CarCare.ie (B2C eShop)


Premium Auto Detailing Products

Washes | Cleaners | Polishes | Sealants & Waxes | Protectants | Quick Detailers

Appearance maintenance products for car and motorcycle care (detailing); auto/moto surface care and finish protection.


Car and Motorcycle Washing

Eco-Friendly and Water-Smart Wash Methods

Waterless Wash (Spray Wash): Wash lightly soiled vehicles only, without running water. Spray, wipe and buff.

Rinseless Wash (Bucket Wash): Wash lightly to moderately soiled vehicles without a hose or pressure washer.

Shampoo Wash (Bucket Wash): Wash lightly, moderately or heavily soiled vehicles with a hose or pressure washer.

Detail Spray: After wash drying aid. Add gloss and slickness. Remove light surface contaminants in between washes.



5-Step Paintwork Care Cycle

1. Wash | 2. Clean | 3. Correct & Perfect (Compound/Polish) | 4. Protect | 5. Maintain

Detailers: Optimum Hyper Polish or GPS (AIO) | Optimum Opti-Seal | Optimum Car Wax | Optimum Instant Detailer

Enthusiasts: Driven Finish Restorer (Polish) | Driven Auto Polish (Cleaner & Sealant) | Driven Quick Spray (Detailer)


Step 1: Wash (Maintenance Wash)

Remove loose surface contaminants (with a sealant/wax-friendly protective wash).

Wash [heavily soiled vehicles]: Maintain surface/finish with Optimum Car Wash or Driven Wash Shampoo Concentrate.

Rinseless Wash [lightly soiled vehicles]: Maintain surface/finish with Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine or Wash & Wax.

Waterless Wash [lightly soiled vehicles]: Maintain surface/finish with Ultima Waterless Wash or Optimum Opti-Clean.


Step 2: Clean (Surface Preparation)

Remove bonded surface/sub-surface contaminants (before polishing or protecting).

Decontaminate: Remove contaminants with detailing clay in combination with a quick detail spray (clay bar & lubricant).


Step 3.1: Correct (Paintwork Correction)

Remove moderate-heavy defects and imperfections; restore colour and surface gloss.

Compound [heavily weathered finishes]: Apply Meguiar's Ultimate Compound (by hand or preferably machine polisher).


Step 3.2: Perfect (Finishing/Final Polishing)

Remove light defects (imperfections); enhance colour, finish clarity, and surface gloss.

Polish [previously compounded finishes and/or dark colours]: Apply Meguiar's SwirlX (by hand or machine polisher).


[One-Step] Polish (Polishing/Finishing)

Remove light defects, imperfections, and oxidation; restore colour and surface gloss.

Polish [lightly weathered finishes]: Apply Optimum Hyper Polish or Driven Finish Restorer (by hand or machine polisher).


[One-Step] Polish & Protect (2-in-1 Care)

Remove light oxidation and stains; revive colour; enhance gloss; add protection.

Polish [well-maintained finishes]: Apply Optimum GPS (by hand or machine polisher); Opti-Seal or Car Wax (by hand).


[One-Step] Clean, Shine & Protect (3-in-1 Care)

Remove light oxidation and surface contaminants; enhance shine; add protection.

Polish [well-maintained finishes]: Apply Driven Auto Polish (by hand). Maintain surface/finish with Driven Quick Spray.


Step 4: Protect (Paintwork Protection)

Seal and protect against the elements (with a coating, sealant, wax, or protectant).

Protect [new or like-new finishes]: Apply CDG Auto/Aero Polish or Optimum Opti-Seal and Optimum Car Wax (by hand).


Step 5: Maintain (Quick Detailing)

Remove light surface contaminants. Refresh finishes. Keep that just detailed look.

Quick Detail [lightly soiled vehicles]: Maintain surface/finish with Optimum Instant Detailer or Driven Quick Detail Spray.



These statements are intended to set expectations and boundaries with customers.

We ask that you, as a customer, shop online and help yourself. We will fulfil your orders if you comply with our requests.

We cater to value shoppers. Price shoppers, along with mail-order fulfilment, consume more resources than they pay for.

We can only provide you with mail-order fulfilment and/or click-and-collect services if you abide by our terms of business.

If you're unwilling to digest the content on our website, research products, or shop online, we're not the supplier for you.


Please browse through the list of detailing products in our webstore and shop online.

OFFICINA is a B2C e-commerce business. We supply products to online shoppers via postal delivery and click-and-collect.

This is a self-service webstore for customers with specialised knowledge who shop online and actively assist themselves.

Our website is an informational resource designed to assist you in making informed purchasing decisions on your own.

Please do not interrupt our flow. It is in your best interests to follow our guidelines below. Thank you for your attention.



Security & Online Payments: PayPal

You can shop/buy online with confidence; secure website, shopping cart, checkout, and payment processing (via PayPal).

Please add the products you would like to order to your basket. You can buy now or order now and pay later. Thank you.

We accept payments via PayPal [or PayPal.Me link]. Online payments are processed securely to a verified PayPal account.

We neither store nor have access to your debit/credit card data or any personally identifiable financial information (PIFI).


Self Pickup (24/6) and Click & Collect (Monday to Friday, 19:00 - 21:00)

Click & Collect (Navan): Buy/pay online. You may collect your purchased items the next day at our parcel collection point.

Please schedule a specific collection time (e.g., 19:30) and await an email message with our address and precise location.

Our location is a meeting point (free parking) for customers to collect parcels (24/6) or prepaid orders (by appointment).

We operate out of a workshop in the Navan area and are unable to accept walk-in visitors or facilitate product browsing.


Shipping & Delivery: Ireland (An Post) and Northern Ireland (Royal Mail)

Please select postal shipping/delivery at checkout. Your parcel will be dispatched the next business day via Express Post.

Your order will be confirmed by email, which will include a receipt, package shipment notification, and postal tracking ID.