snow foam

cena

any one ever buy this stuff. its like when you to your local garage/petrol station and you get this white foam all over the car

ChristyCent

Is that not for cleaning your alloys no?

cena

i don't think so. i'msure you can use it all over the car

ChristyCent

The one i have is just for wheels it says something about keeping it away from paintwork. Do you have an all over one?

cena

no i don't have one. i was on an other forum and they metioned it on how they cleaned there car. i'll have an other look. just had a look. you need a pressure washer.a foam lance and ph neutral snow foam. you can get it from clean your car.co.uk.

well that was the link that was given

ChristyCent

I think I'll look into that meself actually

DUBLINHITMAN

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I have a Karcher 4series and use Valet Pro PH Neutral plus a small squirt of Megs NXT shampoo. A tip I followed was to add the warm water to the bottle first, before the foam/shampoo - works a treat [about 1/2" snow foam is plenty BTW]

i use this method on all the cars i do it drags the heavy stuff of the car .rinsed after this then snow foamed again and i use to 2 bucket method one for rinsing the wash mitt and the other with some snow foam mixed in with water.

DUBLINHITMAN

this wont strip any wax or sealant that has been put on the car in the past .
however a de-tar and clay bar is usually up next after this process its snow foamed again rinsed dried so no pre wax is on the car and its free from any contaminents and ready for a polish glaze wax and sealent ,

ChristyCent

theres dirt marks on my car that normal car shampoo wont remove will this stuff work?

DUBLINHITMAN

use a clay bar after a snow foam
that should remove dirt marks and some getching from bird sh!te

cena

thats the stuff. how much would a good pressure washer cost to do this kind of work. are the ones in argos any good

ChristyCent

I got my one free from b&q when I was buying decking so i doubt it wa too expensive but it works brilliantly even on its own. Except the marks i mentioned earlier

cena

wouldn'tmind getting that stuff.i mite inthe near futher. have some money comingmy way from an accident i had that felt me with a messed up hand.haven't worked over a year and a half

DUBLINHITMAN

you get a small bottle with a lot of the cheaper power washers it might work
but not as good as a litre bottle and brass attachment for your power washer ,
i use a karcher but i only have it a few months and using it to snow foam 3 times and rinse 3 times on 1 car takes its toll on it .especially doing a couple of cars a week.
plus it has a plastic motor .
unlike the nilfisk ones which have a longer life expectancy , that's going to be my next purchase because it has a metal motor,
if your looking to get a foam lance for either power washer check e bay and make sure the one your getting will fit .
they aren't universal so double check your fitment for your power washer.

get yourself up the north and get the nilfisk for £80 then the foam lance of e bay or
http://www.valetpro.co.uk/
http://www.autobritedirect.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=246&osCsid=c380856b576c1dd1e6e35f981ec61d1f

ChristyCent

whilst were on the subject of cleaning cars whats the best method of getting white t-cut off black plastic trim on a car

cena

maybe abit of petrol

ChristyCent

Ive always heard that but was afraid it would do damage to the paintwork. I recently debadged my colt and heard petrol is a good way to remove the remaining glue do you think its a good idea?

DUBLINHITMAN

use all purpose cleaner (APC) as its none to most folk into detailing.
APC should be used while the fist snow foam is dwelling , go around the car with some apc in a spray bottle and soft brush
spay into small crevice's door hinges door handles badges grills rubber seals around windows while the snow foam is dwelling on the car .

DUBLINHITMAN

ChristyCent wrote: »

Ive always heard that but was afraid it would do damage to the paintwork. I recently debadged my colt and heard petrol is a good way to remove the remaining glue do you think its a good idea?

after de-badging your car buddy put some tar remover or apc on to that area with a micro.fibre cloth . dont use petrol
if its not wiped correctly it can stain your paint

ChristyCent

DUBLINHITMAN wrote: »

after de-badging your car buddy put some tar remover or apc on to that area with a micro.fibre cloth . dont use petrol
if its not wiped correctly it can stain your paint

Thanks mate

Neilw

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I have a Karcher 4series and use Valet Pro PH Neutral plus a small squirt of Megs NXT shampoo. A tip I followed was to add the warm water to the bottle first, before the foam/shampoo - works a treat [about 1/2" snow foam is plenty BTW]

i use this method on all the cars i do it drags the heavy stuff of the car .rinsed after this then snow foamed again and i use to 2 bucket method one for rinsing the wash mitt and the other with some snow foam mixed in with water.

Not much foam there Mr Hitman - this is what you want

DUBLINHITMAN

look at your pic compared to mine
mine was left on for nearly ten minutes as you can see from the foam on the ground
yours how ever has just been snow foamed and a pic takin as there is feck all on the ground,
anythin else you want to comment about or are you happy enough with that

Neilw

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look at your pic compared to mine
mine was left on for nearly ten minutes as you can see from the foam on the ground
yours how ever has just been snow foamed and a pic takin as there is feck all on the ground,
anythin else you want to comment about or are you happy enough with that

Jesus take a chill pill, I wasn't having a go, hence the big smiley :rolleyes:
I've see your work and I know you know what your doing, it wasn't a criticism.

DUBLINHITMAN

sorry buddy just thought it was someone havin another go
even the cleaning engine bay thread people were saying it wasn,t done the same day and that i messed with the camera seriosly wtf i used a camera phone lol.

anyway yeah the seat folks is the way it looks when on 1st ,top job there neil
and the evo is what it should look like after 5 /10 minutes

Neilw

DUBLINHITMAN wrote: »

sorry buddy just thought it was someone havin another go
even the cleaning engine bay thread people were saying it wasn,t done the same day and that i messed with the camera seriosly wtf i used a camera phone lol.

anyway yeah the seat folks is the way it looks when on 1st ,top job there neil
and the evo is what it should look like after 5 /10 minutes

No worries
I could have posted a similar pic after 5 or so mins dwell but I though the first pic shows off the foam better.
Saw the pics of you engine bay in that thread alright, looked very well. Mine is not up to that standard yet

DUBLINHITMAN

just be patient with it
alot of people just get the power washer out
and blast it into the engine bay which can cause trouble