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    What foam are you men or ladies using. What is the best to use. Washed with harvested rainwater from a but with a Karcher. Can't use tap water here in Leamington. We don't even drink it unless filtered.
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    You get proper filters, look on polishbliss 90% of my stuff comes from them.
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    I just got this stuff works ok for me.


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    Oh and for foam I use megs hyper wash
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    and I use a water purifying column to reduce the TDS to zero - our water is also rock hard.
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    I could do a group buy some snow foam if there is interest? :-)

    I'm using Aqua Gleam for filtering.

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    would like to know which pressure washers are best for snow foam

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    Quote Originally Posted by ajc106 View Post
    would like to know which pressure washers are best for snow foam
    The washer itself isn't the thing, so long as it has a nice strong pump, it's the foam lance and chemicals used that does the work. I use a Karcher foam lance and it's not as good as I'd hoped but does the job.
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    OK folks so ordered from Polished bliss a 3.8ltrs of Hyper-Wash to use with my Karcher foam lance together with dispenser and large microfiber towel. So off I go and give the car a spray of nice clean filtered rainwater and treat the wheels. I then give a good cover of snow foam leave for a few minutes spray again with clean rainwater again. My questions are:
    I just towel dry and leave.
    Should I like some suggest hand wash again.
    It looks mint so why wash again.
    I foam wash once a week.
    What am I not doing and what should I be doing.

    I am considering paying for the car to have the paintwork treated professionally.
    I have owned many vehicles and the paintwork on this one seem very good.
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    im washing mine with petrol, and then followed by a Match to dry the mfo off lol

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    Here is a tiny how too, power wash, snow foam, power wash, snow foam each pannel and wash using two bucket method, use the tap or watering can to rinse, spray car and waffle weave towel with quick detailing spray and pat dry.
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    Quote Originally Posted by volvokid View Post
    Here is a tiny how too, power wash, snow foam, power wash, snow foam each pannel and wash using two bucket method, use the tap or watering can to rinse, spray car and waffle weave towel with quick detailing spray and pat dry.
    I snow foam then power wash, surely power wash before snow foaming will mean the foam doesn't get a chance to do its stuff?

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    Yeah I actually put that round the wrong way, sorry Mike.
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