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SaraWest TunnelGlide is designed for friction tunnel systems using cloth, brushes, wraps, and mitters. It creates a slick foam barrier that helps brushes glide over the paint while lifting dirt and preparing the vehicle for wax, sealant, and drying.
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Made in Pampa, Texas
Our chemists are downstairs. Your product is made right here.
Typical use cases
- 01High-volume friction tunnel operators
- 02Brand owners needing private-label chemistry
- 03Distributors standardizing a tunnel program
Slick foam that quiets amps and keeps friction tunnels moving fast.
When brushes chatter, amps spike, and foam collapses, the whole tunnel pays for it - slower belts, rework at the finish, and wax that won’t lay down right. Hard water swings and seasonal temperature shifts only make it tougher to hold a consistent lubricating film across cloth, wraps, and mitters.
TunnelGlide is built for friction tunnels. Its high-shear surfactant system lays down a dense, slick foam barrier that lets media glide while it lifts road film. The formula is buffered for hard water, air-foams cleanly without gumming nozzles, and rinses fast so wax and sealant bond as intended. Controlled viscosity maintains cling on verticals without loading the cloth. pH-balanced to protect finishes and downstream chemistry.
Made in Pampa, Texas in our 30,000 sq ft facility, every batch is QC-checked for slip, foam stability, and rinse clarity. We private-label at scale - your brand, your color and scent, your spec - without distributor markups or mystery blends. Ship pails, drums, or totes with your label and keep the margin in your operation.
- Low-drag foam reduces wrap and mitter amp draw under load.
- Hard‑water buffered to hold slip and foam in variable municipal feeds.
- Rinses clean to keep wax, sealant, and drying aids performing on target.
- Air-foams consistently without clogging tips or collapsing mid‑pass.
- Formulated for cloth, brush, wrap, and mitter compatibility across tunnels.
Feed through the friction detergent manifold or pre-brush arch. Target even coverage ahead of cloth, wraps, and mitters to establish a continuous lubricating film.
Dilution: start 1:150-1:250 in soft water. In hard water or reclaim, begin 1:100-1:150. Increase or decrease 10-20% to hit desired slip and foam profile. For air-foaming systems, introduce air to achieve dense, small-cell foam; adjust air and solution independently to avoid overwetting media.
Dwell and temperature: Allow 10-30 seconds of contact before wax/sealant stages. Works from 35-120°F feedwater; optimal slip typically 60-100°F. Rinse thoroughly before protection steps. Verify performance by monitoring wrap/mitter amp draw and visual brush glide; tune dilution to minimize chatter without over-application.
- 8-15% reduction in wrap and mitter amp draw at matched line speed
- 5-10% increase in peak-hour throughput by minimizing brush chatter delays
- 10-20% less chemical usage to achieve target slip in soft water
- 1-2 point decrease in rewash rate tied to contact marks
- Foam stability holds within ±5% from 35-110°F feedwater
Factory-direct means your dollars go into chemistry, not distributor layers. We formulate for slip, foam stability, and rinse speed, then batch-test each lot so tunnels run the same in July and January. You get technical clarity, not private-label guesswork. Built and filled in Pampa, Texas, TunnelGlide ships in pails, drums, or totes under your brand with consistent lead times. Cleaner margins, tighter control, fewer surprises.
