Foam cannon applied ceramic coatings--have tips?

[wopachop]

Any of you have experience applying ceramic coatings with the foam cannon? Wish there were more videos on this. Im told applying dry and buffing lasts longer on the vehicle. It probably also uses less product.

For quickness i want to use the foam cannon. Ive got the cheap $20 amazon unit and the dial that controls ratio likes to move around on me. Last thing i want to do is blast $40 worth of product onto the vehicle just to have the majority fall onto the ground.

Trying to brainstorm here and wonder if using a very diluted ratio will be more efficient overall. Because you would be applying the product and spreading it with water at the same time. Then finish with a straight water rinse.

Or would it be better to apply less material at a stronger ratio. Then quickly remove the cannon and spread/rinse with water. That might have less wasted product on the ground.

I understand the foam cannon is the quicker more lazy way. Im looking to do this to an RV to maintain UV protection and not spend half a day waxing the darn thing that sits outside 24/7 and gets dusty within days.

[Bruno Soares]

Never heard of a coating applied by foam cannon. It’s a good idea but probably not possible because it would get all over including plastics and glass.

[pickles]

Are you referring to coating soaps? Or are you taking about air brushing the coating liquid on the paint?

[wopachop]

You add the ceramic coating into the foam cannon. Spray onto the wet vehicle and do a final rinse with clean water. The rinsing is what spreads the product. The foam cannon method does not use towels to spread and level.

Even though the product can be applied dry with towels. Or you can spray onto the wet surface and rinse with water. Or final method is spray onto wet surface using a foam cannon.

[Nix]

why not just use a product which is specially designed as spray and rinse..Mckees 37 Hydro Blue Sio2 spray on coating

[wopachop]

Yes the product i have is designed as a spray and rinse. Checked out the McKees Hydro and it looks like that stuff could also be applied with a foam cannon.

[Ebg18t]

I am not understanding why you want to do this? I product like M37 Hydro Blue comes in a spray bottle and all you do is rinse with high pressure water. Nothing more than hose, nozzle & spray bottle is needed.


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[OMGClayAiken]

I think I understand what you are trying to do here. I would suggest a pump sprayer to spray the product all over one side of the rv, then pressure washer(or strong stream of water)to activate the coating and rinse off. This way you don't have to wear out your hand trying to spray the solution over the entire rv with the trigger on the bottle it comes in. I don't think I would try to do more than one side at a time though.

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[wopachop]

Thanks for the replies. Using the foam cannon for speed of application. Imagine how many squirts from a spray bottle it would take to coat a 30 foot RV. Moving the ladder every 3 feet.

[wopachop]

Yes a garden sprayer is another option. One negative is that i would have to dump $40 worth of product into the garden sprayer so it has enough volume. With the foam cannon you can attach the bottle of product directly. Or pour a few ounces into the bottle that comes with the cannon.

To be clear this is not my idea. Im hoping other people have experience using the foam cannon and have experimented with different strength ratios. Whole goal is to protect the RV without wasting too much expensive product.

Let me find a video.

[wopachop]

At 3:33 he uses the foam cannon.
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxbTN14yfjI&index=2&list=PLaKlp9sktcgHp4Jauu2uzK_aAcjHliDnK)

[Ebg18t]

Thanks for the replies. Using the foam cannon for speed of application. Imagine how many squirts from a spray bottle it would take to coat a 30 foot RV. Moving the ladder every 3 feet.

Oh I know how long it takes to do an RV. I applied Wolfgang Uber Ceramic (syringe) using a coating applicator to a 41’ 5th Wheel —- never again. Next time I’m just using Hydro Blue.

If you want to save time use one of the pump Kwazers, that will minimize product waste & they work awesome.


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[Legacykid]

I have heard of this product but it sounds more like a sealant than a coating. Applied and acts just like wet coat and Hydro2. But they call it a coating.

Straight from their website also "..Recharge can be used as a stand alone product or as a maintenance coating to revitalize other ceramic coating brands."

[FUNX650]

•IMO:
-Trying to wash vehicles with a foam
cannon is about as useless as a monkey
beating on an engine with a hammer.

-Perhaps using a foam cannon to
apply certain types of ‘Coatings’
will be meritorious.


Bob

[SWETM]

Wonder if Carpro Hydro2 Foam would be a good choice for you? If you already has a clean surface when applying it. You could proberly foam with the foamcannon to a whole panel of the RV and then activate it by PW rinse it off. A longevity around 3 months you would get.

CarPro HydroFoam - 1 Liter (https://www.autogeek.net/carpro-hydro-foam-liter.html)

The problem could be when applying hydro2 foam it must be applyied in the shade or out of the sun. Or it will streaking badly on you.

I have a siloxane polymer concentrate that you dilute 5ml to 500ml of water in the foamcannon. It foams really well to my surprise and lets me foam a whole truck before drying on the paint. It can be diluted to 1ml to 500ml in the foamcannon for maintance. And 1:10 and apply as a sealant and get you 6 months longevity and the foamcannon application gives 3-4 months. You can ad it in the wash bucket solution and get a maintance car soap with the same protection. Have great experience with this to fire and forget on a work truck.