In this post, we’ll be taking a look at Adam’s Car Shampoo. This is a no-frills pH-neutral soap that’s designed simply to clean. Car Shampoo has no gloss enhancers and no additional additives to help protect the paint. However, Adam’s does advertise that this is a high sudsing soap that can be used in both a foam cannon and bucket so we will be testing both methods.
First, let’s try Car Shampoo in a foam cannon. For this, I’ll be using 3 ounces of product and filling my foam cannon to the third fill line.
From my testing of various car shampoos in a foam cannon, I’ve noticed that most shampoos that are designed for contact washes typically do not perform well in a foam cannon. I would have to say that Adam’s Car Shampoo is the exception. It actually foams pretty well. The foam is thick and clings to the surface for some time. These are things that I look for because as the foam clings longer, it has more chance to encapsulate the various contaminants that are on the surface. Then when it comes time to rinse or as the foam rolls off by itself, it takes the contaminants with it.
Moving to the bucket, the instructions say to add 1-2 ounces of product and fill the bucket 2/3 full with water. This can be confusing as there’s no reference as to what size bucket so the dilution ratio is a huge guess. For this, I’m just going to start with 1 ounce per gallon of water as that’s my standard for testing. I’ll be diluting 3 ounces in 3 gallons of water. Upon initial impression based on the hand lubricity test, I’m not impressed. I can definitely still feel the skin of my fingers rubbing against each other. At this point, I’m going to add another 2 ounces of Car Shampoo, bringing the total to 5 ounces of product to 3 gallons of water. Now, I would say that the result is acceptable.
At this point, I would say that my experience with Adam’s Car Shampoo in a bucket is a good one. After adjusting the dilution ratio, there was enough lubrication for me not to worry about any possible scratching and the solution did seem to do a good job at actually cleaning. I didn’t see any stubborn spots that wouldn’t come off and that’s all that I can ask for.
Overall, I have to give Adam’s Car Shampoo a positive rating. It does surprisingly well in a foam cannon and not too bad in a bucket. At about 1.5 ounces of product per gallon of water, I’m using slightly more than I’d like but definitely not as much as some other shampoos that I’ve showcased on this channel where I have to use 2 plus ounces per gallon. Also, The thing that I really like about Adam’s Car Shampoo is its ability to be used in direct sunlight. Whether it’s in a foam cannon or in a bucket, the suds and solution itself seem to stick around for a good amount of time. This just means that we don’t have to rush to get the washing done and we don’t have to worry as much about having dried on soap residue. Something else to note is that this shampoo rinses off really fast and easily. I’ve tried some shampoos that take forever to rinse off and even after, there’d still be an oily film on the surface. This is definitely not the case with Adam’s Car Shampoo.
With all of this in mind, Adam’s Car Shampoo definitely gets my recommendation. If you’re interested in trying this product out for yourself, there will be links below. Try the little bottle first to see how it goes but if you really want to commit, definitely buy the gallon jug because that’ll save you a lot of money in the long run.
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