question about the foam gun

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I have the autogeek foam gun. The one that hooks up to a hose.

I've used it a few times and Im starting to feel like its either an extra unnecessary step or I am doing an extra unnecessary step.

How do I properly use this thing?

Before. I would hose off the car with a garden sprayer to remove loose dirt. Then go one panel at a time with my sheepskin mit using the two bucket with grit guard method.

Now, I am starting with a the foam gun spray down with soap. I let it sit a minute, then swap out the gun with the garden sprayer. Spray off the soap. Clean one panel at a time with the sheep skin mit and two bucket with gritguard and then rinse that soap off again..

This is adding much more time to my detailing sessions and I dont feel like its the best way to go about it. I dont feel like its safe to spray the foam on the dry car to cleaning with the sheepskin mit without the rinse in between those steps.

Feed back please
 
I don't have a foam gun, but I have a cannon which does the same thing. It takes about extra 15-20 minutes to foam down the car twice. I would usually pressure wash most of the stuff off the car and then start foaming. After foaming I would pressure wash everything off and foam again. Then use two bucket method to wash. Its definitely time consuming but I been doing this so much that it feels normal.
 
Use the foam gun as a complement to your soap solution bucket. Spray foam in the path of your wash mitt, so that you have a constant stream of fresh soap wherever your mitt touches the paint. This will help further minimize wash-induced marring.
 
umi000 said:
Use the foam gun as a complement to your soap solution bucket. Spray foam in the path of your wash mitt, so that you have a constant stream of fresh soap wherever your mitt touches the paint. This will help further minimize wash-induced marring.
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This is exactly what it's meant to do......:props:
 
I only use it when my truck is really dirty.

I happen to agree with Umi000 and Bobby G
 
umi000 said:
Use the foam gun as a complement to your soap solution bucket. Spray foam in the path of your wash mitt, so that you have a constant stream of fresh soap wherever your mitt touches the paint. This will help further minimize wash-induced marring.
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Ahhhhhhh.

So basically do what I was doing before (rinse with garden sprayer, wash with sheepskin pad + two bucket method) and using the sprayer as extra soap?
 
Yep...

Some people just use foam gun with a mitt instead of buckets.
 
I agree with umi000. There is actually a video somewhere on the forum thethe forum that states that. It help's prevent marring the paint and not only that it's much faster. Some people don't even use a bucket. You just do it the way you feel most comfortable.
 
HighLine said:
I agree with umi000. There is actually a video somewhere on the forum thethe forum that states that. It help's prevent marring the paint and not only that it's much faster. Some people don't even use a bucket. You just do it the way you feel most comfortable.
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You mean like only having a rinse bucket and rely on the foam gun for soap?

I like that idea.
 
timaishu said:
You mean like only having a rinse bucket and rely on the foam gun for soap?
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Yes. I have been using the foam gun for years, and although I'm not convinced it's a revolution over the 2BM, I hose the car down with water first to remove any loose dirt and get the car wet (or as Slickooz suggests, you could pressure wash). Then foam it a section at a time (so you don't get soap drying on the car), and wash and rinse like you normally would (I use a rinse bucket with a grit guard).

So this way you lose your soap bucket, which is replaced by the foam gun. You might also want to invest in some quick-disconnects or a Y-splitter and two hoses to make it easier/quicker to go back and forth between your nozzle and the foam gun.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Yes. I have been using the foam gun for years, and although I'm not convinced it's a revolution over the 2BM, I hose the car down with water first to remove any loose dirt and get the car wet (or as Slickooz suggests, you could pressure wash). Then foam it a section at a time (so you don't get soap drying on the car), and wash and rinse like you normally would (I use a rinse bucket with a grit guard).

So this way you lose your soap bucket, which is replaced by the foam gun. You might also want to invest in some quick-disconnects or a Y-splitter and two hoses to make it easier/quicker to go back and forth between your nozzle and the foam gun.
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PERFECT!

I will definitely try this. Im the MAN
 
timaishu said:
You mean like only having a rinse bucket and rely on the foam gun for soap?

I like that idea.
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Yup. And try using Setec's idea about using the two hose or splitting. That would make things extremely faster.
 
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