The Secret to making thick Snow Foam
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2:30 Should say something like discount mains supply hose pipe from pressure washer intake point.
John looking like a coffee shop manager with that beanie 🤓
Always had poor snow foam, thought it was the lance, until my 20 year old Karcher died. Bought a new K4 and wham! Lovely thick foam🙂
Stop flow!! Thanks I’ve learnt something today
Had my k2 for nearly 2 years, foam still as thick now as it was the first time I used it but after each time I snow foam and finish cleaning I clean out bottle and half fill with clean water and run it though just to try and keep the gauze clean
I know you hear this a lot Jon, but YOU ARE THE BEST detailing channel on TH-cam hands down my friend. Love the honesty in your reviews and I like your style buddy. Give us some more of that fantastic singing you do sometime soon. I heard you sing at the end of one of your videos a while back while playing the guitar and you have a wonderful voice my friend. Wonderful. You should have been a professional singer in a band! Great job buddy! Love all your videos and always look forward to the next one. Have a wonderful week and take a day off on me! LOL. No, seriously, take a day for yourself and enjoy yourself Jon. Your a great friend to all of us "weekend warrior" detailers out here.
thanks joe your a great guy. just recovering from bad chest at the moment so sound like a croaky frog :) :)
Absolutely love your videos, so personal, relaxed, professional, informative and humorous..learning so much. Great job thank you. 🙌
Some interesting tips there. I'm using a K2 and I do use a Hozelok hose which has the flow stopper on each end. Seriously good hoses though, strong and durable.
"RTFM".... now there's some life advice I should heed, cheers for the vid.
Seriously thanks, everything i need to know about snow foam in 10mins!
That explains a lot. My shitty k2 and the plastic snow foam kit that came with it cant produce anything like thick foam and now I know why!
When I upgraded to a Kranzle I only have a one-metre length of hose from tap to washer, but I already had good flow pressure. I have an MTM PF22 and an ABD PA lance there is no difference in performance but I have 1.24mm orifice in them. Many lances need a good LPM and high PSI check before you buy.
The new autoglym polar blaster foam lance is very good easy fill and doesn’t topple over and really good quality and good foam
Quite new to your channel but I like your videos. In fact u helped me take the decision on K7, Wax planet 8 below and the swivel foam gun from in2detailing.
My K7 just arrived yesterday but i cant find any available K7 Swivel Trigger Gun. They're all sold out!
So thats tough luck and i'm back into researching..
Edit: Lol no.Same guy, wrong channel. I thought this is the forensic detailing channel.
use a k2 katcher gets thick foam using autoglym snow lance
Hi John,
Great video & can relate 👍
I have a K7 Premium. My work around is to rest the lance with snowfoam attached on the front of the machine. No issues with it falling over.
Only suitable for machines with a hose that is wound on the reel.
The stop flow being restrictive once connected is news to me but it makes sense!
Cheers, I’ll remove mine!
As soon as i bought the AutoBrite lance i immediately got more foam
that filter makes a difference if you ever change filters make sure you get like a PA filter.
Interesting point. Never gave it a 2nd thought. I probably have 2 flow stoppers in my hose connection.😔
Same, and I do this for a living too!
It makes total sense. I swapped out all my 1/4 inch bsp airline fittings for high flow versions for air tools. I guess it's the same principal. Those stop ends are probably creating a vortex in the flow also. I use a Nilfisk or Nilflisk as John refers to them. It does choke occasionally this may be why. I've always drained and depressurised it after each use. I've recently taken it apart and replaced all the seals but it's been going at least 13 years now 👍🏻
Great content again Jon, I love these little problem solving tips videos. I find these in some ways more interesting than product reviews if I’m honest. Tip i’d avoid 1.1 orifices in a snow foam lance on a K2 it can make it stall (That unit was old though but I’ve heard other people have the same issue with it). Wasn’t a issue when I tried it with a bigger K5.
your right, you do have to be a little bit carefull. if you put anything non standard on your system you do risk causing issues. Theres charts out there for most pressure washers which show you the flow rates and what pressure gun orrafice sizes are recomended to support it. Im not sure if those same charts exist for lances because theres more factors at play.. but if you cause your karcher to pulse yer its typically being backed up too much.
Man a brit wasn't who I expected 😄
Iv had my k2 do that stop start thing at random ever thought everything checked out. Turned out it was the motor checking out thankfully they have a 4 year warranty.
I’m using K4 + Karcher hose extension + autobrite mini lance + autobrite snow foam lance + Autoglym polar blast 1:10/1:9 (foam is thick like a whipped cream)
Clean/replace the K2 water filter and it works fine. You'd be surprised how much a small amount of dirt slows the flow
I changed from a K2 to a K4 a few months ago and I noticed a huge difference in snow foam coverage with the same snow foam lance (Pro Kleen). Strangely I have noticed another difference using the new trigger gun over the karcher gun
Karcher is very bad for making foam :) use heavy duty foam lance...
I use a K4 pressure washer with a snow foam lance from Slim's, which looks identical to the one you have Jon. I bought it as a "bundle" which included 5 litres of Bilt Hamber snow foam, which you recommended a while back. It's not the Thickest , but one of the best.
Just bought a kranzle k1050p. Can't wait to try it with the foam lance
Mins got a stop flow on my hose pipe that goes on the tap seems to work perfect 🤷🏻♂️
what a bout a demo with snow foam
Smart guy , appreciate the vid
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Very informative video on a seemingly simple part of detailing. Thanks👍
I’ve got a K7 Premium and Karcher foam gun and it’s awesome. The only problem is when you put it on full it really uses a lot of detergent.
Thanks John never thought of the Flow stopper, I have Kranzle so i reckon that flow stopper is slowing the flow down a little. I also use Filtered/warm water in my lance and that helps Bilt Hamber produce a thick foam over my car, and as BH doesnt foam up well in many youtube videos. Goes to show how good a Kranzle and PA lance is.
Interesting... I can't see how the stop connectors make any difference at all though. The pressure washer determines the flow rate coming out of the lance depending on the power of the pump. I'm going to test this theory with my K4 today!
put your finger over a running tap. same effect dude.
i heard on another channel that its roughly 5% drop in flow per stop connector. the pressure washer needs its recommended minimum flow rate before it can reach max efficiency.
ive also started using just a length of hose instead of a whole reel, as length and coils/ twists also affect flow rate.
flow rate for me is also affected by the fact that the tap is supplied by a water softener. i also have a hard water tap which has much better flow , but causes water spots so i dont use it for washing.
Did you mention about checking how much water you get from your taps as that could be a cause of poor foam. Here in Oz I should be getting 20ltrs per min, I’m actually getting 7.5ltrs per min which is barely enough to run a small pressure washer. A quick call to the water board took place.
Haha...Bilt Hamber say for autofoam you don't actually need any foam at all and it works just as effectively, so don't worry about the foam mate.. it's just a visual effect to make you feel good and think it's working well it's all about marketing cons.. and if you do want a lot of foam all you have to do introduce more air...well that is if bilt hamber are correct 😂?.. well here's the extract from the PDF of how to use thier Autofoam.
"auto-foam can be applied as an effective prewash by simply spraying a dilute solution from a garden
pump sprayer. Do not expect foam when applied in this way, the foam itself is not a necessary part
of the cleaning process. Always allow the product to remain on the surface for a few minutes before
rinsing - the longer the dwell time the better."
I have to use 200ml of WID SF with 300ml of water to get a decent foam but, I only have a K3.
I’ve got 4gpm 4000psi pressure washer, but I use bilt Hamber auto foam so not into thiccc useless foam
Another cracking informative video Jon 😎👍🏻🏴
Depends on snow foam and mix
Learned so much from your videos! Great content, think your videos are some of the best detailing content I have seen and I’ve watched a lot!
Keep up the great work. Thank you 😊
thank you dan really appreciate it mate.
Hi John Some one else who is going to say couch to 5k works safely, for getting the leg strength back some resistance training and a weighted ruck sack WALKING has worked for me. Resistance work will burn calories even when your at rest due to the muscles expanding/recovering, initially you may see a gain in weight as muscle is heavier than fat. Hope that helps keep safe. Lee
Some great tips there as usual. Another little one if you want really thick foam (thick foam isn’t always best)
Add a little normal cad shampoo as well as your snowfoam and it foams up really well.
And guys if You are using a pressure washer Extension lead make sure it is a 13 amp Every duty
28mm for that lance bottle👍 measured mine to be sure yesterday😬
Thicker snow foam doesn’t guarantee a cleaner car, as you’ll find if you simply increase the ratio of solution. Just buy a QUALITY snow foam like Bilt Hamber or Auto Finesse Avalanche which works absolutely fine with a standard pressure washer. But do buy the best snow foam Lance/Gun you can afford as this really does make the difference IMO
Is there a way of modifying the stop flow connector. Like taking the guts out of it to stop it from stopping the water??
