Do Foam Gun Car Wash Systems Work? | Chemical Guys Snow Foam Blaster R1 by Torq | Touchless Car Wash
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- This week I show you how to use a Snow Foam Gun and see if it works and makes it worth saving money over a Foam Cannon. The system I review is the Chemical Guys Snow Foam Blaster R1 by Torq and I walk through how to use the system and just how well it works as a touchless car wash option when your car isn't too dirty.
I also share what went well and what didn't when using the Foam Gun. I also use the Chemical Guys Honeydew Snow Foam Car Wash Soap.
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I needed to know where the metering tip went... thanks for the info
It goes in the connector for the tube before you put in the tube. You can see this at the 2:30 mark.
Hope that helps.
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@@OurRideLifeI should clarify: I learned where that meter tip goes BECAUSE of your video! Thanks again!
Thanks for the clarification. Glad that it helped.
Awesome only place I found that tells where the meters go
I also came here for that bit of information the manufacturer left out. I figured it fit there pretty well but wanted to be sure. Thanks for the video!
Your video was much more helpful than the “manual” that came with the chemical guys (torq r1) product. 😊
Glad it could be of help.
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THANK YOU!! I was having ALOT of trouble before your video!!
Glad that it helped.
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Finally a guy that stress top down when washing your car. It more about your car being dirtier at the bottom than the top than gravity. Also teh soap runs down which you have said and helps remove the extra dirt at the bottom of the car.
Thanks for adding about the soap running down. When I learned to wash my first car I bought a book on automotive detailing and the guys stressed washing from the top down. This has always stuck with me and I’ve noticed a number of videos about washing cars where this isn’t done, so I like to make sure and mention it whenever I wash a car.
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I just bought that and I had to watch your video like you said in the video there is no instructions to tell you where the little insert goes so I pulled your video up and thank God you showed me where it went Thank you very much
Glad it was helpful.
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I just got my Snow Foam Blaster R1 and yes I came here to find were the tips went . I know the box said but I wish you would have coveted how to "clean" the blaster since the box stated repeatedly that improper care can result in damaging the system even after the first use..
In all great video and thanks for the info.
Glad it was helpful, I’ll keep the cleaning in mind for any future videos like this.
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I came here to find out where the tip goes
I agree the instructions sux!! Thank You for the video, I needed to know where the metering tips were installed.
Glad it helped.
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I purchased this same model at an Ollie’s Discount store for $20. I don’t recall if mine even came with instructions! LoL
Despite not knowing where to put the pressure tips (seems so obvious now!) I’m pretty happy with my purchase. Now that I know where to put a pressure tip, I might get better results!
Thanks for the demo. Very effective for washing cars. Foam gun is perfect for washing. No need for a power washer and cannon to wash a car. If your car is that dirty to need a power washer then you need to take better care of your cars. I’d never use a power washer on a painted car unless it had a full filtration system and softened water or a deionizer system hooked up.
Some very good points. It does a very good job. It is also less intimidating compared to a foam cannon as using a power washing on a painted car could cause issue if you don’t have a filtration/ water softening system as you referenced. The high water pressure could also cause issues for folks with areas of slight paint cracking making it much worse.
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@@OurRideLife completely agree. Had a neighbor always power washing his vehicles on well water. I had to flush our water heater once a year to get rid of sand and other debri from our water. After a couple of years his paint always looked faded and in bad shape.
You must not live in an area with a lot of agriculture. If its not clouds of dirt and dust its swarms of bugs lol. Central California sometimes necessitates the use of a pressure washer but. You must know how far to be from the paint and how quickly to pass over the car
Thanks for the info on where to put those "water pressure tips", I had no idea where they went! Also would have help if they gave you a pressure range for each tip/orifice. You would think that 2 years later, they would have updated their info/instructions. So far, not impressed with this $44 sprayer. Harbor freight has one for $20 and works just as well, IMO.
Glad it helped and thanks for the feedback on the Harvor Freight option. I may need to review that as a comparison.
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You answered my question and that was we’re did you put the little water tips called metering tips so thank you
Seems like that may have been my greatest accomplishment in my life.
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Thank you for the video, can’t believe they don’t send assembly instructions.
Glad the video helped.
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Thinking that more water is bad since it washes the foam down. Will be experimenting with very low water flow and NO uptake orifice to try to get more foam and less water.
so glad i found this! i couldnt figure out where to put the pressure thingies!
Glad it could help.
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I also had this issue.. the reason I found you is because I also didn’t know what to do with that meter connection lol 🙄
Thanks for sharing your experience with this.
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Same! 😂
good job on 4k! I have a pressure washer already. it was only $170 and the foam cannon was $30.
Thanks very much. Also thanks for passing along what you paid. Sounds like I may need to do a bit more shopping.
