IK Foam 1.5 Pressure Sprayer Review - Must Have or Nice to Have?
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The IK foamers are the best for mobile detailers or those who deal with water restrictions. Gives you the option to work panel by panel, cleaning wheels is a breeze and it's just a fantastic detailing product, period.
Great review! I was looking at this model and it's bigger brother last year, but ultimately passed on getting either. I don't even use foam when I detail my cars, so I am very much looking forward to your next video foam!
If you look on the back of the instruction manual there is a little diagram that shows you where the extra nozzles go. As a previous comment states - orange is for "wet" foam, grey for intermediate and green for dry.
Hope this helps!
How you don’t have a million subscribers amazes me! The best channel for detailing on TH-cam!
The colored bits that you change to change the foam characteristics are changed from the hose thats inside when you unscrew the reservoir. As for the reservoir size it is a litre but I believe it even says in the little instructions included that your max fill is the .75 L mark, that's why you lose the pressure so fast too.
Nice review points Jon! I did a review on my channel last week and also got same results on the way you described the initial foam and how that it trickles down after 10 seconds or so. Good product for what it's meant to do.
Using one of these on my motorcycles and very happy with it so far. Less pumping needed for bikes...
I have the IK 1.5 foam and multi. Both very useful and well made. Seem very sturdy and should last.
The orange tip is for a “wet” foam, the grey tip for “standard” foam, and the green tip for “dry” foam. Love the channel!
Whats the difference of Wet Dry and standards
@@joelcripps8944 Basically, how much air is whipped into the foam. The dryer the foam, the fluffier it comes out and the less it runs down the surface.
mate, thanks for this, been looking for a hand foamer for a while as i live away from road and have no driveway
The ik9 is actually really great. I use it to foam my entire car, and it works really well. Less pumping involved overall, and holds a lot of product. Also made of good quality materials.
Thanks Jon this is great, exactly what I am looking for
Jon, just bought the IK Foamer and the Multi. The foamer is ideal for wheels and the more intricate areas & I also use it with a strong solution of ONR as a pre wash to foaming the car. I tend to use the multi for applying Bead Maker, much better for me than the trigger sprays. As for the quality of foam, it does depend on the product. I like Adams wheel cleaner but its not great at foaming in the IK foamer so trying other products now.
Just a heads up before you purchase it make sure your getting the one with the Inner changeable color sprayers
I have both, they have their uses for sure. It is a definite nice to have item that I have a feeling will last me many years.
Bought this and the sprayer during their 25%off Xmas special which came out to be $45. Great use for days that I can't my pressure washer on cold winter time like now (10° currently). Will cover about a panel at a time and great for those little spots where you don't have to use the pressure washer.
Not tried the IK but have used the Ventus version which was good.
I have used the Mesto foamer for 4 years. Been a brilliant bit of kit but seals died. (I’m sure I could put a new o-ring in pump) handy if you don’t have multiple snowfoam lances or want 2 different products on the car quickly
I don't have a foam canon so thought this would be an ideal. However it's expensive and the cheap non foam one I have works so maybe give this a miss. Good vid as always Jon and glad you explained about the" pumpy pumpy "👍😉😁
So I have owned one of these for a while. Nozzle breaks easily, dropped mine once and it snapped clean off. Worked great first time, then not so good 2 weeks later. Looks like the sponge filter behind the nozzle goes hard and dries out and stops it foaming properly. You do get a some spares, but surely you don't have to change after every use?
great video and product review joh.👍👍
This is a good idea,but I use a garden sprayer as this is a professional one,whether or not its different I would have to buy to test it.
Have you seen auto frantic wheel cleaner? Would love a review from you about it
I feel the same way. Got it to use ammo frothe....worked well but would rather use onr, or adams rinseless. Would like to try for my wheel cleaner.
Jon you gotta try the IK Foam Pro 12, I got 1 today tried it and I think it's goodbye to foamcannons during water shortages. If you want to test it out I'm only in Worthing, your welcome to borrow.
I bought a Gloria Foam Master (made in Germany, under £20 on Amazon) and it is great for using with a Waterless wash product like Prokleen when the car is dirtier. It gives more lubrication and helps encapsulate dirt more safely. You can Rinse the car, foam with Prokleen, wipe with a microfibre cloth and follow that with Last touch or Sonax BSD for a fantastic finish. If the car is not so dirt just skip the rinsing part. Always use common sense though when doing a Waterless wash.
Hi John could you do a review on Green Work cordless pressure washer . Thanks
How do you get the sprayer to spray like that?
