Touchless/Brushless truck wash soaps, whether they’re our product or a competitor’s, do not get your surface 100% clean. We tested several top competitors ' 2-step touchless truck wash soaps alongside ours and determined that both leave about 10% road film that you can only see up close when you run your finger through it.
This is expected behavior for 2-step in general. Why? Because these types of touchless truck wash soap products are meant to be used for maintenance washes between your normal brush/mitt wash. They are not meant to completely replace washing with a brush/mitt. You can minimize the amount of road film left behind by making sure your surface is protected with some type of wax protection, like our Wax Replacement.
Therefore, we recommend touchless wash soap as a great way to keep your rig or personal automobile clean in between standard washes.
Directions
Before you begin, there are a few factors to take into consideration. For instance, if this is your first touchless wash ever and it's been more than 7 days since your last wash, you will want to brush/mitt wash instead.
After that first good brush/mitt wash, we strongly recommend using our foam-on Wax Replacement coating. Wax is the perfect complement to a touchless wash soap, because even the best touchless car wash soap relies upon a fairly slick surface to help contaminants slide off without the gentle friction normally introduced via a wash mitt.
These critical steps will help you achieve the best results with touchless washes going forward. Then:
1. (Optional Step) For extra cleaning power, pre-soak your surface with Bug Remover or Degreaser to help cut through extra road film.
2. Dilute in foam cannon - 1 part soap to 1 parts water (50% chemical | 50% water)
3. Apply touchless truck wash soaps from bottom up and allow each soap to dwell for at least 1 minute before the next step.
4. Foam Touchless 1 onto your surface
5. Foam Touchless 2 overtop of Touchless 1
6. High pressure rinse the entire surface, and make sure to keep the wand 6-12" away while maintaining a 90 degree contact angle with your surface
7. Rinse thoroughly making sure to overlap rinse patterns. It helps to go both left and right and up and down with your rinses for maximum coverage.
TIPS:
Use a 40 degree (white colored) tip for rinsing.
Use with water no hotter than 130 degrees so it does not break down chemical composition.
Try to keep surfaces out of direct sunlight and cool before applying product. If sunlight is unavoidable work in small sections to ensure chemicals do not dry on surface.
Adjust dilution knob on foam cannon to produce wet foam when working in dry/sunny conditions so appropriate dwell time can be reached before rinsing chemicals from the surface.
Our Recommended Weekly Wash Process
Detailed Wash - We use our full prep/wash/protect process once per week. Start with bug remover to pre-soak bug remains and heavy road grime. Then we foam on some Platinum Wash soap and scrub the surface clean. After scrubbing, rinse thoroughly. Once the surface is 100% cleaned, we apply a coating of Invisishield (our foam on wax replacement) & rinse off.
2-Step - Between detailed washes, we use Touchless 1 & 2 to neutralize road salt/grime and help keep the surface clean and free of extra build up.
Other Recommendations & Requirements
While this touchless truck wash soap approach is one of the best soaps for touchless car washing that you’ll find, and will garner you preferable results, there are additional considerations to keep in mind when washing or rinsing your ride.
* A pressure washer is required
* Minimum recommended specs 2200 PSI & 3.5 GPM
* **IMPORTANT: If using a spigot to dispense Touchless 1, make sure it's plastic. Low pH solutions will slowly eat through soft metals over extended periods of time. This also includes metal components of foam cannon heads. To prolong the life of your foam cannons, we recommend running a small amount of Touchless 2 or other high pH solution through it to neutralize Touchless 1.
Touchless 1 & 2 is our 2‑step touchless car wash soap for maintaining cars, pickups, SUVs, light‑duty trucks, and commercial vehicles with a professional‑grade clean at home. Step 1 breaks down road film, bugs, and winter salt, while Step 2 lifts away grime for a streak‑free, scratch‑free finish on paint, chrome, and polished aluminum. If you want a true touchless wash that protects your wheels, tanks, and trim while saving serious time, this is the kit your driveway has been missing.
Here are a few reasons why drivers, detailers, and small fleet owners rely on Touchless 1 & 2 as their go‑to touchless car wash soap:
Takes less time than a typical commercial car wash while delivering a brighter finish you control at home.
Requires less effort and elbow grease than bucket‑and‑brush DIY washing—let the chemistry do the heavy lifting.
Uses specially formulated biodegradable organic acids instead of “mystery chemicals” you find in many automatic truck washes.
Gives you peace of mind knowing exactly what you’re putting on your paint, chrome, and polished aluminum surfaces.
Highly concentrated, so you use less product per wash and keep your cost per wash low.
True touchless wash process is scratch‑free, reducing swirl marks and protecting your clearcoat, and polish, over time.
No streaking, brightening, or whitening on polished aluminum when used as directed.
Perfect as a maintenance soap between full details or polishing sessions to keep your rig looking fresh.
What Makes Touchless Car Wash Soap "Touchless?"
Touchless 1 & 2 uses high‑pressure water plus our specialized biodegradable organic formula to maintain a thorough clean. There are no sponges, brushes, or scrubbing required when used on a regularly maintained vehicle.
