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Jas

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Registered: 13th Oct 04
Location: Mid Wales
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16th Mar 12 at 12:17

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
how do they keep the snow cool enough in the bottle though for the UK climate though?

LOX

Ben J

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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Cheshire
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16th Mar 12 at 13:13

quote:
Originally posted by Piér
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.

I've only gone straight from snowfoam, and rinse to drying once when my VXR was at its best with about 6 layers of wax and not too dirty. There was nothing left on the surface after rinsing though. There was no need to use mitt.

Ben J

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16th Mar 12 at 13:14

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
excuse my ignorance and its not a dig but what does a snow foam rinse off that a normal pressure washer wont?

It breaks down the dirt. i've a pretty high powered pressure washer and more comes off after snowfoam than just pressure washing.

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

Ben J

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16th Mar 12 at 13:15

quote:
Originally posted by nathy_87
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??

Attachment goes into end of pressure washer. You put about 2 inch of snow foam in bottle and fill up with water. Then when you turn on pressure washer it mixes the water with snow foam and fires out thick foam. A bottle will do a full car twice easily.

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

silvercorsabee

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16th Mar 12 at 13:16

defo worth the money best thing ive bought in a while!

Ben J

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16th Mar 12 at 13:17

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
always wondered how you go about using snow foam without getting it on other cars? surely you must get spray like normal hose pipes?

If theres other cars near to your then it does go on them a bit. But you can just rinse it off.

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 13:24

quote:
Originally posted by Ben J

Attachment goes into end of pressure washer. You put about 2 inch of snow foam in bottle and fill up with water. Then when you turn on pressure washer it mixes the water with snow foam and fires out thick foam. A bottle will do a full car twice easily.

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

So can you provide me a decet-ish (yet cheap) set up please Ben from scratch?

Much appreciated.

Ben J

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Registered: 31st Jan 05
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16th Mar 12 at 13:32

For snow foam and attachment see previous page?

Do you need a pressure washer too?

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

Ben G

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16th Mar 12 at 13:32

quote:
Originally posted by Ben J

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
always wondered how you go about using snow foam without getting it on other cars? surely you must get spray like normal hose pipes?

If theres other cars near to your then it does go on them a bit. But you can just rinse it off.

oh. no good then

if i got water on someone elses car they would moan (hard water, leaves horrible white marks).

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 14:09

quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
For snow foam and attachment see previous page?

Do you need a pressure washer too?

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

Yes please mate, such a noob with stuff like this.

Cheers.

Jake

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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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16th Mar 12 at 14:11

do you need your laces tying aswell mate

nathy_87

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16th Mar 12 at 14:15

Oh I am sorry if im not as clued up as you Jake. mrfuckingknowitall.

Ben J

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16th Mar 12 at 14:19

I've got this Karcher....but you don't need to spend as much as that.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/K%C3%A4rcher-K3-550-T250-Pressure-Washer/dp/B0052LCSF2/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1331907086&sr=8-5

This is my 2nd Karcher and its great. My first broke. I've been told the best Karchers are the ones with metal internals rather than plastic, but the ones with metal internals are £250 afaik.

This would do the trick tbh.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Karcher-K2-300-Air-Cooled-Pressure-Washer/dp/B004ISTB3W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1331907086&sr=8-2

Or this..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/K%C3%A4rcher-K2-400-T50-Pressure-Washer/dp/B004ISZI1G/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1331907086&sr=8-6

If I was you, decide on a model you want then shop about online. Tesco online do good deals sometimes.

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

Ben J

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16th Mar 12 at 14:19

quote:
Originally posted by Jake
do you need your laces tying aswell mate

You are in one of your arsey moods arent you mate!

nathy_87

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16th Mar 12 at 14:23

Thank you Ben.

Ben J

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16th Mar 12 at 14:25

Don't get the extension cable I had posted (now removed). Its not compatible with the new models.

3CorsaMeal

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16th Mar 12 at 14:26

i need to buy a karcher soon, the one i've always used is my brothers that he left at home when he moved into a flat. He is moving into a house soon, so i need to buy my own.

thanks for listening

3CorsaMeal

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16th Mar 12 at 14:26

"i need to buy" weirdness going on there^^^

Ben J

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16th Mar 12 at 14:27

I'm sure theres a guy on here who is a Karcher engineer??

3CorsaMeal

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16th Mar 12 at 14:29

had the same one for years and years, could be near 10yrs now, its been used alot and never broken, so will be getting another karcher

Jas

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Registered: 13th Oct 04
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16th Mar 12 at 14:45

will the karcher lance just fit on any pressure washer?

3CorsaMeal

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16th Mar 12 at 14:47

nah, they all different fittings

BarnshaW

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16th Mar 12 at 14:48

can i get normal snow foam on my hose on its own?

Jas

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16th Mar 12 at 14:50

quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
nah, they all different fittings

what if I use cello tape?

Daniel_Corsa

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Registered: 21st Apr 04
Location: Wigton, Cumbria
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16th Mar 12 at 14:52

Works well on waxed cars I find! IMO needs a good base layer set to be beneficial!

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