This is great for washing the house. This makes the job so easy that I can wash the windows every few weeks instead of dragging the power washer and a pump sprayer full of soap out twice a year to blast off the accumulated dirt. This thing works like a charm ... and well built.
I used my Blue Clean foam cannon and like this I realized very quickly it uses a tremendous amount of soap. This did too. Should we dilute the soap with water in the bottle? Its very expensive to keep buying soap like that
I like it because you don't have detach it like the other foam guns soap to water is cool instead of spraying soap and the pull it apart to rinse I have one of theses and its good
As is it works with the Gardenia style hose quick connects. This is the same style as most mower clean out porta. Otherwise you can unscrew the adapter out of this tool and then screw it on your hose
This works great for cleaning vinyl siding on a home. Fill it with concentrated no splash chlorine and spray on the wet house siding button up. Wait ten minutes and rinse. Repeat until clean for stubborn areas.
Just put some soap in a bottle and fill with water. Squirt it on the car and eliminate the wash bucket. You can spray out your mitt with the hose to eliminate the rinse bucket
Good review going to pickup this next time I go H F. 01/10/2018 update Ok I stoped by harbor freight this morning and got me one, this is thing is well belt I been looking for something like this and harbor freight had it all along. So maybe tomorrow I will wash the car and see myself. 01/11/2018 update Today I washed my wife car with this , her car is med a size and this thing is awesome, if you thinking of buying one I would tell to go get it you be surprised.
using a Gardenia style connector. Melanie used to sell them at Lowe's/Home Depot/Menards but now the only place other than Amazon I can find them is my local Ace hardware
I brought one of these for $5.00 from a discount store. I loved it but only got three carwashes before the canister cracked and begin to leak. I tried several containers to use as substitute but nothing fits. I'm looking for another one.
First of all, thanks for sharing the test of this item ! Secondly, It seems I didn't see how the detergent mix with water when the nozzle was in FOAM spraying pattern. I also didn't see there is a Lock switch for water / mixture spraying like the gasoline gun at the gas station. Anyway, at the price of around $10-, it is consider as a good tool ....
Flow rate would probably be on the label of whatever you are using it's definitely on fertilizers and pesticides. You will have to do some measurments first using plain water.
Shouldn't there be a tube going all the way down to the bottom of the soap reservoir? Or a tube attachment youre supposed to attach to it? Like a spray bottle. The tube should go all the way down. You're barely getting soap without it resulting in weak suds. You'll still use up all the soap but it's a waste bcause of the low volume and slow rate of soap being added.
These dont come with tubes from the factory they work by water entering the bottle and forcing the solution out only the expensive ones from companies like chemical guys work with tubes but at that point I would just invest in a foam lance and power washer. If you want more foam from these cheap guys you have to mess with the sprayer nozzle I heard mist works good
You gotta skip to 5:30, at which point it's going all over the car. As the thing runs it gradually gets more dilute so there's not much point in running it this long. Personally I think it works well to pre-soap the car, at which point it usually has enough soap left in it to add to a wash bucket at around the right dilution. Works very well but it is *not* a "foam cannon" so you kind of have to work faster before the suds evaporate.
thurm101 It's ok guess I didn't rinse good seen soap spots on couple of Windows but that would be my fault it does what is meant to do will put soapy water and you wash with mit then rinse
This was a miss for me. The pressure coming out of it was even lower than my normal hose normal. The plastic quick-release nozzle does not fit normal US quick connect fittings. The water simply runs into the soap. At first the water coming out is very soapy and it gets more and more diluted as you use. I used a purple soap and you could see it getting pinker and pinker eventually going to clear in a very short time. That's the reason they can't give you a mix rate. It is very inconsistent. Since you're using a clear soap it might not have been as obvious to you. Gets two thumbs down from me. Glad I paid only $7 for it. Too much trouble going back to Harbor Freight to get a refund.
I don't think it's a substitute for a bucket wash, it's just something to help lather up the car up front. I use it for a couple of minutes then dump the rest of the soap into the bucket to get started. Works perfectly.
This is intended for a garden hose or about 40-50 +/- psi. Most pressure washers are at least 1000 or higher psi and there is no way this would be safe at that pressure. Here is one that is made for pressure washers: amzn.to/2ElvRTU
I think it's supposed to be a 3/8" quick connect. It's plastic. It doesn't quite fit my 3/8" brass coupler to hose fitting. I easily unscrewed it and used my spare brass 3/8" quick coupler. The threads on the gun are standard hose threading, so can just remove the quick connect it comes with and screw right on the end of the garden hose. The threading is very deep on the gun, so may need to stack a couple of rubber hose washers I. There to get a tight fit.
+Sasuke garage it works for me with the adapter. Most hardware stores with an outdoor section should have the adapter. I think you should be able to simply unscrew it from this if you like though.
This was a good review and I'm defiantly picking one up. You seem to use too much soap for one car though. When I bucket wash I only need a few capfulls for a good wash. Perhaps you need to limit the soap volume?
blueknight yeah, that'll work, but I prefer to use soap that's specific designed for cars. Even the dollar store carries stuff more suitable than dishwashing detergent.
blueknight anyone that knows anything about cars knows you NEVER use dish soap on a car. All that does is strip the paint oany wax or protection actually making it harder the wash in the dryer future.
Its actually not a bad attachment to use for maintenance washes, a lot easier than dragging out the pressure washer.....but please do something about paint protection. The water didnt even sheet off the hood😭😭 Gotta take better care of that Saab, otherwise a good review of a pretty good product.
