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# **brake cleaner gallon**

**Skip it****39/100 **

a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 86% of clicks) — brake cleaner gallon doesn't clear our bar today.

**Market/yr**

**$152K**

**Growth (1y)**

**+182.0%**

**Products**

**8**

**Brands**

**4**

was 5 a year ago

**Sellers**

**82**

**Price range**

**$14.22–$175.82**

**Returns**

**0.2%**

**Rating**

**4.6★**

**Skip it**

Scored 39/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns

Market size

**8**

 ×0.30

Growth

**75**

 ×0.30

Competition

**6**

 ×0.20

Quality gap

**29**

 ×0.10

Returns

**98**

 ×0.10

## **Demand**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 23 weeks — +182.0% year over year.

1K738.5Spike '26Feb '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26

## **Competition**

- CRC69% - DENCO DISTRIBUTING, INC.17% - WD-40 Specialist10% - Vaper3%

The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 4 brands and 82 sellers compete here.

**Brands**

**4 **▼falling

was 5 a year ago

**Sellers**

**82**

**Top 5 brand share**

**100%**

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

1
![CRC Brakleen 1003712 Brake Parts Cleaner Non-Flammable 1 Gallon [1 Pack]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/418aMZs30dL.jpg) [**CRC Brakleen 1003712 Brake Parts Cleaner Non-Flammable 1 Gallon \[1 Pack\]**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CIPUU0)

CRC$51.274.7★24,80138%▲rising

2
![CRC Brakleen Non-Chlorinated Brake Parts Cleaner - 50 State Formula 1 Gal 05051](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41XrIauT4vL.jpg) [**CRC Brakleen Non-Chlorinated Brake Parts Cleaner - 50 State Formula 1 Gal 05051**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003OUG0SO)

CRC$43.334.6★45720%▼falling

3
![WD-40 Specialist Cleaner & Degreaser Multi-Surface Cleaning Solution One Gallon](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41fGGA6lyBL.jpg) [**WD-40 Specialist Cleaner & Degreaser Multi-Surface Cleaning Solution One Gallon**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZYF1JSX)

WD-40 Specialist$14.224.5★2,00410%▲rising

4
![#1935-50 Denco Brake and Parts Cleaner - 50 State - 5-Gallon Pail - Low Odor Non-Chlorinated - VOC Compliant - Fast Drying - Industrial Grade](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/410phGaqp1L.jpg) [**#1935-50 Denco Brake and Parts Cleaner - 50 State - 5-Gallon Pail - Low Odor Non-Chlorinated - VOC Compliant - Fast Drying - Industrial Grade**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6MN9NCW)

DENCO DISTRIBUTING, INC.$140.604.3★99%▲rising

5
![Denco #1935-5 Gallon Pail of Brake and Parts Cleaner - Non-Chlorinated Automotive Industrial Cleaner and Degreaser](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/313MGYNlVGL.jpg) [**Denco #1935-5 Gallon Pail of Brake and Parts Cleaner - Non-Chlorinated Automotive Industrial Cleaner and Degreaser**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQZ1H27R)

DENCO DISTRIBUTING, INC.$139.854.8★488%▼falling

6
![CRC Brakleen 1003667 Brake Parts Cleaner Non-Chlorinated 50 State Formula 5 Gallon [1 Pack]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/417ooIcTY9L.jpg) [**CRC Brakleen 1003667 Brake Parts Cleaner Non-Chlorinated 50 State Formula 5 Gallon \[1 Pack\]**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BGRUNZS)

CRC$175.824.8★2,8427%▲rising

7
![CRC (05084-12PK) Brakleen Non-Chlorinated Brake Parts Cleaner - 14 oz. (Pack of 12)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51+UfnWYTZL.jpg) [**CRC (05084-12PK) Brakleen Non-Chlorinated Brake Parts Cleaner - 14 oz. (Pack of 12)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000P1R5NE)

CRC$46.564.8★2,8423%▲rising

8
![Vaper 19419 Red Spot Spray Non-Aerosol Sprayer (Red) - 32 oz.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41229NPT3LL.jpg) [**Vaper 19419 Red Spot Spray Non-Aerosol Sprayer (Red) - 32 oz.**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035FH906)

Vaper$46.164.4★2,5373%▼falling

## **Product shelf**

All 8 tracked products in this niche.

