CG HoneyDew Snow Foam

[firebird]

Always use and love Megs Gold Class but thought I`d try CG Honey Dew Snowfoam in my foam gun. I had no choice but to wash in partial sun, like I sometimes must. Kept the car wet at all times and pulled into the garage to dry.
I had some major water spots on the hood that would not come out. Never experienced that before at all. Is there something different in this snow foam?

[firebird]

Nobody used this? I just read that it tends to soap spot. Ugh!

[TroyScherer]

Hmm...

This is interesting. I have gone through an entire gallon of HDSF and have not noticed soap spotting during regular use. The only time I had any issue was when I let the soap sit to long and dry or if I washed in the sun and everything started to evaporate. But then I would have water spots as well.

The only other thing I can think of is that maybe you didn`t "blast" the soap hard enough to get it to release and wash away. I have noticed certain soaps cling to dirt and body panels more and require a strong blast of water to release.

[firebird]

Hmm...

This is interesting. I have gone through an entire gallon of HDSF and have not noticed soap spotting during regular use. The only time I had any issue was when I let the soap sit to long and dry or if I washed in the sun and everything started to evaporate. But then I would have water spots as well.

The only other thing I can think of is that maybe you didn`t "blast" the soap hard enough to get it to release and wash away. I have noticed certain soaps cling to dirt and body panels more and require a strong blast of water to release.

That could be exactly what I have done wrong. I am new to using the foam gun but the Megs Gold Class must be much more user friendly.

[Ronkh]

That could be exactly what I have done wrong. I am new to using the foam gun but the Megs Gold Class must be much more user friendly.

Or better quality ??????

[RaysWay]

Maybe you had too much Honeydew in your foam gun? Honeydew is 4x more concentrated than Megs Gold.

Honeydew 1/4 oz / Gallon
Megs Gold 1 oz / Gallon

I could see the higher concentration of detergents being difficult to remove like Troy stated if the dilution ratio was too high.

I would give it another shot and try using less in your foam gun.

[JustJesus]

Soap spotting? I`m new to this site and hadn`t heard this term before. I`ve read Mike Phillip`s book, and another, and some threads....don`t recall this term.

But makes me wonder if my friend experienced the same thing on his Red 370z. He used CG Mr Pink

Do you have a pic of these spots?

[Bunky]

Soap spotting? I`m new to this site and hadn`t heard this term before. I`ve read Mike Phillip`s book, and another, and some threads....don`t recall this term.

But makes me wonder if my friend experienced the same thing on his Red 370z. He used CG Mr Pink

Do you have a pic of these spots?

I interpret this to mean that they look like water spots but they were a soap solution instead of water because insufficient rinsing. Some heavy sudsy soaps are difficult to rinse cleanly. The problem is if you use a free rinsing soap (Poorboys or Ultima comes to mind) you may be lulled into thinking the same quick rinse may do.

[JustJesus]

OHHHHHHHHHH.
Thank you Bunky

[Swanicyouth]

HD is the foamiest snow foam I have ever used. The foamier the soap - the harder to rinse. This can actually be an advantage during a pre-wash; as blasting off all that foam usually leaves the car fairly clean.

I have been using HD for a while, and there is nothing really to it that makes it spot. It`s likely technique related, you have to keep a dark car wet if working in the sun.

But, your goal should not be just to keep the panels (and glass) wet - but cool. So, more water spayed in a wider pattern more often will help achieve this.

[Mangustaman]

I have used it and had no problems