which snow foam lance?

[Stanipkiss]

Hello all, wife got me this last week and I want a snow foam lance that works.


Bargain of £99 from argos. It came with lots of accessories including this bottle, is this connector quick release spiggott or bayonet?


My eye is on the Magifoam one.
What lances do you guys use?

Thanks in advance

[Waynevr6]

I use one from autobrite, I've had it for 5 years now and it's still in perfect working order. They sell lances for every fitting but I'm sure that isn't a bayonet fitting.

[divweir]

I have the same washer I got a lance fom ebay and the foam  lance was 45 quid

[divweir]

GOTOhttp://www.pressurewasherbits.co.uk/

[stealthwolf]

I swear they're all made by the same place given their appearance. Just make sure you get the correct fitment. Currently rate magifoam above the likes of ValetPro but am due to try Bilt Hamber soon.

[ripmateyy]

I have a Nilfisk too and I guessed that the bayonet in the extension part that you twist into the gun and the quick release is the same as the nozzles!

Don't hold me to that! Just what I would assume!!

[torque777]

Autobrite are one of the best

sent using my own fingers

[brookesb32]

I have a nilfisk also, and got this lance at Christmas - although when it arrived the connector was actually metal not plastic as shown in the photo so they may have changed them.

[ebay]140868929087[/ebay]

You need the kew/alto/nilfisk connector type

[heavyd]

I bought mine from here. http://www.directhoses.net/products/snow-foam-lance
£30 delivered, and use voucher code EBAY213 for a further 5% discount

[Stanipkiss]

Thanks for all the advice.

I used snow foam for the first time on Saturday and I have what might seem a stupid question to some.

Should i have used the pressure washer to wash the dirt/foam off the car even after the car had foam on for 30 mins? Or should all the dirt end up on the floor in the foam after this time?

I have a nilfisk C120 using AB lance and Magifoam.

Any advice would be gratefully received

[heavyd]

Yep, pressure wash the foam off the car afterwards. I normally only leave the foam on for 10-15mins.
I usually do the wheels with a valet pro brush while the foam is doing its magic, by the time the wheels are done, its usually time to jet the foam off
 

[camfollower]

Yep, pressure wash the foam off the car afterwards. I normally only leave the foam on for 10-15mins.
I usually do the wheels with a valet pro brush while the foam is doing its magic, by the time the wheels are done, its usually time to jet the foam off
 

I've been doing it wrong then. 

I use the karcher pw to rinse, then karcher snow foam lance to whack the karcher snow foam on, (all came in the same pack) lol, leave for a few mins, then use wash mitt and two bucket method....rinse, dry...

I'm going to try your way though, sounds better than the potential of getting dirt in the mitt... So just before two bucket method, rinse off snow foam.

[Jettair]

As above use the karcher attachment 

[Stanipkiss]

Yep, pressure wash the foam off the car afterwards. I normally only leave the foam on for 10-15mins.
I usually do the wheels with a valet pro brush while the foam is doing its magic, by the time the wheels are done, its usually time to jet the foam off
 

Thanks heavy.

If I stand further back to wash off the foam the car was still covered in dirt!! (dont think the foam worked) I then stood closer with the pressure washer and it removed the dirt.

Should most of the dirt and grit end up on the floor in the foam before rinsing the foam off?

[heavyd]

The karcher attachments dont work as good as the HD foam lances mind, nowhere near.
I think the trouble is, people expect the car to be gleaming clean after theyve used the snow foam, I've never had this happen. Its only meant to be a pre-wash to get the  thick of the grime off the car, at which it does its job.
Try different times to leave the foam on the car, 10, 20 or 30 mins, see what gives best results for you?