This was not easy to find so my numbers may not be exact.
Lift is ph12 out of the bottle and mixed 1:10 has a ph of about 10. Most good coatings will handle a ph of 10 but a ph of 10 will not clean as well of a ph12.
Bilt Hamber talks alot about Panel impact ratios (PIR) because if you mix 1:10 and then you use in a foam cannon it becomes further diluted when applying bacause a foam cannon/gun mixes it with water.
Lift at 1:10 then shot out of a foam cannon is from ph7 (ph neutral) to about ph8.5. Again from internet I have not tested. I believe this to be why most Lift reviews aren’t good
If you watch video’s or do research most foam cannons will have a 50/50 mix (or more) of Product to water in reservoir. This to get the ph to 12 when it “impacts panel”. This is alot more than were use to using.
The “PIR” is a formula to factor in additional water. If your interested on PIR I pulled this of internets.
Calculating PIR (Panel Impact Ratio) for Foam Lance use - YouTube
The simple way around this and why I recommended a IK foam 12 to [mention]Klasse Act [/mention] is if you use a pump sprayer you only have to figure PIR for what’s in reservoir as your not diluting it through cannon.
To get 4% which will give you a ph of 12 of BHAF you only need to mix 4oz to 100oz of water.
You have to calculate because different pressure washers and cannons will affect pir.
After telling you all this to be fully transparent i’ve never figured PIR for my set up and just bought a foam pro 12.
And to actually answer your statement. Due to a low alkaline PH lift isn’t hurting your coating or at least not noticeably.
You also are getting better results than something like Griots Surface wash (my fave ph neutral one) but no where the results of a BH pre wash at proper PH level.
Sorry just confused myself. Hoped this helps you or someone in future.
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I'm going to add 2 more ounces to my mix when I get home, this will give me 8 oz of Touchless in 1.5 gallons of water
Found this just a bit ago. I don't know much about this channel but first comparison between BH and 3D I've seen. A year old actually. Sounds like 3D is a serious competitor and might win out on price. Not sure about the results yet your conditions though. If YT links aren't allowed, my apologies and I'll delete.
Edit: I'm messing up the link but attached a picture to search on YT.
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Found this just a bit ago. I don't know much about this channel but first comparison between BH and 3D I've seen. A year old actually. Sounds like 3D is a serious competitor and might win out on price. Not sure about the results yet your conditions though. If YT links aren't allowed, my apologies and I'll delete.
Edit: I'm messing up the link but attached a picture to search on YT.
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I've been using the Bilt-Hamber Touchless and Auto-foam for the past 2 monthes and I don't think it's stripped anything, I'd say it has opened up my coating though as beading has looked great upon rinsing
These products will be getting used ALOT by me in the future going forward!
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Sounds like my Google searches sometimes and predictive text. I've learned a lot about hamburgers recently tooI am certainly glad the BH is doing its intended purpose and getting the gunk out without killing anything in the process
On a side note, any youtube video with BH products is a hoot to watch with sound off and captions on
It is amazing how many ways the captions can interpret BH
Usually variations on the "build hamburger" theme
Sounds like my Google searches sometimes and predictive text. I've learned a lot about hamburgers recently too
Thanks for the video review. I'm still learning on so much of this stuff but I figured it was worth a grain of salt but at least more attention than I originally gave to it. Your added color helps. I heard a couple of errors in there that made me wonder if he was certain which product he had on which side of the car.
Until I have to really start driving again any of these are probably overkill in my situation but the itch is getting worse to add one of them to the arsenal. I was pretty happy with Polar Blast recently and that's a neutral pre-wash. Gone are my days of a quick wash & wax rinse.
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. Hoped this helps you or someone in future.