How much soap in foam gun?

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In the next 5 days I'm hoping to have a brand new foam gun in my hands, and can't wait to put it to use. And therein lies my question, how much soap should you really put in the bottle? Specifically, how much Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss should I put in there. I want to be very careful with this one as I don't want to use too much and strip my lsp's. Can anyone give some answers to these questions, and any pointers you might have in using a foam gun. Feed back please
 
Snice it's Chemical Guys citrus wash and gloss I'd put just a ounce or a half of ounce of soap after filling the bottle with warm/hot water, hence such soap makes a lot of foam though if not to your liking foam wise try Chemical Guys honeydew next time
 
jamesboyy said:
Snice it's Chemical Guys citrus wash and gloss I'd put just a ounce or a half of ounce of soap after filling the bottle with warm/hot water, hence such soap makes a lot of foam though if not to your liking foam wise try Chemical Guys honeydew next time
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Thanks for the reply!
Why warm/hot water?
Have you used a foam gun with CWG? Just curious as to whether you've tried it yourself.
 
Why warm/hot water cause it seems to enhance the foaming ability and yes I have used CWG numerous times before both with and without a foam gun and had nothing but great results with such soap
 
I used 2 oz of Honeydew mixed in with warm water. I won't use CWG as it does have the ability to strip so I stick to Honeydew! It smells amazing, rinses clear, decent cleaning ability oh and it smells amazing :P

The warm water improves the foaming ability and results in a foamier and more sudsy output.
 
My understanding is that The hot water helps the shampoo dilute more easily so that you get a more consistent mix in the bottle, no soap globs. CW&G is prone to leaving trails when used in a bucket wash.

I would not worry about stripping any decent LSP with soap, it won't happen. CW&G is a great product for use in a foam gun, I use it frequently.
 
jamesboyy said:
Why warm/hot water cause it seems to enhance the foaming ability and yes I have used CWG numerous times before both with and without a foam gun and had nothing but great results with such soap
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Awesome! Thanks!
 
You are talking about a Gilmour foam gun, a hose-end device, rather than a foam cannon for a pressure washer?

The Gilmour gun is a metering device which has 5 metering positions. If you have an idea what kind of dilution rate you want to use with your shampoo that will guide you how/if to dilute the soap in the gun. This also has to do with the viscosity of the shampoo, more viscous products will not draw (siphon) properly in the Gilmour gun.

For instance, for a thick soap that many people are familiar with, like Meguiar's Gold Class, IME it needs to be diluted. I dilute it 3:1 (water:product) and then use the middle hole on the foam gun, which results in a delivered dilution of 1oz/gallon. You can then adjust right or left to increase or decrease that dilution.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
You are talking about a Gilmour foam gun, a hose-end device, rather than a foam cannon for a pressure washer?

The Gilmour gun is a metering device which has 5 metering positions. If you have an idea what kind of dilution rate you want to use with your shampoo that will guide you how/if to dilute the soap in the gun. This also has to do with the viscosity of the shampoo, more viscous products will not draw (siphon) properly in the Gilmour gun.

For instance, for a thick soap that many people are familiar with, like Meguiar's Gold Class, IME it needs to be diluted. I dilute it 3:1 (water:product) and then use the middle hole on the foam gun, which results in a delivered dilution of 1oz/gallon. You can then adjust right or left to increase or decrease that dilution.
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Yes, I am talking about the gun. Thanks for the info!
 
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