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General => Detailing => Topic started by: JC on 22 February 2009, 20:26
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My good lady treated me to a new Karcher :cool: so I had to get a snow foam machine :grin:
so - first trial attempt
(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF2629.jpg)
done another 4 vehicles since including a van .
Will help my small sideline of valeting a treat :laugh: people will love it
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id say go a littler thicker with the mixture?
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that was after a good soak :tongue: but yeah, snow increased on the van i did today :cool:
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hehe can't beat snow all year round :grin: :grin:
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tis your fault :tongue:
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tis your fault :tongue:
how is it my fault??
you didn't HAVE to buy these things :tongue:
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nice one chuff i`ve got a karcher in the shed somewhere :undecided:, wheredid you get your snow foam machine from and what products do you use in it?
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nice one chuff i`ve got a karcher in the shed somewhere :undecided:, wheredid you get your snow foam machine from and what products do you use in it?
most places do it like Autobrite, Elite Car Care etc
you then buy some 'Snow Foam' fill the bottle with about 1/2inch of foam and the rest with warm water
then let the fun commence :laugh:
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/Rhyso/IMG_0588.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/Rhyso/IMG_0589.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/Rhyso/IMG_0590.jpg)
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wot he said :laugh: :grin:
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I'ma go do this this afternoon. On the golf and the van.
What is the results like, first time I'm doing it.
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I'ma go do this this afternoon. On the golf and the van.
What is the results like, first time I'm doing it.
pretty good - it does remove alot of the surface grime - just watch the colour of the water as it drips off the car / van
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I'ma go do this this afternoon. On the golf and the van.
What is the results like, first time I'm doing it.
pretty good - it does remove alot of the surface grime - just watch the colour of the water as it drips off the car / van
Yeah, I was just gonna use the little hose on the actual pressure washer, but then I've noticed Halfords sell the snow foarm lance for £16.99 for Kartcher? Might do that.
Gotta get motivation now, second to last day off, I really should sort out his van for him.
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£16.99 :shocked: i`m getting down halfrauds at the weekend, i thought they were about £30-40
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£16.99 :shocked: i`m getting down halfrauds at the weekend, i thought they were about £30-40
you won't get the same results though - a proper snow foam lance is approx £50 :smiley:
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£16.99 :shocked: i`m getting down halfrauds at the weekend, i thought they were about £30-40
you won't get the same results though - a proper snow foam lance is approx £50 :smiley:
Oh, whats the difference? :huh:
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£16.99 :shocked: i`m getting down halfrauds at the weekend, i thought they were about £30-40
you won't get the same results though - a proper snow foam lance is approx £50 :smiley:
Oh, whats the difference? :huh:
snow foam lance looks like this
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/Rhyso/IMG_0587.jpg)
i've tried the little bottle that came with my Karcher but it doesn't produce very thick foam
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How much splatter to you guys get?
Mine seems to either go a good five meters or splatter back and hit me.
Trying to work out if:
1) standing to close
2) standing to far
3) pressure washer too powerful (2800W, 160 Bar)
4) foam to thick
5) not a good lance (can't remember who's atm, was supposed to be a good one)
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How much splatter to you guys get?
Mine seems to either go a good five meters or splatter back and hit me.
Trying to work out if:
1) standing to close
2) standing to far
3) pressure washer too powerful (2800W, 160 Bar)
4) foam to thick
5) not a good lance (can't remember who's atm, was supposed to be a good one)
if i stand within a metre then yeah it splatters. Think i stand approx 2 metres away :undecided:
your pressure washer is a lot more powerful than mine mind you - think mines a 1500W :undecided:
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if i stand within a metre then yeah it splatters. Think i stand approx 2 metres away :undecided:
your pressure washer is a lot more powerful than mine mind you - think mines a 1500W :undecided:
So based on that I need to stand the other side of the street ;)
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if i stand within a metre then yeah it splatters. Think i stand approx 2 metres away :undecided:
your pressure washer is a lot more powerful than mine mind you - think mines a 1500W :undecided:
So based on that I need to stand the other side of the street ;)
yep and charge people whose cars you cover as they pass :laugh: :laugh:
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1) Snow foam car
2) ??????
