ProKlear RAW Xtreme CX - Waterless wash with carnauba wax dilutable 200 times

As a car detailing addict that is always in search of the best performing products; it is my humble opinion that the Proklear waterless/rinseless wash is the best in India. Price/cost effectiveness/performance; it is a winner in every way. There are 3 versions of the Proklear waterless/rinseless range and all are available on Amazon: 1) RAW: this one is a pure wash concentrate with no added waxes/sealants for shine/protection; it will give you great lubrication/cleaning and that's it; you'll have to take care of the shine/protection aspect yourself. 2) RAW Xtreme CX: this is the one we're reviewing here; has added carnauba wax for a beautiful natural wax shine and some protection until the next wash. Many people don't like ceramic products on their car and prefer the natural warm wax shine; this is for them. 3) RAW Xtreme CRC: the newest variant and has ceramic/SiO2 polymers plus the carnauba wax; recommended for ceramic coated cars but can be used on any car, coated or not. My favourite variant because of the added benefits of ceramic/SiO2 technology; also the costliest. All 3 are great and I'm happy to use any of them; the pure RAW variant is half the price of the other two but also requires double the dosage (10ml concentrate per litre of water whereas the other two are 5ml per litre); so no real difference price wise; whether or not you want the added wax/ceramic protection will be the deciding factor in your choice. All 3 variants have the same lovely, mild and soothing scent; not too strong like many other detailing products. Except for fabric seats/carpets, you can use these gentle pH neutral products to safely clean all surfaces of the car, interior/exterior; but you'll need stronger cleaners for very dirty/muddy/greasy interiors/wheels/engine bay. For ceramic coated cars, any/all waterless/rinseless wash products are completely safe to use; this Xtreme CX has carnauba wax in it which is not harmful but also not needed for a ceramic coated car; so you can either get the RAW version or the RAW Xtreme CRC, which is especially for ceramic coated cars. I switched to rinseless washing 5 years ago and have been fully convinced/converted with regard to its safety as a method of car washing. Please note this review is about rinseless washing and not waterless washing; two completely different methods. I'm still not convinced about waterless washing and feel it is a high risk method which is only for lightly dusty cars and for experienced detailers who know the secrets of waterless washing in and out; there are no lightly dusty cars in India and most of the people reading this are not experienced detailers; I would suggest that average users completely avoid this method; if you don't really care about your paint to that high level and just want the car clean without using buckets/water, then sure, go for it and the rest of this review will be a waste of your time; I've already said that this product is your best option even for a waterless wash. But if you're interested in protecting your paint while washing; keep reading. Unfortunately, I'm seeing a lot of misinformation/wrong techniques, both among the users and manufacturers. The Proklear product is excellent but I'm sorry to say that their video demonstration is pretty wrong; it bothers me to think how many people are washing their cars like that and unknowingly scratching their paint in the long run. We won't waste time on how others are doing it wrong; I'll just share a few tricks/methods which will help you master the art (yes, it's an art) of doing a safe rinseless wash using the least amount of water and with an end result which looks as good as or even better than a pressure wash. It's also important to remember that it's impossible to touch car paint without scratching; the washing/drying processes both will cause microscopic scratches which build up over time and become more visible to the eye; these tiny scratches are called 'love marks' in the detailing world because they happen when you're washing/loving/taking care of your car; the real goal of good wash techniques is to MINIMISE scratches; it's impossible to prevent them 100% even with the best technique. NEVER dust/wipe a dry car; throw away your Jopasu duster/any other duster and never again touch your car when it's dry. You are literally grinding/rubbing the dry dirt into your delicate paint. If you learn