Paint Protection: Stop salt before it bonds

Road salt doesn’t just sit on your paint, it draws moisture from the air and actively corrodes the surface 24 hours a day. Unprotected paint develops water spots, etching, and oxidation that require expensive correction.

 

A hydrophobic protective layer prevents salt and grime from bonding to your paint. Contaminants sit on top of the protection rather than penetrating the clear coat, making them easy to wash away.

Quick Protection Option: Nanolex Spray Wax

Nanolex Spray Wax combines high quality carnauba wax with sophisticated polymers, creating a hydrophobic barrier in minutes.​

How it helps in winter:

• Water and salt spray bead up and roll off instead of spreading across the paint

• Slick surface prevents grime from bonding

• Enhanced gloss keep your car looking fresh in those winter months

Car maintenance tip: Apply to clean, dry paint. It is best sprayed on to a clean microfiber cloth but can also be sprayed directly onto the surface. Work into the surface and then buff off with a microfiber cloth. Reapply every few weeks to maintain protection throughout winter.

Long-Term Protection: Nanolex Si3D Ceramic Coating

For maximum winter defence, Nanolex Si3D ceramic coatings provide protection lasting up to 100,000km (approved product only)

Winter benefits:

• Polysilazane-based formula creates an extremely hard, chemical-resistant layer​

• Salt, road grime, and environmental contaminants release easily during washing

• Hydrophobic properties reduce salt adhesion dramatically

⚠️ For ceramic coating of your car, visit the nearest authorized Nanolex detailer.

Car maintenance tip:

Even ceramic-coated vehicles benefit from maintenance products in winter. Use Nanolex SiSplash every time when you are washing your car to refresh hydrophobicity, extend coating life and keeps the paint sealed from the elements, it has a durability of around 3000km.

Glass Protection: See Clearly and De-ice Easily

Winter visibility is critical for safety. Salt and spray from other vehicles constantly contaminate your windscreen. Ice bonds firmly to untreated glass, requiring aggressive scraping every morning. Poor visibility in snow, rain, and fog increases accident risk.

 

A hydrophobic glass coating repels water on contact. Rain beads and blows off at highway speeds. A treated windscreen creates a layer on the glass which doesn’t allow the Ice to bond so hard, meaning that a light scrape or just the defroster is sufficient.

Premium Option: Nanolex Ultra Glass Sealant

Nanolex Ultra Glass Sealant is the professional choice offering protection lasting up to 24 months or 25,000 km. This modified silane coating creates a permanent barrier against water, oil, and grime.​

How it helps winter driving:

• Rain drops bead and are blown off by airflow. This takes place at regular car speeds, often no wipers are needed​

• Ice releases with minimal scraper effort, reducing scratches and morning frustration

• Salt spray wipes off easily rather than filming across your field of vision

• Reduces wiper use and extends wiper blade life

For application: Contact authorized Nanolex detailer near you.

Everyday Maintenance Option with Nanolex Magic Windscreen Concentrate

Everyday Maintenance option can be achieved with the Weekend Car Wash Club (WCWC) Nanolex Magic Windscreen Concentrate , in those summer months you can mix this 1:10 and add to your windscreen reservoir. However, for the winter months it can also be mixed with a dedicated winter screen wash additive. Here you need to mix your regular screen wash and then add the WCWC Magic Screenwash Concentrate 1:10.

 

This innovative product cleans your windshield while simultaneously building a water-repellent layer. Every time you use your windshield washer, you’re not just cleaning, you’re refreshing hydrophobic protection.​

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Winter benefits:

• Easily removes dirt, insect residue, salt film, and road grime​

• Leaves behind a hydrophobic layer that improves visibility in rain and snow​

• Water beads and rolls off the windshield with every wipe​

• Streak and smear-free cleaning for maximum clarity​

• Gentle on paint, plastics, and rubber seals – safe for winter driving conditions​

To apply, add directly to your vehicle’s washer fluid tank at a 1:10 dilution ratio. The concentrate is economical and long-lasting, one bottle provides months of protection.​

Car maintenance tip: For the ultimate winter glass protection strategy:

1. Apply Nanolex Ultra Glass Sealant as your base layer – this provides the strongest, longest-lasting hydrophobic foundation

2. Fill your washer reservoir with Nanolex Magic Windscreen  Concentrate (as per the instructions above – this maintains and refreshes hydrophobic properties with every use while keeping glass clean​​

This combination means your windshield stays protected even as the base sealant gradually wears, the Magic Windscreen Concentrate continuously reinforces the water-repellent effect throughout winter.

Wheel Protection: Fight with salt and brake dust

Wheels face the worst winter conditions, direct salt spray from the road, hot brake dust that bonds instantly to surfaces, temperature extremes, and constant grime. Unprotected rims develop pitting, corrosion, and permanent staining within a single winter.

 

Ceramic coating specifically designed for high-temperature wheel applications. Protection that withstands brake heat while making cleaning effortless.

Professional Protection: Nanolex Si3D Rim

Nanolex Si3D Rim is a polysilazane-based ceramic coating engineered specifically for wheels. It delivers an extremely long-lasting protection of 50,000 km or 50 washes.​.​

Why it matters for winter:

• Heat resistant formula handles temperatures from hard braking without degrading​

• Brake dust and salt do not bond to the surface as with an unprotected wheel, using a PH neutral wheel cleaner the dirt will easily be removed. Regular decontamination washes are recommended to completely unblock the coating.

• Prevents corrosion and pitting that salt accelerates on unprotected wheels

• Maintains glossy appearance through harsh winter conditions

Application: Can be applied by hand or spray (using an airbrush for even coverage). Clean, decontaminate and degrease your wheels thoroughly before application. Si3D Rim is intuitive to apply and makes subsequent cleaning extremely easy.​

Car maintenance tip: If you run winter tires on a separate set of rims, coat both sets before the season starts. Use pH-neutral wheel cleaner on coated rims to preserve the ceramic layer through winter.