3) Profit
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1) Snow foam car
2) ??????
3) Profit
well you mentioned standing the other side of the street so i assumed cars would be passing between you and your car
if you cover them then technically you're washing their car so charge the buggers :tongue:
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i really want to have a blast with soem snow foam as ive read lots of good reviews but dont have the money for the lance thingy lol any other way around it is th e halfrauds one really that bad??
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i really want to have a blast with soem snow foam as ive read lots of good reviews but dont have the money for the lance thingy lol any other way around it is th e halfrauds one really that bad??
its not bad but you certaily won't get the amount / thickness as per the foam lance :smiley:
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its not bad but you certaily won't get the amount / thickness as per the foam lance :smiley:
ok, well compared to the old bucket and mitt is this a much more effective/easier way of cleaning the car, just trying to weigh up the 'investment' ;)
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its not bad but you certaily won't get the amount / thickness as per the foam lance :smiley:
ok, well compared to the old bucket and mitt is this a much more effective/easier way of cleaning the car, just trying to weigh up the 'investment' ;)
i think it helps keep marring to a minimum as it does remove a fair bit of dirt etc from the car before you attack it with a mitt :smiley:
it quickens up the process if you car is well detailed and protected with a decent wax as the dirt will come off more easily
up to mate but i'm well happy with my 'investment' :smiley:
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well just been looking at the proper lance bu tim not sure what make etc my pressure washer is as there are various options for different brands,
for the time being think ill stick with the two buckets
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its not bad but you certaily won't get the amount / thickness as per the foam lance :smiley:
ok, well compared to the old bucket and mitt is this a much more effective/easier way of cleaning the car, just trying to weigh up the 'investment' ;)
i think it helps keep marring to a minimum as it does remove a fair bit of dirt etc from the car before you attack it with a mitt :smiley:
it quickens up the process if you car is well detailed and protected with a decent wax as the dirt will come off more easily
up to mate but i'm well happy with my 'investment' :smiley:
+1 :afro:
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Cleaned the van and the Golf with just the jet wash with the little pipe. Works well, althought the back of the van was like tar, I had to use the rough endge of the sponge designed for wheels and screen wash to get it off. Golf looks good though. If the lance is much better, will look into it.
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My good lady treated me to a new Karcher :cool: so I had to get a snow foam machine :grin:
so - first trial attempt
(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF2629.jpg)
done another 4 vehicles since including a van .
Will help my small sideline of valeting a treat :laugh: people will love it
how bout another maccie d's to do mine? :laugh: :kiss:
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(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF2629.jpg)
Is that indicator missing?
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My good lady treated me to a new Karcher :cool: so I had to get a snow foam machine :grin:
so - first trial attempt
(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF2629.jpg)
done another 4 vehicles since including a van .
Will help my small sideline of valeting a treat :laugh: people will love it
how bout another maccie d's to do mine? :laugh: :kiss:
which one :laugh:
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^both of course for a maccie D's
sausage roll/ cornish pastie from the garage if you only do one! :laugh:
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but that strange man mite be there again :shocked:
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but that strange man mite be there again :shocked:
oh yes man with satchel, very weird! :laugh:
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How much splatter to you guys get?
Mine seems to either go a good five meters or splatter back and hit me.
Trying to work out if:
1) standing to close
2) standing to far
3) pressure washer too powerful (2800W, 160 Bar)
4) foam to thick
5) not a good lance (can't remember who's atm, was supposed to be a good one)
Resurrecting an old thread, but I learnt something so thought I'd share.
Worked out my lance has another setting, I'd twiddled the knob and made the foam thicker, but didn't realise that the nozzle twisted as well (yes obvious I know) *slap head*
This lets me make the spray wider (and not so powerful) the effect that I can now foam cars, without massive splatter, woot!
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i now have to do my cars half on the road, half on the ddrive so i can stand far enuff back to get a good Fan Effect with the lance :cool:
oh and yeah, big slap on ya head for the nozzle twisting :laugh: