Rapid car cleaning with the Ava Flow mop head
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This one will be a bit controversial, but it shouldn't be! building on my previous video about a contactless wash; I wanted to see if there was a way of quickly washing the whole car to a passable standard, safely. So I'm trying the Ava Flow Mop Head - let me know down in the comments what you think of it!
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I like it. The logic is sound. Keep pushing the boundaries!
I think a lot more people would be less concerned if you could have shampoo in the water feed to the head, myself included....but I'm also convinced after doing the door sills and the pad coming away cleaner than any wash mitt ever has.
@@SuperchargedLlama mix two concepts - shampoo in the bucket to load up the noodles, and you can rinse using the water feed and the grit guard. The debate from a couple of weeks ago stating that the shampoo will encapsulate the dirt will help here, especially if a good pre-wash has been done. For extra safety, using a pressure sprayer of ONR on the panel before the shampoo foam may help lubricity but also add extra unnecessary steps this is trying to avoid.
@@roscopervis shampoo in the bucket could be a great show actually, I'll have a play with that! I think you're right on the ONR thing, it would work I reckon, but by that time you might as well have done a normal wash.
@@SuperchargedLlama yeah, it’s adding steps. Maybe ONR in the bucket instead of shampoo? I’m just thinking of ways to boost lubricity and optimise the process. As I don’t have the luxury of this kit, see what works and call it the Llama method!
Good video mate ,think they are a good idear think something like that would come into it’s own on caravans and motorhomes as you probably know they are a nightmare due to the size and height 🙈
Absolutely right with you there, probably the safest way to wash such big vehicles I think. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment btw 🤘
Can see it being useful on the roofs of tall vehicles but other than that I think I’d be quicker with a standard mitt & 2 buckets. Possibly good for anyone with a back condition though. 👍🏾
I swear from these comments I must be going so slowly when I do it with a mitt 😂
You're right about taller vehicles and the like though, I reckon caravans and motorhomes would really benefit from them, and it you're physically impaired too, like you suggested.
Thumbs up for your lovely daughter!
She was desperate to be in one of the videos. Always a bit reticent as you can imagine, but I'll show her your comment as I'm sure it'll make her smile.
I’ve had one from the very beginning and find them brilliant on a panoramic roof (as well as ordinary roofs!) and across the windscreen; especially with the extendable lance on the AVA
I don’t like them for washing the rest of the bodywork however.
Yeah mentally I'm in the same sort of place, the glass is fine, the sills are fine, the paint feels alien.
It did feel really sick, and I tell you what, when I was pumping shampoo in I found I had no qualms at all.
Great video, really enjoyed the different approach! Personally I still would like to use a mitt and two bucket method (not brave enough to try it 😂). However, I do see this as a great tool for those who have back and joint problems, who still want to have a clean car.
Thank you darling! I am in agreement with you there completely, but as I have this I think I'll use it when I'm really stuck for time and just need it looking a shed load better, rather than perfect.
After having back surgery from a car crash many years ago i use an incredimop its saved my back so many times over
This is exactly where I think there's the niche this product fulfils. I don't think I can argue it's as safe as a wash mitt, not either this bonnet anyway, but holy cow it is easier on the body, I didn't feel knackered from using it so I'd imagine if you had a physical impairment, this would be a huge relief.
hey brother nice video :) Here's my thoughts, it's a nice tool for the pros going through a ton of cars probably better for your back, but you usually end up using pressure without realizing it and you tend to miss a lot more spots with these!
Good to hear from you dude! I think your point about using more pressure is absolutely spot on, I hadn't thought of that at all but it's so valid!
I've used the wash mops for a few years with no issues as its no different from using a noodle wash mitt in your hand .. I use three buckets with one for wheels along with a wash and rinse bucket and i rinse the mop out just as often as I would my hand mitt .... Ive a second mop for the sills and under the bumbers dtc just as you would with a wash mitt
What are your thoughts on the addition of water flowing through the head?
@@SuperchargedLlama ..... I think it could be a great idea but the set up you were using I thought looked rather clunky and cumbersome to manoeuvre around
@@petersmith7126 that's an interesting tidbit, it didn't feel any worse than the mitt on the stick, but I guess the hose is always going to add a sort of restriction?
Found it good on glass, like the windscreens. Not a fan of it on the paint, for the one reason you mentioned at the start, it washes the soap away so you dont know where you been. Great demonstration though 👍
I gave the conservatory a go the other day (didn't include the footage as it wasn't great) and I have to say, spot on for that!
@@SuperchargedLlama definitely agree, I use mine on the house now 😂
Think it would still be a safer wash with a multi mitt method. I don't think it would be any slower, plus you could still get into the grills, etc. Would be nice not having to bend down to get the sills though.
Yeah I agree with you completely. This works if you need to be quick, and it was a hell of a lot quicker, although partly because I didn't contact wash the wheels, and it seems less physical effort...but I know I personally feel safer with the mitt in my hands.
I was challenging myself with this one, because it goes against everything I think is right, ya know? And I reckon it's good enough if you're in a rush, but then...so was that contactless wash in the previous video.
If you could run shampoo through the mitt as you wanted to I think it would have some merit, as it would cut out a step and ensure there is lubrication AND rinsing of the mitt happening simultaneously. That’s where it would work.
As you’re doing it I see no advantage over a normal wash mitt or multi mitt method, and the likelihood of marring from contact damage with the head banging a panel and through over pressuring dirt into the panel too easily is far more increased than normal.
So using it the way you have it done it’s a no from me.
They need a snow foam bottle style pickup attached before the head to make it viable to give that clean and flush to make it work
I can't disagree with anything you've said there. Literally all of it is spot on.
I took want the foam lance that just outlets into the flow, so we can get the shampoo loveliness running through the lance head here, that would be spot on and on my test is genuinely did transform the experience.
Cracking video, AVA do some pretty useful accessories for there machines. How are you getting on with the water filter, I'm looking at getting one soon myself. What size is it and how many washes do you get from it before the resin requires replacing.
Thanks as always darling. Regarding the DI vessel, I've got the 7litre one and I think I should have gone for the 11L instead as that has a larger volume, therefore the resin lasts longer.
And the length it lasts is incredibly difficult to answer as I don't have a flow meter on mine, so I can't really tell you how many litres of water I used from each fill. My use is sporadic as well, I'm don't use it every time, and then some times I would fill the tank in my van through it, so it would burn right through the resin far more quickly. And then water hardness is a factor.
I'd say, very roughly, when I was washing every other week....I could get somewhere about 4 months out of it, and I used it for the whole wash process. But that does have significant variance in it.
@SuperchargedLlama Thanks for the info, it's my next detailing purchase.
@@markmoore6264 this is the one I'm talking about btw www.in2detailing.co.uk/products/vyair-0817-11-litre-high-pressure-reinforced-long-life-resin-vessel?variant=39651531751503&ghref=3377%3A373130
Good evening Adrian. Great video and well documented but, would I do it, er.... no, it just seems to be an accessory too far (i don't have an AvA either 😂) if I did, I'd still not go with it.
It looks a faff to me, it doesn't look as safe and I did keep getting concerned by the string, could that get caught and scratch my paintwork, it looks like it could.
My thoughts, if I'm gonna get all that equipment out, I may as well just carry out a usual multiple mitt wash.
However, as someone said below, great for caravans and motor homes and, vans and high sided vehicles too, in my opinion.
Cracking content again and thanks, all the best.
I'd echo that entirely I think.
Does your pressure washer have a detergent injection system? Combine this head with a soak mixture flowing through it.... might be on to something here.
Good Video!
The Ava don't have that but it would absolutely work, wouldn't it? I've never owned one with the detergent tank, do they inject the detergent in the outlet flow, so it doesn't go through the machine?
@@SuperchargedLlama I’m not 100% sure, but my BE Pressure unit has it and it would make sense to be after the pump, foam would make building pressure impossible.
it just looks way more cumbersome than a normal wash mitt and wouldn't be as accurate (think door handles, boot lid) or any faster. Slower because you said about having 2 or 3 heads to swap, as opposed to 2 mitts in a bucket. And its not angled so reaching a high van would still require a step ladder, so again it wouldn't replace a wash mitt. And i just use warm water so i don't get cold hands.
I could be wrong, but thats a swing and a miss from me.
Always enjoy your videos and honesty, but this wouldn't work for me.
I can see that for sure. In practice I can definitely say that for me, this was far quicker than when I use a mitt...but that's probably for the reasons you mentioned a mitt is better (which it is btw, I don't think this is a replacement for a proper wash, but for a quick one, it does a bit more than the contactless wash in last week's video).
I wasn't knackered after doing it either, which just occured to me. But ultimately I knew the car was "clean enough", rather than "clean", if you know what I mean? This definitely wasn't up to my usual standards, but it took me half the time a normal wash does (no contact wash on the wheels though, which definitely would make a huge difference).
Excellent work as always Adrian. I too use a variantion of a mitt on a stick, for taller vehicles. However....standing at 5'7½ (I swear I was taller before I had kids) I don't appreciate having to mention how tall you are 😂 not jealous honest
I'm trying to find something useful to say in response to that....and I've got.....hmmmmm
@@SuperchargedLlama don't worry it's my parents fault 😂 as regards to your video, I understand the context. But realistically you would only use it for the top and the windscreen. So probably isn't an issue. I genuinely thought your daughter had Llamas on her jumper! She's cute as buttons
Great vid, is there a Uk supplier for mitt on a stick? Got a high roof Renault.
There is dude, I got it from Amazon amzn.to/49dp4eg
@@SuperchargedLlama perfect, will haver a look👌
Not for me I think I can be faster with a normal mitt
Quite a few people have said that, I must be really slow! Although I would definitely say that when I have a mitt, I clean more, ya know? Door handles, grills etc etc, so it takes longer.
@@SuperchargedLlama you do anything in life with something in a stick you lose that feel and intricacies to doing it just doesn't have a place for me personally something I'd never use high sided vehicle possibly
Why would you to much hassle
It's definitely quicker, but from what other people have commented, I think the common themes that came up were if you had a bad back/limited movement or poor health, this is easier. And if you have a large panel van or motorhome then it's ideal.
I can say from my personal experience that I definitely used hardly any energy to do this, and it was super quick. From getting the PW out to putting it back away again I was done within an hour, just. My normal mitt based contact wash is easily another half an hour over that (partly because you're more fastidious) and then it I contact wash the wheels.... add another 20mins maybe? I'm slow and methodical, which maybe a problem. It's also why, commercially, I don't do valeting. I only do deep cleans as a minimum, but mostly paint correction and coatings.
Not controversial to me, it’s just a no thanks 😅
Justified as well I think.