I have karcher with 1600 psi and 1.6 gpm
Creates thickest foam ever
Got a Wilks RX525i pressure washer for Christmas - anyone know what snow foam cannon fits? The one I got from Amazon doesn’t fit the high pressure connector
The passion! Oh.
Hi what’s the pink snow foam brand please
meguiars ultimate snow foam
Just got my first snow foam system. Rocking Nilfisk. Cheap. Cheerful. One thing tho. Lay off the "dry snow" before you shoot a vid. Shit, lad. Christ, I thought you were gonna come out of the screen and fucking throttle me! *sniff*!
Can you please tell me which electric pressure washer should I buy to get decent thick foam? What accessories do I need I got a great foam cannon and a great gas pressure washer but I also wanna get an electric one sometimes I ran out of gas,Nobody wants to answer this question to me in the TH-cam channel I live in the United States is there any good and decent pressure washer you can recommend me , karcher ? San joe? Green works? Please let me know
Check out the "obsessed garage" channel
Great video :)
I have a k4 and my snow foam is quite weak the keeps pulsing when the cannon is on. When the karcher is used as just water there’s no issue. It’s just with the snow cannon. How can I fix this? Thanks.
Autobrite directs own foam bottles don’t topple over there good
I never thought of of the auto stops i might take mine off but i use a K4
Hi@Forensic Unplugged, would you like to review the new MJJC foam cannon pro? Thanks.
Will you ever post the video of you doing wash mitt testing to see which scratched the most? Thanks.
the test was done for the magazine article so you have to buy the magazine to see the details of the test. I dont have enough video footage to make a decent video either way though
with regards to pressure washer "minimum supply flow rate", Jon you say "read the effin manual". But imo manufacturers should be advertising this requirement for all to see without reading the manual.
i nearly bought a k7 compact until i found out that it requires min 12 lpm . i just about get 10 lpm so if i had bought the k7 it would have had issues potentially.
went with k5 compact in the end for this reason.
check valves on outside taps also restrict flow. my tap has a "double check valve" , thinking of swapping it for just a plain ordinary tap then adding an "inline" single check valve to the taps outlet.
Does anyone have any links for the replacement orifices please?
There are some on Amazon not sure if there any good?
How do you get it off the driveway when its thick? Tried it once in my condo building and my neighbours was pissed. After 2 days I hosed it down and it went into the drains and started bubbling through all the man holes
Got a k5 and it keeps like stalling, (stopping and starting) not sure how to fix itn
Wider nozzle orrafice needed. Get a .40 white on ebay
Just put a few drops of dish soap in your foam lance and it will be like a bubble bath
Oh no
You need a 2.5gpm and higher
JOHN! Does thick foam mean better cleaning power? Or more lubricity? Or both? Or does it really matter if it's thick or runny. Is there a good definitive way to test this exact question? If so I'd love to watch a video about exactly that lol
Foam does not provide lubricity it cleaning power no mate
i have an autobright snow foam lance that this year stopped working
last yr it was fine
ive stripped it down and cleaned it all out including the metal gauze. but it doesnt draw any fluid up the hose whatsoever. not sure what else i can do. any ideas? cheers
Will you be testing the new infinity wax power foam it has a 50:1 ratio 20ml in the lance
Hi John,
great info , I would like to know where you can buy the upgrade 1.1 orifice for my P A Lance, I have a K7 Compact which is great!!
Can you get the gun from
Anywhere else as the link isn’t available anymore?
should work now
IMO thick snow foam performs worse than thinner snow foam. I want it to run off the vehicle and drag some of the dirt with it, not just sit there.
Thick snow foam WILL run off the car. The difference is dwell time. Unless you are using Bilt Hamber Auto Foam, then longer dwell time is a bonus.
The longer the foam clings to the car, the longer the surfactants in it have to break down the dirt.
I use a PA lance with Magifoam and I get anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes dwell time depending on the weather.
But after rinsing the car barely needs washing!
John how many snow foam questions have you got over the years.
1000's Dave :) its kind of like in my interest to do videos to answer the most frequent questions. hopefully as well the next time I get asked what my setup is I can just direct someone here and they can see it all.
Hi John,
Slightly off topic but isn't it better to have snow foam that slowly runs off the panel rather than sits in one place?
Cheers Rob
not really as the snow foam is softening the dirt on the car so when u pressure wash the car down, the water blasts thru the softened dirt and it then runs down the panel.
