From prewash to wax, Fra-Ber has formulated for over 40 years the detergents Italian and European car washes use every day: self-service, tunnels and rollovers, hand wash, trucks and detailing. Over 1,000 references, in-house R&D, “5.0” production in Italy. In Portugal, with stock and technical support from BestQuímica.
Prewash, wheels, shampoo, polish and drying, wax and interiors. For each step there is a product per type of installation; the selector below builds the right protocol for yours.
The step that decides the result: a well-dosed prewash lifts traffic film, insects and mud before any contact. Single-component for hand wash and self-service, two-component and powder for trucks, X-Line emollients and foams for those who want the maximum.
Acid wheel cleaners for aluminium and trucks, acid-free for polished wheels, X-Line active foam and iron remover; then the right tyre shine for the bay or the showroom.
Brush shampoos with pre-wax for tunnels and rollovers, high-volume and coloured foams for self-service, snow foam for the lance and neutral shampoos for the mitt. Doses from 5 to 20 ml per car.
The step the customer pays for: drying wax for tunnel and self-service, UV-filter wax, X-Line hydrophobics and quick detailers for hand finishing. Protection that lasts several washes.
All-purpose cleaner, glass cleaner, enzymatic upholstery cleaner, plastics and leather restorers, odour neutraliser and cabin fragrances: the interior that brings the customer back.
Interior all-purpose cleaner (plastics, dashboards, fabrics, vinyl) with Arancio or Black Orchid scent; the cloth’s mechanical action removes odour-causing substances.
What keeps the bay earning: descaler for nozzles and circuits, concrete bay cleaning, soot and tar removers, engine degreasers and antifreeze for the fleet.
25 and 50 L sprayers (also stainless and foaming), foam lance for the pressure washer, tornador for interiors, sprayers and graduated bottles, with spare parts in the store.
Pick the type of bay, the water and whether you want the premium line. We suggest one product per step, with the indicative dose per car, and prepare the quote.
“Usamos o Super Lava Teli Bicomponente há mais de 12 anos na nossa frota de camiões e continuamos totalmente satisfeitos. Tem um excelente poder de limpeza, remove facilmente a sujidade mais difícil e deixa os camiões sempre com um aspeto brilhante. O que mais valorizamos é o facto de, mesmo após anos de utilização regular, a pintura dos nossos veículos continuar em excelente estado, sem ficar baça”
“Utilizamos o Wheel Active Foam diariamente na preparação de viaturas e o resultado é excelente. A espuma adere muito bem às jantes, ajuda a soltar a sujidade e reduz o tempo de lavagem.”
The sequence Fra-Ber recommends for a professional wash, with one reference product per step. The last two are periodic: decontamination and plant maintenance.
Every wash · monthly decontamination · weekly descalerRecommended sequence for a complete professional wash
Apply the prewash bottom-up, let it act 1 to 2 minutes without drying and rinse top-down. This is where traffic film comes off; the shampoo then only has to clean.
Right doses, right cost
Fra-Ber concentrates pay off because they are dosed: 8 to 25 ml per car in tunnel, 10 to 30 in self-service, 1:20 to 1:50 in the sprayer. Calibrated dosers and compensated hard water (Resa Plus) avoid waste.
Clean plant, returning customer
Descaler in nozzles and circuits, Lavacemento on the bays, tyre shine and a wax the customer can see: a clean bay sells the next step.
Ask for a tailored protocol: we tell you product, dose and doser per step for your installation and water.Indicative doses from the manufacturer’s data sheets or estimated by product type; adjust to water and dirt.
Why Fra-Ber
Chemistry made for people who wash cars every day
Made in Italy since 1980
Family company founded by Franco Berton, with R&D, laboratories and “5.0” production (automation, AI and IoT) in Antegnate, Italy. Present in 70 countries.
One solution per step and per bay
Over 1,000 references: self-service, tunnel, hand wash, trucks and detailing have their own products, with defined doses and dosers.
Performs in any water
Formulas tested in hard, recycled and reverse-osmosis water; concentrates that lower the cost per wash without lowering the result.
X-Line and Evoenzymes
The premium line for maximum performance and the VDA-certified enzymatic line for a greener chemistry without losing efficacy.
