MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: Leebo310 on August 08, 2013, 01:41:47 pm

Title: Snow foam lance - worth it?
Post by: Leebo310 on August 08, 2013, 01:41:47 pm

At the moment I just use a normal jet washer with water, then 2 bucket hand wash it, then jet wash off, then dry etc and am always quite pleased with the results.

Just wanted to know whether it'd be worth buying a karcher and a snow foam lance and stuff and does it make much difference?

Cheers

Title: Re: Snow foam lance - worth it?
Post by: paulw123 on August 08, 2013, 04:10:48 pm

couldn't you just get a snow foam lance for the jet washer you have?
have a look on detailing world.
the cost of the snow foam has put me off. Has anybody costed it per wash?

Title: Re: Snow foam lance - worth it?
Post by: flatout on August 08, 2013, 04:35:48 pm

get a nilfisk they are awesome,the snowfoam lasts ages and and like 15quid for 5 litres isnt,not really expensive.

Title: Re: Snow foam lance - worth it?
Post by: alexharvey on August 09, 2013, 12:30:36 am

hi i have found it well worth it i got autobrite lance n magifoam , really gets my car clean i dont need to use wash mitt n buckets i do snow it once a week tho and if u have decent wax this works great! :happy2:

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Title: Re: Snow foam lance - worth it?
Post by: ukshaun on August 12, 2013, 10:16:32 am

I also use the autobrite lance and magifoam. I got mine on a group buy from detailing world.

Title: Re: Snow foam lance - worth it?
Post by: Andy on August 12, 2013, 10:33:26 am

I use auto brit also..gives excellent  results..

Title: Re: Snow foam lance - worth it?
Post by: Gene Hunt on August 13, 2013, 07:01:06 am

I have a ''normal'' jet wash gun & just fill that with regular car wash & wax & use that as a pree wash..Works fine for me. :smiley:

Title: Re: Snow foam lance - worth it?
Post by: Andy on August 13, 2013, 05:38:58 pm

if you keep your car clean every week then I doont think a snow lance is needed but they are good fun

Title: Re: Snow foam lance - worth it?
Post by: alexharvey on August 15, 2013, 10:58:33 pm

i keep mine clean every week with snow foam, i think its better as i dont use any wash mitts etc and only microfiber towel dry it

Title: Re: Snow foam lance - worth it?
Post by: smithyc1987 on August 16, 2013, 11:33:22 pm

So you basically snowfoam your car then rinse then towel dry,
Sorry but even after a day or 2 your call will still have contaminents that no snow foam alone will remove, so you hand drying the car is in effect causing damage to your paintwork (from a detailers point if view).

Title: Re: Snow foam lance - worth it?
Post by: alexharvey on August 17, 2013, 02:21:02 am

yeah snow foam once or twice a week then microfiber towel dry it never any marks on drying towels they look un used after drying , my car is never dirty enuff to worry about any damage from containets , i must add that i have already done a full detail month or so ago and have snow foamed it , washed with 2 bucket method dodo juice shampoo and lambs wool wash mitt, decontaminated with iron x and de tarred rinsed , then snowed again then clayed whole car bilt n hamber clays ,snowed again , then polished , then added 2 coats of dodo juice purple haze pro.

so seeing as car is protected and had a full detail there is no damage to it being done and i dont have swirl marks , i know loads detailers who would do this as a weekly/byweekly clean

i also use project 32 as a boost for lsp once a week maybe every other week.

more than welcome to check the car for any damage! lol

Title: Re: Snow foam lance - worth it?
Post by: Frodo-anni on August 17, 2013, 10:20:04 am

Foam Lance, well worth worth, especially in the winter months for helping get rid of all the salt crud!

Title: Re: Snow foam lance - worth it?
Post by: stealthwolf on August 18, 2013, 10:38:42 pm

I prefer to use snowfoam as a prewash. For me, it doesn't remove enough crud. I always follow with 2BM wash (unless I'm in a hurry in which case I don't dry after rinsing).

Title: Re: Snow foam lance - worth it?
Post by: TForrest94 on August 20, 2013, 02:34:51 am

As others have said snow foam is a life saver for the weekly wash no need for buckets and mitts and different products

Also very handy after long periods, do a lot of motorway driving and it helps massively with bugs and other gunk

Tommy