Have you tried axel 2000 industry sprayer. Ilove you're reviews but wasn't sure of you have tried them
Interested in this as I use a Worx hydroshot battery pressure washer & the little foam attachment that comes with it is crap. Definitely going to try out some of the ones mentioned in the comments below - IK 1.5 or IK 9 or the Mesto one I think.
Nice little review. My cheap former is on its way out. So this might make the cut for a replacement.
For a brand review can you do ez car care. Just bought a few products and would like to see someone do a proper review on the line up.
Do you dilute the snow foam with water ?
For me personally Jon I feel there a tad gimmicky there’s double action trigger sprays pump sprayers and now these I’m getting pumped up just thinking about it 😉👍🏻
Pumpy Pumpy
Think ill stick to the canon on the pressure washer, you do make a good point though Jon nice and quick for wheels and those quick jobs instead of setting up your whole canon and pressure washer 👍
I use my IK 1,5 Foamer with Bilt Hamber Surfex dilluted at 10% to clean my wheels on maintenance washes. I only fill up to 0,75 L in the bottle, as this gives more air in the bottle to foam longer. I use the orange tip as this gives a wet foam. (Green for dry and grey for "normal"). As Anthony from the Rag Company in the epsiode with Matt from Obsessed Garrage about foamers, he mentions that Matt uses to much product, as i feel can be seen in your video here. With a wet foam aswell the product should run a bit more, meaning you can use less product on the wheel and let it run/dwell. Also love using my foamer for coin washes as i can foam up my wheels, lett it dwell for some time and then rinse for the quick washes during the winter.
Have you ever used it with BH auto foam? If so what dilution? Cheers.
Just brought the sonex hand pump for £28 but yet to try it out and hopefully it will be fine 👍
I just purchase the IK Foam Sprayer and it works just perfect for me. I'm not looking for a sprayer that i can do the whole car with just something i can do the rims and tires with. On a scale from 1-10 i give it a 8.5
I bought this foam sprayer. I love the foam it lays down, but as mentioned, the run time is low. I think it’s best if you don’t want to bust out the pressure washers, or want to hit your wheels and tires.
yer, you know what bone. I said only time will tell if its something I like. about 5 months later. I like it yer, its handy to have and Im using it. good product imo. yes the pumping is a pain but hey its a pump sprayer/foamer :)
Pumpy pumpy
Great for interiors too, monster foam can be expensive so I use this with a little bit of klenzol. Saves money and time, I work in a high volume fast paced shop and we get a lot of nasty cars. Just foam the inside, scrub and blow out.
Just in time. I have been contemplating buying a foamer for when I pop down the petrol station and give her a quick rinse in between maintenance washes.
it's a pain to foam wheels, You Need a lot of product.
Let alone a whole car 😂😂
Could have an attachment for an air compressor :)
They do a larger version of this now, maybe that would help with a longer spray time.
Both the Alta and Mesto look to work much better, just wish the Alta's were available in the states !
contact Anthony Fisher from the rag company. He can help you out with getting it spraying longer. Mostly depends on dilution ratio. Also Matt Moreman (obsessed garage) did a few video's about it. I have both the multi and the 1.5 foamer. I love those good fot doing wheels or use the multi when using the claymitt
Hey, I use something similar for two years. Actually the mechanism stands tough. You can find a beter way of setting up this stuff. You do not need your foam that thick. You can use less of a felt in the nozle and get thiner, more wet foam and better performance/coverage from your pumping. I also noticed, most of the foams if you are after the cleaning power, are working better when I spray thicker not aiming for a creamy snow ball effect ;)
Using 2l one this is just enough for a compact car prewash. Solid product. I am considering geting bigger one, about 3l, so I can pump more air from the beggining ;)
The best results meaning removing dirt and loosing road film, I got with tac system foam and polish tenzi neutral foam. Now I am ordering bilt hamber on your recommendation. For the winter I tend to add a bit of green star stuff to get rid of a salt.
Thanks for a very timely review as I just ordered one from the Rag Company. I'm looking to reduce water consumption, we'll see how it does. I plan replacing my wheel soap bucket with this, if all goes well.
How did it go?
@@lorrainewilliams7896 Actually pretty good. I used P&S Brake buster diluted 1:5 and on well maintained wheels with regular cleaning, it's actually less hassle than a bucket of water.
I’ve recently invested 2 Multi 1.5 (effectively the same sprayer without the gauzes) and they are very good compared to your run of the mill pressure sprayers you would buy.
I’m using mine for iron decon with Bilt Hamber Korrosol in one and wheel cleaning with AutoGlanz Alkalloy in the other. I’ve found that overall they are of value to me as they allow for a more even distribution of product with the fan nozzle on.
