MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: Neil R on January 11, 2013, 10:16:39 pm

Title: Snow foam
Post by: Neil R on January 11, 2013, 10:16:39 pm: What snow foam would you guys recommend??
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: rich83 on January 11, 2013, 10:18:26 pm: 10 parts fairy liquid and 1 part domestos!
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: mad_pete on January 11, 2013, 10:20:30 pm: A have magna foam I think. Only used it once but I was pleased with it. Good pre wash.
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: Neil R on January 11, 2013, 10:22:28 pm: We have a comedian :congrats:
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: Andy on January 11, 2013, 10:48:35 pm: magifoam for me also
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: Matto on January 12, 2013, 07:12:29 am: Quote from: maxitrol on January 11, 2013, 10:48:35 pm
magifoam for me also

+1 for Magifoam.
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: ripmateyy on January 12, 2013, 03:08:09 pm: Quote from: Matto on January 12, 2013, 07:12:29 am
Quote from: maxitrol on January 11, 2013, 10:48:35 pm
magifoam for me also

+1 for Magifoam.

+2
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: Lone_Par on January 12, 2013, 04:18:25 pm: Auto Finesse Avalanche for me. Part mixed with their Citrus Power pre-wash as well, so gets rid of the grime without stripping the LSP. :happy2:
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: v4rley on January 13, 2013, 08:44:48 am: I'm new to the world of detailing, more of my sister area, but is something I felt my gti deserved! So thought my first investment would be a snow foam setup! I went for the autobrite megifoam as recommended by others. I got mine via a group by from detailing world here:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=183611

I ordered deal 5, on Monday at lunchtime and had arrived at 6pm Tuesday so pretty quick delivery. Had to wait until Saturday as no daylight left by the time I got in from work, obviously it was to rain all day yesterday but managed to find a breaking in the rain at 3pm ish.

It's a really simple process and fairly quick setup, think with a few more practices I could get the foam slight thicker but I was impressed with the first use, hear are some pictures of it soaking. (Didn't get any befores or afters as not only racing against the rain but also a flat battery on my camera so had to rely on phone camera)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv4rley1%2FGolf_gti%2Fimage-7_zps9fc89413.jpg&hash=37f16a85e9b9732c1fc057927fe877557f119983)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv4rley1%2FGolf_gti%2Fimage-7_zpscdf0831d.jpg&hash=5b927311dc279f1e3e8a0298c7806286c03dcecd)

Would defiantly recommend one, was noticeably effective as the car was fairly dirty before hand
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: stealthwolf on January 13, 2013, 10:14:30 am: Don't go too thick. Even autobrite recommend running the foam a little runny so as the foam runs down the car, it drags down loose particles with it.
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: mad_pete on January 13, 2013, 12:21:31 pm: Interesting I was trying to get mine thick
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: B3n on January 13, 2013, 02:14:34 pm: Quote from: stealthwolf on January 13, 2013, 10:14:30 am
Don't go too thick. Even autobrite recommend running the foam a little runny so as the foam runs down the car, it drags down loose particles with it.

+1

The aim of the snow foam is to break up the dirt and pull it off as it runs down the car, thick foam that just sits on the car isn't gonna do much other than look really cool :laugh:

Ben
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: stealthwolf on January 13, 2013, 02:41:44 pm: Nice to see you back online Ben, what are you up to these days?
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: B3n on January 13, 2013, 03:07:35 pm: Haha cheers dude :happy2:

Had a crazy few months/year with a new job/house/GF etc so I havent had a chance to do much :sad1: I havent even set foot in the Eddie since Sept as I now have a company car so its been left neglected in the garage :ashamed:

Still all is sorted now so im back in the game :signLOL:

Ben
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: stealthwolf on January 13, 2013, 03:24:30 pm: Back online soon? Dave and I deleted you because you'd gone for so long.
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: B3n on January 13, 2013, 03:48:03 pm: Deleted me :surprised: :surprised: :surprised: :surprised:

Haha yeah I shall be back on COD as soon as I get some time to get the PS3 plugged back in :fighting:

Ben
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: Mikeygtir on January 14, 2013, 07:55:01 am: i agree with the AB Magifoam..

Great product and their HD lance works a treat.

I had the ulitimate finish foam and lance prior to that but didnt rate it....

Heres my wheels with AB magifoam...

Golf with Blue magi-foam
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv422%2Fmikey_puma%2FF89BA51A-650C-41C1-BECC-68A26D526520-6315-00000298FFDFC22A.jpg&hash=e17a85e204cbf3e7c1fd447224fe081b6a97c2ee)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv422%2Fmikey_puma%2F679EB50E-89F9-46B4-82E4-1DC936DE8DB5-6315-000002990419D6DE.jpg&hash=ef3d99a9f05699ba7b6263bf6eedac84eec9fce5)

Clean..
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv422%2Fmikey_puma%2F84661AEF-7EB2-4597-ACE2-2EDFD37AF83A-6315-0000029A3BA5558D.jpg&hash=bca03338a7b0e628951996203b1fec252b7f8bd5)

BMW with blue foam..
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv422%2Fmikey_puma%2F3575F87C-01D0-48FC-B8AF-C07C45AA03EC-6315-00000298E84CA06A.jpg&hash=81c59b193d062dd91646335beca58d6425d5a650)
Title: Re: Snow foam
Post by: aslz78 on January 23, 2013, 11:10:02 pm: I've got some magifoam, been through about a litre of the stuff so far. Its great to loosen up the pre-wash dirt.