foam guns?

**AndyC_1** · 10-18-2005, 02:48 AM

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 Ã‚£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?

**benpocock** · 10-18-2005, 03:16 AM

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

**AndyC_1** · 10-18-2005, 04:17 AM

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.

**imported_pugoman** · 10-18-2005, 05:01 AM

Is this what you`re looking for?

http://www.smarter-world.co.uk/viewp...d=162&Group=24

**benpocock** · 10-18-2005, 05:01 AM

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.

What are these and where do I get them?!

**imported_pugoman** · 10-18-2005, 05:07 AM

Originally Posted by BenP

What are these and where do I get them?!

Clean&Shiny or PakShak

**pdbba** · 10-18-2005, 05:34 AM

andy,

PM sent regarding possible purchase of foam gun.

**AndyC_1** · 10-18-2005, 07:19 AM

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 Ã‚£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!

**Richt** · 10-18-2005, 08:59 AM

Yeah another vote for the Eurow`s here too.

**Accumulator** · 10-18-2005, 11:49 AM

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

**Bill D** · 10-18-2005, 11:53 AM

Oh boy, the foam gun phenomenon is starting to reach across seas....

**Richt** · 10-18-2005, 12:11 PM

Any good links to foam gun useage washing threads so I can decide wether to spend some money please.

Cheers

Rich

**geno** · 10-18-2005, 12:33 PM

Here is another type of foam gun http://www.oceanequipment.com/produc...al/wn1050u.htm

dont know much about it, but there is a distrubitor in the UK.

Gene

**Suasexed** · 10-18-2005, 12:34 PM

Oooh all this foam gun talking is very exciting...if they make *that* much difference then i don`t think i mind spending the money on one...if it means less paint marring and less use of more abrasive products then so be it!