Step 1 (Touchless 1) is applied first and begins to break down road film, bugs, and grime on the surface.
Step 2 (Touchless 2) is foamed directly over the top of Step 1 to lift, and carry contamination away from the surface.
A thorough high‑pressure rinse mimics the physical agitation required for a clean glossy finish that’s ready for the road or a protective coating. Without all the swirl marks.
This combination is essential for neutralizing pH levels on your vehicles surface as well as neutralizing salt scum from winter roads.
On a day‑cab or large commercial vehicle, you can complete a full touchless wash in as little as 30–35 minutes once you’re familiar with your setup. This makes Touchless 1 & 2 a practical maintenance routine for busy weekends, fleet owners, and anyone who wants their vehicle to stay clean without spending all day in the driveway
This is a good product. I use it every week to wash my assigned tractor easy Peezy it leaves a nice shine. Turns heads when I’m driving. Looking good out there represent the State Of California.
I was blown away with how good it got my truck clean, I was skeptical at first I won't lie. This cuts off a good 15+ minutes of scrubbing with the wash mitt! Im definitely a believer now!
Haven't put a brush on my truck since i started using this stuff. And the wax replacement is awesome. Drove through a few rain showers this week and the truck still looks like it was washed a day ago. Tried other products and ended up hand polishing tanks and wheels to bring the shine back. It really is safe on polished parts. I recommend it.
I wasn't that impressed with this on vehicles that had heavier dirt on them. We rinsed them off before applying soaps and it still didn't work . I won't be purchasing it again.
I was pleasantly surprised at how well this 2 step wash worked !! No scrubbing needed. It makes my pickup look so shiny !! I even used it to detail a Peterbilt 389 before I polished it and it did not disappoint !!
Used Image Bug Spray, Image Premium Wash and Image Wax Replacement. Brought back that first day shine. I’m hooked on all the products and it has made washing enjoyable to see the finished results on my work truck as well as my personal vehicles. I highly recommend Image wash products and soap cannons to anyone looking to up your vehicle washing experience as well as your vehicles appearance after washing.
These are awesome product that I use on a everyday basis. I have been using theses guys for 2 years now and would recommend any product they carry. The people that work there are very informative on explaining anything you may need to know on how to use there product. 5 stars all day long thanks guys and keep up the good work.
Store owner replied:
Nice photos! Thank you for sharing your experience. We greatly appreciate that, we are glad we can provide the tools necessary to take care of that sweet rig. This is why we do it!
Great in between wash like they say. I did my 38 ft. Motorhome and came out great except for some streaks on my windshield. Which was my fault I cleaned the top first and didn’t pay attention to the run off. Tom P.
Store owner replied:
Appreciate your review! And so will the many customers who will see your review and be able to make a more educated decision about purchasing car soaps! Thanks again!
The one step two step made a believer out of me! I used them after one week of driving (no rain). The results were amazing and cut the wash time in half! Highly recommend!
Store owner replied:
Barry! We cant thank you enough for this. What great action shots. You definitely go above and beyond for quality results! We look forward to hearing from you again.
Very happy with results. Brought some life back to this old paint. Great product.
We own a lawn care business, we use image wash on our equipment and the vehicles/trailers. All your products have a purpose and work amazing.
We also use it on our farm equipment and love it. Thanks TK
I’ve been using your products for almost 2 years now and I won’t use anything but your products. They make my so much easier keeping my ride clean. We wash all of vehicles with it including our horse trailer.
This product is very easy to use I love it . I will be buying the bug removal product next this product leaves a shiny vehicle after you are done I have also done two four door Chevy trucks with one mixed cup of each product thanks to all the other reviews I read I bought this wash product to try and am very happy with it
Store owner replied:
Thanks for leaving a review, Danny! Happy to hear everything is working well for you. We appreciate your business.
I purchased this products to wash my truck and trailer. The results of the touchless soap are amazing. I have 2 foam cannons one for each. Now I spend a lot less time washing and more time on the road. I also wash my family's cars super easy. I highly recommend these products 👌..
We use touchless wash as maintenance for our trucks when they return from calls. We are located in Maine. We deal with snow salt and sand during the winter months
Store owner replied:
Thanks a ton for the review and support, Todd! We really appreciate your business. Cheers!
Awesome product! Makes keeping it clean in between hand washes a quick job. I made a mistake on my first order and Image did not hesitate to let me cancel that order and start over with what I meant to purchase. Great customer service!
Store owner replied:
Hey Dom! Thanks so much for your review and including a pic. It really helps us out. Glad to hear our customer service team got things straightened out for you and that you're happy with the products. Cheers!
Washing heavy equipment can be challenging, there are a lot of spots you miss or cant get to with a brush. We used to spend hours a day washing out equipment. Stumbled across Image Wash Products and was a little skeptical A no touch foaming soap? Didn't think it would work as well as it did, we have the 2 stage soap setup, when the second soap gets sprayed on you can see the dirt fall off. The gun makes it easy to switch between spraying soap and having a high power pressure washer with a simple turn on the barrel. My guys love to use it, all our equipment is clean with minimal amount of work. Highly recommend!