Car Shampoo and Snow Foam for Professional Detailers
SoapX supplies UK detailers and valeters with concentrated, numbered car care at 6% off retail from 20 litres an order. No.05 Contact Shampoo runs at 1:200, which is £1.41 a 20 litre wash bucket at trade price, every batch is numbered and logged, and safety data sheets go live with Batch 001.
Dilution economics
What one bucket or one foam cannon fill costs you, at retail and at trade price.
| Product and formula | Dilution | Dose | Uses per pack | Retail per use | Trade per use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.05 Contact Shampoo S or W | 1:200 | 100 ml per 20 L bucket | 10 buckets | £1.50 | £1.41 |
| No.05 Contact Shampoo D | 1:200 | 100 ml per 20 L bucket | 10 buckets | £1.60 | £1.50 |
| No.05 Contact Shampoo X (strip wash) | 1:100 | 200 ml per 20 L bucket | 5 buckets | £3.20 | £3.01 |
| No.02 Snow Foam S or W, 1 L | 1:15 | About 65 ml per 1 L cannon fill | 16 fills | £0.81 | £0.76 |
| No.02 Snow Foam S or W, 5 L | 1:15 | About 65 ml per 1 L cannon fill | 80 fills per 5 L | £0.44 | £0.41 |
Retail per use uses the pack price shown. Trade is 6% off. Check your own figures with the cost per wash calculator, and size a van tank with the mobile valeting water tank calculator.
Pick the formula for the job, not the season
| Job | Formula | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance wash on a protected car | Summer (S) | pH neutral, low salt, will not strip wax or sealant |
| Coated, PPF, wrapped or matt cars | Delicate (D) | The gentle formula for sensitive finishes. Follow the coating or film maker's aftercare |
| October to March, salted roads | Winter (W) | Helps neutralise road salt in the contact wash |
| Prep before machine polishing or a new coating | Extreme (X) | Deliberate strip wash that takes old wax and sealant off, so you inspect and correct the real paint |
The letter is on every label: No.05D is Contact Shampoo in the Delicate formula. Mix formulas freely to reach the trade minimum.
Supply and sizes
- No.05 Contact Shampoo: 1 L bottles and 250 ml samples. Larger quantities quoted on request.
- No.01 Pre Rinse and No.02 Snow Foam: 1 L bottles and 5 L UN stackable containers, with an optional dispensing tap.
- Ready to use products (wheel cleaner, fallout remover, polish, sealant, glass and interior): full size bottles plus 250 ml samples.
- Delivery: UK only, usually dispatched within 48 hours on working days. Free over £50 for parcels up to 10 kg.
Trade terms
- Minimum order: 20 litres of product, for example four 5 L containers or twenty 1 L bottles. Products and formulas can be mixed.
- Price: 6% off retail on every trade order. SoapX Ltd is not VAT registered, so no VAT is added.
- Orders up to £200: a personal trade code at checkout.
- Orders over £200: email the order, pay the invoice by bank transfer.
- Orders over £500, wholesale and resale: quoted individually.
Paperwork you can hand a client or an insurer
- Safety data sheets for every chemical product, published with Batch 001.
- Batch log: each production run is numbered and recorded.
- Poisoning and first aid guidance for your team.
- Car shampoo pH database: 43 products from 22 brands, each figure linked to the maker's own data sheet.
- Wrap, matt and PPF aftercare database.
Show customers you use SoapX
Trade accounts can use the We use SoapX or Official stockist badge on their website, and we list trade customers by name and town as they come on board. Details are on the bulk, trade and wholesale page.
Open a trade account
Email hello@soapx.co.uk with the subject "Trade enquiry" and tell us your business name, what you do, the products and formulas you want and roughly how much you use a month. We aim to reply within 2 working days. The range launches with Batch 001, and trade enquiries are open now so we can plan stock for you.
Detailer questions
How much does SoapX shampoo cost per car for a detailer?
At trade price, £1.41 per 20 litre bucket of No.05 Summer or Winter, or 70p if you work from a 10 litre bucket. One bucket normally covers one car.
Will SoapX strip a customer's ceramic coating?
Summer and Delicate will not strip wax, sealant or a coating. Only Extreme is a strip wash, and it is sold for that purpose.
Is there a minimum order for trade?
20 litres of product per order, mixed across any products and formulas.
Do you deliver outside the UK?
Not yet. Cleaning products go to UK addresses only.
