Orange Agent - the many uses of this great cleaner

Orange Agent is a uniquely pH neutral, ready to use all purpose cleaner. It's especially great for cleaning engine bays - being safe for all your polished metals and other delicate surfaces, but strong enough to clean up all the heavy dirt and grime. Also awesome for deep cleaning dirty car interiors, including vinyl and leather, vinyl hood linings, & is perfect for use in shampoo extractor machines. Also wheels, tyres, plastic trims, undercarriages and perhaps the biggest users have been the bike guys, both motorised and people powered varieties.

Orange Agent can also be used around the home for all sorts of jobs from cleaning the shower, to cleaning the BBQ.

Let's delve deeper into the uses of Orange Agent and how to use it effectively.

Strip Snow

A very unique use for Orange Agent, is the removal of waxes, sealants and silicones on the paint. We do this to remove old products that may have been used in the past that you want to remove, or it can be used as the first step in your Snow Job mixture, to remove heavier grease and grime, or to remove old products on the paint, in preparation for a full detail - to start fresh so to speak.

The way we do this is by adding 100ml of Orange Agent into the Snow Job mixture. So we use 100ml Orange Agent, 100ml Snow Job and 800ml of water in the Snow Blow Cannon, then do your normal snow foam of the car. Leaving the product to dwell on the paint will break down waxes and other sealants, and leave a good base to start with for a fresh detail.

You wouldn't use this method every time you snow foam your car, as it will remove any protection on there. Always remember that if you do use this method, that you follow up with Lazy Wax, Fully Slick or Bead Machine, to protect the paint once again.

External Plastic Trim & Rubbers

If your external plastic trim is looking faded, dirty or is just in need of a good clean, Orange Agent is a perfect fit for this job. Any light cleaning of these external plastic trims can be taken care of with our SubLime Clean, but for the more heavily soiled and tougher jobs, Orange Agent is the go to product. Using a Square Bear applicator, or a soft bristled brush like our Plush Brush if the surface needs deeper cleaning, spray the product into your applicator or brush, then work the product into the plastic trim. While the solution is still wet, wipe it clean with a Dirty Deeds cloth. Once the surface is clean & dry, and free of contaminants, silicones etc, you can seal the surface with our Vinyl Revival trim rejuvenation and protection product. Orange Agent can also be used to remove polish and wax residue from rubber door trims and linings.

Exterior Badges & Grilles

To clean external badges, make sure the car has already had a Snow Job and been washed. We do it this way, because if you use the brush on the badges when the Snow Job is on the car, the Snow Job is breaking down all the dirt and grime on the paint, and you run the risk of causing scratches in the paint with the brush with the dirt that the Snow Job has broken down. So do the Snow Job, rinse the car, then when you're washing, spray Orange Agent into a brush like our Nuts & Guts Brush, and also spray a small amount onto the actual surface you're going to be cleaning, agitate over the badge or grille, then rinse thoroughly.

Car Interiors

Being a pH neutral cleaner, Orange Agent is perfect to use on car interiors, from plastics, to vinyl, to leather, to remove all sorts of marks, including cheap silicone products. Using this technique is especially good for removing sunscreen marks from your interior, including leather seats. Use Orange Agent on a Square Bear applicator pad and gentle wipe over the dirty surfaces (if the stains are really bad, you can use a soft bristled brush like our Plush Brush). While the product is still wet, wipe off excess residue with a Dirty Deeds or Plush Daddy cloth – don’t let the product dry on the surface, as the dirt you’ve just lifted off will dry back onto the surface. Once the surface has been cleaned with Orange Agent, it’s imperative that you then protect the surface – Vinyl Care for all the vinyl and plastic surfaces and Leather Love / Leather Guard for any leather surfaces.

Shampoo Extraction Machines

Orange Agent makes a great cleaning solution for shampoo extraction machines as it’s a very low sudsing formula, has exceptional cleaning capability and won’t reactivate in the fabric if it gets wet again. For best results in the machine, use the Orange Agent at a 50:1 dilution ratio (50 parts water to 1 part Orange Agent - so literally 20ml of Orange Agent per 1L of water). Any tougher stains should be pre sprayed with our fabric cleaning product; - Fabra Cadabra - and scrubbed with a small brush like our Plush Brush, to loosen the stain prior to using the extraction machine. Once the area has been extracted and has dried, use our Pong-Go odour eliminator to finish the job off nicely.

Bikes

Orange Agent has a multitude of uses on both motorbikes and pedal powered bikes. It’s important to remember a couple things when doing motorbikes: If you’re taking off the seat, be sure to cover the air filter and all the electrical bits before cleaning. Also, and this is a big one, do not spray Orange Agent onto raw powder coated parts, or any single stage, non clear coated painted areas. Other than that, spray Orange Agent onto the main areas you wish to clean – motor, rims and sprocket, agitate with a brush like our Big Boy Brett Brush to really help loosen the dirt, then rinse thoroughly with your hose. You can then dry the area with a cloth like our Twisted Little Suckers or a Dirty Deeds cloth.

Same principle for pedal powered bikes – spray Orange Agent over the major parts of the bike, agitate with a brush, then rise thoroughly and dry. For added protection, use Fully Slick or Bead Machine to seal all the painted areas of the bike so that it’s easier to clean next time!

Thanks to Nathanael House from Perfection Automotive Detailing in Adelaide for the pic.

Home Use

There are a multitude of uses for Orange Agent around the home. Orange Agent is not only pH balanced, but also 100% environmentally friendly and contains no nasty chemicals. It can be used to clean the shower, the floors and even the BBQ. For use in the shower, wet the area down first that you’re going to be cleaning. Spray Orange Agent directly onto the surface, clean with your sponge or scourer, and then completely rinse the area well. Likewise for the BBQ - take any bits off that will come off and spray Orange Agent directly onto the surfaces and let it dwell for a few minutes, then scrub, agitate and rinse thoroughly. Using a pressure washer for this job really helps to tackle the heavier grime sections.

Even more uses

Apart from all of the above ways we use it, here more uses for Orange Agent!

Light adhesive removal - For any light adhesive residue, simply spray Orange Agent onto a Dirty Deeds cloth or similar, and gently agitate until the residue is gone.

Tree sap removal - For fresh tree sap, spray Orange Agent into a Dirty Deeds cloth or similar, and gently wipe the affected area until the stain is gone. If the area is dirty, wash the car first before doing this. Remember to seal the paint afterwards with Fully Slick or Bead Machine.

Any questions?

As you can see, this product is by far the most versatile product in the Bowden’s Own catalogue. A fantastic, easy to use cleaning product that will have you looking like a pro with minimal effort. 

Orange Agent can be found in our stockists throughout Australia, and links to our more in depth articles on how to use this great cleaner can be found at the bottom of this page. For your local retailer, there is a link at the very bottom of the webpage to locate your closest store.

If you have any questions, please email us at info@bowdensown.com.au or call our office on 1800 351 308.

Happy detailing!

Brett Hobbs


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