My only criticism is that due to the aeration of product in the chamber when you release that pressure it can cause bubbles of product to come past the relief valve.
I’ll likely buy a foamer for applying wheel shampoo as I have a Spear & Jackson 5 litre (thanks to you 👍🏻) pressure sprayer for pre wash duties.
Another great video Jon, thanks for the content.
Can I use any car wash soap with it?
get a standard garden spryer put a bit of scotch brite in the novel and a small needle sized hole in the internal hose near the top it will turn into a foamer.
the interchangeable orange thingie goes on the inside ! You can change it to a grey one or a green one !
You might have to oil the seals/O-rings. Rinse after each use and keep it open to dry.
Old video new comment (haha)
I have the iK Foam pro 2. For context, I’m an apartment dweller with no access to running water. Honestly, this product is hype. You don’t _need_ foam to get the job done. If you want/need foam this is for you. But, if you’re cleaning wheels in the parking lot just use a trigger sprayer and an APC.
To save time add a tire compressor valve then use a pressure gauge filler to 40psi with liquid in it (never empty).
I'm thinking this will be handy when away from home, spray a bit of product on at a petrol station before using their jet wash to rinse. Just to keep your car cleaner when away from home for a while without having to consider going to a dreaded car wash
Thank goodness for close caption ;-)
I'm pretty hardcore when it comes to pumping, a bit worried if it could handle it. All jokes aside, great review.
I John a stick on L Plate has left a stain on the body work I’ve gave it a quick polish with menzerna 400 useing da it looks like it’s under the clear coat any idea to remove please. Well done with all the info you give us cheers malc
sometimes the glue can etch the clear almost like bird droppings. you can get like discoloration of the clear as well, Ive even seen this swell the clear all the way through before over a long period of time. If your compounding it and its not improving you might well not be able to fix this but its very hard to say without seeing it.
Forensic Detailing Channel cheers Jon keep up the good work
I got the mesto 1.5L on eBay for £20.00. It’s well made, not as compact as the ik. I pump it until I can pump no more. Doesn’t even last 10 seconds, but foams very well. I got it to try and thought it would be good to have in the kit. All it does now is take up space on the shelf. Too much pumping for very little benefit.
Excellent video. Thumbs up. 👍
My choice was the SOLO VarioFoam 301-FB (PH 7-14) CleanLine Foam Sprayer. I’m going to use it with Bilt Hamber Auto-Foam but wonder could you pls tell me what’s the best ratio to get that thick nice foam as the one you’ve showed? Thank you in advance.
Autofoam is not meant to be thick but use it at 4% PIR mate
@@ForensicDetailing thanks a lot for your fast reaction. And what’s the other product you were using that delivers so much and so thick foam? Is it AD’s MAGIFOAM ULTIMATE PREWASH SNOWFOAM?
Nice review , I have the Di Martino Altafoam , works nicely :)
German TH-camrs love it
But you spend a lot of time pumping for very little - mines for sale its just too much like hard work for very little
@@RobertSmith-di5ll Is it a problem of the dimartino or every foam pump ? yeah I use it just sometimes cause it uses wayyyy too much product , I just use a normal garden sprayer with no foam.
Just bought foamer and multi , perfect for the little intricate bits , tend to agree with you though, a lot of work to do bigger parts
But a good quality product nonetheless
That's where the Foam 9 comes in.
I did think about that too, but wife would divorce me 😜😜😜
Hi, John. I've just bought one of these as I work away from home and I've decided to take this so I attempt to keep the car clean on the road while I'm away from my foam cannon/ pressure washer ect.
My question is, what dilution ratio would you reccomend for BH auto foam in this thing?
4% mate to 40ML to 960ML
@@ForensicDetailing nice one, cheers John. 👍👍
Are compressed air dryers worth the money? and are they effective? Considering buying one for the summer.
so hard to answer. but for me its just too much. bit like a scissor lift would love to have one but ultimately its like perhaps more a professional tool.. dont get me wrong if I had a bigger garage or smallholding and a better setup and more cash its something Id look at..
The fuller it is with product the less pressure you can get in it due to the fact that you can connect compress liquids. This is why you it appears you don't need to pump it as much when full, but really it is because the pressure dissipates more quickly. Keep it under half full and pump it more and you'll have better pressure.
I got one afew months ago, used it once, might be ok for doing wheels but foaming a car your send more time pumping the dam thing every 10 seconds
Much prefer this than using up 8 precious minutes battery time for my greenworks cordless pressure washer. Using the IK for alloys and wheel arch only.