Quick Maintenance: Nanolex Rim and Tire Detailer

Nanolex Rim and Tire Detailer is designed for exactly this purpose – an efficient dual-action formula that cleans light contamination while leaving behind protective, hydrophobic finish on both rims and tires.​

The advanced formulation removes light dirt and contaminations while conditioning rubber and protecting rim surfaces. One product handle both the wheels and tires, leaving a deep satin finish that looks professionally detailed.​

Winter benefits:

• Quick cleaning – Effortlessly removes salt film, light brake dust, and road grime between full washes​

• Dirt-repellent protection – The protective layer helps repel dust and grime, keeping wheels cleaner longer​

• Hydrophobic surface – Creates a very hydrophobic, smooth finish that makes future cleaning easier​

• Rubber conditioning – Restores and conditions tire rubber, helping prevent the drying and cracking that cold weather accelerates​

• Safe for all rim finishes – Use confidently on painted, polished, or coated wheels​

Application is easy, spray onto a microfiber cloth and distribute evenly over the rim or tire surface. Work one wheel at a time for best results.​

⚠️ Important: Do not use on hot surfaces. Do not allow to dry on the surface – buff off while still wet.

Car maintenance tip: For the ultimate winter wheel protection strategy:

1. Apply Nanolex Si3D Rim as your ceramic base layer at the start of winter

2. Maintain with Nanolex Rim and Tire Detailer between washes – the quick-clean formula refreshes appearance and adds hydrophobic protection without degrading the ceramic coating​

This combination gives you the durability of ceramic coating with the convenience of quick maintenance. Your wheels stay protected and looking their best even through the harshest salt and grime exposure.

 

One area that often gets missed in the winter is the rubber seals on doors, boot, etc. In winter this is very important to pay attention to. In those cold winter months where frost is visible it could be that the door rubbers freeze and can either become brittle or freeze to the other components, leaving you stranded outside.

 

The best way to help the rubber seals is with some Nanolex Trim Rejuvenator. This keeps the rubber supple and protected stopping the water ingress and causing the problems above.

 

Easy to apply with a microfiber cloth. Apply a few drops to the cloth and rub in to the desired rubber seal, allow to sit for a few minutes and then buff off any residue. This will leave a protected seal ready to face the winter months.

Winter Wash Routine – Maintain Your Protection

Even the best protection diminishes over time. Salt exposure, washing, and environmental factors gradually reduce hydrophobic performance. Without maintenance, you lose protection mid-winter when you need it most.

Quick maintenance products that refresh protection at every wash, keeping hydrophobicity strong until spring.

After Every Wash: Nanolex WashCoat

Nanolex WashCoat is the fastest way to maintain protection during winter. Applied to the wet vehicle after washing, it forms a chemical bond with the paint and refreshes existing protective layers.​

How to use:

1. Wash your vehicle normally

2. While still wet, apply WashCoat diluted 1:200 with foam gun or pump sprayer​

3. Rinse and dry

Protection duration: 3000 kilometers or approximately 3 washes.

Car maintenance tip: WashCoat can be diluted up to 1:200 for regular maintenance washes. Use it every time you wash in winter to keep protection at maximum strength.​

Quick Detail Between Washes: Nanolex SiSplash

Nanolex SiSplash works instantly on wet or dry surfaces, adding hydrophobic protection and outstanding gloss with minimal effort.​

When to use:

• Quick refresh when a full wash isn’t practical

• Enhance existing ceramic coating

• Add protection to specific panels that get heavy salt exposure

To apply, spray sparingly (1-2 sprays per body panel) onto exterior surfaces after washing (while wet) then rinse and dry using a Nanolex Ultra Drying towel or directly onto dry paint, by spraying on to a clean microfiber cloth and working in to the required surface and then buffing off.​

Car maintenance tip: SiSplash is excellent for quick spot-treatment of front bumper, hood, and mirrors – areas that catch the most salt spray between full washes.

Protect now and maintain trough winter

Winter car maintenance with Nanolex follows a simple principle: protection first, then consistent maintenance.

 

Apply the right products for each surface: ceramic coating for paint, glass sealant for visibility, Si3D Rim for wheels, etc. Then maintain that protection at every wash with WashCoat, SiSplash or the new Weekend Car Wash Club Spray Wax. Fill your washer fluid reservoir with Nanolex Magic Windscreen Concentrate and keep your windscreen hydrophobic and clear all the time.

 

The result? A car that stays cleaner between washes. Salt and grime that rinse off instead of bonding. Windshields that de-ice in minutes instead of aggressive scraping. Wheels that look good all winter. And in spring, a vehicle that emerges without the corrosion, etching, and damage that affects unprotected cars.

 

Winter is already here. Your Nanolex protection system can be too. For all professional products contact our approved detailer in your country.

The Winter car maintenance kit I have in all my vehicles:

Product	Purpose	Protection Duration
Nanolex Spray Wax	Quick paint sealant & gloss	Several weeks
Nanolex Ultra Glass Sealant	Windshield hydrophobic protection	Up to 24 months / 25,000 km
Nanolex Magic Windscreen Concentrate	Washer fluid with hydrophobic cleaning	Continuous with every use
Nanolex Si3D Rim	Ceramic wheel protection	50,000 km / 50 washes
Nanolex Rim and Tire Detailer	Quick wheel & tire cleaning + protection	Per application
Nanolex WashCoat	Wash maintenance sealant	6-8 weeks / 3-4 washes
Nanolex SiSplash	Quick protection refresh	Multiple washes

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