Snow foam - Saxperience

blenky-vtr · 11th March 2013, 01:06

Hi I was just wondering doe's snow foam damage the paint if you leave it on to long

Bedford126 · 11th March 2013, 01:11

No. Decent stuff is ph neutral so is just like water.

Aly · 11th March 2013, 10:05

Yeah as said, also PH Neutral is better as some can strip back your Wax and means you have to start from scratch, I've been using this it's brilliant stuff
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washin.../prod_500.html

griff_106 · 11th March 2013, 14:00

As above, you're fine to leave most snow foam on. I leave mine to dwell while I sort out the buckets so leave it ~5 minutes and then jetwash it off to then go onto a 2BM hand wash.

Only thing is you might want to keep an eye on it during the summer (if that ever arrives) as the heat might leave water marks from the mixture. Not sure if that would be a problem as you'd be washing it off with a pressure washer afterwards but just a thought

blenky-vtr · 11th March 2013, 17:52

Thanks very much guys what is the best stuff to buy

griff_106 · 12th March 2013, 19:46

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Originally Posted by blenky-vtr

Thanks very much guys what is the best stuff to buy

No worries!

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Originally Posted by Aly

Yeah as said, also PH Neutral is better as some can strip back your Wax and means you have to start from scratch, I've been using this it's brilliant stuff
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washin.../prod_500.html

I haven't used VP snowfoam but I use their Bilberry Wheel Cleaner and that's top notch so can't see why the foam would be anything different. I use Ultimate Finish foam at present as I (well, my Dad did - it was part of a birthday present lol) got it in a deal with the foam lance. I've got these sorts of results taken after being left to dwell for a few minutes:

It's not bad by any stretch of the imagination but I'm probably going to be changing to AutoBrite Snow Foam once it's all been used as I've heard very good things about it

bosax · 12th March 2013, 20:42

I leave it on for 20 - 30 minutes, got to give it time to work.

griff_106 · 12th March 2013, 20:58

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I leave it on for 20 - 30 minutes, got to give it time to work.

I pre-wash the car and the jetwash it down before hitting it with foam so that cuts down the time a fair bit. The cars get washed a fair bit as well so don't get too dirty. This year is a PITA, but I still try not to let them get too bad. If I'm doing one of ours, I'll usually jetwash the others just to make sure the dirt doesn't get ingrained onto the paintwork.

JAGVTS · 12th March 2013, 21:48

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Originally Posted by griff_106

I pre-wash the car and the jetwash it down before hitting it with foam so that cuts down the time a fair bit. The cars get washed a fair bit as well so don't get too dirty. This year is a PITA, but I still try not to let them get too bad. If I'm doing one of ours, I'll usually jetwash the others just to make sure the dirt doesn't get ingrained onto the paintwork.

Better to foam a dry car, clings for longer and has more time to penetrate dirt .

griff_106 · 12th March 2013, 22:58

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Better to foam a dry car, clings for longer and has more time to penetrate dirt .

I just mirror the process carried out by my detailing mate tbh man... if it works for him correcting the paint on a £290k+ Ferrari, it's alright for me lol

blenky-vtr · 13th March 2013, 14:59

Spot on thanks guys