How to Snow Foam Your Car - AMDetails Guide
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- This video is a guide on how to snow foam your car the AMDetails way. In the 'how to, PRE-wash' we talk about our snow foaming techniques and how they can help to reduce your snow foam usage and get the most from your chosen snow foam. AMDetails believe this is efficient snow foam method to use at home or at your professional car wash.
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Snow foam pre-wash technique (pre physically touch wash such as your bucket and sponge or lambs wool mitt and 2 bucket method) used to get as much of the dirt off as possible without having to touch your vehicle during your car wash physically.
Your chosen snow foam is blasted out of your snow canon or snow foam lance on to the vehicle and left to work for a few minutes before rinsing off. It is in the application of the foam and in the removal that we think the key areas are. The application, in straight lines, will massively help to reduce overlapping your foam or repeating to cover the same area. Thus greatly reducing the amount of snow foam needed per wash during your car washing stages.
Rinsing from the bottom up will help you to focus that pressure washer on each area of the car meaning you won't miss any bits and leave the dreaded dirty missed triangle. Usually where people then shout ' You missed a bit' - Car Washing Pun.
AMDetails are an Elgin-based car care and detailing company. Elgin is a city in Moray - The Highlands of Scotland So please do bare with the accent. AMDetails are the Gtechniq Accredited Service Centre for the Highlands and Aberdeenshire. We also have our own Chemical range as demonstrated in the video.
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The vehicle we used for this demonstration is an Audi Q7. It's previously been treated by us with Gtechniq Crystal Serum. We had this Audi Q7 in with us for an AMDetails Maintenance Valet Gold. So after demonstrating snow foam application many times to get the finished video...... YES, we are cleaning a clean car… So please don’t hate.
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I had been using snow foam for a long time on all my cars and recently I started my own detailing business, as always you want to learn new things and when I first seen this video posted on RUclips I thought I'd skip past it, but I didn't and I'm glad I never! I changed my method of snow foaming vehicles to that of AMDETAILS and I have to say I use half of the product as I used too before. Good work guys and good on you for posted videos, they are really informative 👍🏻 keep up the good work!
+Derek Roft Thank you very much, this is awesome to read :) Glad you are enjoying the videos, got lots more to come.
Abit late here i just bought a new motor and paid extra for a special paint work and a life time ceramic seal all done by the dealership. So i want to treat it right and they gave me a care kit and it contained snowfoam but no instructions. Thanks to this man iv got my self a job this weekend and know how to do it properly. 👍👍
i been valeting and detailing for about a year part time on weekends ... i find it so relaxing knowing you can bring that car back to life and make the paint pop .. i have learned so many tips and trick over the years like prespray the car first with a citrus wash or use a apc in with your snow foam it gives it more of a kick after you rinse ... keep up your hard work keep up the video's 👍
Would be nice to know what snow foam performs best and which spray attachments you use
Cracking video, made sure I watched and listened to it threw as I usually skip bits. I did the foam cleaning like you said most people do...going to try your way now as It all makes sense.
Very good explanation with zero fuss
What a brilliant video. I recently bought a new car and as you do you want to have the best cleaning products, I’ll start here, I normally wash the car with an extended brush, I was told don’t do that as it scratches the paintwork, looking closer, it did, on my wife’s car, anyway, started with Demon foam then rinse then 2 bucket wash rinse with a Meguiars wash mitt, what a shift that is! Was recommended Autosmart foam, what I’m looking to do is this, rinse with cold from the Karcher I have, spray the foam, then wash off with the karcher leaving me to either apply autoglym water wax or just dry the car with a micro fibre towel, I’m looking to basically cover with foam rinse and go, can you recommend a product that will allow this?
Great video Alan 👍👍👍👍
But I still prefer my method of winging a whole bottle on and rinsing erratically
+Derek Gordon Thanks Derek. Hopefully this help 'refine' that technique. But I am not going to lie. It is lots of fun just flinging the foam all over - Alan
Yes it is a prewash .... :-)
Interesting ....I always foam from the bottom and wash off from the top ...I will try going in the same direction for both ...your method looks longer overall but possibly more productive ..so I will give it a go ...thanks for sharing :-)
+Marc Byram thanks. We look forward to your thoughts. Alan 👍😎🔔
I’ve got Sahara sand residue on my car I’ve pressure washed it with just water twice and then used Glym snow foam and it’s still there. How do I get rid of it !
Hi guys. Quick question re snowfoam. What types do you have? Do you have ph neutral for paintwork safety and/or a different one to strip wax/sealant? Is it non caustic or high alkaline? I'm confused!! What do you recommend?
Enjoy your videos :) Have started DIY Detailing and I am documenting it on YT and my site.
