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Post by Bluecat » Sat Mar 10, 2018 4:44 pm

I have just ordered a Mesto pressure sprayer and a litre of Valet Pro snow foam, as I dont have a drive but do have a Karcher but having all the leads cables etc across the pavement would not work. Dont know if anyone has tried this, but wondered will it work or is there another product out there that will foam up without the use of a pressure washer

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Post by TR4man » Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:04 pm

I seem to recall that someone asked the same question a few months ago and one reply suggested something on Amazon that looked like a large garden sprayer. I forget what it was called, but can remember that it wasn't particularly successful.

As an alternative, you could wash your car like motorists have been doing for the last 100 years or so before snowfoam became all trendy and a fad? :roll:
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Post by maxman » Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:35 pm

TR4man wrote: Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:04 pm I seem to recall that someone asked the same question a few months ago and one reply suggested something on Amazon that looked like a large garden sprayer. I forget what it was called, but can remember that it wasn't particularly successful.

As an alternative, you could wash your car like motorists have been doing for the last 100 years or so before
became all trendy and a fad? :roll:
Agree with the above,I have a snow foam gun working off a pressure washer.Car looks impressive covers in foam,you rinse the car off and it still needs a normal wash to be clean.

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Post by Bluecat » Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:42 pm

I thought the whole point was that the foam lifts the dirt away from the paint and that rinsing it off avoids putting back on the swirls that you have spent the last 15 hours removing with your DA polisher?? :rofl: :rofl:

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Post by mcbeee » Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:20 pm

snow foam, never heard of it. we can get "foaming brushes" at the car wash but you'd be crazy to touch your car with one.
someone post a pic of the Snow foam, please....
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Post by srhutch » Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:30 pm

You’ll need a pressure washer to get snow foam of decent foaming.
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Post by ben g » Sun Mar 11, 2018 1:20 am

mcbeee wrote: Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:20 pm snow foam, never heard of it. we can get "foaming brushes" at the car wash but you'd be crazy to touch your car with one.
someone post a pic of the Snow foam, please....
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Good fun, messy, but ultimately a bit of a waste of time...

Unless as said, you've spent hours removing all the swirl marks from your paintwork.

I'm from the 'as long as it looks clean' brigade, so couldn't really care less about swirl marks.
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Post by GBZ4 » Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:15 am

ben g wrote: Sun Mar 11, 2018 1:20 am
mcbeee wrote: Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:20 pm snow foam, never heard of it. we can get "foaming brushes" at the car wash but you'd be crazy to touch your car with one.
someone post a pic of the Snow foam, please....
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I'm from the 'as long as it looks clean' brigade, so couldn't really care less about swirl marks.
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Post by mcbeee » Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:38 am

It looks like a relative of “ scrubbing bubbles” , you spray it in the shower or tub and it eats the grime and soap scum. No way I’m putting anything like that on my cars. Buckets and mitts are just fine with me. 8) 8)
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Post by scooobydont » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:00 am

To answer the OP, yes. Bilt Hamber Auto Foam and a pump sprayer, one of the guys over on the detailing forum gave quite an in depth review:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=400542

More foam does not mean more cleaning ability.

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Post by srhutch » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:24 am

mcbeee wrote: Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:38 am It looks like a relative of “ scrubbing bubbles” , you spray it in the shower or tub and it eats the grime and soap scum. No way I’m putting anything like that on my cars. Buckets and mitts are just fine with me. 8) 8)
No, all it does is cling to the bodywork and lift dirt by soaking.
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Post by Bluecat » Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:54 am

scooobydont wrote: Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:00 am To answer the OP, yes. Bilt Hamber Auto Foam and a pump sprayer, one of the guys over on the detailing forum gave quite an in depth review:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=400542

More foam does not mean more cleaning ability.
Interesting article, so will give it a go with the hand sprayer, not expecting loads of foam but that does not seem to stop the dirt being lifted anyway

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Post by PerryGunn » Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:55 am

srhutch wrote: Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:24 am
mcbeee wrote: Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:38 am It looks like a relative of “ scrubbing bubbles” , you spray it in the shower or tub and it eats the grime and soap scum. No way I’m putting anything like that on my cars. Buckets and mitts are just fine with me. 8) 8)
No, all it does is cling to the bodywork and lift dirt by soaking.
Yep - it won't get a car 100% clean but it's a great first step as a coating of snowfoam left to dwell for 5-10 mins, then rinsed off with a pressure washer removes all the surface grime and helps prevents scratches when you move to the 'contact wash' using a mitt.

In the winter just applying snowfoam and pressure washing (without doing a full wash) is a good/quick way to remove the dried on salt spray when they've been gritting the roads
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Post by srhutch » Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:56 pm

That’s what I tend to do with the daily in winter, just snow and pressure wash.
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Post by mcbeee » Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:44 pm

srhutch wrote: Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:56 pm That’s what I tend to do with the daily in winter, just snow and pressure wash.
I just use real snow :rofl:

Not really :D but washing cars can be a wee bit difficult at home here in the winter, things tend to freeze a little. The hose, the driveway, the door locks, my fingers ..... :D :D
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