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Adam's Polishes

Adam's Polishes is an American car care company that offers detailing products for washing, drying, polishing and protecting vehicles, from wheel cleaners and microfibre towels to waxes, sealants and ceramic coatings. According to the brand, Adam Pitale started Adam's Polishes in California in 2000, and the company has since moved to Colorado and continues to sell its car care products around the world. Adam's says its products are designed to reduce time and steps in the detailing process, and that its chemicals are blended in the USA with raw materials sourced from around the world.

At The Drivers HQ we stock the Adams Professional Car Wash Pad, part of our Wash Mitts & Pads range. Adam's describes it as a 10 inch by 10 inch pad made from plush synthetic wool over a 3 inch thick foam core, and says it holds 26 ounces of soapy wash water. The brand's point is that many wash mitts lose their water before it reaches the car, while this pad carries the shampoo solution to the paintwork, and a gentle squeeze of the foam core releases suds as you need them. The pad is reusable, so it can stay in your wash kit wash after wash.

A large, soft wash pad suits anyone who prefers to wash their car by hand, from weekend enthusiasts to owners with plenty of panels to cover. In a typical routine it is used for the contact wash: once the wheels are done and loose dirt has been rinsed or pre-washed away, load the pad from a bucket of shampoo solution and work over the paintwork from the roof downwards. Rinsing the pad often in a separate rinse bucket helps keep grit away from the paint, and a soft drying towel finishes the job.

Buy Adam's Polishes from The Drivers HQ with tracked UK-wide delivery by Royal Mail, or call in at our walk-in store in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, where Click & Collect is free. You can add the Adams Professional Car Wash Pad to a single order with the rest of your detailing and car care essentials from across the shop, so your whole wash kit arrives together or is ready to pick up in one visit.

The Brand

About Adam's Polishes

Adam's Polishes is an American car care company that offers detailing products for washing, drying, polishing and protecting vehicles, from wheel cleaners and microfibre towels to waxes, sealants and ceramic coatings. According to the brand, Adam Pitale started Adam's Polishes in California in 2000, and the company has since moved to Colorado and continues to sell its car care products around the world. Adam's says its products are designed to reduce time and steps in the detailing process, and that its chemicals are blended in the USA with raw materials sourced from around the world.

At The Drivers HQ we stock the Adams Professional Car Wash Pad, part of our Wash Mitts & Pads range. Adam's describes it as a 10 inch by 10 inch pad made from plush synthetic wool over a 3 inch thick foam core, and says it holds 26 ounces of soapy wash water. The brand's point is that many wash mitts lose their water before it reaches the car, while this pad carries the shampoo solution to the paintwork, and a gentle squeeze of the foam core releases suds as you need them. The pad is reusable, so it can stay in your wash kit wash after wash.

A large, soft wash pad suits anyone who prefers to wash their car by hand, from weekend enthusiasts to owners with plenty of panels to cover. In a typical routine it is used for the contact wash: once the wheels are done and loose dirt has been rinsed or pre-washed away, load the pad from a bucket of shampoo solution and work over the paintwork from the roof downwards. Rinsing the pad often in a separate rinse bucket helps keep grit away from the paint, and a soft drying towel finishes the job.

Buy Adam's Polishes from The Drivers HQ with tracked UK-wide delivery by Royal Mail, or call in at our walk-in store in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, where Click & Collect is free. You can add the Adams Professional Car Wash Pad to a single order with the rest of your detailing and car care essentials from across the shop, so your whole wash kit arrives together or is ready to pick up in one visit.

How Adam Pitale Started Adam's Polishes

How Adam Pitale Started Adam's Polishes

Adam's Polishes takes its name from its founder. The brand says Adam Pitale started the company in California in 2000, and that it has since relocated to Colorado while continuing to sell its car care products all over the world. On its homepage the company sums up its time in business as more than 20 years of creating products for car maintenance and polishing.

The brand's own story is built around Adam's attention to cleanliness. It describes him as the kind of person who takes a machine polisher on a trip so that he does not have to drive a dirty rental car, and tells how he once took a forklift out of the warehouse for two hours, stopping all production, just to wash it outside with a pressure washer. In the company's words, perfection drives it, from product innovation to dumpster cleaning.

Adam's says all of its products undergo rigorous testing through in house verification and third parties, and that its chemicals are blended in the USA with raw materials from around the world. The company says it is always pushing the limits of car care, and its collaborations include limited edition products and its role as the Official Detailer of Barrett-Jackson.

Wash Pads, Mitts and the Wider Range

Wash Pads, Mitts and the Wider Range

Alongside its chemicals, Adam's sells a wide range of car washing accessories. Its washing collection includes the 10 inch Car Wash Pad, a Microfiber Wash Mitt, a Lambskin Wash Mitt, microfibre wash sponges, drying towels such as the Great White Microfiber Drying Towel, foam cannons, detailing buckets and Grit Guard inserts. Beyond washing, the brand's own site lists wheel cleaners, microfibre towels, cordless polishers, waxes, sealants, graphene and ceramic coatings, and interior cleaning products.

Of the Car Wash Pad, Adam's says it delivers plenty of sudsy water, not swirls. The brand explains that the pad's synthetic wool fibres soak up water, so the soapy solution is carried to the car rather than dripping away, and that to earn a place in its range a wash tool also has to be safe and durable, because a pad, mitt or sponge that puts swirls and scratches in the paint does no good.

The Drivers HQ currently stocks the Adams Professional Car Wash Pad from the Adam's range. It is listed in our Wash Mitts & Pads collection, and it pairs naturally with a two bucket wash, a car shampoo and a soft drying towel as part of a complete hand wash routine.

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