Hydro Foamer in Action!!

Spilchy said:
Nah, don't feel like going to Piscataway. Plus, all the other foam guns seem to go for the same price.



If I paid an extra $10 or so, it ain't the end of the world. The convenience of ordering it in less than 30seconds while sitting in my underwear in front of the computer :p :xyxthumbs



I know, I know, too much information :D
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Or you can call there doing the same thing and get a better tool for a similar price.
 
Truthfully, that foam gun looks kind of weak compared to the Butchers unit. The Butcher's has a detatchable hose nozzle that connects to the gun via a quick connect. Nice for rinsing. I also think the Butcher's gun makes more foam than what yours does.



There was a place I posted the number for in the other thread that had the Butchers for under $60.00. I think it's a lot more gun for the money personally.



Here's a link to the page where I posted my local place.



$50.55.. I assume they will still honor the price.



http://autopia.org/forums/showthrea...77&perpage=12&highlight=foam gun&pagenumber=5
 
Doesn't too much soap degrade your LSP? As anyone noticed a loss of durability with one of these. If not this looks like a really nice tool, just have to get a house with hose attached first :(
 
The foam gun has a quick disconnect so I can switch from the foam gun to rinsing water easily.



The water pressure from the hose isn't very strong when I use it, if I turn it up all the way the foam would be shooting out too crazily for me.
 
JayC said:
Truthfully, that foam gun looks kind of weak compared to the Butchers unit. The Butcher's has a detatchable hose nozzle that connects to the gun via a quick connect. Nice for rinsing. I also think the Butcher's gun makes more foam than what yours does.





http://autopia.org/forums/showthrea...77&perpage=12&highlight=foam gun&pagenumber=5
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I wouldn't be surprised if the Butcher's gun makes more foam. Maybe if I tried adding more soap to the solution? I've always been more than happy with this amount, it's very easy to wash as it is. The big container is also enough for the whole car so I don't have to refill it during a wash.



-Mark
 
I use a very strong soap solution and just dial back the proportioning on my gun. 6 in one hand, I guess.
 
A few more observations/opinions:



The one in the Meg's link almost looks like a siphon feed hooked up to the hose. The thick "snowy" foam looks like it wouldn't provide the kind of flushing and lubrication that I use the foamgun for.



Rinsing by switching the Butcher's to "rinse" (mixing valve turned down 90 degrees) doesn't provide a very strong stream of water. It's sorta overkill, but I keep the foamgun hooked up to one hose and a regular nozzle on a second hose for rinsing.



For me, the foamgun doesn't replace the soap mix bucket, but for most people I'd say it could. I use both.



Related to the above, I haven't noticed any change in the durability of my LSPs, but I use Griot's Car Wash which seems awfully LSP-friendly. The KSG on the MPV's roof is *still* doing OK after a good 16 months :eek: Even on carnauba, it's not like I just "wash the wax right off" or anything like that. But you gotta try different shampoos until you find one that works well with your LSP.



IMO the gentle-contact nature of the foamgun process probably mitigates the extra-soap factor.



Corey-bit-Spank- Heh heh, yeah it'd take some hours of work to pay for it, but then you'd *save* hours of work by not having to polish out marring ;)



Bill D- Guess that water pressure thing makes all the difference....so I'll remain the sole practitioner of the "mitt-balloon" technique :p
 
Accumulator said:
Rinsing by switching the Butcher's to "rinse" (mixing valve turned down 90 degrees) doesn't provide a very strong stream of water. It's sorta overkill, but I keep the foamgun hooked up to one hose and a regular nozzle on a second hose for rinsing.
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Yeah, same here, I figure why not. The Ultimate Nozzle is on the end of my other hose.
 
Bill D- Next step up the "redundant systems ladder" is to have another pair of hoses (with a second foamgun and nozzle) for the other side of the car ;)
 
I'm waiting for someone to say they have made a swivel thing attached to their ceiling of the garage like the one at the coin-ops, so they don't have to drag out the hose.
 
I actually considered having ceiling mounted water and air reels but decided it wasn't really a practical idea (at least with the cathedral ceiling in the "new garage"). I'm just so used to "regular" setups that I didn't even care for the drop-down electrical cord reels I had at my previous place.
 
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