one of my clients using the foam lance
So even though it rained today, we decided to just test out the foam cannon to see what it could do.
Here's what we used.
WaxOn WaxOff Canada HD Foam Lance
Karcher K 5.85M Electric Pressure Washer
Chemical Guys Maxi Suds II + Zaino Z7 or Cheap Canadian Tire soap
First video is of my car, harder to see because it's a white car.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2nW1NWdGPM"]YouTube - Foam Cannon[/ame]
Next video is on my buddy's car. He didn't spread it out enough so it took longer than normal.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hcysto3ZQE"]YouTube - Foam Cannon[/ame]
We used Canadian Tire soap on that one, and he didn't fan it enough to give it enough air. If we used better soap and gave it more air, he would have gotten better foaming.
The foam cannon does a pretty good job coating your car with foam. The quality of soap that you use will make a huge difference. We tried Chemical Guys Maxi Suds II, Zaino Z7, and some cheap Canadian Tire brand soap. The CT soap disappeared really fast, whereas the Maxi Suds and Z7 lasted a good 4 to 5 minutes.
There are a few ways you can use the foam cannon. If you're lazy in the winter, just foam up the car, let it sit for a few minutes, and then rinse with the pressure washer. Should do the same thing as a touchless car wash.
Some people foam their cars and then use a mitt to rinse.
Then you can do what my friend and I did on his black car to reduce marring. Foam, rinse with pressure washer, foam again, and then 2 bucket wash.
So, if you're thinking of getting one of these, it's going to eat up a lot of soap. But soap is cheaper than getting your car repainted, especially for those with black cars.
We're going to run another test next week. We're still tweaking the airflow and the soap we're using.
Feel free to ask questions before then and we'll test it out again.
This post has been edited by Monkey: Jul 5 2008, 06:48 PM
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