Snow Foam

[Andy Monty]

I am using a quick release hozelock fitting !?

try without ie a standard hose fitting no valve they restrict the flow to the Pressure washer and in many cases they suck almost closed

 

[Sweex]

Snow foam is a gimmicky way of applying tfr. Any good tfr will foam up when sprayed through a lance. The benefit of spraying it through a low pressure sprayer though is that it saves time (snow foam is a b4s%@#d to rince off if it gets to foamy) and you use less hence saving product/saving money. This is what I was told (and shown to prove it) by one of the master technicians at autoglym. Not saying snow foam is a bad product for someone like me who is trying to set up my own valeting business snow foam is great for the customer to see but takes longer to remove so applying diluted tfr suits me better. It's what works for yourselves really what works for you might not work for a hundred other people but if you get the results you need then who cares. That's my opinion on the topic

the tfr the local hand wash place use kills plastic headlights, does foam do the same?

Now c'mon Jordan, you're confusing people now.
Most of the snow foams on sale from reputable manufacturers will be near ph neutral or slightly alkaline and should not damage the car in any way, they are purely used as a way of loosening dirt and best used on a protected car as most of them are wax safe.
TFR should always be diluted but the local car wash places tend to use it to strong or even neat but it is used on very dirty cars to help loosen the dirt on un protected cars as the dirt sticks and gets more embedded.
Generally though on a protected car, snow foam isnt needed, a good pressure washer rinse will do the same in most cases!

 

[Jordan92]

the tfr the local hand wash place use kills plastic headlights, does foam do the same?

Only because some of the local hand wash use it neat if it looks really bright (green usually) then it probably is. Tfr mixed at 4:1 is strong enough to remove grease from engines and large lorries. I mix mine at 32:1 and its plenty strong enough.

 

[Jordan92]

Now c'mon Jordan, you're confusing people now.
Most of the snow foams on sale from reputable manufacturers will be near ph neutral or slightly alkaline and should not damage the car in any way, they are purely used as a way of loosening dirt and best used on a protected car as most of them are wax safe.
TFR should always be diluted but the local car wash places tend to use it to strong or even neat but it is used on very dirty cars to help loosen the dirt on un protected cars as the dirt sticks and gets more embedded.
Generally though on a protected car, snow foam isnt needed, a good pressure washer rinse will do the same in most cases!

I don't think there is anything wrong with snow foam at all and I will be using it on customers vehicles when I get some work in. If used properly tfr is perfectly safe its only unsafe when it is left to dry or used at extremely strong mixtures. Some snow foams contains tfr and does the same job but with a more dramatic spectacle. I use tfr over snow foam because I was show how to use it properly at the autoglym academy meaning, correctly mixing applying and using it. There are different strengths of tfr and I only use the non corrosive type that autoglym make (supermax 3) for a safer option. I used it on my dads waxed car yesterday and the wax was not effected at all (still beading like a champ). I only spray the bottom half of the car with it to. Like I said before it depends on what works for the user of the product.

Jordan.

 

[GrandeGuy]

WTF is all this talk of foam and snow? I just pressure wash at garage take home, zymol wash 2bm then chamis, then, clay bar then zymol cleaner wax, if this is done 2/3 times a year then pressure washer will nearly remove all muck, decent wax=way less work to keep it clean