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10-18-05, 01:48
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AndyC_1 is offline
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foam guns?
Have done some searching here, Meguiars UK and Google without much success!
Has anyone bought a foam gun in the UK? any good? where from? etc etc
The only one I could find was over £100 which is IMHO plain silly - Gilmour (the popular US brand) retail for $60 or less so as usual we're bending over big time price-wise!
Thoughts?
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10-18-05, 02:16
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No idea Andy I'm afraid - have to say it's not something I'm that interested in. You still need to rinse the mitt in a bucket of water to keep it clean, so why not just have another one full of wash solution?
Ben
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10-18-05, 03:17
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Tis true Ben - probably a case of "why not" more than a decent reason to have another piece of kit!
It's primarily for my 205 - 16 year old black paint, mostly single stage and polished to within a micron of its life. I'm trying to find the ultimate wash tecnhique to minimize wash induced marring and thereby reduce the need to polish after washing. OK, I can cheat and glaze after every wash - RMG/VMW aren't exactly horribly abrasive after all, but I'm just asking whether anyone's got one, used one, had good, bad or indifferent experience etc.
Mind you, having now tried the Eurow washmitt I'm a lot closer to getting the perfect technique - it's VERY good indeed and way better than mitts I've used before.
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10-18-05, 04:01
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10-18-05, 04:01
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Originally Posted by AndyC_1
Mind you, having now tried the Eurow washmitt I'm a lot closer to getting the perfect technique - it's VERY good indeed and way better than mitts I've used before.
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10-18-05, 04:07
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10-18-05, 04:34
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andy,
PM sent regarding possible purchase of foam gun.
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10-18-05, 06:19
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Great gents - thanks for the PM Paul!
Anyone actually used one? The more I read up on these, the more I ask myself "why?" as Ben says, using proper 2 bucket methodology and being careful should eliminate the need for this and at over £50 either way (USA or Smarter World) it seems like a lot of money!
That said, Smarter World are about 20 minutes from me so I could always get a demo before buying - will keep searching DIY stores and the like as I'm sure there must be cheaper ways to do this.
Ben - Eurow mitts from C&S mate - softest I've yet used and left almost no marring on the 205 at the weekend - very impressed!
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10-18-05, 07:59
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Yeah another vote for the Eurow's here too.
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10-18-05, 10:49
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The one in Pugoman's link is the right one.
I'm in a similar situation with my polished-to-death Jag. I have to take care of the thin layer of paint it still has.
IMO it's worth whatever it costs to get a foamgun, I'd never wash my good vehicles without one. Yeah, it makes *that* much of a difference. You can get more money, but you can't put the paint back on the car.
No matter how careful I am with the two bucket method, and I can be mighty careful  there's no comparison with using a foamgun. The constant lubrication and flushing makes all the difference. You'll notice that your rinse bucket has *far* less dirt in it. And you'll notice your paint has far less marring in it too |
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10-18-05, 10:53
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Oh boy, the foam gun phenomenon is starting to reach across seas.... |
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10-18-05, 11:11
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Any good links to foam gun useage washing threads so I can decide wether to spend some money please.
Cheers
Rich
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