only one thing from this review, let it be this one. It's sad to see people dry dusting their car. Leave your car dirty/dusty until you get time to wash it properly and safely; just don't dry clean it, please🤦‍♀️ THE MULTIPLE TOWEL METHOD; also known as the Gary Dean method; a famous detailer who thought of this brilliant technique as I'll explain below: 1) You CANNOT wash a car safely without scratches using just 1-2 towels as shown in many videos. You'll never see a manufacturer video where they wash the whole car with the same 1-2 towels; they only work on one or two body panels for the video demo. But you CAN achieve a great safe wash with: a) 4-5 microfibre wash towels for the paint/body b) 2 dedicated wheel/tyre towels which should NEVER be used on the paint c) 1 specialised drying towel d) 1 dry towel for final buffing to activate the wax/ceramic shine The trick is to fold each wash towel twice so that you end up with 8 square sides in each towel. Place the folded towels in your bucket and fill it with enough water to get the towels wet/underwater. 2) Now, the important part; you already promised to not touch your car when dry; if you don't have a spray bottle lying around in the house, you can buy a good 1 litre spray bottle for around Rs.100/- on Amazon or in the shops; or just use a big Coke/Pepsi bottle and buy only the spray trigger heads to fit on the bottle. I prefer buying the trigger heads because that's what usually breaks and not the bottle; it's good to stock a few and just replace them when they break. If you want an even better option, get yourself a 2 litre pump sprayer to save you the time/effort of repeatedly pressing the spray trigger. I'll list some good/affordable options for these products at the end so don't think about that for now. Fill your bottle/sprayer with water; add 5ml of the Proklear concentrate per litre of water and shake it up well. Generously spray the wash solution over the whole car; don't be cheap with it; all the brands say you can clean a car with 500 ml of their solution but in my experience, that's too less. Use the full 1 litre bottle and get the car as soaked/wet as possible; waterless/rinseless polymer technology works by lifting/enveloping the dirt and holding it in a lubricated layer above the paint surface to be cleaned off during washing; so you need to have enough solution on the car to lubricate the dirt on the paint. Hold the bottle close to the car; the spray force helps to rinse away loose dirt before you even touch the car. This is especially helpful for the lower body, which tends to be the dirtiest. 3) With the car wet, take a folded wash towel from the bucket you prepared earlier; lightly squeeze most of the water back into the bucket but the towel should still be dripping wet. Using one side of the towel, clean only half a body panel; for example, half the roof or bonnet. Flip to a fresh side of the towel and clean the other half. Flip again and give the full panel one final wipe to pick up any remaining dirt. That last side used for the final wipe will still be clean so re-use it to clean another area such as the glass/plastics. The aim/logic is to work clean, work efficiently and to keep changing to a fresh side of the towel as you work your way around the car. Once you use up all 8 clean sides, set aside the dirty towel, take a fresh one from your bucket and continue. Do not rub the towel hard into the paint; gently wipe each panel in long straight lines and never in circles. Do not use any pressure; lightly guide the folded towel under your palm and let the wet weight of the towel do the work. For the front, sides and back of the car, wash from top to bottom because the lower areas are the dirtiest, as mentioned earlier. Clean the door/trunk jambs at the same time as the doors/trunk. This way you can just dry them later along with the rest of the car. 4) With the car washed/clean, now comes the drying stage and the steps below are just as important to prevent scratches as the steps we had in the wash stage. Your drying towel also should be slightly damp before you start drying with it; microfibre just works better that way. You can either dip it in the remaining water from your clean towel bucket and then wring it as dry as you can; or spray it generously with your wash solution, whichever method you prefer. As an extra optional step, lightly spray some solution again on each panel before you start drying, for added lubrication. Fold