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Old 29th May 2011, 00:39   #1
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can some 1 tell me the ratio of water you have to add to the foam

Its says on my foam 5:1

what does that mean: 1 part water to 5 parts foam

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Old 29th May 2011, 01:32   #2
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Other way round mate.

5- water

1- SF
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Old 29th May 2011, 08:10   #3
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how much foam mixture do i put in the litre bottle. its a 1 ltr bottle btw.
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Old 29th May 2011, 08:24   #4
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i usually put about 2 inches of foam a couple of sqirts of maxi suds then topped up with hot water in my 1ltr bottle just make sure you shake it well before use
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how much foam mixture do i put in the litre bottle. its a 1 ltr bottle btw.
for every 1 bit of SF you use 5 parts water

166ml of SF
833ml of water

= a litre.

obviously, thats a bit precise...
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Well yes, u simply divide 1ltr by 6 which is 166.66..... ml and thats how much u put in for a 5:1 ^^

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I normally just use 1" snowfoam in the bottle, top the rest up with warm water and that does me two rounds on a car the size of a saxo.
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