Pressure Washer & Foaming Action
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Originally Posted by
briarpatch
ISome people foam, let dwell, and then rinse, followed up by a two-bucket wash. I pressure rinse, foam, let dwell, rinse clean. Rather than the two-bucket method, I re-foam and attack with multiple wash mitts, at least 4 and sometimes 6. I figure that as soon as I touch that paint, I'm risking damage, so that's my mitigation strategy.
Foam cannons fitted with standard quick-disconnects make it super simple (even I can do it) to swap between the cannon and the various nozzles..
That link to Mike Phillip's "How to Use A Foam Gun" was very educational. I'm definitely interested in getting one of these now. The right power washer too!
[B]Briarpatch- Question on your method on doing it over twice. Does that mean you have to mix up a whole new quart of foam mixture to do this TWICE?
Those of you using one of these on the Highest Settings for Foam - How much does it last? Meaning- can you do the whole car w just ONE quart of mixture? Seems like a very small amount of fluid?
Sounds like the McKees is the favored soap, and does that other "concentrated" fluid just extend the amount of soap used (meaning your use less soap?) I looked at all the suggestions you gave me for Soap Containers that connect to the washer. Seems to me that they all look identical, just have different Brand Names on the bottles. -Or am I looking at the containers which connect to the Garden Hose?)
What I'd give to see someone's Pressure Washer setup connected, or laid out next to the Soap Container! I'm a bit in the dark on exactly how one connects the soap container to a Pressure Washer - OR do you simply use the Soap Containers that are "attached" to the PW itself? If so, then I get it. You dont mix up the soap and then connect anything - it's already within the PW and sprays thru the wand, with the selected tips!
Last question - when using the PW, you cover the car w youd selected soap and spray off - BUT can you simply switch or toggle back and forth between shooting out soap, and shooting out water WITHOUT having to disconnect anything?
**When I logged into the Main Forum Page, I saw TONS of people asking these same questions all over the place. Therefore, I'm extremely thankful for those of you taking the time to help me understand all of this. My biggest symptom of my TBI is "Processing" information. Hence why things laid out in Step by Step guides work best for me.
Many, many thanks!
HA! - I finally found a photo small enough it attached!!
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Re: Pressure Washer & Foaming Action
I typically have enough in the bottle of the foam cannon to foam the vehicle twice, so I do not have to reload the foam cannon for the second phase. In the event that it looks like I won't, I'll use the remaining mixture to load up a wash bucket, and go from there with my multiple wash mitt approach.
McKees is a good soap, but a little on the pricey side, if you ask me. Even though I really like almost all of the McKees products I've purchased, I do not see it as a better value than Honeydew, or Griots Garage Brilliant Shine, or Meguiars Gold Class. I was fortunate, and bought it in bulk a while ago while gallons were on sale. It does indeed foam very well out of both a foam gun and cannon, but I guess you pay a premium for what is considered a premium soap.
With a foam cannon + PW setup, I do not know of a way to switch directly between rinse and soap without disconnecting. The same goes for a standard foam gun setup too.