What lives in this line
Formula families
Three chapters, one line.
Who this is for
Built for the people who ship it.
Tunnel & IBA operators
Cost-per-car chemistry with dilution training and CPC modeling.
Fleet & truck wash
Heavy-duty detergents, degreasers, and salt-cut chemistry in drum and tote.
Distributors & jobbers
White-label pails and drums with custom scent, color, and label art.
The complete library
35 washchem formulas. Ready to browse.
Every formula in the line, filterable by category, use case, and format. Or send us a brief and we'll narrow it for you.
Facility
30,000 sq ft · Pampa, TX
Reply
Fast, human
Sample lead
5-10 business days
Production lead
4-7 weeks
Formats
Tunnel · IBA · Touchless · Self-serve · Fleet
Channels
Operator · Distributor · Fleet
MOQ, transparent
2,000 units per SKU. Nothing hidden.
Standard MOQ
2,000 units per SKU on library and custom formulas. Sized so a first run actually proves your shelf, not just fills a pilot.
Stock rebrand exception
1,000 units when you're rebranding one of our stock formulas. Same chemistry we already run, your label on the bottle.
Custom chemistry scales from 2,000 units depending on packaging complexity and lead time.
Check if your project fitsNew to washchem? Start here.
You bring the idea. We bring the chemistry, the bottle, and the truck.
- Hire a chemist
- Build a lab
- 12 to 18 months of R&D
- $250k+ minimums
- Find a co-packer
- Source bottles, caps, labels
- Talk to ours
- Walk through ours, 30,000 sq ft
- Hear back from a human, same day
- Pilot runs from 2,000 units (1,000 on stock rebrands)
- Same building, same crew
- We pack the whole thing
Two ways folks come to us
Pick whichever one sounds like you.
Most customers walk in with one of two asks. Same factory in Pampa either way, same chemists, same QC bench. Only thing that changes is whether the formula already exists or we're building it.
On the shelf, soon
"I want a product like A, B, C."
We've got hundreds of formulas already proven on retail shelves. Pick one, send your label, pick a scent. Pilot runs from 2,000 units (1,000 on stock rebrands). Samples in weeks, not next year.
Match me to a formulaBuilt to your spec
"I have a spec, formulate it for me."
Bring a brief, a benchmark to beat, or a sketch on a napkin. Our chemists build to it, documented every step, and the same formula scales from pilot to pallet to a full truck.
Formulate it for meNot sure which one? Pick either. We'll sort it out when we write you back.
How we work
How a washchem line gets built.
Tell us what you want made
One sentence does it. "Like brand A," "like product B," or something we've never seen. You don't need to talk like a chemist.
We match it or build it
Same day, a chemist or account lead writes you back, with a formula off our shelf or a plan to build one to your spec.
Try the sample
We ship a sample to your door. Smell it. Test it. Hand it around the office. We tweak until you nod.
Lock the pack
Bottle, cap, label, scent, dilution. Your brand on it, our crew packing it. We carry the whole bill of materials.
We bottle it, we truck it
Pilot lot or full pallet, made in Pampa, Texas. Paperwork in the box, freight headed to your dock.
Tell us what you want made
One sentence does it. "Like brand A," "like product B," or something we've never seen. You don't need to talk like a chemist.
We match it or build it
Same day, a chemist or account lead writes you back, with a formula off our shelf or a plan to build one to your spec.
Try the sample
We ship a sample to your door. Smell it. Test it. Hand it around the office. We tweak until you nod.
Lock the pack
Bottle, cap, label, scent, dilution. Your brand on it, our crew packing it. We carry the whole bill of materials.
We bottle it, we truck it
Pilot lot or full pallet, made in Pampa, Texas. Paperwork in the box, freight headed to your dock.
Example launches
What a washchem launch can look like.
Representative examples based on programs we run. Your line will be scoped to your spec.
Representative example
Tunnel operator
Ordered: Presoak + foam soap, 55-gal drum.
Timeline: Library match in 1 week. Pallet in 5.
Representative example
Fleet wash service
Ordered: Wheel + body chemistry, gallon.
Timeline: Sample in 2 weeks. Production in 5.
Representative example
Detail brand
Ordered: Ceramic sealant + drying agent, your label.
Timeline: Custom scent in 3 weeks. Pilot from 2,000 units (1,000 on stock rebrands).
Why operators pick SaraWest
Every wash format
Tuned for express tunnels, soft-touch friction, touchless automatics, self-serve bays, and fleet/truck wash.
Cost-per-car economics
Dilution training and CPC modeling included - chemistry priced for the operator, not the retail shelf.
Custom scent & color
Custom scent, color, foam profile, dilution rate, label artwork, and pail/drum branding for white label.
Made in USA
Compounded and packed in Pampa, TX - drum, tote, and pail private-label supply chain.
Signature formula families
Presoak & Prep
High-pH · low-pH · winter
Alkaline highlift presoaks, low-pH mineralbreak presoaks, road-film breakers, and winter saltguard prep chemistry.
Foam, Wheel & Finish
Friction · touchless · ceramic
Tunnel friction detergents, touchless active detergents, foam soaps, wheel and tire chemistry, ceramic sealants, and triple-foam polish.
Dry, Interior & Facility
Rinse · cabin · reclaim
Spot-free rinse aids, rapid-dry agents, interior detailers, glass cleaners, reclaim odor control, and tunnel/wall facility cleaners.
Three ways to work with us
Packaging formats
US fill formats, every formula.
Retail formats (16 oz, 32 oz) available for private-label retail packs.
Packaging shown is example - bottles, caps, labels, and dilution rates are fully customizable for your brand.
Compliance & documentation
Docs ship with every batch.
- SDS on request
- TDS on request
- Dilution training
- CPC modeling
Frequently asked