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?