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Pete81

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Does anyone use snow foam to clean their car? What are your thoughts? Am reluctant to pressure clean me F...
 
Hiya<br /><br />Ive used snow foam for a few years, think it works really well. Need to make sure you get it thick enough so that it doesnt just slide off
 
I've pressure cleaned mine (just once) after it was very dirty (mud caked on etc)..<div>Should I not be doing that?</div><div><br></div><div>I didnt get too close with the pressure though..</div><div>Whats the risk, besides getting too close and risking damage from the pressure?</div>
 
pressure washing just forces dirt deeper into the paint if you arent careful. For me a good soak with snow foam and a light agitation with a micro fibre cloth followed by lightly pressure washing shifts all of the dirt
 
I never knew!<div><br></div><div>How do you apply the snow foam? I've only seen it being applied with a pressure washer type thing..</div><div>I currently use the Autoglym Bodywork Shampoo and a sponge ha</div>
 
get rid of that sponge...it traps dirt, get a few microfibre cloths and use different ones for top and bottom of the car and for the wheels<br /><br />Snow foam has a special end unit that fits on end of a karcher pressure washer, water that comes out is low pressure but forms a white layer of suspended soap suds on the car, story goes this gives the detergents time in the suspension to work their magic on the dirt
 
Oh damn, I have a VAX pressure washer.<div><br></div><div>I guess thats the only real way of applying it to make use of it though :(</div><div><br></div><div>Unless.. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Sprayer-Superspray-Hose-End/dp/B001MQ02YA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463045090&sr=8-1&keywords=superspray does the trick..</div>
<edited><editID>SammyV6S</editID><editDate>2016-05-12 10:25:21</editDate></edited>
 
Hmm might be worth a look into.<div><br></div><div>Last question! (I think) - so you're overall procedure looks something like:</div><div><br></div><div>1. Snow Foam onto dry(?) car </div><div>2. Agitate with microfibre cloth</div><div>3. Rinse with hose </div><div>4. Dry with microfibre cloth</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, Ronnie!</div>
 
good luck with it, doesnt always work on wheels though, brake dust gets too ingrained, Iron X or similar left does on my non painted alloys.<br /><br />I do use the jet wash to wash off but not held that close
 
Ja I think I'm going to try with this hose attachment thing.. I dont have a driveway and have to park on the street out the front of the house to wash the car, so the less crap I have to haul out of the shed and onto the sidewalk, the better!<div><br></div><div>If I can get away with the hose and no pressure washer, that works for me!</div>
 
hopefully youll get enough pressure out of the hose, where we are the mains pressure is low so we need to use a pressure washer unit
 
For £8 for that attachment, I'm willing to try haha.<div><br></div><div>Which brand of snow foam do you use, Ronnie?</div>
 
cant remember any names, bought from the chemical guys in the UK<br /><br />dont go for any that claim they also smell nice, from past experience they smell better than they work<br /><br />would suggest going to a detailing site and ask to see pic of car with the stuff on, some can be a bit insipid, needs one that foams up well<edited><editID>ronniet</editID><editDate>2016-05-12 11:43:05</editDate></edited>
 
try this stuff<br /><br />mix needs to be right<br /><br />http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-and-drying/valet-pro-ph-neutral-snow-foam/prod_500.html
 
Great! <div>Was just looking at this http://www.chemicalguysuk.com/Chemical_Guys_Honeydew_Snow_Foam_16oz_p/honey16.htm as well </div>
 
Thanks for all the comments. I'll give the foam a try. Have got decent mains pressure so will work with this. Just have nightmares of damaging paintwork with pressure washer...
 
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