Baskey
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I have a £45 lance, think it has AG on it or something. I can't tell any difference between mine and my mates ebay jobby other than mine has a fancy plastic bottle.
Also I have found most snow foam to be pritty shit, I use bilt hamber now, it doesn't stick to the car as long as most but I find that it actually does do some cleaning, it's also under £20 delivered
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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My £45 one stopped foaming - so I dismantled it and ordered a £25 one just in case I couldn't sort it (they're Yorkshire based btw).
I've since sorted it, using parts from the £25 one - in fact I ordered a new filter and now have both of them working exactly the same.
Every single component is interchangeable on each one, they're IDENTICAL.
In terms of whether Snowfoaming actually works, back when I was first trying snowfoaming (and trying to justify it to myself) I did some 50:50 tests on the car... well, best I could.
It most certainly makes a difference, although it doesn't magically make dirt fall off the car - it's still the rinsing part that actually does that - but it will cut much more into the greasy film that our cars end up covered in.
I see it like using washing up liquid. You can clean a plate without it, but 5mins soaking in hot soapy water makes it a hell of a lot easier.
Snowfoaming probably costs me an extra 25mins per wash, and I wouldn't still be doing it every wash if I didn't feel it was worth doing.
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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smcGSI16V
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Unless you have a dishwasher and take the car to a car wash.
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evilrob
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quote:
Originally posted by evilrob
If you sign up for an account, add it to your basket and then don't buy it, within a couple of days they usually send you a voucher for free delivery, and if you still don't bite they sometimes follow up with a 7.5% discount code.
I tested this - and got a code for free next day delivery. U2U me if you want it.
Will report back if they follow up with a cheeky discount.
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3CorsaMeal
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My foam gun stopped working very well, still does the foam, but half of it just dribbles out the end of gun instead of it blasting against the car and making a noise that reminds me of ghostbusters 2 (when the marshmallow man exploded)
@Kyle, i dismantled it, ran everything through the ultrasonic cleaner but its still crap. Might try a new mesh filter thingy, or even considered trying it without the filter.
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
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Yeah the filter seemed to fix it for me, I soaked it in that Iron-X stuff over night, didn't make a difference - but the replacement filter from the "cheaper" lance fixed it.
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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3CorsaMeal
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Will try that then. Ran mine in the ultra sonic cleaner. But didn't do anything.
Proper mashed the gun up trying to take it apart.
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Kyle T
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Make sure you PTFE/Loctite it back up again, or you'll get wet 
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N16K
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Registered: 4th Oct 04
Location: Belfast, NI Drives: Corsa D SRi, Tuned Cooper S, B
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Read "Detailing World" as you will get to know what is worth paying for and what is not. I remember not long ago a new products post made by a certain detailing company, that they had found and were going to sell a particular product because of its colour. I would guess branded as their own.
Back to snow foam lance, cheap ebay will be the same just not a brand to boast about.
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John
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Need to be careful reading through detailing world, full of the aforementioned people who go out their way to justify spending a fortune when it's really not required.
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3CorsaMeal
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Tried fixing mine today. Took the mesh filter out altogether. Comes out like a really fine mist now.
Think I will just buy a new gun. What was the conclusion these days? Do I need to spend £50 odd or not?
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Kyle T
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Do I need to spend £50 odd or not?
No, http://www.directhoses.net/products/snow-foam-lance
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
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http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=183611
My recommendation.
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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They all look very similar. The one I have was an autobrite one from a few years back.
Might try a new mesh bit. Not sure how that effects the foam but certainly weird without it.
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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You need a mesh filter in. That's the thing that will cause the issues. Needs to be very clean.
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3CorsaMeal
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Ordered a new one. Soaked the old one in acetone then set it on fire and repeated that a few times. Deffo feels more springy now.
Couldn't be bothered to test it as put pressure washer away.
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