the drying towel twice or thrice into a nice thick pad and gently wipe the car in one direction, in straight lines and never in circles. Do not rub the towel hard into the paint; no pressure; lightly guide it under your palm and let its weight do the work. Keep flipping to a fresh side as it gets wetter. If you're using a smaller towel, keep wringing the water out as you work your way around the car. Blow with your mouth into the tight areas like door handles/mirrors/corners to remove the water that usually collects there; your lungs will get a good workout too. If you don't have another drying towel only for glass, then dry the glass first before the body; you will have less streaks/smears on the glass that way. Once dry, GENTLY buff/wipe the whole car with the dry buffing towel to remove the wax/ceramic residue and activate the shine. You can skip this last step if in a hurry or if using a pure wash concentrate with no added wax/sealant. 5) Great, so your car is clean/dry; but we still have the remaining water in the bucket and also those 2 folded wheel/tyre towels in it. I wonder what we could do with them; ah yes, we could clean the wheels! Clean the wheel first and then its tyre; keep flipping to a clean towel side just as we did with the paint; the wheels are painted too so be gentle with them. You can also keep rinsing the towels in the bucket as they get dirtier; we don't need the water for anything else now. Also wipe down the rubber mudflap and the plastic lining inside the wheel arch. Wring out one of the wheel towels and wipe dry the wheels as best as you can; complete this process for each wheel before moving on to the next one. Throw away the dirty water in mud/grass if you can or take it back home and flush it down the toilet/drain. 6) Wash all the towels thoroughly in the wash machine with normal/warm water but never too hot; and hang them to air dry but not in direct sunlight. Extreme heat will destroy microfiber. The wheel towels will have brake dust/metal particles which could contaminate the paint towels and scratch the paint during the next wash; so it's best to wash them separately from the paint towels; but if you can't, it's not the end of the world. Never mix microfiber with other clothes; wash it separately always. Do not use powdered detergent/fabric softeners; only use liquid detergent; any liquid laundry detergent with no added fabric softener is fine; but I still recommend the Wavex microfiber detergent; good Indian product, cost effective and a 1 litre bottle will last you a long time. THE WASH MITT METHOD: Another variation of the rinseless wash which is my preferred one is to just use 1-2 microfiber chenille wash mitts instead of many towels. The difference here is that you would fill your bucket with around 15 litres of water, add 30ml of the concentrate and mix it well; fill up your spray bottle from the same bucket without needing to mix it separately; just like the multiple towel method, you still need to pre-spray the car before washing; that will never change; you promised to never touch your dry car. And then keep rinsing the wash mitt in the bucket after you clean each panel. The water will get dirtier as you wash the car, yes; but you added the Proklear directly to the bucket and so the water is fully lubricated; it will work its magic and sink most of the dirt down to the bottom of the bucket where your wash mitt will not/should not reach. You just need to rinse the mitt thoroughly in the top half of the bucket after washing each panel. Also, I prefer just holding the wash mitt instead of wearing it on my hand; easier to control that way and you can use both sides of the mitt before needing to rinse. Just like the first method, wash the car top to bottom and wash the lower dirtier areas last if you're only using one mitt. If you're using two mitts, thats even better; you can use one for the upper body and the other for the lower. Use separate towels/wash mitt for the wheels/tyres. At this point, I'd love to suggest that you also buy a grit/dirt guard filter for the bucket to keep the dirt trapped at the bottom; but unfortunately there are no fairly priced options available in India; a simple plastic item that should be around Rs.200/- is being sold at ridiculous prices; the cheapest one is from Wavex, around 500 and most likely they'll send you the wrong smaller sized red filter when you actually need the larger black one (it's not returnable and you'll