Red Penguin Shampoo-Polish is a concentrated cleaner that washes and polishes your car without a hose or buckets of water. You dilute it, spray it on and wipe it off. Red Penguin is the professional car care range from the makers of XADO.

Washing a car the usual way takes more water than most people realise, easily a hundred litres with a hose. That is a lot to ask when the taps are on rationing, when you live in an apartment with no outdoor tap, or when the only alternative is an hour in the queue at the car wash.

There is another way. This shampoo is made for washing without water. You spray the diluted solution onto the bodywork, where it surrounds and lifts the dust and dirt from the paint. You wipe it away with a soft cloth, then buff with a dry one. No rinsing, no puddles, no streaks.

It also polishes as it cleans, so the paint is left with a smooth, glossy finish. An antistatic effect helps the car stay clean for longer, because dust is slower to settle on it.

And it goes a long way. One litre of concentrate, diluted one part to ten with water, makes eleven litres of wash, enough for many washes. You can clean the car in the basement parking, on the street or at the office, in about twenty minutes.

Why drivers choose it

It washes and polishes the bodywork in one step. It needs no hose and no rinsing. It removes all types of dirt quickly and safely. It leaves no streaks. Its antistatic effect helps keep dust off. And one litre of concentrate makes eleven litres of wash.

Made for people like you

Apartment and estate residents without an outdoor tap or with restrictions on washing cars. Anyone coping with water rationing. Busy drivers who want a clean car without the car wash queue. Drivers who like to keep a car looking sharp between full washes. Car wash and detailing businesses looking to save water and time.

It works on any vehicle with painted bodywork: saloons, SUVs, pickups, vans and motorcycles.

A waterless wash is for normal road dust and light dirt. If the car is caked in mud or grit, rinse the worst off with water first, because rubbing heavy grit across the paint can scratch it.

Genuine stock, straight from the source

XADO East Africa imports Red Penguin directly from the manufacturer, and every bottle arrives sealed.

A clean car, and the water stays in the tank. That is a good trade.

How to use

Dilute the concentrate with clean water at a ratio of 1:10, which is one part shampoo to ten parts water. A spray bottle is the easiest way to apply it: 50 ml of shampoo topped up with 500 ml of water.

Work in the shade, on cool bodywork, one panel at a time. Spray the solution generously onto the panel. Wipe gently in one direction with a clean, soft microfibre cloth, turning the cloth often so you are always using a clean side. Then buff the panel with a second, dry microfibre cloth to bring up the shine.

Start at the roof and work down, leaving the dirtiest lower parts until last. Use fresh cloths as they become dirty.