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Horatio:
hot water may affect performance of any previous wax/sealent applied in the future to your car, once polished up and protected it'll only need a a quick snow foam and wipe down, but we all know thats not how it works  :signLOL:

CarlW:
My car has never had any kind of wax or sealant treatment since its left the factory.. so for now would you say hot water would improve performance of snow foam / shampoo? also is it a good idea to add a small queeze of shampoo in with snow foam wash solution mixture? would that give it a little more foaminess to it?

xjay1337:

--- Quote from: CarlW on February 17, 2014, 12:05:06 am ---Another question i have is water temperature when using snow foam or washing the car in general.. i have both hot and cold water outputs and wondered if hot over cold would have any effect on how snow foam works?
Is it better to use the hot water or is there no difference?

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You'll be fine using warm water. If it's warm enough to keep your hand in without thinking "phew that's a bit toasty" you'll be fine.

Hot water is also miles better at removing dirt. If you pressure wash at 60 degrees C (if you have a heated jet wash) you'll get almost as good results as if you were to use a full pre-rinse and snow foam procedure. Vs doing  basically nothing with cold water. A mate of mine is lucky enough to have one at his unit and the difference was amazing, he did a 50/50.


In summer it helps to use cold water to keep panel temps down but ultimately in the winter using cold water is by far the least of your concerns  :happy2:

xjay1337:

--- Quote from: CarlW on February 17, 2014, 12:14:16 am ---My car has never had any kind of wax or sealant treatment since its left the factory.. so for now would you say hot water would improve performance of snow foam / shampoo? also is it a good idea to add a small queeze of shampoo in with snow foam wash solution mixture? would that give it a little more foaminess to it?

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You can but it will effect how it works.. just a drop like half a teaspoon.
Start with the baby steps before you start worrying about mixing shampoos etc  :wink: you should focus more on getting the car cleaned, clayed (polished if you want) and protected.

CarlW:
Thanks a lot :happy2: Brilliant help & advice

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