AUSSIE WASH

THIS AUSSIE COMPANY MAKES SOME FANTASTIC 4X4-SPECIFIC CLEANING PRODUCTS, ALL DEVELOPED AND PRODUCED RIGHT HERE IN AUSTRALIA

- KEV SMITH

I'VE been a car person for many years, from street and rally cars, to tourers and 4x4s. Back in the day there wasn’t much of a range of cleaning products to keep your pride and joy looking good, but today there are so many products it can get confusing.

My 80 Series LandCruiser is nearly always off road, in some of the harshest conditions that our country can dish up, and it’s often dirty and dusty for weeks on end. But I find with the right products my 34-year-old Cruiser comes up a treat time and time again.

While I’m happy enough to use self-serve car washes for high-pressure washing and rinsing while I'm on the road, I refuse to use those scratchy brushes on the paintwork. A few years ago I was introduced to the Bowden’s Own range of car-care products, and just recently they released some special cleaning agents for 4x4s.

A bit of history behind the brand: With a shed full of unique cars the Bowdens used to use high-quality cleaning products from the USA and Europe, but they began to notice issues with having cheap ingredients in the formulas. As a result the Bowdens decided to develop a range of their own and by the year 2000 they had a batch of four products to use on their own vehicles.