Bunky
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I had ordered some Auto Finesse Avalanche during the holiday sales and finally with 56 F weather and no rain, I got a chance to use it.
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Note: In above image, Lightroom cheat - I was washing in the shade and ended up burning in the background crudely to get a more even looking image.
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This shows how it drips off in spots. I am not sure 100% sure if it is just coverage.
![ANG_2641-15-X3.jpg](http://angphoto.smugmug.com/Detailing/ANG-Gallery/i-h8Sdqvb/0/X3/ANG_2641-15-X3.jpg"]http://angphoto.smugmug.com/Detailing/ANG-Gallery/i-h8Sdqvb/0/X3/ANG_2641-15-X3.jpg)
Kranzle 1400 psi / 2GPM + Cam Spray Foam Cannon: ~3 oz Avalanche / 12 oz water (yes it has a small reservoir)
Cleaning: Very Good maybe Excellent, did not really think I needed to do a bucket wash
Foam: Very good but different but takes really two coats to get even coverage. It is not really shaving cream but frothy
Stickiness: Very good (Honeydew was better in this test)
Rinsing: Very Good (better than Honeydew)
Scent: zesty cleaner - sorta like P21s TAW
Avalanche seems to behave a little different than a traditional soap but then it is supposedly not like a traditional soap.
When I sprayed it did not fill like soap seems to do but can leave tracers likely caused by the foam cannon spray pattern. It really took two coats to get a really nice even coverage. It was only when I put the second coat did it really start drizzling off.
For extra credit, I decided to "calibrate" my foam cannon. After several timed tests and measuring the results (in bucket, left in foam cannon), I determine the PW's output was 2.2 GPM. The foam cannon pulled 10 ounces from the reservoir at max setting so now I can start calculating the actual dilution ratios! I figure I was using Avalanche around 200:1 ratio.
Note: In above image, Lightroom cheat - I was washing in the shade and ended up burning in the background crudely to get a more even looking image.
This shows how it drips off in spots. I am not sure 100% sure if it is just coverage.
Kranzle 1400 psi / 2GPM + Cam Spray Foam Cannon: ~3 oz Avalanche / 12 oz water (yes it has a small reservoir)
Cleaning: Very Good maybe Excellent, did not really think I needed to do a bucket wash
Foam: Very good but different but takes really two coats to get even coverage. It is not really shaving cream but frothy
Stickiness: Very good (Honeydew was better in this test)
Rinsing: Very Good (better than Honeydew)
Scent: zesty cleaner - sorta like P21s TAW
Avalanche seems to behave a little different than a traditional soap but then it is supposedly not like a traditional soap.
When I sprayed it did not fill like soap seems to do but can leave tracers likely caused by the foam cannon spray pattern. It really took two coats to get a really nice even coverage. It was only when I put the second coat did it really start drizzling off.
For extra credit, I decided to "calibrate" my foam cannon. After several timed tests and measuring the results (in bucket, left in foam cannon), I determine the PW's output was 2.2 GPM. The foam cannon pulled 10 ounces from the reservoir at max setting so now I can start calculating the actual dilution ratios! I figure I was using Avalanche around 200:1 ratio.
