Duel Autocare
Fuse
Ceramic Car Shampoo
Fuse is our ceramic car shampoo, a proper contact wash and a shot of ceramic protection fused into one bucket. It cleans like a dedicated shampoo, then as you rinse it leaves a thin, Si-based ceramic layer that lifts gloss and beads water, topping up the wax, sealant or coating you already have on every single wash. It's the cleaning of Bahama Blue and the protection of Flex in one easy step, so your paint gets that bit glossier and more water-repellent each time you clean it. All with a fresh watermelon scent.
At A Glance
Why You'll Love It
Fuse does two jobs in a single bucket: it washes the car like a proper shampoo, and as you rinse it lays down a thin layer of ceramic, Si-based protection. No separate step, no extra product, the protection goes on while you clean.
Each wash leaves the paint that bit glossier and more water-repellent, so rain beads and runs off instead of clinging. It's the easiest way to keep a car looking freshly detailed between full details.
Fuse is formulated to clean without stripping your existing wax, sealant or ceramic coating. It tops them up rather than wears them down, so your protection is better after the wash than before it.
The more you use it, the more the protection layers up. Gloss and beading strengthen over a run of washes, keeping that hydrophobic, just-coated look going with no effort beyond your normal clean.
What Does Fuse Actually Do?
A normal shampoo has one job, clean the paint safely, and then the car is left bare until you find time to add protection. Most people never quite get round to that second step, so gloss fades and water stops beading long before the next proper detail.
Fuse brings the two stages together. First it cleans: its surfactants, the ingredients that grab and hold dirt, lift road grime off the paint and suspend it in the suds so it rinses away, exactly like a good contact shampoo. Then it protects: as you wash and rinse, ceramic, Si-based polymers bond to the surface and cure into a thin, hydrophobic film. That film adds gloss and makes water sheet and bead off, and because it is laid down fresh every wash, it continually tops up whatever protection is already on the car.
It isn't a replacement for a full ceramic coating. A dedicated coating or a sealant like Flex lays down far more protection in one go and lasts months. What Fuse does is keep that protection topped up and looking its best between applications, and give an unprotected car a quick, genuine boost in gloss and water-repellency. It's formulated to do all of this without stripping your wax, sealant or coating, so it's safe to reach for on every maintenance wash.
Is It Right For You?
- Maintaining a car that's already waxed, sealed or ceramic-coated
- Anyone who wants to clean and protect in one easy step
- Boosting gloss and water-beading between full details
- Keeping a hydrophobic finish going through the winter months
- Two-bucket washers who want more than just cleaning from their shampoo
- You only want the safest, slickest pure wash with no added protection, Bahama Blue is the dedicated contact shampoo
- You want to lay down weeks of protection over the whole car in one go, Flex is the lance-applied spray sealant
- You need to lift heavy grime before touching the paint, that's a pre-wash job for Assault or Nitty Gritty
- All paint types and colours
- Wax, sealants and ceramic coatings
- Glass
- Plastic trim and rubber seals
- Letting the suds dry on the surface
- Washing in direct sunlight or on hot panels
How To Use Fuse
Foam and rinse the car first with a pre-wash to lift the loose grime. Clean paint takes the protection better, and the less dirt on the surface before contact, the safer the wash.
Fill your wash bucket with water and add 50ml of Fuse, one simple dose with no ratio to work out. Prefer a lance? Add 50ml to your snow foam lance bottle with 450ml of water. See the mixing guide below.
Work top to bottom with your wash mitt, rinsing the mitt in your second (rinse) bucket between panels to keep grit out of the suds.
Fuse is laying down protection as well as cleaning, and by the nature of the formula the suds drop back as you work rather than holding a thick foam. That's normal. Give the bucket a stir to work them up again and re-load the mitt often, keeping the surface wet and never letting it dry, especially in sun or on warm panels.
Pressure-rinse the whole car until the water runs clear, then dry. You'll see the water start to bead and sheet, which is the ceramic layer doing its job.
Dilution
One simple dose into a bucket of water is all it takes, so there's no ratio to judge, or add 50ml to a snow foam lance bottle with 450ml of water. Wash with the two-bucket method, never let the suds dry on the surface, and rinse thoroughly to reveal the beading. For more on how dilution ratios work, read our dilution ratios guide.
H319 — Causes serious eye irritation.P101 — If medical advice is needed, have product container or label at hand.P102 — Keep out of reach of children.P264 — Wash thoroughly after handling.P280 — Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/protective footwear.P305+P351+P338 — IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.P337+P313 — If eye irritation persists: Get medical advice/attention.P501 — Dispose of the contents and/or its container using the separate collection system in your municipality.| Product type | Ceramic Shampoo |
|---|---|
| Format | Concentrate |
| Size | 500ml |
| Application | Wash bucket (two-bucket method) or snow foam lance |
| Dilution | 50ml per wash bucket (fixed) · 50ml plus 450ml water in a lance bottle |
| Rinse required | Yes |
| Protection | Ceramic / Si-based layer: boosts gloss and hydrophobic beading, tops up with every wash |
| Safe on protection | Wax, sealants and ceramic coatings |
| Scent | Watermelon |
| Suitable for | All paint types and colours |
| pH | Acidic · pH 4 |
| Physical state / colour | Transparent liquid · Light yellow-gold |
| Storage | Store at 5 to 30 °C. Maximum storage time 6 months. |
| Transport classification | Not regulated (ADR/RID, IMDG, IATA) |