MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: dav-aberdeen on August 22, 2010, 12:28:05 pm

Title: foam lance best deal?
Post by: dav-aberdeen on August 22, 2010, 12:28:05 pm: having been looking for a foam lance for a short time i have narowed my choice down to this two...

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/pb-foam-lance-kit-cat1.html#aMasterZFLK0000

(pa foam lance, meguires hyper wash and a dispensing plunger £79.95)

or

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=2033092&postcount=157

(autobrite foam lance, 2x snow foam £65)

would like peoples opinions please.
Title: Re: foam lance best deal?
Post by: minty7815 on August 22, 2010, 12:44:28 pm: I'm going for the following.....been looking for ages and looks like a good deal

Never ordered from these guys before but have been recommended by a couple of mates

http://www.autoperfection.com/shop/Autoperfection-Snow-Foam-Lance-Various-Fitments.html (http://www.autoperfection.com/shop/Autoperfection-Snow-Foam-Lance-Various-Fitments.html)

http://www.autoperfection.com/shop/Autoperfection-Snow-Foam-Magic-5-Litre.html (http://www.autoperfection.com/shop/Autoperfection-Snow-Foam-Magic-5-Litre.html)
Title: Re: foam lance best deal?
Post by: stealthwolf on August 22, 2010, 12:56:59 pm: I think I got mine from elite and it came with 1litre of snowfoam.
Title: Re: foam lance best deal?
Post by: Neil on August 22, 2010, 04:34:09 pm: I have the Autobrite version, it seems alright but I hardly ever use it :)
Title: Re: foam lance best deal?
Post by: Matt23 on August 22, 2010, 06:26:48 pm: I got this one off this seller on ebay thiought it was good value at £57 with 5 litres of foam

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HD-FOAM-LANCE-5L-CHERRY-SNOW-FOAM-/390193524200?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM#ht_1360wt_911
Title: Re: foam lance best deal?
Post by: Rob GTI on August 24, 2010, 10:46:57 am: Quote from: minty7815 on August 22, 2010, 12:44:28 pm
I'm going for the following.....been looking for ages and looks like a good deal

Never ordered from these guys before but have been recommended by a couple of mates

http://www.autoperfection.com/shop/Autoperfection-Snow-Foam-Lance-Various-Fitments.html (http://www.autoperfection.com/shop/Autoperfection-Snow-Foam-Lance-Various-Fitments.html)

http://www.autoperfection.com/shop/Autoperfection-Snow-Foam-Magic-5-Litre.html (http://www.autoperfection.com/shop/Autoperfection-Snow-Foam-Magic-5-Litre.html)

I've got this combo and find it really good. Got a really good covering of foam with my first attempt as well, and the guys at AP took a lot of time helping me get the correct attachment as I don't have a mainstream brand pressure washer.
Title: Re: foam lance best deal?
Post by: Deako on August 25, 2010, 09:53:48 am: Got mine from Autoperfection too. Great service as always from them. Their own brand Snow Foam seems to work very well too.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FCleaning%2F15-08-10%2FIMG_1130.jpg&hash=f6fde3bbdc39e7641a577bdd190201605c2e9626)
Title: Re: foam lance best deal?
Post by: Ands GTi on September 02, 2010, 02:02:37 pm: I purchased the auto brite one but the jury is still out with the lance and their snow foam. I used it at the weekend and it dind't seem to shift much of the dirt a tall.
Title: Re: foam lance best deal?
Post by: bowie on September 03, 2010, 10:31:51 am: Just my opinion but I think the snow foam lances are a big rip off. As you state , it doesn't seem to move anything at all . I honestly wish I had saved the 60-70 quid I paid and just used the pressure washer to remove built up grime. The snow foam doesn't seem to move any grime than pressure washing alone.
I mentioned this to a guy who was buying my wifes car last week and he said "I'm glad I'm not the only one to think its useless".

Chris.
Title: Re: foam lance best deal?
Post by: stealthwolf on September 03, 2010, 10:38:58 am: Snowfoam isn't designed to move grime off but to make it easier to get it off.

The idea is to soften up hardened dirt, to try and lift some of the dirt off the surface. This means when you go over with a wash mitt, you don't marr the paintwork.

The entire point of snowfoam, microfibre wash mitts, two-bucket method of washing etc is to reduce the damage that washing inflicts on the car. The 2BM should still be the mainstay of washing your car. Presoaking with snowfoam etc is designed to make it easier and less damaging.