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Prices may varyHealth score is for adult use as intended, per the manufacturer's SDS. It does not model child ingestion, accidental spill cleanup, or off-label use. See the safety panel below for full hazard classification, and /disclaimer for the full editorial scope.
GHS hazard codes are quoted from the manufacturer’s Safety Data Sheet. PPE tiers below translate those codes and the listed ingredient chemistry; they are not CarCareTruth recommendations.
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Translated from the manufacturer’s Safety Data Sheet, Section 2
SDS Section 8 calls for safety glasses or chemical goggles when splashing is possible, and Section 11 documents serious eye irritation (Eye Irrit. 2, H319) for the concentrate. Wear eye protection while measuring or pouring the concentrate; the irritation potential does not carry through once diluted to the labeled 1:400-500 working ratio.
U.S. regulatory standard
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)
“The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from… liquid chemicals…”
ANSI Z87.1 (incorporated via §1910.6)
OSHA standards apply to workplaces. Cited here as the U.S. reference threshold for the underlying hazard class.
CarCareTruth publishes the cited sources verbatim and does not advise what action a user should take. Consult the full SDS before use.
Translated from the manufacturer’s Safety Data Sheet, Section 2
SDS Section 8 specifies chemical-resistant gloves (FKM, butyl rubber, CR, NBR, or PVC) for handling the concentrate, and Section 11 documents skin irritation (Skin Irrit. 2, H315). Wear gloves while measuring or pouring the concentrate; the diluted 1:400-500 wash solution is not expected to irritate skin.
U.S. regulatory standard
29 CFR 1910.138(a)
“appropriate hand protection when employees' hands are exposed to hazards such as those from… chemicals which produce an adverse effect on the skin or eyes…”
OSHA standards apply to workplaces. Cited here as the U.S. reference threshold for the underlying hazard class.
CarCareTruth publishes the cited sources verbatim and does not advise what action a user should take. Consult the full SDS before use.
Only when: handling concentrate · in enclosed space
Translated from the manufacturer’s Safety Data Sheet, Section 8
SDS Section 8 states breathing protection is not required under normal, correct use, but calls for respiratory protection if exposure limits are exceeded or ventilation is insufficient with aerosol/mist formation. Section 2 carries no inhalation hazard code, so this is a ventilation/concentrate-handling precaution, not a mixture-level respiratory hazard.
CarCareTruth publishes the cited sources verbatim and does not advise what action a user should take. Consult the full SDS before use.
No PPE specified in published sources for ventilation. Absence does not imply “not needed” — consult the full Safety Data Sheet.
PPE tiers translate the manufacturer’s SDS and U.S. regulatory standards. Not professional safety advice. How we report safety.
Scope of these PPE tiers. The tiers on this page translate the product's Safety Data Sheet where one is published, plus its ingredient chemistry, into a comparable rating. They describe a formulation, not a situation: a tier is not a safety determination for any specific user, task, quantity, or environment. The manufacturer's label and use instructions govern how the product is handled. Where the product is used at work, the employer's PPE program and hazard assessment under 29 CFR 1910.132 decide what protection is selected, not this page.
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This product ranks #1 of 20 in Car Shampoo.
Last reviewed June 17, 2026
TL;DR Strong cleaner for ceramic and nano-sealant coatings, highly concentrated at 1:400-500, and confirmed by long-term owners to preserve coating performance. WARNING signal word at concentrate; working solution is low-hazard.
CarPro Reset is a highly concentrated shampoo for maintaining ceramic and nano-sealant coatings. It lifts road film without adding gloss enhancers or waxes that could alter coating hydrophobics. Add about 2 mL per liter in a two-bucket setup or scale up for a foam cannon. The foam is dense and clings through a full panel. Multiple long-term owners confirm road film removal in a single pass, no swirl reports, and restored beading on coated cars after washes where the coating had appeared to dull.
Best for ceramic or nano-sealant coated car owners who want a dedicated maintenance wash that won't alter the coating's hydrophobic behavior. The concentration is extreme enough that a 1L bottle lasts a year of weekly washes per long-term owners, offsetting the price. Skip it if you need a strip wash before applying new paint protection · use a dedicated stripping shampoo for that step.
WARNING signal word at concentrate, driven by H315 and H319 · both resolve at the 1:500 working-solution dilution. The SDS calls for chemical-resistant gloves and eye protection while measuring or pouring the concentrate; once diluted to the labeled ratio for a bucket wash, no additional PPE is needed. The environment score is below average for the category: one surfactant ingredient has confirmed aquatic toxicity at the ingredient level, and tetrasodium EDTA (10-<30%) is poorly biodegraded in wastewater. The product mixture has not been tested for biodegradability per SDS §12.
Yes. The formula contains no gloss enhancers, polymer additives, or wax components. Multiple verified owners using it on CQUARTZ-coated cars confirm beading and coating behavior is preserved after regular washes. Restored beading after washing has been noted by several long-term buyers.
The label recommends 1:400-500 · approximately 2 mL per liter, or about 1 oz per 5 gallons. One 1L bottle yields roughly 400-500 wash loads at this ratio. Long-term buyers confirm a single 1L bottle lasts about a year of weekly washes.
No. The product listing shows proposition_65_warning: false, and the CDN SDS §15 identifies no Prop 65-listed substances.
The CarPro Reset safety data sheet (WHMIS 2015 / GHS-aligned, revision 2,2 dated April 4, 2023) carries a WARNING signal word with hazard codes H315 (skin irritation) and H319 (serious eye irritation) and the GHS07 pictogram, all at concentrate strength. No DANGER, corrosive, or sensitizer codes are listed. Section 3 names four components: tetrasodium EDTA (10 to under 30 percent), ethanol (3 to under 7 percent), C12-14 ethoxylated alcohols (1 to under 5 percent), and SLES (0.1 to under 1 percent). The concentrate pH is about 10. Both irritation codes apply to the concentrate; the SDS calls for chemical-resistant gloves and eye protection while measuring or pouring the concentrate, and at the 1:400 to 1:500 working dilution on the label the irritation potential effectively resolves, so no additional PPE is needed for the diluted bucket wash itself.
Yes. Community owners regularly use it at higher concentration in foam cannons (e.g., 50 mL soap in 750 mL water) and report dense, cling foam. It performs well in both two-bucket and foam-cannon setups.
Car shampoo is drain-destined · the full wash solution goes to runoff. The formula contains an ethoxylated alcohol surfactant with confirmed aquatic toxicity at the ingredient level, and tetrasodium EDTA (10-<30%) is poorly biodegradable and persistent in wastewater. No Prop 65 warning applies and the working-solution health profile is clean, but these two environmental factors reduce the environment score.
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