Review: AutoFinesse Avalanche Snow Foam

Was skeptical about this product at first because of its claims of being semi touchless, but after seeing your pictures on a filthy car I almost want to order a foam cannon and some Avalanche, too bad my pressure washer is more anemic than yours.

Also you probably have the cleanest 2002? Nissan Pathfinder I have ever seen, looks like it rolled right off the factory line.
 
swanicyouth said:
While some may do it that way, I think of it as this: rinsing the car before foaming is like using a paint cleaner before polishing. You want to use your "big gun" first (the soap), to knock off as much dirt off as quickly as possible - then go less aggressive (water).. Since you will already be rinsing the foam off, why rinse prior to foaming?
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Agreed, not only that but wouldn't having the surface wet prior to foaming dilute the strength of the foam?
 
This stuff absolutely ***rocks*** as does Grime Remover. GR is way more potent though :)
 
TundraPower said:
This stuff absolutely ***rocks*** as does Grime Remover. GR is way more potent though :)
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I use GR a lot. Specifically on wheel wells. I use it with a foaming sprayer (Griots). It seems to foam and cling better than other APCs. But for some reason it gets no love. Maybe because it's CG's.


smack said:
Agreed, not only that but wouldn't having the surface wet prior to foaming dilute the strength of the foam?
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Another point I thought of, also I don't think the foam clings as well if the car is already wet. I mean, it takes me like 3 hours to do a full 3 BM (wheels) on this vehicle. I've added so many steps. I can't add another "pre-rinse" step. I think the time would be more advantageously spent rinsing well after the foam is applied.


goldendodo19 said:
Was skeptical about this product at first because of its claims of being semi touchless, but after seeing your pictures on a filthy car I almost want to order a foam cannon and some Avalanche, too bad my pressure washer is more anemic than yours.

Also you probably have the cleanest 2002? Nissan Pathfinder I have ever seen, looks like it rolled right off the factory line.
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Yep (2001). That's how I like my cars. No mods. Showroom new. Well I did luck out. Someone ripped out the horrid Nissan guaranteed-to-eat-your-CDs factory in dash changer and put all Alpine stuff in there with iPhone/Aux connections prior to me owning it. Whoever didi it, I'd like to tell them I couldn't have done a better job. They put in an Alpine head unit and all Alpine speakers. All looks professionally done and factory (besides the look of the obvious head unit). I think they may have hidden an amp some place for all I know, because the sound gets loud and quite clear.
 
swanicyouth said:
I use GR a lot. Specifically on wheel wells. I use it with a foaming sprayer (Griots). It seems to foam and cling better than other APCs. But for some reason it gets no love. Maybe because it's CG's.
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Grime Remover (GR) is made by Auto Finesse.
 
rjd598 said:
Don't waste avalanche in the foam gun. It won't be worth it IMO it really needs a pressure washer...
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I don't agree: sometimes I use it with a MESTO hand pump and it does its job perfectly.
 
RMM said:
The proper name is Auto Finesse Citrus Power. It's an excellent product, for sure! :xyxthumbs:
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You know, I really think I'm going senile. I just bought 10 Liters of
it and I can't even get the name right.
 
TundraPower said:
You know, I really think I'm going senile. I just bought 10 Liters of
it and I can't even get the name right.
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I'm getting old too. I have a "hangover" from staying up too late. Go figure.



TundraPower said:
This stuff absolutely ***rocks*** as does Grime Remover. GR is way more potent though :)
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I thought you meant Grime Reaper by CG's. I used it on this cleanup and thought maybe you saw it in one of the pics.
 
That's the type of review that makes a product go from cost prohibitive, no way, one minute to serious consideration the next.
Great job.
 
Gotcha. I'll try out a different approach tomorrow and see how I adapt to the changes. I'm willing to try out new techniques. Thanks.
 
RMM said:
I don't agree: sometimes I use it with a MESTO hand pump and it does its job perfectly.
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A hand pump will produce different results than a foam gun. Nick did a review of avalanche with the foam gun and IMO it wasn't worth using it after seeing those pics. The results were predictable based on the consistency of avalanche
 
Great review, I need to pic up some up along with an electric pressure washer. I washed both my cars last weekend and rinsed, foamed, rinsed and it barely make a dent on the road film. I had to put a mitt to it and rinse after every use, what a PIA.
 
Used this today with a Foam Gun just a tiny bit more foam would have been great, more product seem to run off than cling to the surface. I'm sure it works great with a foam cannon and pressure washer.
 
Rick72 said:
Used this today with a Foam Gun just a tiny bit more foam would have been great, more product seem to run off than cling to the surface. I'm sure it works great with a foam cannon and pressure washer.
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How did it work with foam gun? Any cleaner then your regular car wash soap?
 
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