Foaming Trigger Spray

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NDJ

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Am I missing something here? I just bought a couple of these mainly for my wheel cleaner. I get a decent foamy spray but it seems that so much is wasted through the two holes near the end of the spray nozzle.

Any suggestions as to if and what I may be doing wrong or is this just the nature of a foaming trigger sprayer?
 
NDJ said:
:hmmm:
Am I missing something here? I just bought a couple of these mainly for my wheel cleaner. I get a decent foamy spray but it seems that so much is wasted through the two holes near the end of the spray nozzle.

Any suggestions as to if and what I may be doing wrong or is this just the nature of a foaming trigger sprayer?
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Welcome to the site to start. Thats pretty common with a foaming sprayer, mine gurgle once I release the trigger...is that what you are talking about?
 
NDJ said:
:hmmm:
Am I missing something here? I just bought a couple of these mainly for my wheel cleaner. I get a decent foamy spray but it seems that so much is wasted through the two holes near the end of the spray nozzle.

Any suggestions as to if and what I may be doing wrong or is this just the nature of a foaming trigger sprayer?
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The same problem occurs with my "foaming" spray nozzles and because of that I no longer use them.
I think it may just be the nature of the foaming nozzles.

Charles
 
Thanks for the replies BeemerBoy and CharlesW. I guess that I feel better knowing that I'm not missing something simple. But it's a bummer to know that that's something to be expected with these sprayers.

BeemerBoy, I haven't experienced a "gurgling" sound when using it, I just get SOME foamy spray on the wheel and a lot of it sprays out to the sides kind of in a star pattern right at the sprayer.

I figure that there has to be a way to introduce additional air right before spraying in order to produce a foam out of a gel substance.

I'm with CharlesW. I'm going back to a regular sprayer and will just be content with using a little more on the intended surface and will just agitate it more on the wheel surface.
 
NDJ said:
Thanks for the replies BeemerBoy and CharlesW. I guess that I feel better knowing that I'm not missing something simple. But it's a bummer to know that that's something to be expected with these sprayers.
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I'm not sure this is something that happens with all foaming sprayers, but it does happen with mine.

NDJ said:
I figure that there has to be a way to introduce additional air right before spraying in order to produce a foam out of a gel substance.
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In my case, I'm not using a gel. I use it with liquid, Meguiar's APC+ to be specific.

NDJ said:
I'm with CharlesW. I'm going back to a regular sprayer and will just be content with using a little more on the intended surface and will just agitate it more on the wheel surface.
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One other thing you will find. There's some differences in regular sprayers as well. As of right now, I have no idea how to judge them until you have used them for a period of time. I have cheap ones, I have expensive ones, and I can't say that any of them are all that great. I even tried the ZEP sprayers that were highly recommended and didn't like the way the trigger was designed and gave several of them away.
My suggestion would be to buy as few as you need and see which ones you prefer. I thought I had to buy them at least 5 at a time and that was a mistake.
Not my first, not my last, not even my latest. :)

Charles
 
NDJ said:
Thanks for the replies BeemerBoy and CharlesW. I guess that I feel better knowing that I'm not missing something simple. But it's a bummer to know that that's something to be expected with these sprayers.

BeemerBoy, I haven't experienced a "gurgling" sound when using it, I just get SOME foamy spray on the wheel and a lot of it sprays out to the sides kind of in a star pattern right at the sprayer.

I figure that there has to be a way to introduce additional air right before spraying in order to produce a foam out of a gel substance.

I'm with CharlesW. I'm going back to a regular sprayer and will just be content with using a little more on the intended surface and will just agitate it more on the wheel surface.
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Just switch over to a regular sprayer that's what I use with no issue
 
I use a foam sprayer with an adjustable nozzle with APC for tires and rims and it works fine after it's adjusted ...does yours have an adjustment?
 
This is the sprayer that I have. It is adjustable and I have tinkered with it but perhaps not enough to ''master" it.
 

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NDJ said:
This is the sprayer that I have. It is adjustable and I have tinkered with it but perhaps not enough to ''master" it.
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That looks like the same sprayer I have and I wasn't smart enough to figure out that it might be adjustable. I'll have to give one another try in the next day or so.

Charles
 
NDJ said:
This is the sprayer that I have. It is adjustable and I have tinkered with it but perhaps not enough to ''master" it.
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yes that's the one... I have played with it and it can also react differently with different products :)
 
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yes that's the one... I have played with it and it can also react differently with different products :)
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Thanks for the "heads up." I'll tinker with it for using with an APC. Clearly my wheel cleaning spray gel must be too viscous for a foaming sprayer.

The interesting thing to me is that the reason I wanted to try a foaming trigger spray was that I had seen an ad recommending using a foaming trigger sprayer with a wheel cleaner gel.
 
NDJ said:
The interesting thing to me is that the reason I wanted to try a foaming trigger spray was that I had seen an ad recommending using a foaming trigger sprayer with a wheel cleaner gel.
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I've tried it with some products that just wouldn't foam at all...I figured it would make any product foam, but some just blobbed out with an awkward looking spray...:huh:
 
Ahhh so thats why you had me take some pics of the foam lol. I had great results using it nice and foamy. :bigups
 
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