snow foam-is there a market leader ?

[benters]

just ordered my snow foam attachment and have a quesion as to the brand of snow foam that you guys recommend, My car doesnt particualrly suffer from anything other than typical road grime, so is there a brand thats considered to be 'the one' on ebay all i see is Cherry foam. . .

[belleair302]

Most people I think like the Autosmart snow foam, or the Bilt Hamber snow foam.....they are all much of a muchness really.

[benters]

cheers for that. . .didnt think there would be much in it, but appreciate your response all the same

[Craigwww]

Have a look at various detailing suppliers websites, there is more to snow foam than people think. Some will strip existing waxes/sealants some won't etc. It all depends on your maintenance program for car cleaning. They are not all 'much of a muchness'.

Check out polished bliss, detailing world, clean my car or detailed clean they will give you a summary of each product and its uses. Forget ebay, get the proper stuff.

Personal favorite of mine for all round cleaning power is R1-NE 'The breakthrough' from Reflectology. This can be mixed as snow foam, used as a shampoo or as an APC and applied with a small brush to all the fiddly areas.

Edited by Craigwww on Wednesday 6th November 12:58

[BlackpoolRock]

+1 for the Autosmart snowfoam. I spoke to my AS dealer this morning and he said it doesn't strip wax off.

[Alex L]

Autosmart here too..

[MatthewADV]

Bilt Hamber.

Various snow foams (TFR) are caustic (durafoam from autosmart for instance), so I just stick with Bilt Hamber.

[benters]

thanks for the pointers guys. My neighbour saw me out by my cars at the weekend and after the normal pleasantries he said, oh i think i have some of that stuff in my garage, well it turns out he did which is a little odd as he doesn't have a pressure washer or generally any real appetite for cleaning his car. However, i got to try his Demon Shine car foam, and once i had got the lance etc set up i was quiet impressed.. quite a rich lather similar to the photos above in fact, so i have litre bottle of that thanks to the neighbour, the only thing was the dilution. . .the lable was scuffed on the bottle right at the point of the suggested mix, so i guessed at about an eight of the bottle to warm water. . .may have been a bit weak i suppose, but i will persevere and follow up when i have run out. will post a pic if i can find the lead to the laptop. . .doh

[benters]

smelt of almond oddly !

[theshrew]

benters said:

thanks for the pointers guys. My neighbour saw me out by my cars at the weekend and after the normal pleasantries he said, oh i think i have some of that stuff in my garage, well it turns out he did which is a little odd as he doesn't have a pressure washer or generally any real appetite for cleaning his car. However, i got to try his Demon Shine car foam, and once i had got the lance etc set up i was quiet impressed.. quite a rich lather similar to the photos above in fact, so i have litre bottle of that thanks to the neighbour, the only thing was the dilution. . .the lable was scuffed on the bottle right at the point of the suggested mix, so i guessed at about an eight of the bottle to warm water. . .may have been a bit weak i suppose, but i will persevere and follow up when i have run out. will post a pic if i can find the lead to the laptop. . .doh

I ran out of foam yesterday so nipped to halfords and picked a small bottle of this up thinking anything is better than nothing my car was really dirty.

I just put 1'' of foam into the bottom of my bottle. This stuff gives a nice thick foam smells ok to. Not 100% about the cleaning propoties of it yet tbh.

I think the rest will be used on the Mrs car and see how well it does.

[benters]

theshrew said:

I ran out of foam yesterday so nipped to halfords and picked a small bottle of this up thinking anything is better than nothing my car was really dirty.

I just put 1'' of foam into the bottom of my bottle. This stuff gives a nice thick foam smells ok to. Not 100% about the cleaning propoties of it yet tbh.

I think the rest will be used on the Mrs car and see how well it does.

Cool Stuff. . seemed i guess about right. . . will probably upgrade to the recomendations shortly, there must be something in it !

[theshrew]

benters said:

Cool Stuff. . seemed i guess about right. . . will probably upgrade to the recomendations shortly, there must be something in it !

It just helps get rid of the dirt so hopefully you have less chance of damaging the paint.

[benters]

It did a pretty good job of cleaning up the drive too !

[nails1979]

Ive usd auto smart and another one that I cant remember but its one that allows get recommended and wasnt impressed by either. Got some endura off a friend and that really foamed well and stuck for ages.

[benters]

i noticed earlier today that the Autoglym boys do pressure wash shampoo, might be worth a look

[Quinny]

I use the Autobrite MagiFoam stuff..... Haven't tried any other brands to ccmpare, but the AB stuff seems to work ok, and is good value if you buy a 5 litre container..

[benters]

Christ Quinny that looks like frost !

[Quinny]

benters said:

Christ Quinny that looks like frost !

Ha...... That's how it comes out if you mix it according to the instructions... You can of course make it less concentrated, by adding less to the mix....

It smells a bit like bananas too