Pre-wash

Total Ultra

Name: Total Ultra - Foamable / Solvent
Brand: King Carthur
SKU: HS20679
Rating: 4.9 (21 reviews)

Foamable / Solvent

4.9 · 21 reviews Read reviews at Autodude

BRAND NEW FOR 2026 - A foamable, heavily dilutable solvent cleaner designed to remove grease-based dirt and, among other things, road salt, which releases even ingrained dirt from all of a vehicle's exterior surfaces, even without mechanical contact. Thanks to its heavily dilutable formula, it can also be used as an all-purpose cleaner practically anywhere!

King Carhur Total Ultra is a four times more effective, true 2.0 version of KC's most popular solvent-based pre-wash, Total Snow Foam. It is a heavily dilutable solvent cleaner designed especially for removing grease-based dirt, which releases even the most ingrained dirt, salt and, for example, old waxes from all of a vehicle's exterior surfaces. Compared with the previous version, only a quarter as much Total Ultra is needed to achieve even better cleaning performance, so one 2.5 litre canister is equivalent to up to 10 litres of the previous version! In addition to the concentrated formula, cleaning performance has improved significantly, helped by the product's excellent "wetting power": the Total Ultra formula is exceptionally good at breaking the surface tension of the cleaning solution, which makes the cleaner "soak into" the dirt on the surface and allows the same amount of product to spread over a considerably larger area than many other cleaners.

Available from Autodude in four countries

Each store serves its own country with local delivery, prices, returns and customer service.

Specifications

Product	Solvent cleaner King Carthur Total Ultra
Used for	Removing grease-based dirt in pre-wash
Packaging	Plastic canister with screw cap
Pack sizes	1000 / 2500 / 5000 ml
Dilution ratio	0.1-10 %
	Powerful cleaning performance
	"All-around" solvent cleaner, unlimited uses when diluted
	Strongly alkaline

As declared on the Autodude product page.

Sizes and variants

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Quick guide

Mix the cleaner thoroughly before use and dilute according to the intended use. Apply to the surface to be treated and leave to work. Do not allow it to dry. Rinse thoroughly. For example, indoors where rinsing is not possible, first wipe the cleaner off with a damp cloth and then with a dry, clean cloth.
Use with a foam lance
Mix the product well before use. Dilute the cleaner in the foam lance bottle at a ratio of 1:1 - 1:3, i.e. 1 dl of cleaner and 1-3 dl of water. The mixture adjustment screw on the foam lance can be almost closed, in which case the mixture on the surface is approx. 1.5-2% with a 1:3 dilution and 3-4% with a 1:1 dilution. Apply the foam to the surface to be washed and leave it to work for as long as possible. However, do not allow the cleaner to dry on the surface. Rinse thoroughly.
You can also add the product undiluted to the foam lance bottle, but in that case the mixture must be adjusted to a suitable strength with the lance's adjustment screw. Instructions for determining the exact mixture ratio of the foam lance are below.
These instructions can be used to find out what strength of mixture (%) the product comes out of the foam lance when it is put into the lance bottle undiluted (in the instructions, the strongest possible mixture).
Fill the lance bottle full of water
Set the mixture ratio adjustment knob on top of the lance to the strongest possible mixture (fully closed, clockwise)
Run water from the pressure washer through the lance into a measuring or non-measuring container until the bottle is completely empty. Measure the amount of water run through
Calculate the mixture ratio with the following formula: 1 / (amount of water in the bucket in litres) x 100
You can measure other lance settings in the same way, which makes choosing the mixture ratio easy in future
It is worth marking the strength of each setting on the foam lance, e.g. with a marker pen, so that in future a quick glance is enough to tell you the mixture ratio.

Source: Autodude quick guide on the product page.