What is Selleys Polyglaze?
Polyglaze is Selleys' car care range — products for washing, polishing, protecting and maintaining a vehicle's finish, glass, wheels and interior.
Selleys groups the range around a few areas of the car, which is a useful way to work out which products you actually need:
- Car wash and wax — a wash paired with a wax, the wash to clean the paint and the wax to protect it and produce the gloss finish.
- Windscreen wiper additive — for clear glass and visibility while driving.
- Wheels — products for cleaning wheels.
- Interior — products for maintaining the cabin.
The wash-and-wax pairing is the one worth understanding rather than just buying. They do two different jobs: the wash lifts dirt off the paint, and the wax goes on afterwards to protect the surface you have just cleaned and to give the finish its gloss. Waxing over a surface that has not been properly washed seals the contamination in rather than protecting the paint, which is why the two are sold as a pair and used in that order.
Where to find the products
This overview page introduces the range rather than specifying any individual product. Directions, dilutions, surface suitability and safety information are on each product's own page and label — worth reading before use, particularly for wheel cleaners, which are formulated for a harder job than bodywork products.
The individual products are listed under car care, including Polyglaze Wash & Wax, Polyglaze Windscreen Additive, Polyglaze Wheel Cleaner and Polyglaze Interior Protectant.
Hazard across the Polyglaze range
| Product | Published classification |
|---|---|
| Polyglaze Auto Protectant Wipes | Warning — H317, H319 |
| Polyglaze Heavy Duty Wash Wax Hose On | Not classified as hazardous |
| Polyglaze Interior Protectant | Not classified as hazardous |
| Polyglaze Spray Wax | Not classified as hazardous |
| Polyglaze Tyre Shine | Danger — H222, H229, H315, H319 |
| Polyglaze Wash Wax | Not classified as hazardous |
| Polyglaze Wheel Cleaner | Danger — H318, H315 |
| Polyglaze Windscreen Additive | Warning — H315, H319 |
| Polyglaze Drying Towel | No classification published |
| Polyglaze Exterior Car Care Kit | No classification published |
| Polyglaze Glass Cleaner | No classification published |
| Polyglaze Liquid Polish | No classification published |
| Polyglaze Microfibre Cloth | No classification published |
| Polyglaze Plush Pile Mitt | No classification published |
| Polyglaze Universal Wheel Brush | No classification published |
"No classification published" means Selleys does not publish a safety data sheet we can cite for that item — it is an absence of data, not a finding that the product is non-hazardous. Where a product genuinely carries no classification, the table says so explicitly.
This range has the widest hazard spread of any brand in the catalogue — from products carrying no classification at all to a flammable aerosol and a Category 1 eye-damage product. Two deserve singling out.
Tyre Shine is an extremely flammable aerosol — Danger, H222, with a 50 °C storage limit that a ute tray or a closed cab exceeds on a summer day. It is also a marine pollutant, so overspray should not be rinsed into a stormwater drain.
Wheel Cleaner causes serious eye damage — Danger, H318 — from sodium hydroxide. The product's "non acid formula" description reads as reassurance but says nothing about what it does to an eye, and the realistic exposure is crouched at wheel height spraying at a hard curved surface.
By contrast, the washes and waxes — Wash & Wax, Heavy Duty Wash & Wax, Spray Wax and Interior Protectant — are not classified as hazardous. Several items in the range are physical goods (cloths, mitts, a wheel brush, a drying towel) and have no safety data sheet because they are not chemicals.
Common questions about Selleys Polyglaze
What is Polyglaze?
Selleys' range of car care products, covering the car's finish, glass, wheels and interior.
What is in the range?
Car wash and wax products, a windscreen wiper additive, wheel cleaning products and interior care products.
Should I wash before I wax?
Yes. The wash cleans the paint and the wax protects it — waxing an unwashed surface traps the dirt underneath the protective layer.
What does the windscreen additive do?
It is for the windscreen washer system, aimed at clear glass and confident visibility while driving.
Where do I find directions for a specific product?
On that product's own page and label. This range overview does not carry product-specific directions or safety information.
Can I use a wheel product on the paintwork?
Check the individual product's label. Products in the range are formulated for particular parts of the vehicle, and wheel cleaners in particular are not general-purpose bodywork products.
Where can I see the whole range?
Under car care.
This page introduces the Polyglaze range. For what a specific product may be used on, how to apply it and how to handle it safely, see that product's own page.
What is Selleys Polyglaze?
Selleys Polyglaze is a car care product range offered by Selleys, designed to revitalise vehicles and unleash the brilliance of a car through cleaning, waxing, polishing, and protecting products.
Who makes Selleys Polyglaze?
Selleys Polyglaze is made by Selleys, an Australian adhesives, sealants and fillers brand founded by Martin Selley in 1939 in Sydney, Australia, and now a division of DuluxGroup (Australia) Pty Ltd.
What washing and waxing products are in the Polyglaze range?
The Polyglaze range includes Polyglaze Wash & Wax (a clear blue liquid in 1L bottles, pH 7.0-8.5, for cleaning and waxing when diluted in water), Polyglaze Heavy Duty Wash & Wax (a blue product in a 2L container for demanding applications), and the Polyglaze Exterior Car Care Kit (available in 1L Bottle, 500mL Bottle, and 500mL Trigger spray formats combining washing and detailing products).
What polishing and detailing products does Polyglaze offer?
Polyglaze offers a Liquid Polish, a viscous white liquid in 500mL bottles with specific gravity 0.98-1.05 and a mild vanilla odour meant for well-ventilated areas, and a Spray Wax containing carnauba wax and silicones in 500mL spray packs, described as a milky thin liquid with pH 8.5 used to maintain shine between polishes.
Are there interior care products in the Polyglaze range?
Yes, the range includes Polyglaze Interior Cleaner & Protectant, a commercial cleaning and protective product for car interiors, and Selleys Polyglaze Interior Protectant, a white opaque liquid in 500mL bottles with a fresh citrus odour designed to protect interior car surfaces.
Does Polyglaze make a tyre shine product?
Yes, Polyglaze Tyre Shine is a silicone-based aerosol product in 350g cans that gives a long-lasting, wet-look shine to vehicle tyres and plastic mouldings.
What sizes does Polyglaze Wash & Wax come in?
Polyglaze Wash & Wax is available in 1L bottles, while the Heavy Duty Wash & Wax variant comes in a 2L container.
What is the pH of Polyglaze Spray Wax and Wash & Wax?
Polyglaze Spray Wax has a pH of 8.5, while Polyglaze Wash & Wax has a pH range of 7.0-8.5.