Gotta admit, not too impressed with AG Foam Gun

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So I received an AG Foam gun for Fathers day and so far I am not too impressed at all, in fact I might sell it. :(

The first time I used it I only used 1 oz od DP Extreme Foam and 1-1.5 ozs of NST7 soap since I only had the 2oz DP Extreme Foam trial tube. The foam was pretty cool but I noticed that the suds pretty much slide right down my car. I would foam up one section, go get my Cobra mitt and barely get through that panel before the suds were all on the ground. Same thing on my wife's car. My neighbor borrowed it and used just NTS7 and ran into the same problem.

At this point I thought perhaps the NTS7 just wasnt cut out for the Foam Gun.

So I ordered a large bottle of DP Extreme Foam and gave it another try this weekend. I rinsed the car down and mixed 2 ozs of DP with about 8 ozs of water, shook well and sprayed some foam. It was a bit thicker but it still slid right down my car and I still barely got through a panel before the soap was on the ground.

Every time I used it I had it set on the setting right below "max foam". At this point I have to admit that this is the single most disappointing product I have bought from AG.

I had assumed it would spray thick foam that would adhere to the car for at least a while and go to work removing some tough dirt. It is really no different than a hand wash in terms of the look of the car afterwards but it a bit more a of pain than just a simple hand wash.

Well that is my review on the AG Foam Gun. Sorry AG :(
 
Yeah, I have a foam gun similar to the AG foam gun, same thing here.

I mainly use it for a pre-soak then use a regular bucket/soap to wash. It helps loosen some grime and crap from the paint before you wash.
 
I only use the AG gun for claying.
 
maybe youre waiting too long before you start washing?? i dont know..

i personally love mine. I have it filled at about an inch with DP XF and the rest water. Shake and spray on full foam. The container is more than enough for the car, so, full foam is never a problem.

Maybe you should be taking this as a complement that your car is TOO waxxed, lol.
 
Poorboys SSS and Duragloss 901 foam like crazy, even a little morso then the DP Extreme Foam I have. Heck, I mixed all 3 together once, haha:D
 
Surfer said:
Poorboys SSS and Duragloss 901 foam like crazy, even a little morso then the DP Extreme Foam I have. Heck, I mixed all 3 together once, haha:D
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really? maybe ill try some sss. i thought the dp xf was as good as it gets
 
D&D Auto Detailing said:
I only use the AG gun for claying.
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bambo2888 said:
maybe youre waiting too long before you start washing?? i dont know.
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No I don't think that it is it. I spray a panel (like the door panel) put the foam gun down and pick up the wash mit. By the time I am nearly done with the panel 90% of the soap is on the driveway.

Perhaps my wax is just that slick and wouldnt that be cool...but I doubt it.
 
TCB said:
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No I don't think that it is it. I spray a panel (like the door panel) put the foam gun down and pick up the wash mit. By the time I am nearly done with the panel 90% of the soap is on the driveway.

Perhaps my wax is just that slick and wouldnt that be cool...but I doubt it.
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I foam the whole car down in the beginning and then use the two bucket method.
 
Sounds to me that the product is doing what it is designed to do. Perhaps you expected too much from it. The foam cannon (used with a powerwasher) produces the clinging foam you desire but it's too expensive a novelty for me.
 
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Sounds to me that the product is doing what it is designed to do. Perhaps you expected too much from it. The foam cannon (used with a powerwasher) produces the clinging foam you desire but it's too expensive a novelty for me.
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It very easily could be that I expected too much from it. It isn't a horrible product by any means but it certainly isn't worth the $50 so far. If the foam would cling just for a few minutes it would be a far better product.

I could use the higest setting but then I tear thru some fairly expensive soap rather quickly

I don't know maybe I need to play around with it some more.


D&D Auto Detailing said:
Porque I use the foam cannon for pre soak. A lot more foam.
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Isnt the foam cannon and the foam gun two different items? I realize the foam cannon from shady literally gives you shaving cream but at 250% of the cost I personally can't justify it. Then again I don't do this for a living otherwise I'd probably have one too.
 
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I use the Lowes one and it does about the same thing, but it costs $10, which is about right.
 
TCB said:
It very easily could be that I expected too much from it. It isn't a horrible product by any means but it certainly isn't worth the $50 so far. If the foam would cling just for a few minutes it would be a far better product.

I could use the higest setting but then I tear thru some fairly expensive soap rather quickly

I don't know maybe I need to play around with it some more.




Isnt the foam cannon and the foam gun two different items? I realize the foam cannon from shady literally gives you shaving cream but at 250% of the cost I personally can't justify it. Then again I don't do this for a living otherwise I'd probably have one too.
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Give the gun a chance and experiement with different ratios of soap to water. Are you shaking the bottle before you start spraying? I was kind of disappointed with my gun at first but now I use it all the time. It did take some messing around with it before I hit on what works for me. I really want to try DP Xtreme Foam.
 
I didn't think you mixed water in the container with the soap, that the gun did the measuring. Did I read the instructions wrong?
 
you couldnt pry the gun from my dead stinkin hands ... love it, and mostly for the ability to presoak. Clear difference in lack of swirls and scratches by doing so on black. Never moved pin past middle setting. Some soaps foam better (Poorboys) than others, but idea is to presoak and then reshoot each panel before washing.

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1 1/2 ounce soap to 8+ ounces of water

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i've found that it really doesnt matter what kind of soap you use. i got a soap from a friend made by GLIPTONE[no linkies allowed] or turle wax ice shampoo(because its so cheap). I usually use the soap with just a little bit of water in the cannister, just enough to make the solution thin enough to mix easily with the water in the gun. ive also found that if it is running off too much you can spray alot on the top so by the time you get back to it, the foam is sliding down and into the right spot.
 
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I'm with killer on this one. Take a pry bar from either hand, I have two. One in the garage and the other on my boat. I use about two oz of SSS (DP extreme on the way) and 6-8 oz of water, one spot off of full. For the car about once a week: Rinse Spray the car Rinse Flood Dry and be done -20 minutes If the car is not to filthy and well waxed you have to remember the soap is supposed to take the dirt with it to do its job The boat gets the same unless there is fish stuff to be scrubbed. Thank god for fiberglass John
 
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