Top sellersNewestTrending

[![CRC Brakleen 1003712 Brake Parts Cleaner Non-Flammable 1 Gallon [1 Pack]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/418aMZs30dL.jpg)**CRC Brakleen 1003712 Brake Parts Cleaner Non-Flammable 1 Gallon \[1 Pack\]** CRC**$51.27**4.7★24,801 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CIPUU0) [![CRC Brakleen Non-Chlorinated Brake Parts Cleaner - 50 State Formula 1 Gal 05051](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41XrIauT4vL.jpg)**CRC Brakleen Non-Chlorinated Brake Parts Cleaner - 50 State Formula 1 Gal 05051** CRC**$43.33**4.6★457 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003OUG0SO) [![WD-40 Specialist Cleaner & Degreaser Multi-Surface Cleaning Solution One Gallon](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41fGGA6lyBL.jpg)**WD-40 Specialist Cleaner & Degreaser Multi-Surface Cleaning Solution One Gallon** WD-40 Specialist**$14.22**4.5★2,004 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZYF1JSX) [![#1935-50 Denco Brake and Parts Cleaner - 50 State - 5-Gallon Pail - Low Odor Non-Chlorinated - VOC Compliant - Fast Drying - Industrial Grade](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/410phGaqp1L.jpg)**#1935-50 Denco Brake and Parts Cleaner - 50 State - 5-Gallon Pail - Low Odor Non-Chlorinated - VOC Compliant - Fast Drying - Industrial Grade** DENCO DISTRIBUTING, INC.**$140.60**4.3★9 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6MN9NCW) [![Denco #1935-5 Gallon Pail of Brake and Parts Cleaner - Non-Chlorinated Automotive Industrial Cleaner and Degreaser](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/313MGYNlVGL.jpg)**Denco #1935-5 Gallon Pail of Brake and Parts Cleaner - Non-Chlorinated Automotive Industrial Cleaner and Degreaser** DENCO DISTRIBUTING, INC.**$139.85**4.8★48 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQZ1H27R) [![CRC Brakleen 1003667 Brake Parts Cleaner Non-Chlorinated 50 State Formula 5 Gallon [1 Pack]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/417ooIcTY9L.jpg)**CRC Brakleen 1003667 Brake Parts Cleaner Non-Chlorinated 50 State Formula 5 Gallon \[1 Pack\]** CRC**$175.82**4.8★2,842 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BGRUNZS) [![CRC (05084-12PK) Brakleen Non-Chlorinated Brake Parts Cleaner - 14 oz. (Pack of 12)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51+UfnWYTZL.jpg)**CRC (05084-12PK) Brakleen Non-Chlorinated Brake Parts Cleaner - 14 oz. (Pack of 12)** CRC**$46.56**4.8★2,842 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000P1R5NE) [![Vaper 19419 Red Spot Spray Non-Aerosol Sprayer (Red) - 32 oz.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41229NPT3LL.jpg)**Vaper 19419 Red Spot Spray Non-Aerosol Sprayer (Red) - 32 oz.** Vaper**$46.16**4.4★2,537 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035FH906)

## **Reviews**

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

### **What buyers love **

**Value For Money**28%

*“Saves tons of money”*

**Ease Of Cleaning**22%

*“The cleaner is great”*

**Quality-Overall**13%

*“CRC is a good brand”*

**Efficiency**8%

*“Brake cleaner works great on many projects”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%

*“Will do the job just fine”*

**Smell**4%

*“My house smelled very fresh”*

**Stain Resistance**4%

*“Amazing stuff for those stubborn food grease stain”*

**Ease Of Use**3%

*“Easy to use”*

**Spray/Flow**1%

*“Greatest brake clean sprayer ever conceived”*

**Strength**1%

*“It's very strong”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Durability**14%

*“Lasted 2yrs”*

**Quality-Overall**14%

*“Cheap parts poor quality”*

**Leak-Proof**12%

*“Container came missing a whole 1 quart because it leaked in the box”*

**Ease Of Cleaning**12%

*“Worst brake cleaner product I've ever used, very inefficient and created extremely foul odor that lingered for an extreme amount of time”*

**Defective Material/Parts**4%

*“product doesn't work well”*

**Functionality-Overall**4%

*“product doesn't work well”*

**Smell**4%

*“Worst brake cleaner product I've ever used, very inefficient and created extremely foul odor that lingered for an extreme amount of time”*

**Value For Money**4%

*“it's not cost effective anymore”*

**Charging**4%

*“The price they charge per single use can is awful”*

**Rusts/Corrodes**4%

*“Leaks and Rusts”*

#### **Top return reasons**- Spray/Flow37% - Leak-Proof16% - Functionality-Overall10% - Defective Material/Parts7% - Size-Overall7% - Weight Heavy7% - Value For Money5% - Ease Of Use2% - Jamming/Clogging2% - Durability2%