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I have that as well but no over impressed tbh seems to strip wax ect even on a small dilution don't mind using it for work van that needs doing 1 a week cos i have loads of it if any one wants some to try then give me a shout sure we can sort something out :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Craig
It's all about trail try different ones and see what you are happy with :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Col
See that was my impression of the Autosmart Actimousse that it was more a stronger TFR. Although I suppose if it still beads like mad after use there must be the wax etc left on the car. For doing your Van like you say its would be spot on being stronger.
End of the day I’m happy with the Foam I use as it takes off what I consider acceptable and when I go over it with my Mitt the car is spot on. Proof is in the pudding that my black roof is still not to bad for swirls at all. The only disappointment is my Alloys have shown some small erosion around the valves and I would have loved to have protected them each year, but still the car is over five years old and not garaged.
Hmm, 5 pages about snow foam, i'm obviously in the wrong place :Whistle:
Get out :lol: your mankyness are not welcome hereQuote:
Originally Posted by The Gismo Man
:lol: - you tell him Rob !Quote:
Originally Posted by stoney
Was waiting a whitty reply off the boss man ;) :lol: must be all that heat making him slow in his old age :D ;) .............
Ha ha !! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by stoney
"There's no Business like Snow Business!" :dance::dance::dance:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Gismo Man
Just gave the snow foam a trial run on the X5. Gotta say I'm impressed. It's looking pretty clean despite the fact the mank has had a fair few months to bake on there. Even got a really good deal on the lance on detailing world. All in all a happy camper. :thumbs up:
Good news Col - what foam did you go for??
You were on detailing world??? Whit, Crombers and Alan will never speak to you again !! :lol:
Next you’ll be taking pictures of it covered in foam…:Whistle:
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The high Heels and Dress are Optional :smilewinkgrin:
Glad you thought it was worth while and go on you enjoyed it a little:hand:
Another loss to the clean brigade :sad:
The deal on detailing world gave 500ml of super snow foam or magifoam free. Went for the magifoam and I was impressed with it. Stuff stayed on there for ages and the X5 really is looking excellent which I'm actually pretty surprised at since I was only cleaning it to play. :smilewinkgrin: Didn't expect the results to be as good as they are since I really haven't washed it in 6 months (don't worry Gismo as the 6 months demonstrates, it'll take more than one wash to win me over). That being said, job was done start to finish in 45 mins, and that was with 20 mins soaking time so I can see me doing that every Sunday if it keeps both motors looking tip top. It also is good fun! :thumbs up:
I even had an audience as the folks across the road were intrigued at how an X5 had disappeared under a mound of bubbles. :D
Re Snow Foam I'm going to be going for Auto Finesse Avalanche when the free stuff runs out since it sounds like it would do a better job getting rid of gunk that's went through a few wet then dry bake on cycles that is likely to happen when I fail to stick to my new Sunday ritual. :cool:
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Good stuff it's good to foam I'm going to give my chemical guys stuff a go as soon as my back is better :)
What's up with your back Rob - you been Pole Dancing at weekends again? :Whistle:Quote:
Originally Posted by stoney
Back on topic: Silly question here - - do you DILUTE the Snow Foam stuff, or use it neat? :confused:
I'm just about getting organised to buy a lance and suds (had to verify the type of connector for my 'Lidl' washer - it's apparently a 'Lavor' one).
That's obviously the only bleedin' 'Lavor' I'm going to get on Valentine's Day :kiss: :sadangel:
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I tried this too... but I fell off my heels and bruised my ego :sad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stewart
Depends on The individual snow foam tbh, but generally about an inch or so of foam in the bottom of a 1 ltr bottle filled up with warm water ;)
Thanks Craig, that's reassuring - it would've been quite expensive if it was used neat! :phew: (sound of wallet creaking open and huge moths in flight...)Quote:
Originally Posted by Craig
100ml of the chemical guys stuff :)
Just a pity it was not the Bosch fitment, you’d have been more than welcome to try my lance.
The stuff I got has a 200:1 and gave a really thick clinging foam. Pure top foamin! ;)
After scouring the internet and looking at numerous foam lances, i stumbled across a Karcher branded foam lance for £12 and Valetpro snow foam for £13 - Whilst this might not be the best, i'm going to give it a go, for sub £30 it is sure a lot kinder to my bank balance than the £85 i was going to spend on the other items i had selected from Clean your car.com - I'll let you all know how it goes!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1907851164...84.m1497.l2649
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1109384415...84.m1497.l2649
You should check out detailing world G17. They got a good group buy going on.