The different tips are for giving more or less foam and to adapt to the product you're foaming.
Could also be useful for snow foaming a motorbike without the fuss of setting up a pressure washer, hose pipe and main extension lead. My friend does just this and swear by it, he also has a foam lance for the car.
does the soap have to be a foam soap? can i use rim cleaner in this and get it to foam up a bit?
You can use wheel cleaner or SPC. I even saw a video using an iron decon product
I have a similar one and in my opinion it is not worth it. I have seen one that takes 8 litres of product that is designed for gardening and for sure it is more worth the money and will be more efficient.
Cheers bud.
Ps: where are you located again?
I use one for my wheels with Surfex HD at 1-9 does the I wanted, just need to re-pump for each wheel.
Don’t know if you have a video but what’s your your opinion on meguiars gold class car wash ?
have a watch of the best car shampoo video. Ive gone through a few litres of gold class over the years. when I was a young lad it was what I used all the time. but its low concentration and high price tag. you have to use a lot of it as well. it has the highest cost per wash in the test by a big margin. Its also a product that leaves materials on the car for gloss etc and it has a hydrophillic properties which makes it mask and counteract the surface characteristics of your protection product. back in the day it rocked but I think things have changed a little bit now. I dont dislike it but its like almost a pound per wash. And with carchem 1900:1 its like 4-5p a wash and its just good a quality a product (if not better)
It also smells like old man aftershave 🤮
I'm not sure if this is what you did. But the way you are supposed to pump it is to pump until the pressure release bleeds excess pressure off. The 1.5 liter is total container capacity. But you can only fill it to ~1 Liter because you need room for the air. Hand pump foamers suffer from using a lot of air to get only a small amount of product out. Their Multi 1.5 which is just a pressure sprayer lasts forever on a single pump session.
yes you really have to pump a lot but at around 30 you can feel its like resisting and the little white thing will pop open if you go more.. less when the thing is full up though..
You should post a video with different snow foams. Or like you said prewashes. My money is on Bilthamber auto-foam
Im working on it :) look in the background of the opening shot :)
Hi mate, can I use also a normal car shampoo for this?
yer m8
Good insight here Jon... Horses for courses I guess, but not for me... I just think there are better solutions out there - However, as the old saying goes, ‘You pay your money a take your choice’. Would love to see a long term conclusion on this one and your long term ownership experience which I think would be key - Will you use it...? 🤔
thanks max yes mate time will tell
I use there ik foam 9 for snow foaming my car with with bilt hamber auto foam and its brilliant alot better than there smaller one
Will you be reviewing autogylm new polar products. Cheers mate
yes mate that trio pre wash lance applied wash and wet rinse sealant polar range. hopefully in the next few days.
Jon open the bottle, the clear pipe into the head. That is where you change the colour tips for wet,dry and normal
legend thanks jamie I was literally gonna bin those things. does it make any difference?
I use the green (dry) seats
Grey (stand) for APC lower areas after a stand wet down, you can guide the product to where you want it, and orange for wheels.
@@jamiestarkey3363 you can use them for engine bay too! :-)
how would you clean the foam off the rims if you did not have a jet pressure washer?
A hose?
@@someoneelse7724 not possible if you live in a flat even if you have indoors garaze
I had one and I dropped it and that plastic nozzle tip cracked. It was hard to seal the crack cause under pressure it would still leak. Regardless its a quality pump sprayer but I would recommend not to drop it.
I bought one . Didn’t get any other nozzles? I personally like it , but as you state it’s very limited
I think I got foam nozzle with pre filter orange green grey but I've left that alone as it came. After 2 years the top of mine leaks a bit when I pump. But it's a decent product
I own a kwazar foamer, it's brilliant, bigger bulkier, but the spray action lasts a long time when fully pressurised, if I were buying a smaller version I would go straight for the mesto foamer, the one that larry kosilla from Ammo NYC sells for his line of products, " aerator " i believe its called , he extensively tested them all .
Was planning to buy a Kwazar Venus Foamer. Would you recommande it ? Cheers
@@juliom6260 yes that's the one I have 2 litre . chemical resistant Viton seals , heavy duty plastic and it has sturdy feel about it , the only downside is its quite heavy when full of product , it's comes with different foam tips , the same as the IK .
@E92 M3 GUY so why do you prefer Kwazar Venus more than Mesto one?
@@OraEtLabora0 just because it holds more product and not constantly refilling it, that's the only reason.
@@E92M3Guy I Heard it's delicate and that gaskets fail, that's why I boutht a DiMartino Altafoam 2000 ( 2 liters )
But maybe It's good 🤔
How do you make it to foam so much?
