Gtechniq citrus wash?

[fightnews]

I'm confused on the dilution for a foam cannon bottle? It says to use a dilution of 1 to 400. My foam cannon bottle is 16oz. You would have to get an eye dropper to measure out an amount that small?

Is that a misprint? I don't get it.

[JCDetails]

1:400 is what most companies measure for a wash bucket. However, I typically ignore the suggested dilution ratios on soaps for the most part.


I generally use 2-3oz in a bucket with about 4gal of water (256:1 or 170:1) and 3-5oz in a 32oz foam cannon bottle for any soap. In your 16oz foam cannon bottle I'd use 2-3 oz depending upon your pressure washer (lower pressure/flow use a little extra soap).

[howardm4]

Get yourself an inexpensive set of plastic 'graduated cylinders' from Amz. Like $10

I like GTech wash. it doesn't foam that much but it's not supposed to. I generally use 100:1 or 200:1 for the cannon.

[fightnews]

1:400 is what most companies measure for a wash bucket. However, I typically ignore the suggested dilution ratios on soaps for the most part.


I generally use 2-3oz in a bucket with about 4gal of water (256:1 or 170:1) and 3-5oz in a 32oz foam cannon bottle for any soap. In your 16oz foam cannon bottle I'd use 2-3 oz depending upon your pressure washer (lower pressure/flow use a little extra soap).
If I used 3oz in my 16 oz bottle that would be 1 to 4. They are calling for 1 to 400

[JCDetails]

If I used 3oz in my 16 oz bottle that would be 1 to 4. They are calling for 1 to 400

Sorry, I was thinking of G-wash not W4.



We recommend to use in conjunction with a jet wash and snow foam lance out of direct sunlight

For light dirt we recommend a 1:400 dilution, and 1:200 for heavier soiling

Allow the foam to dwell on the surface for 5 minutes and then rinse thoroughly

W4 can also be used with a pump sprayer at a dilution of 1:20

Do not allow the product to dry on the surface




The only thing I can offer is that almost everything of theirs is metric. With that said, 1ml of W4 to 400ml of water or 2ml to 400ml would be about a 14oz solution at 1:400 and 1:200 respectively...


For 1:400 at 16oz, you'd need to add 0.04oz of soap to the 16oz of water, which ironically is about 1ml soap to 473ml water.

[fightnews]

Get yourself an inexpensive set of plastic 'graduated cylinders' from Amz. Like $10

I like GTech wash. it doesn't foam that much but it's not supposed to. I generally use 100:1 or 200:1 for the cannon.
Ok first of all it's not g wash it's the citrus foam w4. Yoo don't use 400 to 1 in a 16oz bottle if yoh did that would be like a 1/4 of a teaspoon it just doesn't add up.

[JCDetails]

Ok first of all it's not g wash it's the citrus foam w4. Yoo don't use 400 to 1 in a 16oz bottle if yoh did that would be like a 1/4 of a teaspoon it just doesn't add up.

Ok first of all chill out, man. Getting defensive and confrontational isn't a great way to get help with something.

[howardm4]

No deed goes unpunished. Yes, I was in fact referring to W4 Citrus Foam, not Gwash. Too many products.

Like I said, I use it at 200 or 100:1 so yea, you use VERY little and that is why a set of cylinders is helpful
for so many of these chemicals.

So do a wash at 200 or 100 and if you want to bump it up, you can certainly try that.

[ducksfan]

Isn't 1:400 the final dilution. The foam cannon adds some water. So, you would need a stronger concentrate in the bottle, no?

[fightnews]

Sorry, I was thinking of G-wash not W4.





The only thing I can offer is that almost everything of theirs is metric. With that said, 1ml of W4 to 400ml of water or 2ml to 400ml would be about a 14oz solution at 1:400 and 1:200 respectively...


For 1:400 at 16oz, you'd need to add 0.04oz of soap to the 16oz of water, which ironically is about 1ml soap to 473ml water.

I know that's the point I'm making. You would need a syringe to measure out that small of an amount and their is no way it would make foam. 1ml is 1/5th of a teaspoon to 14 oz of water. That is basically a drop of soap. How's that right?

[fightnews]

Isn't 1:400 the final dilution. The foam cannon adds some water. So, you would need a stronger concentrate in the bottle, no?

They don't say that. They say specifically to use 400/1 in the foam bottle

[howardm4]

why don't you drop an email on technical@gtechniq.com
and ask?

By their marketing, W4 is a *PRE-wash*, not a full/final wash.

[fly07sti]

Look up dilution calculator in your apps section or just Google it. You can put in in dilution ratio for whatever size bottle and it gives you precise amount of product and water.

[SWETM]

They almost every time write the final solution. A foamcannon dilution is often between 1:15-1:25 on max dilution on the foamcannon. W4 citrus foam is for normal dilution 1:400 and 1:200 for heavy soiled dirt in final dilution. You can use it as a degreaser in pressure spray bottle in dilution 1:20.

If your foamcannon dilutes 1:20 and you have it on max dilution. And you dilute with 1:10 in the foamcannon bottle. You get 1:200 in final dilution on the car.

[fightnews]

They almost every time write the final solution. A foamcannon dilution is often between 1:15-1:25 on max dilution on the foamcannon. W4 citrus foam is for normal dilution 1:400 and 1:200 for heavy soiled dirt in final dilution. You can use it as a degreaser in pressure spray bottle in dilution 1:20.

If your foamcannon dilutes 1:20 and you have it on max dilution. And you dilute with 1:10 in the foamcannon bottle. You get 1:200 in final dilution on the car.

nice thanks, It has to be either wrong or what you're saying otherwise it would be a drop of soap in a 16 oz bottle. A literal drop

i have the foam cannon from autogeek anyone know the finial dilution?

Autogeek Pressure Washer Foam Cannon HP, foam lance, foam wash gun, pressure washer foamer (https://www.autogeek.net/autogeek-foam-cannon-hp.html)