Foam cannon = cleaner car?

[jvamagic]

Hi,

I usually use the two-bucket method on my personal cars with mf wash mitt, mf towels etc and get good results.

Yesterday I used the foam cannon for the first time on my son's car. I rinsed the car with the pressure washer, foamed, wiped with mf mitt, rinsed, mf towels to dry. The car came out very clean. I'm not sure if it's more of the foam cannon or the fact that I used a pressure washer for a pre-rinse/rinse.

The results were pretty impressive.

I've used a foam gun before for personal cars and it was not as impressive.

Thoughts?

[Cruzscarwash]

well the foam cannon is used to knock down the major dirt and soften up the rest so that when you use the rinseless it should reduce any possible marring. you should generally always follow up with a two bucket or other wash method after you foam

[VISITOR]

a foam cannon aids in loosening dirt/contamination (debatable by some), pressure washing the car off first will do the same thing, but you still have to physically touch the paint when you clean it...

[jvamagic]

well the foam cannon is used to knock down the major dirt and soften up the rest so that when you use the rinseless it should reduce any possible marring. you should generally always follow up with a two bucket or other wash method after you foam

I usually follow up with a two bucket method for all my cars but for my son's car we just wanted to perform a quick wash before giving it to the new owner. Most folks don't appreciate a very clean/detailed car (for a low cost vehicle such as this; 2000 eclipse).

[Rsurfer]

I usually follow up with a two bucket method for all my cars but for my son's car we just wanted to perform a quick wash before giving it to the new owner. Most folks don't appreciate a very clean/detailed car (for a low cost vehicle such as this; 2000 eclipse).

I treat car washing like body washing..they both get my utmost of attention.

[fightnews]

I treat car washing like body washing..they both get my utmost of attention.

I too treat car washing like body washing..they both get washed 1x a week whether it needs it or not.

[sportsfan]

Personally I think it might be a combination. The foam cannon/gun are cool but all they are doing is creating foam....and typically more foam does not equal more cleaning ability. BUT with the foam gun the foam is thicker so it remains on the paint for longer which helps with the cleaning ability of the soap.

I too have washed my car with out pressure washer and with pressure washer. With pressure washer the car comes out cleaner than without pressure washer. I can tell this because when I'm drying my car when the pressure washer used, my mf towels are not stained. But when I wash my car without pressure washer my mf towels end up with some stains.

[FUNX650]

I'm not sure if it's more of
the foam cannon or the fact
that I used a pressure washer
for a pre-rinse/rinse.

Thoughts?

IMO:
•The fact that you used a pressure
washer for a pre-rinse/rinse for this
particular car-wash session:

1.) Truly validates your below statement.

I've used a foam gun before
for personal cars and it was
not as impressive.

-Which in turn:
2.) Corroborates my personal opinion
of the use of foam guns/cannons for
washing vehicles.



Bob

[KirkH]

I too treat car washing like body washing..they both get washed 1x a week whether it needs it or not.

And brushing the teeth.

[KirkH]

I do touchless washes when I just need to get a little dust off. Pressure wash, foam cannon, pressure rinse, blow dry. It does work but don't expect miracles.