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Accumulator · 07-05-09, 09:31

wogdog- Welcome to Autopia!

Actually, the "one ounce per gallon of water" dilution really is pretty standardized. Check the label on most *any* shampoo and that's what it'll say.

Now whether that's really the *best* dilution to actually use is another matter...

I mix up a gallon of concentrate using 5-6 ounces of shampoo and the rest water. Yeah, that's stronger than I used to use but the Griot's doesn't strip my LSPs at that strength. That dilution probably won't give the thick, clingy foam that some people like though.

I then adjust the actual end-result dilution by adjusting the mixing bar on my(gilmour) foamgun. I usually use the settings around the middle of the bar. Stronger for the initial pass(es) with the BHBs, weaker for subsequent passes with the mitts.

Note this is *not* something I'm really precise about. IME it simply doesn't matter with the shampoo I'm using...a bit too strong doesn't strip the LSP (just wastes some shampoo mix), a bit too weak and I notice that it's not cleaning well enough (so I crank it up).

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Accumulator Practical Perfectionist Accumulator is offline Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 24,898	Re: Best soap for foam gun (already searched) wogdog- Welcome to Autopia! Actually, the "one ounce per gallon of water" dilution really is pretty standardized. Check the label on most any shampoo and that's what it'll say. Now whether that's really the best dilution to actually use is another matter... I mix up a gallon of concentrate using 5-6 ounces of shampoo and the rest water. Yeah, that's stronger than I used to use but the Griot's doesn't strip my LSPs at that strength. That dilution probably won't give the thick, clingy foam that some people like though. I then adjust the actual end-result dilution by adjusting the mixing bar on my(gilmour) foamgun. I usually use the settings around the middle of the bar. Stronger for the initial pass(es) with the BHBs, weaker for subsequent passes with the mitts. Note this is not something I'm really precise about. IME it simply doesn't matter with the shampoo I'm using...a bit too strong doesn't strip the LSP (just wastes some shampoo mix), a bit too weak and I notice that it's not cleaning well enough (so I crank it up).