Foam Gun? What? Are you kidding?

mrecktid said:
Obviously from the beginning it seems that you didn't even want the foam gun to succeed.

Just return it for your money back.
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Perhaps from the beginning, some of us simply assumed that this was the next best thing to sliced bread and hopped aboard the bandwagon.

What I did or did not want from the foam gun is irrelevant. What I actually expereinced using the thing is relevant. The foam gun clearly spoke for itself, and I simply provided my observations above.
 
Yes, I do have extremely hard water here. I can not rule out that this may have effected my results with the foam gun. In fact, it's the only variable short of a defective gun itself, that I don't have the ability to alter to test this theory.

Gave it another go on a company truck tonight.

This time:

4 Star Ultimate Auto Wash
TOL Bubble Bath
NXT Wash
Blue Corral Wash

No matter which nozzle, which setting, dilution ratio, soap brand, etc, that I tried, I experienced the same disappointing results.

Perhaps I expected too much. I expected foam, hence the products name. I have not been able to emulate anything close to it. My results with the foam gun were equal to that of simply dumping a bucket of car wash water over the car.

I'll stick to the two buckets. Those have worked well for quite a long time.

Either way, the foam gun is now history. After buffing the hood of my car tonight, I accidentally backed over the gun. It was sitting behind my car waiting to go in my trunk, I got distracted and forgot it was there.

I had intended to offer it for sale here and on the other detailing forums in the morning, however, now the top is in 5 pieces, the bottle is flat, and the nozzle is pinched down the middle.

I did manage to salvage the quick connects and shut off at least....

Oh well.

I couldn't experiment further now if I wanted to, and certainly have no intention of ordering another one.



I appreciate the suggestions everyone. Glad to know that there are so many decent folks here.
 
Thanks for your review it's nice to have different opinions about this latest craze. I am kind of on the fence about getting one. When I hear people buying this thing and they still have to use the 2 bucket method it makes me wonder what benefit I would get from it if I would still have to use the buckets.
 
Below Reality said:
Perhaps from the beginning, some of us simply assumed that this was the next best thing to sliced bread and hopped aboard the bandwagon.
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Several of us, including me, think more or less exactly that. Who knows? Maybe they just "don't build 'em like they used to any more".
 
Below Reality, can you post some pics of your suds (or lack thereof)? I'm wondering if it looks the same as when I use the Mr. Clean system.
 
Below Reality said:
gun is now history. After buffing the hood of my car tonight, I accidentally backed over the gun. It was sitting behind my car waiting to go in my trunk, I got distracted and forgot it was there.

I had intended to offer it for sale here and on the other detailing forums in the morning, however, now the top is in 5 pieces, the bottle is flat, and the nozzle is pinched down the middle.
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I think it'd be kind of hard to post a picture with that... Search for NorahCRV's foamgun post...
 
Oops! I totally missed that post. That's why I posted the suggestion about getting a replacement too LOL...My apologies :redface:
 
xspwrstang said:
Thanks for your review it's nice to have different opinions about this latest craze. I am kind of on the fence about getting one. When I hear people buying this thing and they still have to use the 2 bucket method it makes me wonder what benefit I would get from it if I would still have to use the buckets.
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No one ever said its a replacement for the soapy bucket. Sure many have found it as that, but I primarily got it to reduce washed induced marring on my black paint.

The benefit is in washing in a way to reduce that. Sort of what the extra rinse bucket provides. Extra protection.
 
joyriide1113 said:
No one ever said its a replacement for the soapy bucket. Sure many have found it as that, but I promarily got it to reduce washed induced marring on my black paint.

The benefit is in washing in a way to reduce that. Sort of what the extra rinse bucket provides. Extra protection.
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Exactly. That's how I do it. First as a pre-soak and then in conjunction with my mitt and 2 bucket method for added lubrication and flow of soapy water to whisk away dirt as I swipe the mitt.

Some use it as a straight wash tool minus the soapy bucket. Why? BECAUSE IT CREATES A FOAMY SOAPY BARRIER mimicking a soapy bucket while minimizing marring.
 
I'm going to throw my two cents in here.....I have used it for about two months now...

The level of foam/suds that anyone can expect from this gun depends on the kind of soap used.....I used some dish soap one afternoon on the smallest setting and that produced allot of suds, not really foam. The regular PP S&S foams a bit more, but I have found that it not really foam, more suds and lots of that, if you ask me....However it dose cover the car with a thin film of them pretty well.


I have to say that I don't use this on any regular bases....I feel by the time that I get it out fill up with soap hook up to the water hose, then still have to fill my bucket with water and soap.....I still have to do about the same process washing the car, I also do not like the water nozzles sprayer in comparison to the fire nozzle one that I have, so there is time on disconnect and reconnect....I know that I can get the quick disconnect things but that's just more hardware than necessary for me....All in all this is a great tool for somethings...extra large jobs, but for daily or weekly washing of my cars its to time consuming for me.
 
Below Reality said:
So yes, I was extremely skeptical from the get go.
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Major problem there.


Try to be a bit more open-minded and consult the boards before your bashing of a product; that's why DC is here.
 
TTIWWOP>>


Really Which foam gun was it. I don't want to compare apples to oranges. Can you link us to where you got the gun?? Did you use all the adjustments on it?

I know you broke it and will not get another one.. but I would like to know what brand your Bashing..
 
holland_patrick said:
TTIWWOP>>


Really Which foam gun was it. I don't want to compare apples to oranges. Can you link us to where you got the gun?? Did you use all the adjustments on it?