With the installation and the cars per month we estimate the concentrate per step (ml per car), the monthly usage and the packs per year. Signed in to the store, the cost per wash uses your prices. Indicative values: we adjust them in the quote.
Sign in to the store to see the cost per wash with your prices.
Doses: midpoint of the manufacturer’s technical data sheets where available (“TDS”), estimate by product type otherwise. Hard water +15 %. Trucks = 2.5 × hand wash. Kg treated as litres.
Questions from people who run a bay, short answers
What car washes ask us most often about the Fra-Ber range.
Do Fra-Ber products work with hard or recycled water?
Yes. The range is formulated and tested for hard, recycled and reverse-osmosis water. In very hard water areas Fra-Ber has specific prewashes (Resa Plus 5.0 Hard Water) and the drying agents give different doses for osmosis water (1:2000–1:5000 instead of 1:100–1:400).
What is the difference between single- and two-component prewash?
Single-component (Poker, Sundet, Perfectwash) is applied in one step and serves cars and trucks in hand wash, sprayer and self-service. Two-component (Turbowash, Super Lavateli) applies two solutions in sequence that boost each other on the panel: the choice for tarpaulins, trucks and very heavy dirt. In tunnels the equivalent is the Presoak 1.1 (alkaline) + 2.2 (acid) system.
What are the Smart Complete, X-Line and Evoenzymes lines?
Smart Complete is the complete reference range for car washes. X-Line is the premium maximum-performance line (XS Extreme, Spumone, Prime, Defender, Sublime Hy, NutriGloss), with doses of 5 to 25 ml per car. Evoenzymes is the enzymatic, VDA-certified line for a greener chemistry without losing efficacy (Pre-Self Emollient, Foam Aroma, Lava Interni B Aroma, Deotex).
How much product do I use per car?
It depends on the installation and the product. In tunnel and rollover the data sheets give 5 to 25 ml per car; in self-service, 10 to 30 ml; in hand wash with a sprayer, dilutions of 1:20 to 1:50. The cost-per-wash calculator on this page estimates usage per step for your bay and, signed in to the store, the cost with your prices.
Are acid wheel cleaners safe on all wheels?
Super Allunet, Allunet Hi and Superlega are acid and meant for aluminium and steel with brake dust; they are used diluted and never left to dry. On polished, anodised, chromed or Alcoa wheels use Alconet (acid-free) or KO Iron; X-Wheel Active Foam is also not recommended for Alcoa or motorcycles.
Which products can I use on motorcycles and delicate paint?
The data sheets flag the ones suitable for motorcycles: Acticlean, Micellar (1:60), Prime Extreme, Volume Extreme and Foam Aroma Extreme (1:40). XS Extreme and X-Wheel Active Foam are not recommended for motorcycles. On matte paint or wraps always test a small area and avoid gloss waxes.
Sprayer or foam gun?
The sprayer (25 or 50 L, plain or foaming) is the hand-wash tool: prewash and wheel cleaner at 1:20–1:50 without a compressor. The LS3 foam lance connects to the pressure washer and makes snow foam with Neve, Trifoam or Spumone at 1:2–1:12. For interiors, the Tornador uses compressed air.
How do I avoid limescale in nozzles and brushes?
With a weekly Anticalcare cycle circulating in the water circuits and nozzles, and Lavacemento on the concrete bays to remove the black film. In very hard water, slightly higher prewash doses and a drying agent compensate the hardness.
Which pack sizes exist?
Most concentrates come in 5, 10 and 25 kg (or litres); some in 1,000 kg (IBC) for tunnels and high-volume centers, like Perfectwash Megafoam. Finishing products also come in 4.54 L, 1 L and 750 ml. On this page every pack shows whether it is in stock in the store.
Where do I find technical and safety data sheets?
The manufacturer’s technical data sheets (TDS), in Italian and English, are linked on each product page here and on the “Technical and safety data sheets” page. Safety data sheets in Portuguese are requested from BestQuímica through that page’s form and sent by email.
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Car washes, self-service, tunnels, workshops, dealerships and fleets: tell us the installation, the cars per month and the water. We reply with protocol, doses, trade prices and dosers.
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