Review Foam Cannon and Wheel Woolies

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Hi everyone

I've been a longtime Zaino user, and one of the things I love about it is that I can use it on <em class='bbc'>everything[/i]. The paint (obviously :D), smooth plastic trim, chrome (Z2 looks awesome on the chrome bumpers and grille of my Explorer), the headlights and taillights, etc. Now, I've got the itch to try Blackfire this summer, and I was wondering if I can use the All Finish Paint Protection on all parts of the car like Zaino. Has anyone tried? Thanks!

peace

Mike
 
I personally didn't car for the way it worked on matte plastic trim. It seemed to be hard to buff out to a smooth finish. But that could be because I had SG on it before and probably didn't remove it first.



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Used the foam cannon today for the first time. I give it the following review. Fun-10/10, effective 10/10, time saver 0/10. Takes alot of time to set up and swirtch out the wand. I ended up running 2 hoses so that I could rinse with the hose and leave the PW hooked up to the cannon. Then its no a problem. First mix was 3 oz of soap to the balance of the bottle water. Foam was too dry and thick. Like shaving cream. Looked good but I felt it was not going to be wet enough to loosen the dirt. I riinsed the car again. Poured out half the soap into wash bucket and refilled cannon with water and it was good wet clingy suds. Suds sat on car 3-5 minutes without an issue. Some did run off the car but I though it was the right mix.

Where is the paper clip so I can attach photo's?:doh:

Wheel Woolies- When I got the package I was honestly a little disapointed. They look larger on the website and
i kinda felt the lasge one was a glorified bowl swab. I am glad I waited to voice that opinion becasue after using them today I will not be without them when I clean wheels. I only hope they stand up to my use. Large one was used for 90% of the wheel. medium fits between the caliper and barrel perfectly and the little one was used for the lugs (no great for that). needed the swiss wax style brush for that but the little one was great for the honey comb grill below my plate. I used to use a foam stick or Q tip and that was not perfect, this small woolie is perfect for that.

I did not do the glass or interior yet as I have my son's little league game soon. I will let you know how I like the 303 later.

Took lots of pictures but I cant figure out how to attach? There is usually a paper clip on the tool bar right? I also shot a small video on my phone. I will post when I figure it out.
 
JSFM35X said:
Used the foam cannon today for the first time. I give it the following review. Fun-10/10, effective 10/10, time saver 0/10. Takes alot of time to set up and swirtch out the wand. I ended up running 2 hoses so that I could rinse with the hose and leave the PW hooked up to the cannon. Then its no a problem. First mix was 3 oz of soap to the balance of the bottle water. Foam was too dry and thick. Like shaving cream. Looked good but I felt it was not going to be wet enough to loosen the dirt. I riinsed the car again. Poured out half the soap into wash bucket and refilled cannon with water and it was good wet clingy suds. Suds sat on car 3-5 minutes without an issue. Some did run off the car but I though it was the right mix.

Where is the paper clip so I can attach photo's?:doh:

Wheel Woolies- When I got the package I was honestly a little disapointed. They look larger on the website and
i kinda felt the lasge one was a glorified bowl swab. I am glad I waited to voice that opinion becasue after using them today I will not be without them when I clean wheels. I only hope they stand up to my use. Large one was used for 90% of the wheel. medium fits between the caliper and barrel perfectly and the little one was used for the lugs (no great for that). needed the swiss wax style brush for that but the little one was great for the honey comb grill below my plate. I used to use a foam stick or Q tip and that was not perfect, this small woolie is perfect for that.

I did not do the glass or interior yet as I have my son's little league game soon. I will let you know how I like the 303 later.

Took lots of pictures but I cant figure out how to attach? There is usually a paper clip on the tool bar right? I also shot a small video on my phone. I will post when I figure it out.
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Thanks for the review of the Foam Cannon. I really do want to get my hands on one of those.

The Wheel Wollies are another item, that I need to get. I am sick and tired of getting splattered with black break dust when using a standard wheel brush.

As for the pictures. Put all your pictures on Photobucket. Once all of your pictures have been uploaded to Photobucket, put your curser over the picture that you want to insert. You will see the different coded underneath and copy the IMG Code. Once you have copied the IMG code, click on the Insert Link button on TID. It is directly under the Smilies Icon over the post box. Then just copy the IMG code into the link box.

If you have any problems with it, PM me, and I will walk you through it.
 
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I LOVE the wheel woolies. I would like for one to have a 90* bend near the end to better reach behind spokes, but otherwise I am very happy with that purchase.

Good reviews!
 
Just a question to see if I am spotting something correctly on this last pic - does that wheel have CC on it and the light scratching could be corrected by some hand/machine polishing?
 
what i did to make switching between my foam cannon and my h/p sprayer was go to the hardware store and buy the same size quick connects and adaptors. this way i can easily swtch from the foam cannon to the h/p sprayer.
 
drdetail said:
a little birdy told me foam guns are overrated:) Looks cool in the pics. good work
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Not sure yet. It was way kool though:)

grungy said:
Just a question to see if I am spotting something correctly on this last pic - does that wheel have CC on it and the light scratching could be corrected by some hand/machine polishing?
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Yes, its a factory rim. I see that light marring in the picture and would love to get it off. I real life it is not that noticable. Its on a long list behind de-swirling the paint. Not sure what to use on the wheel to polish that anyway.
BigAl3 said:
i have a foam cannon and honestly i use my foam gun more...
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glfahlc said:
what I did to make switching between my foam cannon and my h/p sprayer was go to the hardware store and buy the same size quick connects and adaptors. this way i can easily swtch from the foam cannon to the h/p sprayer.
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I hope I can find them for my unit. The wand is metric and the foam cannot is NPT 1/4". BTW, does you foam cannon top have a gasket? Mine did not.

bmw5541 said:
Now that wasn't too hard was it?
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Nothing is hard when you know what your doing!:clap:
 
Nice review Jeff :)

I agree the foam cannon can tend to eat up a clock. I really see no benefit either. I understand the whole "knocking off the krud theory", but if I'm going to be polishing anyway, I feel whats My 1 hand car wash going to hurt -vs- what other nightmare already lies beneath the dirt :out:
 
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