need Amazon's lovely customer support team to help you get your money back). But Wavex also sells a 20 litre wash bucket and filter combo for 800, which is a more reasonable purchase to consider and where they'll not make the mistake of sending you the red smaller sized useless filter. But really, as long as you don't let your wash mitt go near the bottom of the bucket, you don't need the grit guard; it's just added protection. OTHER POINTS/TIPS/THOUGHTS: 1) Please note that I use the wash mitt method to wash 2 regularly cleaned Toyota Innovas from the same 15 litre wash bucket with 30ml concentrate. Both cars are black too; the most unforgiving colour which shows each and every scratch/defect; and I've seen no issues other than the normal 'love marks' I talked about earlier; you can use that same mix for 1 very dirty car; or you can go down to 10 litres with 20ml concentrate for a smaller/less dirty car; no need to waste water/concentrate without reason. The wash mitt method will use more concentrate than the first method but it's still cheap; the multiple towel method will cost you 12 rupees per wash in concentrate whereas the wash mitt method will be around: - 63 rupees using 15 litres of water with 30ml concentrate for a larger or very dirty car. - 42 rupees using 10 litres of water with 20ml concentrate for a smaller or less dirty car. It's all still much cheaper than paying 300 to get your car scratched by the guys at your local car wash. This is also the reason why I personally always use the 15 litres/30ml mix rather than 10 litres/20ml; more water to rinse the wash mitt in and keep it away from the dirty bottom of the bucket. 2) If you're washing outside in the sun/wind/dust, you'll need to adjust your technique slightly; you'll not pre-spray the whole car at once, you'll not wash it all at once and you'll not dry it all at once either. You'll have to work section by section because the sun will dry everything too fast. You'll spray the roof for example, then wash it, dry it immediately and then move on to the next panel until you complete the car. This is a more annoying process but that's the price you pay for washing under the sun. 3) Please note that these tips/tricks apply to all brands of waterless/rinseless wash concentrates; not just Proklear. Be in no doubt, traditional pressure washing will always have a place and is necessary for very dirty muddy cars and other heavy duty applications; but rinseless washing/polymer technology is the future of car cleaning and I say that as someone who loves using the pressure washer/lots of water/lots of shampoo/foam. I did not trust rinseless technology in the beginning; but then tried it, saw the results and had no choice but to accept the truth and change my ways. 10% of the time, you'll need a pressure wash to properly clean a car; but the remaining 90%, a rinseless wash is what I'm doing on my own, my friends' and customers' cars. Sorry for the long read but I've been doing this since years and love to share my experiences/learning with those who might be looking for it. I'll also be updating this review later with a video demo of all that I've typed here. You can also see my profile for reviews of other great detailing products on Amazon and to learn more about how to take care of your detailing tools such as microfibre etc. Finally, here are my recommendations for the few products you'll need to build a great rinseless wash kit that you'll enjoy using for a long time. I've bought them, used them and love their performance/reliability. You can pick/choose other options yourself as per your preferences/budget. And about the pump sprayers; even with the good brands such as the ones I listed below, there's always a chance of you receiving a defective unit; as soon as you receive it, fill it with water, pump it up and test it. There should be no water/air leaks. After pumping up the sprayer, listen carefully for any hissing sounds/air leaks; get it replaced/refunded if there's any defects. And if out of stock on Amazon, then buy it from the manufacturers' website but you won't have the quick deliveries/customer protection that Amazon provides. I'm not allowed to leave external links here so just look for them on Google. Best of luck and happy detailing. 