+Detailing Portal Thanks guys will go check it out.
Hi guys, I want to start cleaning my car properly now instead of how I used to clean it before with just a hose, sponge and soap. I've just bought a Vax 1800w pressure washer, the detergent bottle that came with it is quite small so I'm going to order a 1litre bottle, I wanted to know whats a good brand of snow foam to use? Bear in mind I'm a student so on a but of a budget haha, I've heard demon shine is good?
+MY135D Firstly can't wait to see your efforts after adopting some detailing techniques so keep us in the loop on your progress - Tag us - email us - find us on social media.
I would obviously suggest AM Foam which can be found in the description link. My worry is that your Vax may not have the correct 'bottle attachment' to regulate snow foams properly.
So maybe we should look at other techniques fist such as
Citrus pre wash - using a product like AM APC to help dissolve and soften the dirt bonded to your vehicle then pressure washing these areas to remove as much dirt as possible before making contact with your vehicles paintwork. the effects of this can be seen just after 1 minute in to our Fast Forward video of the Cayman GTS - ruclips.net/video/RvnhHew1Dig/видео.html
2 bucket method - One bucket with your soapy shampoo the other with 'just water' go from soapy suds to car.. then from car to the 'just water' bucket... dunk,agitate and rinse out your mitt in this bucket to remove all the dirt as possible. meaning clean mitt. back in to soapy suds and on to the car again. This method prevents you just moving the dirt from one area back on to the car. Can be seen in our Mclaren video ruclips.net/video/h8IyA9S8r4A/видео.html
Wheel cleaning techniques - can be found in our wheel cleaning guide - ruclips.net/video/T8toZN4VGmg/видео.html
Hope this helps - Alan Medcraf
+AMDetails Hi Alan,
Thanks for the quick reply, I have just ordered a snow foam lance for my pressure washer so it should be with me this week, in terms of foam I have looked at your website and seen the 1 litre AM snow foam for £12, I'll be ordering that now, if everything comes in time then I may wash the car this weekend and will be sure to tweet you!
Many thanks
Myles
+MY135D look forward to it sir.
Thanks!
So satisfying to watch and do
Hi how much snow foam did you use and how much water did you use ?
Thanks for the question. We generally mix ours up 100ml - 200ml product "an inch" and the rest water. 👍🔔
Your pressure washer, foam lance and settings will determine how efficient you are with it.
Just started using snow foam to wash my car. Just wondering do i need to shampoo my car after snow foam.
Hi, William. Welcome to the world of prewashing. It's completely up to you what steps you take. But if you are going to make any physical contact with your car, for example drying it with a towel. Then I would always suggest doing a 2 bucket wash with your favourite shampoo.
Alan
FINALLY, someone that has got it right-!!!!
You should rinse from the bottom to the top.
The foam covers the suface to loosen up the dirt and contain it.
When doing a touchless pre wash the high pressure beam works like a brush and when rinsing, it carries the dirt away. The beam actually shoots away the foam containing the dirt. That's why you shoukd rinse from the bottom.
When rinsing from the top first the water runs down and rinses away the foam of the lower parts without the high pressure beam hitting the foam and dirt as supposedly.
And also, without the foam covering unrinsed parts, it's easy to miss a spot when you can't see where you have rinsed.
Starting from the bottom rinsing horisontally line by line working yourself up, you'll always keep track where to rinse.
Yes, rinsing from bottom to the top takes more time and water, but this is the way professionals do for the reasons stated above.
When you hand wash a car you remove the dirt mechanically and then there's no reason to rinse from the bottom to the top. Then off course it's much more efficient to rinse from the top.
There's a big difference.
I should really do a modern version of this. Much appreciated Acke.
I have been thinking that unless the car is quite dirty, a snow foam wash with the microfibre mittens like shampoo was the way to go if you don't want to strip the wax away, if I use the sow foam and shampoo, should I have to wax?
No need to "rewax" after AM Foam and Shampoo... If you are just going a quick mitt wash then make sure you have plenty of lubrication.. So it's got to be a high lubrication shampoo through the lance. Or you just have wet bubbly cleaner and no "Glide" hope it helps. Al 👍🔔
Do you unplug the water hose from the karcher when you plug on the snow foam bottle?
No just dont pull the trigger whilst attaching it or you will end up with sore fingers
Hey Rupert, the snow foam bottle replaces the lance attachment. "After the trigger" so no need to adjust the pressure washer or the water feed. Hope this helps. Alan 👍🔔
Do you also shampoo wash the car after snow foam use? I seem to get conflicting views when researching
Indeed we do here at AMDetails.
We use our APC to cut through the initial tough grime and stains.
