About Nanoskin
Nanoskin Car Care Products is headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, California, where it manufactures and distributes professional automotive appearance and reconditioning products for both DIY enthusiasts and detailing professionals. The brand organizes its catalog into distinct product lines -- general surface care, the Autoscrub decontamination system, Evergreen low-water eco-cleaning tools, Inside nanotechnology-based protection products, and Microbuff correction and polishing pads -- built around the nanotechnology-based formulas that give the company its name.
Nanoskin is best known for pioneering the AutoScrub system, an advanced rubber-polymer pad and sponge technology developed as an alternative to traditional clay bars for removing bonded paint contamination. Independent detailing outlets, including Detailed Image's Ask-a-Pro blog and detailer SweetCars, have reviewed AutoScrub favorably for stripping paint overspray, rail dust, tree sap, and water spots faster than kneaded clay while remaining safe on paint, glass, moldings, and plastic. That same rinse-and-reuse, drop-safe design is what earned the AutoScrub Surface Prep Sponge its spot in our own testing.
Brand website: nanoskinusa.com
What Nanoskin makes
Nanoskin's range runs wider than the products we review. The lines we know best from our own testing are marked with a star:
Autoscrub decontamination system
rubber-polymer pads, mitts, and sponges that replace traditional clay bars -- featured on RevRated — featured on RevRated
Nanoskin surface prep
spot removers, tar and adhesive solvents, and general-purpose pre-paint cleaners
Microbuff correction
polishing pads, compounds, and pad cleaners for paint correction work
Inside protection
nanotechnology-based waxes and sealants for paint protection
Evergreen eco-cleaning
low-water and waterless cleaning tools aimed at reducing chemical and water use
Why we recognized Nanoskin
The RevRated Top Brand recognition isn't paid for and can't be applied for. We award it to the brands whose products consistently stand out in our hands-on category reviews. Nanoskin earned it on the strength of the products below, evaluated the same way every product on this site is: bought, run on real vehicles, and judged on merit.
Nanoskin products we rated highly
Nanoskin AutoScrub Surface Prep Sponge (Medium & Fine Combo)
The drop-safe reusable rubber-polymer sponge solves the biggest workflow problem with a traditional clay bar: a dropped bar is instantly contaminated and must be thrown away, while the AutoScrub sponge just rinses clean under running water and keeps working. The combo pack includes both a medium and a fine grade in one purchase, so it handles heavier bonded fallout and sensitive dark paint without buying two separate products, and its large flat contact face clears a full hood or door panel in one or two passes versus the four to six a kneaded clay bar needs. Across many vehicles and rinse-and-reuse cycles it delivers the lowest cost-per-decontamination of any format in our roundup.
Read the 7 Best Clay Bar Kits of 2026 guide →What earned Nanoskin the recognition
- Pioneered the patented AutoScrub rubber-polymer decontamination system, a genuine alternative to the traditional clay bar rather than a reformulation of one
- Independent detailing outlets -- including Detailed Image's Ask-a-Pro blog and detailer SweetCars -- have reviewed AutoScrub favorably for removing paint overspray, rail dust, tree sap, and water spots safely across paint, glass, moldings, and plastic
- Drop-safe, rinse-and-reuse design outlasts disposable clay bars across many vehicles, giving it the lowest cost-per-decontamination of the seven products in our clay bar roundup
- The AutoScrub combo pack bundles two clay grades -- medium and fine -- in one purchase, covering both heavy bonded fallout and sensitive dark paint without a second product
- Our RevRated testing confirmed AutoScrub's speed and reusability advantage over kneaded clay, earning it a place among our top picks in our clay bar kit coverage