I know you broke it and will not get another one.. but I would like to know what brand your Bashing..
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Patrick

Glimore is the brand its in his first post
 
Beemerboy said:
I have to say that I don't use this on any regular bases....I feel by the time that I get it out fill up with soap hook up to the water hose, then still have to fill my bucket with water and soap.....I still have to do about the same process washing the car, I also do not like the water nozzles sprayer in comparison to the fire nozzle one that I have, so there is time on disconnect and reconnect....I know that I can get the quick disconnect things but that's just more hardware than necessary for me....All in all this is a great tool for somethings...extra large jobs, but for daily or weekly washing of my cars its to time consuming for me.
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This does sound time consuming! I guess if this product is not a time saving tool and does not create the same effect as using buckets because some people who have them still use buckets then I found my answer. Beemerboy your last paragraph sounds very real, it describes the process really well. You are right that this is a great tool for some people but I am like you in the sense that I wash my cars once or twice a week so I don't think I would like doing all that and still have to use two buckets. Thanks for your info!
 
I know that but which one.

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95GF - Quart Foam Gun w/standard 4 oz. per gal. single ratio dial
95HGF - Half Gallon Foam Gun w/standard 4 oz. per gal. single ratio dial
95QGFMR - Quart Foam Gun w/multi-ratio dial
95HGFMR - Half Gallon Foam Gun w/multi-ratio dial



I belive most of use have the Multi ratio dial one.. which would make a LARGE differance.

Standard Single Ratio - 4 oz. of a water weight chemical per gallon of solution sprayed.
Customized Ratios - Can be set from 1/4 oz. per gallon to 14 oz. per gallon. (Note: this range is affected by the viscosity of the chemical.)

Steves gun.
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5 settings to fit your various needs
1/128 1-64 1-32 1-20 1-10
1 oz./gal. 2 oz./gal. 4 oz./gal. 6 oz./gal. 12 oz./gal.
 
holland_patrick said:
I know that but which one.

95qfmr.jpg

chart-dial.jpg

95GF - Quart Foam Gun w/standard 4 oz. per gal. single ratio dial
95HGF - Half Gallon Foam Gun w/standard 4 oz. per gal. single ratio dial
95QGFMR - Quart Foam Gun w/multi-ratio dial
95HGFMR - Half Gallon Foam Gun w/multi-ratio dial



I belive most of use have the Multi ratio dial one.. which would make a LARGE differance.

Standard Single Ratio - 4 oz. of a water weight chemical per gallon of solution sprayed.
Customized Ratios - Can be set from 1/4 oz. per gallon to 14 oz. per gallon. (Note: this range is affected by the viscosity of the chemical.)

Steves gun.
75hgf.jpg

top_view_fmdial.jpg



5 settings to fit your various needs
1/128 1-64 1-32 1-20 1-10
1 oz./gal. 2 oz./gal. 4 oz./gal. 6 oz./gal. 12 oz./gal.
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Sorry Patrick I guess I assumed it was the one that Steve is selling....not saying that's where he got it.
 
Beemerboy said:
I have to say that I don't use this on any regular bases....I feel by the time that I get it out fill up with soap hook up to the water hose, then still have to fill my bucket with water and soap.....I still have to do about the same process washing the car, I also do not like the water nozzles sprayer in comparison to the fire nozzle one that I have, so there is time on disconnect and reconnect....I know that I can get the quick disconnect things but that's just more hardware than necessary for me....All in all this is a great tool for somethings...extra large jobs, but for daily or weekly washing of my cars its to time consuming for me.
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Whoa! That is far too much work. Simply fill the cup with an ample amount of solution and keep it that way until you need to add more. There's no need to go and dump it out and refill it after every use. You can also cut the set up time significantly by just ditching the buckets altogether. I use multiple mitts for two significant reasons: peace of mind-- a fresh mitt is always better than a rinsed out ,re used mitt, and no need to fill and lug soap and wash buckets in conjunction with using the foam gun. This is all provided you use the foam gun constantly during the wash. That is, have it constantly flow the soapy mix in your "wash path". The terminology used by Autogeek's site seems to capture the idea well.

The quick disconnects are more or less a one time, buy them and forget them purchase. I can't be thankful enough to have the QD on my hose every time I disconnect the foam gun to do the final rinse. If you add the shut off valve , you'll convenience yourself incredibly more. I'm at a point where I can basically control these things without looking. It's that easy.
 
Bill D said:
Whoa! That is far too much work. Simply fill the cup with an ample amount of solution and keep it that way until you need to add more. There's no need to go and dump it out and refill it after every use. You can also cut the set up time significantly by just ditching the buckets altogether. I use multiple mitts for two significant reasons: peace of mind-- a fresh mitt is always better than a rinsed out ,re used mitt, and no need to fill and lug soap and wash buckets in conjunction with using the foam gun. This is all provided you use the foam gun constantly during the wash. That is, have it constantly flow the soapy mix in your "wash path". The terminology used by Autogeek's site seems to capture the idea well.

The quick disconnects are more or less a one time, buy them and forget them purchase. I can't be thankful enough to have the QD on my hose every time I disconnect the foam gun to do the final rinse. If you add the shut off valve , you'll convenience yourself incredibly more. I'm at a point where I can basically control these things without looking. It's that easy.
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Bill

That's what makes this is good product for some and not for others....for me I can wash the car from start to finish by bucket faster, than using the FG...no matter if I had the QD or not......its not for everyone....I do see uses for it not just for washing cars
 
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