Waterless car wash and protection
CARBN ONE
Spray on. Wipe off.No bucket. No hose.
Not suitable for matte paint.
About $14 to $23 a car. A basic hand wash costs from $25.
Not suitable for matte paint. Fine on wraps and paint protection film. Best on light dust, so rinse heavy mud first.
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“Sprayed it on, wiped it off, and I was done. No bucket, no hose, no streaks. Water beads and rolls straight off the paint now.”
Good to know
How to use it
- Spray one panel at a time.
- Wait 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Wipe with a clean, dry microfibre cloth, then flip it for a final buff.
Caked-on mud? Rinse that off first. CARBN ONE is made for light dust and daily dirt.
What you will notice
- Straight away: the paint feels smooth and looks glossier.
- First rain: water beads up and rolls off.
- Over the weeks: dust wipes off more easily. Top up when the beading slows down.
The finish lasts up to 3 months. Weather and how often you wash will change that.
How many cars does one bottle do?
A bottle is 500ml. A normal car takes about 100ml and a big ute or 4WD about 150ml, so one bottle covers about 3 to 5 cars.
Why is it $69.99?
- Wash and protection in one. You skip the bucket, the hose and the second product.
- About $14 to $23.33 a car. One 500ml bottle covers about 3 to 5 cars.
- Backed by our guarantee. Not happy within 30 days, we refund or replace it.
Is it right for my car?
- Daily drivers and weekend cars
- Painted panels, glass and trim
- Wrapped cars and paint protection film
- Heavy mud, rinse it off first
- Matte paint, not suitable
Shipping and our guarantee
Free shipping Australia wide. Ships from Adelaide, usually dispatched the next business day, and arrives in 5 to 10 business days.
30-Day Performance Guarantee. Not happy? Email us within 30 days for a full refund or replacement. No need to send the bottle back. Full terms
Aussies are ditching the bucket. Hear it from them.
No hose. No water spots. No lost Saturday.
Got my Saturday back.
I used to lose my whole Saturday washing the ute. Now I spray it, wipe it and I am done. It looks better than it did after a full wash.
Jake T.
Water just rolls off.
It rained the next day. The water beaded up and ran straight off. No spots. I did not expect that from a spray.
Mia K.
Works in a car park.
I live in a unit. No hose. No driveway. I did the whole car in the car park in a few minutes. No streaks.
Sam R.
Better than supermarket spray.
I tried the cheap sprays. The shine was gone in a week. This one gave a deeper gloss and the water beads right off. I am glad I switched.
Chloe B.
How it works
Spray on, wipe off.
Done in under a minute.
No water, no buffing, no trip to the detailer. Just spray, wipe, and go.
Shake and spray
Shake the bottle, then spray CARBN ONE directly onto a clean, dry panel. Work in sections so it does not dry before you wipe.
Wipe with the microfibre cloth
Buff the surface immediately with a dry CARBN Microfibre Cloth. No water, no rinsing, no second pass needed.
Step back and see the finish
The panel is left clean, glossed, and water-repellent. Water beads and rolls straight off on the next drive or wash.
Backed by our 30-Day Performance Guarantee, in addition to your rights under Australian Consumer Law.
What's actually in the bottle
One formula. Four jobs.
CARBN ONE is a water-based formula built to clean, gloss, and protect in a single pass.
What's inside
A film-forming polymer base
Bonds to the surface and creates the protective layer.
A carbon-based additive
Supports gloss and durability.
A small amount of fluorocarbon
Responsible for the hydrophobic, water-beading finish.
Water-based overall
No harsh solvents needed to apply it or wipe it down.
What it does
Cleans, glosses, and protects
All in one step, leaving a hydrophobic, water-repellent finish behind.
No water, no buffing
Applied dry, wiped dry.
Spray on, wipe off
Spray onto a dry panel and wipe with a microfibre cloth.
Safe across the car
Suitable for paint, glass, plastic trim, and wheels.
Formulated to hold up over repeated washes.
Compare
One spray instead of the whole routine.
How CARBN ONE compares with a traditional wash and wax.
| Comparison point | CARBN ONE Quicker than a wash | Traditional wash and wax The old way |
|---|---|---|
| Steps | Spray on, wipe off | Wash, rinse, dry, then wax or seal |
| Water | None needed | Hose and bucket |
| Products | One spray and a microfibre cloth | Shampoo, wash mitt, drying towel, wax or sealant |
| Buffing | None | Often required |
| Rinse water | No rinse water involved | Can dry on the paint and leave spots |
| Surfaces | Paint, glass, plastic trim, and wheels | Often a separate product for paint, glass, trim, and wheels |
| Durability | Built to hold up over repeated washes | Wax and sealant wear off, so you redo them |
| Price | One 500ml bottle | Shampoo, wax and towels all add to the cost |
Best on cars with light dust and grime. For heavy mud or grit, rinse the car first before wiping. Comparison is against a typical bucket wash followed by a separate wax or sealant, and results depend on the products used.
