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Re: which snow foam lance?
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2013, 01:15:27 pm »
TBH, I'm the first to admit I don't know much about car cleaning... however, I've always thought the Karcher snow foam attachment was fine, I use about an inch of product and dial it up to max; turns a black car white in a matter of seconds, therefore done it's job of getting product onto the car... not sure how it could be better... perhaps I'm missing out...  :popcornsoda:

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Re: which snow foam lance?
« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2013, 01:23:11 pm »
Not sure about which lance you're using. Karcher do their own version which I've tried and produces a watery soapy solution. A proper snowfoam lance produces foam that's as thick as shaving doam.

As above, the snowfoam is a prewash to loosen dirt and grime. It's a bit like soaking last night's dishes before washing them up. The rinse process is where you will remove the dirt itself. I find I have to get quite close eg 6-12 inches. I still use a 2BM wash afterwards and then rinse down.

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Re: which snow foam lance?
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2013, 01:30:11 pm »
Not sure about which lance you're using. Karcher do their own version which I've tried and produces a watery soapy solution. A proper snowfoam lance produces foam that's as thick as shaving doam.

As above, the snowfoam is a prewash to loosen dirt and grime. It's a bit like soaking last night's dishes before washing them up. The rinse process is where you will remove the dirt itself. I find I have to get quite close eg 6-12 inches. I still use a 2BM wash afterwards and then rinse down.

Karcher everything... and yes it is a watery soapy solution, quite thick, but certainly not like shaving foam.
Might try more than an inch of product, see if that works, if not may look into another attachment.

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Re: which snow foam lance?
« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2013, 01:33:19 pm »
Mine looked like this:



It was crap. I also saw this one:



But heard crap reviews about it. This is a proper foam lance:






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Re: which snow foam lance?
« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2013, 01:43:15 pm »
I've got the one in the middle with bad reviews :laugh:  Seems ok.
What make / model is the last one mate?

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Re: which snow foam lance?
« Reply #20 on: March 04, 2013, 01:53:10 pm »
IMO they're all the same but sold by different detailing companies. I got mine from Elite Car Care but that image was from i4detailing. Cleanyourcar, polishedbliss, autobrite-direct - just look at a website and buy one. Most will do a deal with a free litre sample of snowfoam.

When you buy one, make sure it has the correct fitment (they often give you a choice) and then play around with the lance to determine the settings.

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Re: which snow foam lance?
« Reply #21 on: March 04, 2013, 02:04:09 pm »
Like I said before, they all seem to look the same, but these are the cheapest, they also sell them on eBay, but are more expensive
http://www.directhoses.net/products/snow-foam-lance
£30 delivered, and use voucher code EBAY213 for a further 5% discount