are the foamers that good

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i was wondering how the foamers work. i am going to buy on on momday, i live in miami and you have to reclaim your water through a filter system that works rellly well. my freind has a really cool car wash that he has just opened in miami and he is a little green around the colar, so i am going to help him with some training and products, i have 22 years in the business i have never seen these foamers. they look cool let me know what you guys out there who have use them. thanks scott j miami auto salon
 
Hello Scott/
I'm not a Detailer...but I do have one of these.I like it very much.
The one I have is made by *Gilmour Products* who make garden hose nozzles/hose repair kits/etc. It has the garden~type gun w/the quick release on the nose that hooks up to the soap canister.I use Blue Coral car soap.
The foamer helps me save on the cost of the soap.IMOHO...the Blue Corral doesn't seem to get as sudsy when poured in to bucket of water.
But It foams great through the Foamer/:D.
I first saw one through a friend who does Tint & Detailing.
I truly think that you and your friend will be *Most Happy* w/it's performance & quality and savings on the Car Wash Soap.Mine has an Orange Pistol Grip nozzle.The canister is heavy duty,and there is a soap
adjust rod that can adjust how much foam you want to apply.
Sorry for the Long Winded post..:o.Wish your friend all the *Best w/His Business*.Take Care.Oh...*Happy New *2008* to you and yours*:cheers:
Kind Regards/
Raymond
 
If you are talking about the foam gun, its nice for the novice but not sure it would be needed in a professional car wash setting. It allows the option of a presoak which removes some contaminents that can scratch or harm paint.
 
basically,

the foam GUN that connects to a hose is the same as a pressure washer low pressure detergent or soap applicator.

A pressure wand for a pressure washer is a WHOLE lot better, because it's just foam out of the gun not a water with soap foam.
 
I have a foammaster(bought it from autogeek) and its awsome. IMO you can never get the amount of suds/foam on a car from a bucket like you can with the gun.
 
I can't seem to get a lot of foam without using the soap at such a high concentration as to strip the lsp off. Maybe I just don't know how to use the gun.
 
LazerRed1 said:
I can't seem to get a lot of foam without using the soap at such a high concentration as to strip the lsp off. Maybe I just don't know how to use the gun.
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What car wash are you using? DP works well-http://www.autogeek.net/dp300.html

Also-fill the cannister on the foam gun up with water before puting 2 ounces of soap in.:cheers:
 
I tried Zaino in mine and it wouldnt foam at all! I used half a bottle!!! hahahah It just doesnt work well in the gun. DP and Pinnacle from my experience work awsome but Pinnacle is bit expensive IMO.
 
lethalxls1 said:
I tried Zaino in mine and it wouldnt foam at all! I used half a bottle!!! hahahah It just doesnt work well in the gun. DP and Pinnacle from my experience work awsome but Pinnacle is bit expensive IMO.
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Less is more man, with DP max foam 2 ounces is almost way too much because you dilute with water. More water at point of contact = more foam.
 
Reddwarf said:
Like Killr said, do you mean the foam gun or the attachment to a pressure washer?
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Hello/
Don't know if that was asked about my reply.If so...it's the Foam Gun that
attaches to a garden hose.It was around $60.00.I just bought it for my wife's car & mine.
If this wasn't addressed to my question...I apologize.
Best Regards/
Raymond
 
lethalxls1 said:
What car wash are you using? DP works well-http://www.autogeek.net/dp300.html

Also-fill the cannister on the foam gun up with water before puting 2 ounces of soap in.:cheers:
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How much water do you put in the canister to mix with 2 oz of soap?
 
lethalxls1 said:
I tried Zaino in mine and it wouldnt foam at all! I used half a bottle!!! hahahah It just doesnt work well in the gun. DP and Pinnacle from my experience work awsome but Pinnacle is bit expensive IMO.
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do the same...about 2 oz., fill with water about 3/4 of the way and shake. i got some nice foam out of z7 like that...nothing like DP extreme, but z7 is not a super sudsy soap to begin with.
 
_M_ said:
do the same...about 2 oz., fill with water about 3/4 of the way and shake. i got some nice foam out of z7 like that...nothing like DP extreme, but z7 is not a super sudsy soap to begin with.
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I tried shaking it,I added more car wash, I tried everything I could think of-just wound up getting a bucket. I dont know how many car washes Zaino makes but the stuff I had wouldnt foam worth a sh#t. Although it is pretty good car wash in a bucket -I just dont reccomend it for the foam gun. That was the first Zaino product I ever tried and probably the last.
 
they only make one - z7.

its not a super sudsy soap to begin with but it does have a lot of lubricity/surfactants to it.

i have 100x more stuff in my detail closet form AG than zai no, but they do make a few good products (z2, z8) and i think their soap is one of them also. z-5 is just fillers, and their AIO is ehh, and i hate the z-cs seal (use opti-seal)! anyway, the z-7 soap doesnt have that wow factor of super suds but that doesnt mean it isnt cleaning and protecting your finish
 
_M_ said:
btw thats a nice LS1
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Thanks I appreciate that!

But anyways I agree with you on the Zaino Car wash-It did a great job and I did like it-just not in the foam gun. It was 8 bucks a bottle and I bought 2. I just dont have the money to spend 20 bucks for 1 bottle of car wash.
 
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