Honestly, is foaming even effective? Isn't a simple wash mitt much better?

[rott3np3anut]

I don't have a foam gun, but I did experience something yesterday that makes me believe in them. I used a touchless wash (it was still in the 20's here in Indiana...) and it started with two separate foam pre-soaks. With each one, I watched the foam completely carry away three different spots of bird poop on my window and windshield. By the end of the second soak, they were gone! I know they probably use a stronger soap than most of us would, but the idea is the same. So, the foam obviously helps carry away some of the dirt. If your car is especially dirty, it can help prevent some micro-marring.

On another note, I was super excited to find this wash . It was the most thorough and effective touchless I've ever used!

[op1001]

^ exactly... if touchless car washes can remove some gunk from a car by just foaming .. i am sure that foam canons also help

[Pureshine]

Not so you will actually have more chance of marring cause the loos dirt is still on car. Your missing the whole point of foaming is to get the loose dirt of so you don't mar the paint. If your washing the car with foam on it all your doing is rubbing loose dirt all over the car.
Foam
Rinse
2bucket wash
Rinse

Read this please before you post and ask a question when the answer has already been posted.

[AutoHeed]

I have a karcher foam attachment. It is not a foam lance and does not produce much foam. it foams well and is runny, which I personally like because it strips the diet right away. Cut time too.

I mix OPC or strong cleaner with pH balanced shampoo for stronger cleaning action. As for maintenance, i use mildest shampoo. Oh mixing ONR in your 2 BM is also useful.

[PiPUK]

I mix OPC or strong cleaner with pH balanced shampoo for stronger cleaning action. As for maintenance, i use mildest shampoo. Oh mixing ONR in your 2 BM is also useful.

Of course you are then taking a product which will often be expensive due to being mild and mixing it with an aggressive and inexpensive product. At this point, you are totally negating the pH balanced element so why not just use a cheaper foam wash product which will be alkaline in the first place and won't require you to add the cleaner?

Alkaline traffic film removers are a very well accepted way of vehicle cleaning and cost much much less than your fancy shampoos - effectively this is what you have made!

[Meticulous-Detail]

I have a karcher foam attachment. It is not a foam lance and does not produce much foam. it foams well and is runny, which I personally like because it strips the diet right away. Cut time too.

I mix OPC or strong cleaner with pH balanced shampoo for stronger cleaning action. As for maintenance, i use mildest shampoo. Oh mixing ONR in your 2 BM is also useful.

Try Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss in your foam gun. A little goes along way and it is highly concentrated. Strips wax and cleans very well. No need for APC IMO with this soap.

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Will definitely try that. Been hearing nothing but good reputation. Thanks!

[Bert31]

There has been a couple times when my truck has just been dusty from sitting in the garage, etc. that I just foamed it, rinsed it then dried it with the Master Blaster.

No touching, no scratching!

Is the Master Blaster something AG sells?

[Bunky]

Is the Master Blaster something AG sells?

Yes. They cary the 4HP and 8HP models.

The Metro MasterBlaster is Metro's most powerful blower/dryer at 8hp! Blow dry your motorcycle & your vehicle with this big blower.

[Meticulous-Detail]

One of my favorite Drive eps:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Sqi1lAj1A]Audi R8 BLACKBIRD: Basic Car Wash Techniques - DRIVE CLEAN - YouTube[/video]

Skip to 7:40 if you don't care for the beginning to see his "wash mitt foam gun technique." Pretty interesting.

Good stuff. What I was doing was almost the same process except after the initial foam, I would foam one panel and wash with mitt then rinse and so on and so forth. I have to try his method.