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Look how clear my windscreen is. I'm a stock agent so I live on dirt roads between properties and saleyards, and the screen is normally bug-struck and dusty by Wednesday. Now the water just runs off and I can actually see properly at dawn. The second photo is taken through the driver's window and that's the part I can't get over, the blue paint is so glossy the shed reflects in the door like a mirror. One bottle does the ute five times over and each wash is 45 minutes with no hose, which matters on tank water out here. Best thing I've bought for the Hilux in years.
Cabinet maker, so the T60 MAX is a workshop on wheels and normally wears MDF dust and rain. People told me I was mad bothering with a work ute, but the whole thing is 50 minutes with no hose and I can do it in a customer's driveway without leaving a mess. The blue has never looked this good, not even the day I picked it up. Photo of the whole rig because I'm proud of it. The blokes at the timber yard keep asking what I'm using.
Nobody buys an orange car to blend in, so it may as well shine. The little MG is my runabout and this has taken it from supermarket-spec to something people actually comment on in the carpark. About 35 minutes in the driveway with no hose, no bucket, and the orange looks freshly poured on. Photo attached because words don't do the colour justice.
The Corolla is 18 years old and done nearly 300,000 kms, and I honestly wasn't sure anything would help it at this point. To be clear, the scratches are all still there, this isn't a polish. But the paint around them has come back to life. Even with the scratches it made the car look like it gained a couple of years, the red is deep and glossy again instead of tired and pink, and the water beads off it like a much newer car. Took me about 40 minutes with no bucket. Photo attached, judge for yourself. Should have done it years ago.
I take clients in the Merc and it has to present right, so a monthly mobile detail was just a cost of doing business. This is 40 minutes on a Saturday morning and the black is every bit as deep. Photo doesn't fully capture it but it's close. Saved myself a grand this year.
Brushes and auto carwashes are not allowed within a suburb of this car, so it's spray and wipe only, always has been. Forty minutes including the wheels and the black is a mirror. Chucked a photo on for the sceptics. Worth every cent just to watch people check their reflection in the door.
The Kluger tows the netball team, the sports gear and occasionally the dog, so it never stays clean for long. Fifty minutes every fortnight and it's the tidiest car at the school gate. Photo from this morning, one cloth and it came up spotless. My daughter reckons I love that car more than her, and she might be onto something.
A white car shows every speck of tree junk and road grime, and mine was permanently grey-ish at the edges. Thirty five minutes with this and it's properly white again, properly. I put a photo on because nobody believes the beading until they see it. My sister has already ordered a bottle off the back of it.
Surf most mornings before work and the salt spray was slowly winning. Since applying this the water just sheets off on the drive home and the salt doesn't get a chance to bake on. Photo of the roof after this morning's session says it better than I can. The whole car takes me about half an hour, wheels included.
The CX-5 is the family truck and this has it looking new in 40 minutes with no hose dragged out. The blue has never looked this good, and the school-run fingerprints slide straight off the glass. Only reason for four stars is I want a small travel bottle to keep in the car for spot wipes between full cleans. Hint hint.
My first time buying anything more than a carwash ticket and honestly the difference is silly. Half an hour, no hose, and the blue in the sun is unreal, stuck the photo on so you can see it. Going light on the trigger I'm getting five full cleans out of one bottle.
Fifteen years of black work utes and every bucket wash left another mark in the paint. This is spray on, wipe off, done in about 50 minutes including the tray, and the depth on the black is better than any wax I've paid for. The boys at the depot thought it was a new ute.
Apartment living means the Golf lives in an underground carpark with no tap anywhere. Now I do it between the bays with the bottle and two cloths, 35 minutes, no mess. Added a photo from Sunday's effort, the grey looks almost liquid. My neighbour asked for the link before I'd even finished.
New Year's resolution: the X2 stays looking like this all of 2027. Third bottle in and it's the easiest promise to myself I've ever kept. Forty minutes, first Saturday of the month, no excuses.
Prepped the new CX-90 the day before we drove to Renmark for Christmas. Two hours of highway bugs wiped off with one cloth at the other end. The whole family watched it bead in the driveway. New tradition.
Grandkids gave me a bottle for Christmas, thinking I'd struggle with it. Showed them. Twenty minutes and the Barina looks like new, and I didn't even need to stand up for most of it.
The finish on the black Koleos is stunning, no complaints there. I just wish there was a fresh-scented version. It barely smells of anything, which I know most people love, but I miss a little clean-car perfume. Silly, I know.
First new car the money could stretch to and I want it looking like the day I picked it up. Half an hour a fortnight. My old man, a Ford man his whole life, inspected the finish and said nothing, which is a standing ovation.
Sales director, 40,000 kays a year, airport carparks as a habitat. This keeps the 5 Series presentable between airfares. An hour a fortnight and it has never embarrassed me in a client carpark.
I sew curtains for a living and the Caddy carries rolls of fabric and my pride. Fifty minutes on a Sunday and the van and I both start the week sharp. The measurements even come out neater, I'm convinced.
First SUV, didn't want to spend European money. The H6 with this on it looks every bit the part. My mechanic asked if it had been ceramic coated. No mate, a spray bottle and half an hour.