IK sprayer & foamer

[donbeezy]

heres a review on a handheld pump sprayer and foamer i purchased recently.

one note that i didnt mention in the video. the pump sprayers use quite a bit of product quickly, so you wouldnt use all your products in these type of sprayers.
my plan is to use the 2 pump sprayers with APC and ONR. both of these products are "cheap" when diluted and i dont mind using up fast.
the foamer would be good with CarPro hydrofoam or nanolex washcoat. I dont see myself using it as a "everyday" foamer that replaces the foam cannon.

[JustJesus]

for a manual foamer, that`s pretty good hang time toward the end!

thanks for posting this

[Ronkh]

Cool review. Thanks

[Raymoche]

IK is awesome because they have bits you can swap out for different quality foam. all their products are solid, and well priced. Weather got too cold before I could do my review, luckily someone else did

[kevincwelch]

Nice review, donbeezy

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[ellens2]

Awesome review! These look really nice.

[JohnZ3MC]

Good video Donbreezy. You covered all the questions I was going to ask so all I have to do now is source one of those foamer versions close to me.
Thanks again,

[bhonshell42]

How does the IK foam sprayer compare to the GLORIA foam sprayer. I know there is a large price gap. Can someone comment on the quality of either foam sprayer. I have viewed videos on YouTube of each. I am interested opinions from detailers.

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[mobiledynamics]

Don -

I know your vid says you probably won`t use the foam one but might as well ask...
Do you currently have a HP foam lance
If so, how would you compare the output of the foam on the most restricted water setting compared to the IK.

I like what I see in the vid with the IK.
I`m looking at it from a aspect of neatness - minimizing the overspray that one sorta get`s when using the Lance.
Yes, the lance is fast and easy. Got h0tdamm, I hate the overspray at times...

I`m really sorta getting into the groove with pre-rinsing/pre-testing-of-products.
The IK does interest me on the foam side.
It`s kinda like a surgical knife versus taking a chainsaw to the application per se...

[donbeezy]

Don -

I know your vid says you probably won`t use the foam one but might as well ask...
Do you currently have a HP foam lance
If so, how would you compare the output of the foam on the most restricted water setting compared to the IK.

I like what I see in the vid with the IK.
I`m looking at it from a aspect of neatness - minimizing the overspray that one sorta get`s when using the Lance.
Yes, the lance is fast and easy. Got h0tdamm, I hate the overspray at times...

I`m really sorta getting into the groove with pre-rinsing/pre-testing-of-products.
The IK does interest me on the foam side.
It`s kinda like a surgical knife versus taking a chainsaw to the application per se...

i do use my foam lance. i would say the foam is on par with the pump sprayer depending on soap/ratio you are using. the pump sprayer seems to be a dry type foam vs foam lance wet foam though

keep in mind, if you are trying to use this pump sprayer for a whole car. its going to take a lot of pumps and go. i would estimate 10 pumps per panel? still a very nice pump foamer though

[Raymoche]

Go for the IK 9, its larger but will last you two or three cars if you do that many with less pumps too... maybe 3 pump session to do one mid size sedan. The hand pump is really just good for one panel at a time, so I would recommend against it unless you just want to prefoam lower section of the car only.

[mobiledynamics]

I hear ya on how much manual action may be required. It`s all relative to volume of air required.
Ray, fashion vs. function I suppose. I`m a minimalist when it comes to all things from a organization perspective. I like the smaller footprint but the larger one not only will function better, easier to pump and a tad bit ergonomic in terms of use.

I already have a bunch of pump style sprayers made in Germany....none that are of the foaming variant.
As much as I say less detailing supplies, I always find myself buying more ~stuff~

For those a bit more verse....in which I`m going to have to expand my WIKI, for prefoaming panels, dry foam in theory would have a slightly better cling factor on panels. Obviously, one would still need to get ones dilution rate right, as spraying vis-via said pump sprayers is different dilution rate than said product that is diluted into a lance bottle, and then double diluted again by the mere dispersion of it through the HP gun.