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Thanks...great video. I agree with your comment on poor instructions but you took care of that! Thanks!
Glad I could be of some help.
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Thanks for the info, about to try mine for the 1st time…
Glad it was helpful. Hope it goes well for you.
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Thank you, I had no clue where to put the blue thing haha
Glad I could help. I’m useful every once in a while, but not too often.
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@@OurRideLife helped me a lot brotha. I used it without the blue deal bc I didn’t know where it went and all my solution blew out within 30 seconds I wasn’t a fan of the product until your video haha
Thanks for the video. I have found that snow foam guns are a complete waste of time. I am a REAL CAR DETAILING NUT who loves keeping his cars looking nice. I also love trying any new, innovative idea to help improve my car detailing efforts. My frustrations with these guns are- have to drag out, set up, connect your pressure washer ( time consuming ), set up the foam gun, adjust, spray....then wash?? After it all, spend another amount of time putting everything away?? Why not simply use a couple of bucket, a hose and a wash mitt?
You do make a good point. It is kind of fun to use and is a lot faster on a car that is just dusty and doesn’t need to be wiped.
However, especially with the foam cannons, there may be a bit of look at me for some. I now have a Cannon and I like it when I don’t need to do the extra soap with a wash mitt, but when that is needed then it doesn’t always make as much sense to use.
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You're a REAL CAR DETAILING NUT but can't take the time to put a hose and two deattachable pieces in a box? If you can't take time to take out a foam gun and put it back then I wouldn't even trust you with a tiny bottle of ceramic gloss
@@Dropkickgiraffes Hey chill out man! Got nothing better to do than this?
Excellent presentation of the Torq snow foam blaster R1. Answered all my question on setup and use!
Glad it was helpful.
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I had the same connection problem with my old Adam’s foam gun.
Interesting. I wonder if it is just a common issue.
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Thank you
Glad it was helpful.
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I read reviews on Amazon of people having problems with water leaking out of the brass quick connect feature that connects the hose nozzle to the soap dispenser, is there a way to fix it. I just ordered one for someone’s birthday present. it will be delivered today
For me holding the bottle to keep it tight helped a lot, but I did eventually get a Foam Cannon that attaches to a pressure washer and has a better connector.
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Car looks good
Thanks very much. It cleaned pretty well. There are some swirl marks from the previous owner, so I’ll be doing some paint correction in the near future.
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Thanks directions had nothing on pressure tip installation...
Glad it was helpful.
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Thanks for the video... Santa brought me this for Christmas... You're right, the instructions were pretty much useless!
Glad it could help. This may be my greatest contribution to the world, helping one person that buys this at a time.
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I like the video but may go with the chemical guys torq foam blaster 6 for the brass fittings so wont brake down as easy as the plastic on the R1
Probably a good call as the plastic fitting had more and more issues over time. I ended up upgrading to a foam Cannon and pressure washer system, largely for the better connection.
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I put my car wash soap in the bottle, but it was regular car soap/wax not chemicals guys soap! I had no soap or foam come out just water what could be the problem?
That sounds like the water isn’t getting mixed with the soap. I would check the hose and metering tip and everything looks correct and it still doesn’t work, then I would try to get a refund.
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I had the Exact same problem and thought mine was defective. Water leaked through the quick connect at about 50% of the bottle left
I think the quick connect plastic just isn’t very strong to keep it working how you would like. I have since purchased a pressure washer and Foam Cannon and the metal connector does a much better job in keeping everything connected.
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What is the size of the garden hose suited to that foam blaster
I used a standard garden hose that I believe is 12’ long. I would imagine that if you have good water pressure at your house and a standard sized hose (not one of the smaller diameter hoses) that it would work best.
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I’ve got a different brand but my blaster runs out reall fast
Thanks for sharing that. This was the first time I had used the Snow Foam Gun, so it’s good to know that other brands may not hold as much foam.
I’m about to get a Foam Cannon, so I’ll do a review on that soon and see how that works versus the Foam Gun.
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Trouble with instructions until I watched your video. Thank you.
Glad that it helped.
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Our Ride Life, Hello, would you like to review the new MJJC foam cannon pro? Thank you.
Just catching up on comments I have missed. If you send a message through our contact on our TH-cam page we can see if we can work something out.
@@OurRideLife Hello, i just emailed you, please kindly check it out. Thank you.
Thanks for the review. Is it that much better than just using two buckets?
It is for me, but I always soap up on panel at a time and then wash it off. If you car is just dusty and doesn’t need to be scrubbed, then it would be a much larger improvement.
However, if you scrubbed all panels in one go it probably wouldn’t be that much better.
Hope that helps explain it a bit better.
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Thanks bro!
Glad you found it helpful.
