right mix for snow foam

[Andy]

i can never get the mixture right for the snow foam but i was advised today to put a inch of snow foam in the bottle and fill up with water

[Trekmeister]

I dont know if I was doing something wrong but I used autoglym snow foam which is ready mixed, filled the bottle and blasted it on, got a good thick covering but wasn't impressed with what it removed. A blast of water from the pressure washer seemed to do a similar job. Cant remember the make of the attachment i have but it looks the same as yours and cost nearly £50.

[stealthwolf]

You need to fiddle with the settings. I also found different snowfoams came out differently. Autobrite magifoam seems to foam the best.

[monte]

i can never get the mixture right for the snow foam but i was advised today to put a inch of snow foam in the bottle and fill up with water

That's what I've done from day one!
I've got the cherry foam and the mix is just right at 1" 

Have you tried using hot water in the bottle too? Works great 

[Jaywoo-GTI]

I do the same as described but top up with warm water, and use the foam lance at MAX foam and leave it at that,
I have heard that running it through with some APC cleans the lance and makes it perform better if your having trouble.

[stealthwolf]

If you're having trouble, it's usually because the gauze that creates the foam is caked up and needs cleaning. I wouldn't expect that in a brand or near new lance.

[Horatio]

Pressure? Maybe unrelated, but I tried this with my dads Karcher 3.8 and the foam is magnificent! Bought a Nilfsk for 50£ at argos and the foam is considerably laking. Used same amount of SF as well 

[stealthwolf]

Less likely to be pressure in that case and more likely to be flow rate. TBH I used my lance with a karcher 2.02 (size of a small portable stereo!) and that produced a good foam.

[Baz300]

I have the same snow foam lance as the picture above and a nilfisk £50 pressure washer too and get good foam

I was recommended meguiars hyper wash by polished bliss when I bough the lance
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/meguiars-hyper-wash-cat2.html

I put an inch in and top up with hot water and give it a good mix before using it

I have the regulator set very low

[Frodo-anni]

1" of snow foam & 1" of megs hyper wash + hot water = Narnia 

Have mine set on full as if i dont i get sod all out of it, had it a few years now, so maybe an issue with it.

[stealthwolf]

You may need to clean the gauze inside. It can get clogged up with scum.

[nads1_uk]

when you've finished snow foaming what do you do with what is left in the bottle - throw it away or can it be kept to do another car at a later date?

Andy

[stealthwolf]

I normally keep it for the following week. I normally have half a bottle left and is enough to do the car again. You could always adjust the quantities you use so you have almost nothing left after foaming the car.

[synchronize]

I do the same as described but top up with warm water, and use the foam lance at MAX foam and leave it at that,
I have heard that running it through with some APC cleans the lance and makes it perform better if your having trouble.

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