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Glass you can see through. A bay you can work in.

Automotive care splits into two problems: the glass in front of the driver, and everything that builds up in the bay behind them. Strategic Formulations covers both, starting with a washer concentrate that turns one bottle into fifty-five gallons.

The insight

The economics of shipping water

Pre-mixed washer fluid is roughly ninety-nine percent water. Every jug on a pallet is freight, storage and plastic spent moving something that comes out of a tap at the destination.

A 16 oz VANTAGE bottle makes up to 55 gallons. For a single vehicle that is a season in a glovebox; for a fleet it is the difference between a pallet and a shelf.

The performance case is separate from the economics one. Summer road film, bug protein, pollen, exhaust haze, needs surfactant chemistry, not more water. Under low sun, streaking is a visibility problem before it is a cosmetic one.

Pouring VANTAGE concentrate into a washer-fluid reservoir under the hood
VANTAGE™ · Under the hood
55 galfrom one 16 oz bottle
20:1pressure-wash dilution
2washer formulas
What it covers

Auto applications.

Exterior

Windshields, mirrors and the road film that builds across a season. Plus body, wheel arches and paintwork through a pressure washer for the heavier work.

VANTAGEVANTAGE GREENPRESSURE 1 CONCENTRATE

Interior

Dash and trim film, plus the residue left behind by parking permits, dealer decals, inspection stickers and lot tags on glass.

GRIPSTRIPSOLV-X

Garage

Bench tops, tools, oil-stained concrete and the surface rust that appears on anything steel left through a damp winter.

SOLV-XFORMIX 86PRESSURE 1 READY

Fleet

Where concentrate economics stop being a nice-to-have. Consistent dilution across drivers and depots, less freight, less storage, and a plant-derived option for green purchasing standards.

VANTAGEVANTAGE GREENPRESSURE 1 CONCENTRATE
How to use it

Getting it right on the job.

Measuring VANTAGE into a part-filled washer reservoir in the driveway
01

Dilute

Mix to the ratio on the panel, washer concentrate into a part-filled reservoir, wash concentrate into the detergent tank.

Spraying SOLV-X onto a greasy engine component in the bay
02

Apply

Purge the washer lines for a few seconds. For exterior wash, work low-pressure bottom to top.

Rinsing a car top to bottom under overcast light with PRESSURE 1 CONCENTRATE
03

Finish

Rinse top to bottom before the product dries on the surface, and never wash panels in direct sun.

The formulas

Built for auto work.

Products marked “coming soon” are in final formulation and not yet shipping.

Makes 55 Gallons
VANTAGE™
16 FL OZ (473 mL) · Concentrate
One bottle makes 55 gallons of summer washer fluid, streak-free, bug-free glass.
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Plant-Derived
VANTAGE GREEN™
16 FL OZ (473 mL) · Concentrate
The same streak-free clarity, built on a plant-derived, biodegradable base.
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Coming soon
PRESSURE 1 CONCENTRATE™
1 GAL (3.78 L) · Concentrate
A 20:1 pressure-wash concentrate for siding, decks and driveways.
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Lifts Glue, Tape & Labels
GRIPSTRIP™
12 FL OZ (355 mL) · Trigger Spray
Lifts glue, tape and label residue so it wipes off instead of scraping off.
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Coming soon
SOLV-X™
32 FL OZ (946 mL) · Trigger Spray
Industrial-strength degreasing for kitchen, shop and garage.
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Coming soon
FORMIX 86™
8 FL OZ (237 mL) · Fine Mist
Pulls surface rust off knives, cast iron and bakeware, food-contact safe.
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Coming soon
PRESSURE 1 READY™
1 GAL (3.78 L) · Ready-To-Use
The same exterior clean, pre-mixed, pour it straight into the tank.
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Work across more than one of these?

Most operations do. Jump to another industry, or see the full nine-formula line.