I don’t use it as a wash. It’s ok as a wash. I use it as an after wash protectant. After wash, foam cannon car and rinse off to get the most out of the ceramic. I use the cheap foam cannon to hose. Works just as good as a pressure washer cannon. Wax smooth feeling. I do it every time I wash. It last at least a month doing it this way.

Packaging: Shipped in a Amazon brown box and contents were in a plastic branded bottle.Product Impressions: I use a pressure washer with a foamer and this soap created a relatively thin BUT good smelling foam. Applied nicely and helped get off a lot of grime/debris. It felt a bit slimy on the windows though which was weird but hey, at least they are clean.Usability: Works for a foamer with a pressure washer, do not use this stuff with a garden hose or you are wasting your money.Overall Thoughts: Gave a great shine in the end, will be curious how long it will last on my ceramic-coated car.

I purchased this ceramic wash along with Armor All's foam cannon. I tried it on my son's black BMW on a warm day, in a partially shaded area. Seemed like things were going well until the soap started to dry leaving water spots. By the time I was done, the whole car was covered in water spots. I then switched to my regular car wash to try to remove the spots left from this ceramic product. They did not wash off! These spots were on the paint, trim and glass and were impossible to just wash off. I needed to use a wax that included a very light polishing component to remove the spots. After hours of work, I gave up. I called a detail shop I have used in the past to repair the finish. $500 later, the car looks like new again.My guess is you need to use this product indoors with no direct sun or heat. I returned it along with the foam cannon and will leave any product with a ceramic component to the professionals.FYI: I am a long-time car guy and have used many different products for cars, boats, snowmobiles etc... Not a newbie!

leaves the car looking great

It's great as a 128oz bottle for your car than other brands that are more expensive for this price range. If your going to be using it in direct sunlight since FL is on a heat wave make sure to either do it quick or go by sections. I do run it with a filter so it doesn't create any water spots.