im fancing going all bufty on my new frs and want to know of any good deals on a preasure washer and lance for snow foaming the car...does anyone else do this and if so what do you use...thanks mat.

 

i can do it for free mate, drop me the car off on a friday and ill bring it you back monday looking gorgeous

 

Do it man!!!! they are so cool!!

http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/acatalo..._Lance_1L.html

not a bad price and the guy there is sweet as. been down to see him and bought bits from him, does a lot of other good stuff!

Graeme

 

thanks alot mate ill probs buy that...what preasure washer should i use with it.

 

Check detailingworld out there is always a group buy going on

 

thanks al ill try that mate.

 

What benefits does snow foaming offer??? I see they say it's used as a pre-wash, so do you simply apply, leave for a few minutes then rinse off before handwashing, with the hose or jetwasher?
Just wondering if they're worth the expense over simply rinsing with the hose first lol

 

im not to sure mate till i get 1 and see for myself...but from the pics and info on detailworld they say it works a treat and on some pics can see the dirt/grit be lifted of the car.

 

This is how i use it,i dont bother with two buckets anymore
You can pre rinse first, but the foam wont sitt on the car aslong
Snow Foam car then let it dwell for 10 mins then rinse off
If its realy dirty i would foam and rinse twice
Then foam again but this time i would take a mitt to it and have one bucket with clean water to dip the mitt in after each pass
Some use snow foam then use the two bucket method

 

thanks mate very useful info....do you know anywhere near to sheffield i can go in and buy a lance and some snow foam as i need it for saturday.

 

Tesco are selling a Karcher pressure washer for half price at £99,either in-store or online,I use PH neutral snow foam on mine.

 

thanks mate ill have a look.

 

I got my lance from autobrite and some of there supa snow foam,i got a free sample of snow foam from a pressure washer dealer he reckoned it was the best, and its crap compared to the supa snow foam
You will be supprised just how little of the snow foam is used for one car

 

Going to have to check which pressure washer I've got now, always wanted to foam the car guessing this is a better way of washing than mitts (or heaven forbid a sponge!)

 

ive got the same foam gun as the i4detaling in the link.
i however much prefer megs hyper wash as my foam as alot of the others ive tried i dont feel work as well.
if its a dirty car i usually rinse the car with pw.
then foam the car and let it dwell usually 5 mins or so then rinse it off.
then refoam and wash with the tbm.

after the car is waxed etc you get away with simply foaming and rinsing the car as opposed to washing with a mitt.
i usually wash with a mitt once a month or so or when really dirty as the foam is good but doesnt lift 100% everything.

 

thanks guys ive bought everything now so im looking forward to doing the focus on wednesday when everything arrives...right can somone tell me the procedure from start to finish.. with foaming/waxing and sealing please.

 

get a clay bar aswell mate,youd be surprised how much it takes off, even on new cars

 

Dont forget to get some tar remover,you can remove tar by claying but i would get rid of any large amounts with a good tar remover first

 

thanks guys....im learning....

 

Just remember once you have waxed the car the next time you wash it do not snowfoam it unless its a very weak dilution,even then i wouldn't bother,it will strip the wax reducing the wax durability by some time! If your looking for a good shampoo once the car is all wax'd etc FINISHKARE 1016 ive used it for nearly 2years now i will never replace with another shampoo( i have tested over 30 shampoo's)

 

thanks very much...i will order some.

 

Ive been looking into getting one of these aswell but wasnt sure on how to use it, Thanks

 

I snow foam the cars and my work van! Cleans all my ladders and tube on the roof rack