It’s down to the bottle not the product.
Love it
Seems a tad expensive. Could be good tool for when you don't want to crank up the foam cannon for a smaller job
How is the durability on this? Does it break if I leave chemicals in it between the washes? Of course after releasing the pressure.
so far so good. I leave APC or other water based detergents in it with no problems. but really without owning and using it for a year its just a guess.
@@ForensicDetailing You don't got a full time job? Awesome response time :) Thinking about getting the 5 liter version to use for prewash, but haven't decided if I should go with the foam or the spear & Jackson pump sprayer you use for Bilberry. Any thoughts about that?
Which coloured tip did you use?
I tried both green and orange little tube things and in the end, it just seems to work best with just the filter. couldnt find any information on these in the manual (unless I missed it) other than a little refence to something which didnt look like them in a schematic diagram. was a bit confused and couldnt find answers ongoogle. but I just assume they are like the orafice things that can increase pressure. if you know more about them pls write all about them and ill pin the comment.
@@ForensicDetailing They Just change the water/air ratio :)
@@ForensicDetailing Orange = wet foam, grey = standard foam, green = dry foam. I have this and the ik9. I use the orange for foaming my car. Works well.
Would be a useful method of prewashing open classic vehicles were a canon is impossible
Want to modify this foamer? Instal a pressure valve and use a portable air compressor, just did, and works great
Would like to see a video of that. Sounds interesting.
Drill a hole, pop a Schrader valve in there. Buy a cheap battery bike pump. Pump to about 40 psi... set pump to 40 psi... start pump and empty tank :)
You should get 3 nozzle fittings Orange, Green and Grey.
What's what any idea
PSS - They all tell you to keep pumping until the release valve kicks in. Then its at max pressure and max run time. Also, you can't fill these more than 1/2 way with product or you have no room for the air pressure needed for a decent run time and foam.
Not sure what happened to my original comment but anyway, search YT for How To: Make a Portable Foam Cannon on how to make any sprayer automatic.
needs an attachment so you can plug a compressor onto it, would be brilliant then.
The pro models do
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Do you have to dilute it with water to use this bottle?
depends on the product mate but most you dilute down to recomended P.I.R
@@ForensicDetailing I’m gonna be using a tire and wheel cleaner and on the bottle it has no dilutions, I just use it straight up. But I didn’t know if the pump sprayer can do liquids straight up without water.
@@kykypenn yer should be fine mate. the only down side with these is lots of pumping and you have to also change the little filter tips every month or so
Review the IK Foam 9 John, its awesome! 1.3 gallons and holds much more pressure!
I use my IK 1.5's, have 2 of them, one for applying Griot's Garage Poly Gloss and the other for Auto Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner. Speaking of the Auto Fanatic foaming wheel cleaner, would LOVE to see you review it!
Klasse Act didn’t think it shipped to the uk
if the big jobby foamer comes in ill try and get one for review klasse. :) your killing me here.
@@louismoran I believe Phil, the owner, said in one of his videos, that people have been buying this from all over the world. I was one if the early recipients of it and my first batch was made for maintenance and I can say it works as advertised. My next batch is going to be the double ratio for extreme wheels and we'll see how it goes there because my next cleaning will need something strong as it's going to have 2 weeks worth of salt and muck...and cold❄
Solosprayers on eBay sell them all
@@ForensicDetailing you'll be fine John, LOL! Wait till you use it, LOVE
kind of solution here - some years ago i've mystified watched and then talked to a guy what later turned out to be a self modded piece of these at a gasstation jetwasher box. i was really fascinated watching his lil setup i've never seen before doing its thing and the functionality of it.
he simply drilled a hole on the very top of the bottle and did put a standard tirevalve thru it, fixed it inside with a nut and sealed it with o-rings and then powered it with a battery driven tiny but relatively capeable tire pump he attached to. the tiny lil pump did build up pressure inside the container and he foamed his entire car like a boss in no time. lol. i first thought this guy was a fkn nicola tesla kinda guy till he told me that 'everybody' does it that way on yt. :)))
If I applied foam with this, I would ideally remove it with my pressure washer. If I'm going to the faff of getting my PW out, I may as well use my (Autobrite) lance. Can't really see where I would use this device. Fun review anyway!
I am from Bangladesh. I want to buy this product. Can you help me out?
Sorry but I can not help you. I dont sell products.
How has this held up after a year?
its totally fine still but I just dont use it very much.
@@ForensicDetailing seems like I would only use this for my wheels. Thanks for the follow up.