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You are correct, Bad instructions, thanks for showing where the metering tips go.
Glad I could help.
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You either learned a lot since your last car washing post or you care a lot more about your 911 than you did your Boxster. This is the way to do it. What a difference in your paint between the 911 and Boxster. The scratches on the Boxster clear coat were horrifying. The 911 looks great.
Thanks very much, I’ve been trying to learn as much as I can about automotive detailing since my last video that showed me wash the car. The 911 does have a few scratches and swirl marks from the previous owner, but I’ve invested in some better machinery and will be doing some paint correction on the imperfects. The correct techniques and tools do make quite a difference.
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I just used mine and it kept popping off as well and hitting my car!! After about 3 times I took it off and used good old fashioned 2 buckets. Messaged Chemical Guys to see what they say.
Keep us posted on if you had any luck. I ended up getting a full blown snow cannon and that doesn’t have the pop off issues due to the connect used to work with a pressure washer.
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They said for more foam don’t put the tip in so I’ll try it out and see
Thanks for sharing that. I’m interested to see if it works.
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@@OurRideLife so it foamed a bit more than what’s showed in your video. I may return it though I don’t like how loose it is when connected or am I not pushing it in all the way? It stays but just swivel like it’s not connected properly
@@kickzandcannonstv mine swiveled and then started to pop off during use, so may be an issue that they have. I have since bought a foam Cannon and pressure washer, so going to see if that is better.
@@OurRideLife yea I’m definitely gonna return mines i like the idea of having it but I’d rather try something else
Nice video
Glad you enjoyed it.
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Why would you wash your car in the sunlight? Just asking for spotting.
I agree with not washing in direct sunlight. It is hard to see in the video, but the sun is behind my house and the shadow was cast over the car. It was also earlier in the day so the paint stayed cool the entire time.
Hope that better explains it.
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This broke within 3 mins of using. The tip of the nozzle fell off with a spring
That isn’t good. Was it where the gun attaches to the hose. Mine did that after the first few times of getting the car soapy and I had to use two hands to make sure that it didn’t fall off anymore. That attachment could be much better in my opinion.
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I bought it and the foam doesnt work
Sorry to hear that. I do know you need to use a good amount of soap, but thanks for sharing your experience as it will help others.
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Being honest, basically it's crap, there's nothing foamy about it! It's just soapy water, do not buy, buy a proper snow foam cannon and get yourself a pressure washer!
Fair point. It does do an OK, but not great job compared to a snow foam cannon and to really get it somewhat foamy requires a good amount of soap. Incidentally, I have since purchased a snow foam cannon with a pressure washer.
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@@OurRideLife glad u seen the light buddy 👍🏻
always put water first
Good tip. I’ve used this three times after this video and have found putting water in first does work a bit better.
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Don't do circles with the wash mitt
Thanks for pointing it out. It’s a bad habit I’m working on fixing.
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@@OurRideLife 🙏🏻ofc
Is it just me.. or after using the soap ratio mentioned in the video and all.. this product kind of sucks. I hope I’m not the only one disappointed.
I’ve used it a few more times and have noticed that you do need to use more soap than I mentioned which I read on the bottle of soap, if I remember correctly.
For me I ended up getting a Foam Cannon that requires a pressure washer and because of the better connector and higher water pressure it works much better.
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@@OurRideLife Yeah man your info is really good to know. I have realized I must cut it some slack as it isn’t powered by a pressure/power washer. For being powered by a regular hose nozzle, it still definitely gets the job done while it does guzzle the soap! The pressure washer nozzle may be the best route however, as it seems even more effortless.
pretty lame foam application. thanks for sharing.
Since this I personally use a foam cannon these days and that provides a lot more foam.
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My impression was it was not worth anything
Poor performance compared to power washer and dedicated 40$ gun
After all how much poor performance can u handle after buying a nicer car?
My answer was to get a karcher and a gun. Torque orbital and make it a hobby
You make a good point. It works well for what it is, but I’ll probably invest more and get a snow foam cannon for washing. I’m slowly collecting the rest of what is becoming a detailing hobby. Hopefully, the car looks better and not worse once I’m done with it.
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Our Ride Life
You have a nice pace and all
After the investing in washing i added lots of various types of compounds anti swirl stuff pastes seals and it was a learning curve
Last year!!
This year my car sat for months n months with all my issues
It was base line clean and detailed prior to being ignored
Then did a spray n rinse no wash just to see where my time was going to be needed and shock of shocks the meguires hybrid ceramic wax repelled dirt amd left my car stunning. For real no wash!!!
Have the soap and all my two bucket supplies ready!!!
Wheels are a mess and i will hot wash soon and re apply
Honestly have probably 300$ just in cleaning and waxing supplies!!
I still love some others
But
Wow