Thanks Col, that is a great deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Col
If the stuff i ordered doesn't work out, i'm going for that one, even if i have to buy two lances, i've lost a total of £12 for the Karcher one, and still less overall than the two items for £85 i originally had planned to buy.
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Oh dear I did not scan that with Elfscope before I posted. :smilewinkgrin:
G17RDY be interesting how you get on with that!
The VP advanced snow foam will work just as well as a pre wash in a pump sprayer ;)
"FNN" and indeed "AAAR!" :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stewart
Just ordered the following:
Snow Foam Lance
Valet Pro - PH Neutral Snow Foam
Meguiars Microfibre wash Mitt
CleanYourCar Huge 'Fluffy' Drying Towel
I'll never be in Mr. King's league, but it's a start... :smilewinkgrin: :thumbs up:
Well IK had to start somewhere & maybe this is you rushing off to the 'polished land' ................ Ooft :shut up: :blush:Quote:
Originally Posted by ELFMAN
Oh dear - that sounds like one of mine Crombers :frown: except taller.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crombers
Don't worry, I haven't gone over to the 'Bright Side", it's just pure laziness - the way I look at it, the more lather you have , the less you have to rub :smilewinkgrin:
I have the Wool mitt, it still looks brand new after over a years washing. First one lasted a year and started to break up. The trick is to not let it dry out like I was doing by hanging it out to dry after every wash with the glove part going brick hard.
Just give it a good rinse out under cold water and put it back in the clean empty Bucket on top of the grit guard. Put a top on it and it’s ready and soft for next use. I presume the Microfiber Mitt does much the same job of keeping any dirt away from the paint.
Good luck with it, its worth it just to see the Neighbours think you've lost the plot. ;)
After about five Min's on my wee Coop the other day.
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Yep just mind that you don't use it as your wash you just use it as a pre wash
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Cheers guys, I have Meguiars 'Ultimate Wash & Wax' something or other (it's very yellow) for the proper '2 bucket' car wash. But I take it from what's been said before that just for a quicker clean, you just do the foam and the rinse without laying a mitt on it, then dry it with yer big towel?
That depends on how dirty you car is and how well protected it is
I use it as a pre wash most of the times spray it on leave it 15-20 mins then wash it off then wash the car with the 2 bucket method ;)
For Winter I just use the foam and rinse and most important let the car dry itself ( No touch) especially from a towel.
Foam stage is just another step to me before the bucket wash. Your not going to get the car properly clean without using your mitt but by using your Lance your making sure when you get to the wash and bucket and Mitt stage the car is as clean as you can get it.
This is not a quick fix to clean cars but if you were out over winter and came back it’s a good alternative to taking next to no time and taking most of the dirt off the car leaving only the thinnest of traffic films on the car that nothing is going to take off till you use your mitt.
Personally I’d not touch dry unless I’ve gone the whole hog and used my Mitt as well. Only when my mitt has been over the car and its more or less spotless and removed the traffic film do I dry the car right. The soft water up here I think in winter lets you get away with just a rinse.
See I'm new to this 'wonder foam' malarkey.
So you only dry it after foaming/rinsing if you've hand washed it as well, and if you're just doing a quick foam/rinse to get the majority of the crap off, it has to 'drip dry'. Got it :thumbs up:
Makes sense as you obviously don't want to be scraping any residual gritty stuff over the paintwork! I've only ever dried the MINI after it's been hand washed anyway - never having used a Foam Lance - if I've used the pressure washer first, it always gets followed up by a 2 bucket/mitt shot.
Well, Foam and lance arrived yesterday and gave it a wee try as soon as i got home from work.
Overall, the Snow foam, good product, gives a nice white thick foam, the slightly good / bad news is the lance, whilst good, it puts a smidgen too much water through the bottle and means the foam isn't as thick and sticky as other more expensive lances i have seen. It works, don't get me wrong, gets the grime off, but after about 1 min, the foam has slid off on most non flat surfaces, it doesn't allow the foam to be so thick as to stay put, another point is to get the foam as thick as possible you have to have it on the maximum setting, which means it goes through the foam / water mix in the bottle like billy-o - I cannot see the 1L snow foam bottle lasting too long.
You get what you pay for!!
As it will probably go through snow foam solution quicker than most, playing the long game, it is false economy to keep using it, I will more than likely end up buying another and ponying up the £40 for the other one Big Col recommended, so my advice save your £13 and put it toward a better lance.
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Originally Posted by G17RDY
Yep better off getting a good one buy cheap buy twice !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by G17RDY