Anyone Wash There Car With Snow Foam?

[delboyuk2005uk]

Am fed up of washing my car the normal way and when it drys there is always spots I miss espeically on a black colour car.

Have heard about this snow foam you can wash your car with?

Has anyone done this before and how does it work?

Where can I get it from and costs etc?

 

[SteveTDCi]

not invested in it yet, but you will need a pressure washer and a foam lance to go with it. Snow foam is used to loosen the dirt so you still need to wash the car with sometime of shampoo afterwards - Finnish Kare works well on black.

 

[delboyuk2005uk]

I already have a karcher pressure washer.

What is this Finnish Kare

 

[vroomtshh]

As above, snow foam will lift major dirt, dust particles but it doesn't clean your car. Still need to wash afterwards

 

[delboyuk2005uk]

So use the snow foam then what rinse with the karcher pressure washer?

 

[delboyuk2005uk]

So how do you guys go about washing give my your methods or tips lol.

 

[Viking]

Pressure washer needed, then your suitable foam lance attachment and a bottle of snowfoam. that's what you need (after a car to wash of course).

However, it's not a means of washing the car as such. The idea is you foam the car first and let it soak, then wash the foam and most of the dirt off. The you can wash as normal, polish, and wax as necessary.

I did the car and van last week with a good polish and wax, and just foamed the van again this afternoon. With the wax underneath the dirt it all just came off and looked as good as last week again. If you've got it cleaned and well sorted with a good wax or glaze, then foaming is a quick way of cleaning it up fairly well. But it's not a cleaning method as such.

 

[delboyuk2005uk]

I normally start with a quick spray with the karcher washer then bucket of soapy water and sponger and soap all the car up then another rinse on the washer and leave to dry.

 

[vroomtshh]

Just washing the car?

Snow foam, leave to dwell for 5 minutes, rinse
wash the car using Dod juice born to be mild, a wookies fist and the two bucket method
snow foam again, then rine using an open ended hose to sheet the majority of the water off

then dry using two autobrite 'super fluffy' drying towels

 

[SteveTDCi]

my vote goes to serious performance for the drying towel with a spitz of finnish kare QD, as a quick wash that is.

and this is it on my black audi, although I think i used jeffs as the wax.

 

[delboyuk2005uk]

good nice clean car.

Where can I get these products.

I have never tyred waxing my car due to be lasy really.

So do you wax you car after it has been washed and dryed?

 

[SteveTDCi]

Finnish Kare stuff is from serious performance and jeffs is from Polished Bliss. The FK stuff is easier to work with, at the moment i tend to was dry and then go over with a serious performances own show detailer as it combines some protection. The leon in the picture was litrally washed and done in the normal way but with the FK pink wax athough i've now switched to FK sealent as it gives a slightly deaper shine. The paint work does need a proper clean once the weather gets better.

 

[Mat]

Just washing the car?

Snow foam, leave to dwell for 5 minutes, rinse
wash the car using Dod juice born to be mild, a wookies fist and the two bucket method
snow foam again, then rine using an open ended hose to sheet the majority of the water off

then dry using two autobrite 'super fluffy' drying towels

curiosity, but why do you snow foam again after washing?

 

[vroomtshh]

curiosity, but why do you snow foam again after washing?

I find a bottle of snow foam does two cars. So if I'm only washing my car, I do it twice. No real reason behind it. I just don't like leaving the bottle half full

 

[TubbyTwo]

just waiting for pay day then im going down this route!

 

[Mat]

I find a bottle of snow foam does two cars. So if I'm only washing my car, I do it twice. No real reason behind it. I just don't like leaving the bottle half full

Same.... Although I just soak it twice if it's really bad

Or if my bro or mother is around, use it on theirs

 

[SeanCorky]

I do the below;

Power Wash
Snow Foam
Power Wash
2 Bucket Method with Autoglym Shampoo
Dried with CYC Huge Drying Towel
Clayed with Megs Clay & Quick Detailer as lube
Dried with Megs Microfibre
Polished with Autoglym SRP
LSP of Autoglym EGP

This is soon to change slightly though as i've just got a Machine Polisher with Sonus pads & Menzerna polish

 

[Kev Hall2]

Detailing World is a good forum but can make cleaning a bit addictive and you might never use a sponge again if you start to delv deeper.

Detailed obsession or polished bliss have good summary guides as well.

 

[gillian & james]

Just out of interest, which make of snowfoamdo people use? And where do ya get it from?

 

[Viking]

Detailing World is a good forum but can make cleaning a bit addictive and you might never use a sponge again if you start to delv deeper.

Detailed obsession or polished bliss have good summary guides as well.

Once a year or so I go to Poundland, Instore, or Poundsaver etc. and buy a dozen or so of their 99p washmitts. I use 'em a couple of times and then chuck em. When I wash a car for anyone else I give 'em the mitt I used on their car. Costs nothing at all really, no sponges get used, and each one I give away goes a little further towards saving a cars paintwork. People just don't realise the damage a sponge does in the wrong hands.