Then AM Foam as its longer dwell time allows for it to only work on the stuff APC could not remove. Spraying on initially means all foam is doing is working on the same thing APC could have removed.
Then the contact wash of Bubbles and two bucket method.
I know some detailers like to use their snow foam as the lubricant for their was mitts.
But AMDetails foam is designed to be a contactless wash. Its detergents are all about the cleaning and offer little lubrication.
Our shampoo is designed to clean its core feature is to be a lubricant for your wash media, The AMDetails Microfibre Wash Mitt.
I hope this helps explain why we do what we do, Scott.
Alan
So is there any point in snow foaming if you don't have a pressure washer? City water pressure is regulated and so it's really low. I'm trying to figure out how I might be able to increase my pressure because I don't have a garage, and can't have a pressure washer.
For your situation I would just use a citrus prewash. Maybe visit a pressure washer station in the city? Take your two bucket wash with you??
Citrus wash + rinse.
Shampoo rinse.
@@AMDetails I guess I never realized they had pressure washer stations, but that could solve the problem! Thanks!
You can buy a garden hose lance that increases pressure. Coopers of Stortford used to do one, dont know if they still do. You would probably get one on Amazon however. Hope this helps Lockergr.
How may times do you apply the foam , the video would make it seam like it’s 2 or 3 times and so u use a whole bottle on 1 car thanks
They're just reapplying after showing you how not to do it
Do I not need to pre wash my car first?
I prefer to rinse down my vehicles before using Snow Foams. But others throw it on dry.
The beauty of detailing is... there are so many ways it can be done depending on the situation and personal preference.
But yeah I would rinse down first.
Alan 😎👍🔔
You do this under the sun?
Hi,
How long do you leave the snow foam on before washing off?
Also do you need to do the snow foam for every time you wash the car?
Thanks
hey Miker, the duration is completely up to you. the key thing is to try not let any product dry out on your car. 5 to 10 mins is ideal.
but if your vehicle is hot I would watch it. if not and it's a nice cool day. you can do other tasks whilst you wait. like, make up your wash buckets.
hope this helps.
Alan
I recently got snowfoam both proclean and Gyeon. Everytime i use them it comes out more watery not thick. I have a kratcher basic pressure washer. What am i doing wrong? I use 1 part snowfoam and then fill the bottle with hot water. Any advice? I have even bought a 1 litre snow foam bottle for a kratcher but still watery.
Superb Questions L Khan,
Reading into this question, it would seem you are using the stock, Karcher Lance? I would advise on investing in a dedicated professional grade lance. We sell them on our website with FREE AM Foam. But let me know your location, and I can try suggesting a lance in your country if not the UK.
Alan
thanks
😁👍🔔
I read that you don't pre-rinse before foam as it dilutes it and runs off. But seeing this video it doesn't seem so
Hey @Jamesfoo8999 I have seen the same videos and people seem to argue about it like pineapple on pizza.
For me, if it's a dirty car, I'm going to pre rinse with water and a good APC before using SnowFoam so when Foam finally on the vehicle it's long working time let's it work on stubborn buildup.
Again this view is from the opinion I'm being paid and it's allowed for in my working time.
Washing your own vehicle. Assess the dirt level and do what you need to at that wash.
Keep having fun.
Alan
@@AMDetails Makes sense to do if badly soiled I guess :) Cheers
Thank you
Thank you for watching 😃👍🔔
can you recommend a good snow lance? :)
JazPoh I have a karcher k4 full control pressure washer and I bought a 20 quid lance off eBay and it didn't even fit properly it was all wobbly on the gun but I then bought the autobrite lance and it's perfect
But you’re diluting the snow foam if you’re wet in the car first and preventing it working correctly
Thank you. For your comments on this.. We love discussions on technique.
It's all relevant to the user. There are many videos on, wet or dry application, also the "dilution" argument. But we are not using our foam to a specific PIR. So there is no "exact" dilution ratio to then be "watering down"
For me, removing as much as possible with each step is the best method. Which is what we allow for in our business pricing.
What method do you currently use?
We love discussing techniques.
Alan ❤👍🔔
Did you say bottom up to be controversial?
No, I said it so that you can use the foam as a guide as to where your pressure washer has been on the car. 👊
This is wrong. You snow foam onto a dry car. It's in the instructions.
Not on our instructions 😃. But thank you for checking the old video out. There are so many different techniques in detailing thats what makes it so much fun! Thanks for watching. - Alan
So you start with a nice clean car...
Thanks, John, it's a demonstration of the technique. Not the cleaning power of the Snow foam.
Give it a try we would love to hear your thoughts.
Alan
i don't even own a car
Yet you want to start Foaming the AMDetails way right 😂😂
Hope you enjoyed the tutorial.
Alan😎👍🔔