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Offline JDM82

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Does anyones snow foam go on this good!
« on: 26 March 2011, 16:37 »
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Mine never is that thick and clings so well  :cry:

By the look of his solution it may be because he has it neat? And I mix mine as directed with water???
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Re: Does anyones snow foam go on this good!
« Reply #1 on: 26 March 2011, 16:44 »
mine looks like that but after 3 or 4 mins loads has slid off lol
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Re: Does anyones snow foam go on this good!
« Reply #2 on: 26 March 2011, 16:48 »
and i use quarter bottle of new snow foam and the rest filled with luke warm water.. comes out great just dont last lol
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Re: Does anyones snow foam go on this good!
« Reply #3 on: 26 March 2011, 17:29 »
Do you think he's using his neat?

There must be a reason its so thick and clings so well  :undecided:
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Re: Does anyones snow foam go on this good!
« Reply #4 on: 26 March 2011, 17:46 »
its probably all down to what ratio he mixes his.. also probs depends on the jet wash i guess ?? i still almost get through a whole diluted bottle doing my car  :shocked: I do all the arches as well..
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Re: Does anyones snow foam go on this good!
« Reply #5 on: 26 March 2011, 18:07 »
I really must be doing something wrong then cause I get through a whole deluted bottle easy, sometimes when im only half way around the car! Ive took my lance apart and cleaned and checked for blockage etc. I think I need to mess about with both the end nozzle and the pos/neg valve on the top to see if I can get better results.
Ive now got Valet Pro orange to try and ive got myself a pump sprayer to apply it. I thought it would be easier than getting all the kit out to snow foam each wash.
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Re: Does anyones snow foam go on this good!
« Reply #6 on: 26 March 2011, 19:24 »
I'd say he's changed the air / water mixture ratio

Have a fiddle with the mixture dial (red knob I think, it is on mine) and whack it up to max :afro:

And Dan, you only need about an inch of snow foam in the bottle  :wink:

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Re: Does anyones snow foam go on this good!
« Reply #7 on: 26 March 2011, 19:57 »
yes you only need an inch of solution in the bottle, and yes the flow rate of your machines will effect how thick the foam comes out.
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Re: Does anyones snow foam go on this good!
« Reply #8 on: 28 March 2011, 18:04 »
Yeah mine comes out like that. I use about an inch of Valet Pro pH snow foam and a little drop of Chem Guys Maxi Suds II - have a fiddle with your dial and all should work out well!
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