Do you need a special lance for snow foam?

Snow foam can be tricky to use at first, but with a bit of experimenting, you’ll find it helps make your car washing routine much easier and more effective. You’ll need to use a pressure washer and a snow foam lance. The lance is a special nozzle that fits on the end of your pressure washer.

Can you use snow foam with Karcher k2?

A compact pressure washer machine that comes complete with The Autobrite Snow Foam Kit.

What pressure washer is best for snow foam?

High-Performance Pressure Washer The Pro-Kleen Pressure Washer gives up to 135 bar max pressure and has a flow rate of up to 408L/h. This is more than enough to give a thick snow foam! It also ensures your washer can handle other home and garden cleaning tasks such as jet washing walls and patios.

Do you wet car before snow foam?

Should I Use Snow Foam on a Wet or Dry Car? Always snow foam onto a dry car. When you spray snow foam onto a wet car, the water on the car’s surface acts as a barrier between the snow foam and the dirt it’s meant to be cleaning. It also dilutes the snow foam, causing it to turn runny, so it won’t work as effectively.

Can any car shampoo be used as snow foam?

Any car shampoo works, but seek out the proper stuff “A proper snow foam formula will be design to cling to the car and work much better than a shampoo,” Lee explains, adding, “The chemicals need to be strong in order to soften and decompose the oils/bugs/general road grime”.

Can you put snow foam in a pressure washer?

The best way to take advantage of snow foam’s pre-wash capabilities is to spray it onto your vehicle with a snow foam cannon or foam gun connected to a pressure washer. This ensures no physical contact with the vehicle surface, preventing scratches and swirls.

How do I make my Karcher snow foam thicker?

Many people forget about this step, but it’s key to getting thick snow foam; put your snow foam liquid into the snow foam lance bottle and mix it with some warm water. This will help the liquid activate, giving you the thick, clingy foam that you’re after.

Does snow foam work with any pressure washer?

A pressure washer is key for any budding foamer, but that won’t be enough on its own: you need a snow foam lance to generate the foam. These consist of a nozzle, a brass ‘body’ and a bottle to hold the solution, and will allow a certain level of adjustablity for the spray pattern and the thickness of the foam.

Can snow foam damage your car?

Can I Wipe Snow Foam Off My Car? No! As we said above, snow foam isn’t a car shampoo and shouldn’t be used as a contact wash. Unlike a car shampoo, snow foam doesn’t contain any lubricant to help cloths glide over your car’s surface, so wiping it off can cause scratches on your paintwork.

How often should you snow foam a car?

As you should only need around a cap full of shampoo per bucket rather than an inch or so if not more that would need to go into the snow foam lance bottle. A 5 litre bottle of snow foam should last you around 6-8 months if not more depending on how often you wash your car(s).

Can I use snow foam instead of shampoo?

Can You Use Snow Foam as a Shampoo? Snow foams should not be used as car shampoos in a wash bucket to clean the car with a mitt, because they do not provide enough lubrication. This increases the risk of causing scratches and swirl marks during the wash process.