User Tag List

Thanks Thanks:  0
Likes Likes:  0
Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Snow Foam, Tap water On or Off

  1. #1
    Regular Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    BRADFORD
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats





    Default Snow Foam, Tap water On or Off

    Hi Guys,

    I have a question, may sound bizarre, but here goes, When Im snow foaming the car do you have to turn on the tap for the water to mix in with the foam at this point or not. Or do you just use the water thats in the bottle to foam it.

  2. #2
    Forum Moderator soulman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Location
    Berkshire
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    29 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats

    Vehicle : Toyota

    Trim : Yaris Hybrid

    Engine : 1.5 Hybrid

    Year : 2021

    Mileage : 5525

    Default

    tap needs to be on

  3. #3
    Regular Member rushy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Location
    Old School Vectra-C.Com. Residing in sunny Leeds.
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    2 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats

    Vehicle : 9-3 Wagon

    Trim : Turbo Edition

    Engine : TID (1.9 16v)

    Year : 2010

    Mileage : 137000

    Default

    Usual setting it tap all the way to + then turn back 1 turn, or however much you want it to dilute.

  4. #4
    Regular Member Penfold101's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Location
    Combination of Preston and Oxfordshire...
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats





    Default

    The tap controls how much of the mixture is the water/foam mix and how much is the tap water. Too much foam and it jsut sits on the car, sticking to it like glue. Too little, and it'll just run off like water and not clean anything.

    You want it in the middle-ish so that it runs off slowly, but is thick enough to take some of the crap with it, which is the whole point of it.

    As an example, I've done 3 cars out of one bottle with mine, with one inch of snowfoam and the rest topped up with warm water...

  5. #5
    Regular Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    BRADFORD
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats





    Default

    cheers for ya help guys, wil give it a shot tomz...

  6. #6
    Regular Member keith1983's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Sheffield / Spalding
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats

    Vehicle : Vectra 1.8 SRi

    Trim : SRi

    Engine : Z18XE

    Year : 2004

    Default

    how long does it take to just snowfoam and then rinse a car?

  7. #7
    Regular Member rushy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Location
    Old School Vectra-C.Com. Residing in sunny Leeds.
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    2 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats

    Vehicle : 9-3 Wagon

    Trim : Turbo Edition

    Engine : TID (1.9 16v)

    Year : 2010

    Mileage : 137000

    Default

    2-3 mins to put foam on, 5 mins to do its work, and then however long you want to spent taking it off. If you have a well prepped and waxed car, in the summer you can pretty much do a wash with only the foam.

  8. #8
    Regular Member keith1983's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Sheffield / Spalding
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats

    Vehicle : Vectra 1.8 SRi

    Trim : SRi

    Engine : Z18XE

    Year : 2004

    Default

    The next question being does anybody near lincoln fancy snowfoaming my motor forme for a few quid ofcourse!

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. Snow Foam
    By Mark-R in forum Detailing and Car Care Discussion
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 9th July 2012, 12:19
  2. Snow foamer and snow foam....
    By david.aka.judas in forum General items for sale
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 11th April 2010, 22:27
  3. Snow Foam
    By Daywalker in forum Detailing and Car Care Discussion
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 30th March 2009, 18:49
  4. snow foam
    By cookiejar31 in forum Detailing and Car Care Discussion
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 8th March 2009, 00:36

Visitors found this page by searching for:

Nobody landed on this page from a search engine, yet!

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •