thanx i tried autoglym but the results werent perfect- will give this a try- do you soa the roof everytime you wash or only when you are treating roof?
Snow Foam Questions
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thanx- i dont but wanted to be sure as this is my first soft top- want to ensure i get the best adn longest lasting finish.
Any clue where we can get something like Super Snow Foam here in States? I have a bottle that came with one of my pressure washers that seems to fit both my Karcher and a Husky electric pressure washer but need to find a suitable foam agent to give it a try.
We have had some unusual winter weather up here in the Pacific NW over these last few weeks and my wife's X3 is a disgusting mess that could use something like this as a prewash. My Z4 is hiding in my garage until the roads melt down enough so I can drive it again. We have had about 10-12" of snow this last week and most side roads have never been plowed. :?
We have had some unusual winter weather up here in the Pacific NW over these last few weeks and my wife's X3 is a disgusting mess that could use something like this as a prewash. My Z4 is hiding in my garage until the roads melt down enough so I can drive it again. We have had about 10-12" of snow this last week and most side roads have never been plowed. :?
OK - I don't want to play with Snow Foam anymore and now understand why it hasn't been shipped over to our side of the pond. I had a long chat with one of my area's better detailers and his research on the product reveals that the primary active ingredient is hydrofluoric acid. It basically works by stripping off all of the protective sealants (wax, etc) on the paint job. The end result is a clean car that is nicely prepped for a wash job followed by a full detail. Good solution for someone about to do a deep cleaning/wax/sealant job on their car but very much bad news for a quick mid winter cleaning job. Apparently this is often used in some commercial touchless car washes as well - notably the Bear brand car wash facilities in the Seattle area.
Hydrofluoric acid (defined in this Wiki page) is capable of etching glass so needs to be used with a degree of caution on a car if at all. This product may be more toxic that is allowed for sale over the counter here in the US.
I will be trying out some recommended mixtures of car wash soaps from Chemical Guys as a pressure wash foaming agents instead.
Hydrofluoric acid (defined in this Wiki page) is capable of etching glass so needs to be used with a degree of caution on a car if at all. This product may be more toxic that is allowed for sale over the counter here in the US.
I will be trying out some recommended mixtures of car wash soaps from Chemical Guys as a pressure wash foaming agents instead.
I don't think you can assume "the product" as a single one. The product I use is PH Neutral. Bit like saying that all waxes are the same I suppose?AlanL said:
http://www.autobritedirect.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?cPath=246&products_id=2128&osCsid=ce75d49d69dfbab12d890d6119b418cd
I picked up on this thread a little late, but had been looking for a way to ease the winter cleaning duties.
A couple of weeks ago I bought the Karcher bespoke item, total waster of time (but it only cost £15, so no wallet damage), because I wanted to clean the car that day before we went away for the new year. In the end we took one of our proper cars, which duly got filthy.
I then ordered the spray item pvr has and it is revelation. Alongwith that I ordered the snow foam from Autobrite; whether using the correct snow foam has helped I don't know, but the Autobrite spray allows the delivery pressure to be adjusted. By the way pvr, have you tried altering the angle of the spray nozzle. Holding the handle in the obvious orientation gives a vertical line of foam, which is a pain to control.
Our hack car has never looked so clean in winter.
Off now to get the Z4 and M3 clean and then put back to bed.
A couple of weeks ago I bought the Karcher bespoke item, total waster of time (but it only cost £15, so no wallet damage), because I wanted to clean the car that day before we went away for the new year. In the end we took one of our proper cars, which duly got filthy.
I then ordered the spray item pvr has and it is revelation. Alongwith that I ordered the snow foam from Autobrite; whether using the correct snow foam has helped I don't know, but the Autobrite spray allows the delivery pressure to be adjusted. By the way pvr, have you tried altering the angle of the spray nozzle. Holding the handle in the obvious orientation gives a vertical line of foam, which is a pain to control.
Our hack car has never looked so clean in winter.
Off now to get the Z4 and M3 clean and then put back to bed.
Good to hear she is ok srhutch.
Just done the snowfoam job and I have now a grubby foam ice muck on my drive. At least it took all the salt off and the car is inside again now in showroom condition. Whilst inside, applied an additional layer of wax just to protect it a bit more during these salt invasion days.
Just done the snowfoam job and I have now a grubby foam ice muck on my drive. At least it took all the salt off and the car is inside again now in showroom condition. Whilst inside, applied an additional layer of wax just to protect it a bit more during these salt invasion days.