What's the best quick release pressure washer for the weekend detailer ??
well for a budget everyone goes karcher K4 or K5 really. you need to pop the pressure out when you finish or you will bust them within 3-6 months.. if you do this they will last years. get in2detailing gun on them and its a nice upgrade. I use karcher K7. if you have bigger wallets go kranzle.
Another interesting video, thanks Jon.
Does anyone know what the thread is for the quick release adaptor into the PA snow foam lance?
I think 1/4" but not sure if NPT or BSP.
Cheers
Just bought a k7 after your recommendation. What pressure do you have the lance at when using the snow foam attachment. I used pressure number 2 and thought it was ok.
Where can I purchase that orifice, with intl shipping :) I tried a lot of things, still runny foam.
i use the bosch easy aquatak 110 and bought a separate snow foam lance attachment and also use the yum cars foam solution and find the best thickest foam i get is with the lance open slightly and the solution made up with hot water and shaken well great video man 👏🏻👏🏻
I hate the mtm foamer. It doesn’t have enough flow. Be it I have a 4gpm pressure washer. I prefer the cheap Chinese one I got since it allows a ton a material to flow out and I can coat the car in a few seconds
I’ve got a blue top tech pressure washer and the foam gun they give is awful. I’ve been looking for a foam gun that fits mine but all are for karcher which is too big to attach to mine. Any help?
Ive never heard of blue tech mate, sorry but I would called them and ask if they have convertor adapaters so you can support 1/4 inch quick connect fitment guns. I susupect this brand might be using unique fitments that are too niche for the guns creators to bothe rmaking an adapter for. but there is a good chance there will be something out there for it.
@@forensicunplugged4295 sorry didn’t mean blue tech the pressure washer is called toptech it’s the ones you can buy from euro car parts
Bloody hell my washer is 21 litre per min.should froth up nice. With a bottle shouldn’t it
Do you still train Rocky Balboa?
yes mate I ran today and I am swimming I finished the couch to 5k.
Genuinely love your videos! However!!! This one seem like YOU have been on something eg a bit of snow yourself (sniff sniff!)
Decent video, funny guy to be fair 😂 subbed
Hey. I upgraded my orifice inside my pa lance and now my Karcher k5 keeps cutting out after a few seconds. Any ideas on what is causing this. Had to go back to the original orifice.
you need a wider orrafice robby. your backing up the machine and its cutting out to protect itself.
Changed it to a 1.1 orifice. Just need to mess about. Cheers John 👍🏼
Hi jon, I know this is not related to this video, but are you still looking for some old school waxes?
Hey Gazmo Im looking for swizzvax BoS and AW enigma. Can send then back when done.. but the problem is it will be a long way away this video.. prolly like summer. so can reach out a bit nearer the time. would be awesome if you can help.
@@forensicunplugged4295Would like to help. I have BoS and i think AW enigma - i am a wax junky! Let me know when you are ready.
No waffling,lets get straight to it,Then waffles on for 10 mins lol
I snow foamed my car yesterday and the snow foam was spluttering out, not in a steady stream. Stop start. Pressure washer and lance both new, any ideas?
We got a new pressure washer today and it was like this, the foam came out and then it would just spray water and then foam again? Is that like what youre getting? Let me know if you figure out why its doing it!
@@KaatJDaviees It’s a weird one buddy. Tried my snow foam lance on another power washer today and same thing, spurting on and off. No idea why!
@@Mr_thinker86 did you ever fix this?
@@carinafigliola2212 I did. Bought an MJJC Pro lance which is very good and turned the mix up to maximum. I was also using a Karcher 3 before. I’ve now got a Karcher K5 Kompact and the foam is unbelievably thick, well worth the money. No need for a hand wash anymore!
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Jon isn't it Magifoam, not 'magiform', which is what you have written in the 'How to snow foam your car properly' section, apologies in advance i've always been a pain !!!!
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Hey there’s nothing wrong with the k2 I got one and I havnt had any problems with it at all
I didnt say there was anything wrong with it essentially. great little unit.. but higher flow rate and pressure will be usefull in lots of ways.
Always upgrade your orifice😉
Dan Smith tell that to my wife
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Say you are using bilt hamber auto foam and you find it's not thick enough, could you add another product that foams thicker and have a mix in the Lance?
never a good idea to mix chemicals. if you want a thick foamy product there millions out there my friend.. but the foam doesnt really do anything, I understand some just like it. the cling and dwell thing is a bit of a red herring really.
Can we get a video on the new autofinesse ceramic foam pls!!!!
What does it mean when your pressure washer constantly makes noise when it’s no in use ?
Check water supply
Dave Reid thanks I check it next time
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