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Jas
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Registered: 13th Oct 04
Location: Mid Wales
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16th Mar 12 at 11:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how good is this stuff, worth buying a kit?
Jake
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16th Mar 12 at 11:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no. get one of these with all purpose cleaner and water in it and spray over the car
http://www.screwfix.com/p/marcrist-pg850-water-spray-bottle/97986?cm_mmc=Google-_-Datafeed-_-Tools-_-Marcrist%20PG850%20Water%20Spray%20Bottle&gclid=CIuwovei664CFWwntAodwwq3IQ
Piér
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Registered: 4th Jan 10
Location: Gloucestershire
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16th Mar 12 at 11:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Depends if you wanna strip any wax from your car or not.
Snow foam is wax safe, some feel it helps, some don't.
All down to personal preference.
Autobrite's Magifoam is probably one of the best.
Jas
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Location: Mid Wales
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16th Mar 12 at 11:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jake
no. get one of these with all purpose cleaner and water in it and spray over the car
http://www.screwfix.com/p/marcrist-pg850-water-spray-bottle/97986?cm_mmc=Google-_-Datafeed-_-Tools-_-Marcrist%20PG850%20Water%20Spray%20Bottle&gclid=CIuwovei664CFWwntAodwwq3IQ


all purpose cleaner

When I become Moderator I will ban you
Jake
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16th Mar 12 at 11:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
are you from wales or something
Ben J
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16th Mar 12 at 11:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its pretty damn good tbh. You can get 2 types too. Normal snow foam won't strip wax but theres a Citrus one that will.

If you are bothered about preventing swirls etc then snow foam is the way forward.

When you first get the kit it takes a bit of trial to get right consistancy etc for best results but its pretty straight forward.

I use snowfoam every time.

All the Pro's use snowfoam. Speaks volumes imo.

[Edited on 16-03-2012 by Ben J]
Jas
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16th Mar 12 at 11:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jake
are you from wales or something

I am
Jas
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16th Mar 12 at 11:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
Its pretty damn good tbh. You can get 2 types too. Normal snow foam won't strip wax but theres a Citrus one that will.

If you are bothered about preventing swirls etc then snow foam is the way forward.

When you first get the kit it takes a bit of trial to get right consistancy etc for best results but its pretty straight forward.

I use snowfoam every time.

All the Pro's use snowfoam. Speaks volumes imo.

[Edited on 16-03-2012 by Ben J]


Good man, what are you using?
Liam-Wilko
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Registered: 6th Mar 08
Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
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16th Mar 12 at 11:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how exactly dose it work?
Ben J
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16th Mar 12 at 11:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jas
quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
Its pretty damn good tbh. You can get 2 types too. Normal snow foam won't strip wax but theres a Citrus one that will.

If you are bothered about preventing swirls etc then snow foam is the way forward.

When you first get the kit it takes a bit of trial to get right consistancy etc for best results but its pretty straight forward.

I use snowfoam every time.

All the Pro's use snowfoam. Speaks volumes imo.

[Edited on 16-03-2012 by Ben J]


Good man, what are you using?



http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-and-drying/snow-foam-lance-various-fittings/prod_371.html

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-and-drying/super-snow-foam-5-litre/prod_370.html


5L of snow foam lasts ages too as you only need about 2 inch in bottom of the bottle.

[Edited on 16-03-2012 by Ben J]
Ben J
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16th Mar 12 at 11:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by liam-corsa-1400
how exactly dose it work?


It puts a thick blanket of foam over the car which slowly runs off, pulling alot of the dirt, grit etc off. you then jet wash off any thats left. This means that when you start washing with wash mitt (2 bucket method obv!) you aren't rubbing the grit and dirt over the car.

Also if your car is well coated and sealed with good wax etc you can get away with just jet washing, snow foaming and then jet washing off again before drying. No mitt/buckets needed. Takes a bit of prep to achieve this though and is only possible in summer!
Liam-Wilko
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16th Mar 12 at 11:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sounds like superb stuff like only seen 1 person use it round were i live and thats it
Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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16th Mar 12 at 11:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
always wondered how you go about using snow foam without getting it on other cars? surely you must get spray like normal hose pipes?
3CorsaMeal
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16th Mar 12 at 11:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its not amazing tbh, if i use it i still have to wash the car by hand afterwards to get a finish i'm happy with.

Its not an alternative, its just another stage to add to your wash process
BarnshaW
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Registered: 25th Oct 06
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16th Mar 12 at 11:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
excuse my ignorance and its not a dig but what does a snow foam rinse off that a normal pressure washer wont?
Jake
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16th Mar 12 at 11:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nothing. but hes welsh so let him support the english economy by spending 50quid on one of these things
Piér
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16th Mar 12 at 12:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Snowfoam does actually remove dirt from the car because it contains cleaners that breakdown the dirt when its on the car.
I wouldn't be touching my car with a drying towel after just snowfoaming.
No matter how clean the car looks.
Jake
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16th Mar 12 at 12:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
whats difference between foam and megs apc
BarnshaW
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16th Mar 12 at 12:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how do they keep the snow cool enough in the bottle though for the UK climate though?
Jas
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16th Mar 12 at 12:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Carry on Jake and I'll arm wrestle you to the ground
Jas
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16th Mar 12 at 12:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jake
whats difference between foam and megs apc


Please make your own thread
Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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16th Mar 12 at 12:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i dont care, im trying to help you out here
Jas
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16th Mar 12 at 12:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ok thanks for Helping Jake.
nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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16th Mar 12 at 12:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So that first link that ben posted attaches on to the end of the hose and the bottle of liquid (the foam) gets poured into the bottle that's attached to the hose? then the water from the hose mixes with the bottle and boom snow foam??
Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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16th Mar 12 at 12:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I don't care if it's actually effective or not, it's just so much fun I do it every week

I'm using some Bilt Hamber stuff at the moment, will definately try magifoam when I've run out though - hear some good things about it.

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