1) Trigger spray heads https://www.amazon.in/Bottel-Big-Cylinder-Sprayer-Included/dp/B09K6N982P/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2HUS0UG0G5DMX&keywords=dgk+spray&qid=1679169675&sprefix=dgk+spray%2Caps%2C274&sr=8-3 2) Pump sprayer A) https://www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/B08TC7FNXT/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_9?smid=&psc=1 B) https://www.amazon.in/Handheld-Pressure-Rotating-Nozzle-HDP-Plastic/dp/B07JZ3Q22T/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=2YLYTAVG3GWBI&keywords=fujiaka+sprayer&qid=1679169821&sprefix=fujiaka+%2Caps%2C297&sr=8-4 C) https://www.amazon.in/FUJIAKA-WS-2G-Quality-Handheld/dp/B0B8YVLXFM/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?crid=2YLYTAVG3GWBI&keywords=fujiaka+sprayer&qid=1679169821&sprefix=fujiaka+%2Caps%2C297&sr=8-5 3) Microfiber wash towels https://www.amazon.in/SOFTSPUN-Microfiber-Cleaning-Streak-Free-Multipurpose/dp/B09BVV2CRZ/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=1BY33KGK0G6YP&keywords=softspun%2B380%2Bgsm&qid=1679170032&sprefix=softspun%2B380%2Caps%2C314&sr=8-4&th=1&psc=1 4) Microfiber chenille wash mitt A) https://www.amazon.in/SOFTSPUN-Microfiber-Multi-Purpose-Absorbent-Lint-Scratch/dp/B08QCZHV5G/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2Y548XP1CPCYV&keywords=softspun%2Bwash%2Bmitt%2Bdouble%2Bsided&qid=1679170163&sprefix=softspun%2Bwash%2Bmitt%2Bdouble%2Bsided%2Caps%2C334&sr=8-3&th=1&psc=1 B) https://www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/B0711KTX4N?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image 5) Drying towels A) https://www.amazon.in/SOFTSPUN-Microfiber-Multi-Colour-Absorbent-Streak-Free/dp/B082HZYWPC/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=1F08MC2DMU0F2&keywords=softspun%2Bdrying%2Btowel&qid=1679170582&sprefix=softspun%2Bdrying%2Btowel%2Caps%2C375&sr=8-3&th=1&psc=1 B)https://www.amazon.in/MAXOSHINE-Microfiber-Car-1200-Detailing-Twisted-Absorbent/dp/B0B5HFXCV1/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=1DB4QR37N81HU&keywords=maxoshine+drying+towel&qid=1679171260&sprefix=maxoshine+drying+towel%2Caps%2C362&sr=8-3 6) Microfiber wheel/tyre/interior/polishing towels https://www.amazon.in/SOFTSPUN-Microfiber-Multi-Purpose-Cleaning/dp/B01JCN9VNM/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?crid=179ZPAEWMH79M&keywords=softspun+340+gsm+5+pcs&qid=1679172896&sprefix=softspun+340+gsm+5+pcs%2Caps%2C306&sr=8-5

If you have plenty of water/can afford a pressure washer/have a big car then don't use this. This is good ,but the same time bad. Easy to apply,but not easy as washing with water. We have to wet clean and dry clean each and every corner of the car twice to get the desired results. And even after applying a rain will ruin everything. Water will be retained all over the car and it will make stains on the car. So better not use in rainy seasons or frequently raining areas. Pros:. Good for water scarcity area. Easy to apply on small cars. Will get a good look slightly better than water wash. Cons:- Not good for glass surface. Not easy to apply on big cars. Not good for rainy season/frequent rainy areas. After applying, if car met with water stains will appear.

This is my second purchase. Last time I purchased it for only 300 in 2020 which was comes with a spray bottle. Because it is good product and demand is high, the price is increased. But it is worth to buy. I am using it from almost 5- 6 years. Drywash your car, bike, fridge and other items in home. I am using it with other surface too. It's really good . You have to try it once.

So the claimed dilution is 2.5ml to 500ml of water. Yet the minimum measure in the bottle is 5ml. And if you want any good cleaning power you need to add 10ml to 1liter, or 5ml to 500ml of water. So the dilution ratios are a little misleading. Other than that it’s a good product.

The car shines like new one. This product is worth buying. 2.5ml dilution for 1l water is enough to clean the car which is parked for more than a week.

Good product Vqlue for money

Waterless cleaning very good Spray karo microfiber se saaf karo Cleaning ke sath polish b ho jati h

Have been using this for around 4-5 months (9-10 washes) and am pretty happy with the results. The cleaning takes around 20-25 mins (if you want to have a shiny look) and is pretty simple and easy. The solution is effective in removing most of the dirt/mud, etc. For tough mud you will need to douse it liberally and wait for some time. However, for extremely dirty car (specifically which has not dried), it would not be that effective as it will need a lot of micro-fibre clothes to remove that dirt.