The parts to mix don't come on the gun it comes on whatever you get like whatever product you buy the ratio is on the individual product you just have to read great video by the way I'm a detail professional and I seen this product and was thinking of buying it just to have for quick washes with out the power washer
That's what I thought when I bought it. Expected a tube in the packaging somewhere. But it's designed like this. At one point he explains there are little jets that shoot into the soap container. While it's clearly not comparable to a foam cannon, it's not a bad way to get some soap on the car before you hit it with a wash mitt.
That is a great question, without disassembling it, I cannot find any evidence of it having some form of back flow prevention. In theory positive water pressure in the hose should prevent back flow of the chemical.
You are aware that people can only find out the make and model of your car with your license plate number right? If you’re concerned about people finding out the make and model of your car you should have blacked out the whole car.
people are idiots, false sense of security. I would be paranoid of the thousands of people that see it daily and live close by then people that are states away. But I'm not that stupid to think blocking your licence plate does anything but give you a false sense of security. It cracks me up though
Well I would never try to wash my car like this. Don't quit your day job. If you tried to dry your car with a cloth after this wash, you will scratch the hell out of the paint. You really must wash as in use a cloth of any type with lots of water and soap to get it clean. What a joke.....
It's certainly not a substitute for a pressure washer and/or hand washing but it does a nice job of soaping up the car in lieu of a proper foam cannon. At least compared to my previous method of going from panel to panel wringing out fresh microfiber towels over the car.
LOL WHERE IS THE SOAP? The foam? looks like garbage. And why do people cover there plates up? You cover your plate so people across the country and world can't see it and are to far away.. yet you drive around with thousands of people that see it everyday and live close by? False sense of security that always makes me laugh.
Never thought about doing a trial run before you make your videos
This is great for washing the house. This makes the job so easy that I can wash the windows every few weeks instead of dragging the power washer and a pump sprayer full of soap out twice a year to blast off the accumulated dirt. This thing works like a charm ... and well built.
What soap would you usr
Are you still using it ?
@@dingdong6005 Yup. Still works
The best way is to rinse then spray soap mix and wash with a mitt then rinse the mitt and car as you go
ep3gers Good tip. Did you get one? I will go to HF to get one soon.
Yes I have one ,good for the money and save filling two buckets etc
ep3gers no.You don't rinse first.You soap spray it first.
Why? Pretty much anywhere I've read about best car washing practices, it is stated to rinse the car with water first, with a gentle spray.
ep3gers Exactly! And best to do one panel at a time. Don’t want to let the soap dry by spraying entire car before rinsing.
If you can remove the quick connect attachment with some pliers and screw a hose directly in.use a rubber washer. Works great
This is the comment I was searching for
How does the hose attachment work? Is there an adapter included?
Rinse, Soap, let sit, rinse of soap, hand wash with one wash bucket of water and a bottle of soap to apply to the wash mitt and car directly.
Can you use it with a regular hose or do you need to convert it to this quick connect? Where and how do I get one of those?
It comes with a quick connect adapter preinstalled, just unscrew it and it's got a normal garden hose connector.
I believe harbor Freight sells separate adapters
I did not see any soap foam????
FYI Walmart has one for $20 and works just as good been using mine for 6 months no issues.
This cost under $10.00
I am NOT a WalMart Shopper, never have been, never will be.
Did it use all the soap in the bottle? Meaning 1 full of soap bottle per wash?
The directions give you a ratio..1/2 from the top soap
Ok maybe I’m stupid but I haven’t seen anyone show me how it attaches to my hose. Do I need an additional part??
I used my Blue Clean foam cannon and like this I realized very quickly it uses a tremendous amount of soap. This did too. Should we dilute the soap with water in the bottle? Its very expensive to keep buying soap like that
The nozzle auto dilutes the soap, though I can't nail down an exact ratio with which it does it.
@@OnTheWorkbench what does the knob do thats located in the rear of handle near your thumb?
So how do you get the coupling set on the gun and the hose?
I like it because you don't have detach it like the other foam guns soap to water is cool instead of spraying soap and the pull it apart to rinse I have one of theses and its good
Harbor freight should mention it needs a quick connect to function at time of sale.thankyou
How do you connect to the hose? It looks like you have some attachments?
As is it works with the Gardenia style hose quick connects. This is the same style as most mower clean out porta. Otherwise you can unscrew the adapter out of this tool and then screw it on your hose
I have same product not bad for the price i used this with instant wax.
Very effective dog washer as well
Perfect for bathing my 🐕 Saves so much ⏲️
My bladder has more pressure
Agreed. We need someone to modify it to provide more water flow. It would be a great product if it allowed for more water.
This works great for cleaning vinyl siding on a home. Fill it with concentrated no splash chlorine and spray on the wet house siding button up. Wait ten minutes and rinse. Repeat until clean for stubborn areas.
Just put some soap in a bottle and fill with water. Squirt it on the car and eliminate the wash bucket. You can spray out your mitt with the hose to eliminate the rinse bucket
just bought this yesterday and used it today,,it really is fantastic!!!!!!!!!
Good review going to pickup this next time I go H F.
01/10/2018 update
Ok I stoped by harbor freight this morning and got me one, this is thing is well belt I been looking for something like this and harbor freight had it all along. So maybe tomorrow I will wash the car and see myself.
01/11/2018 update
Today I washed my wife car with this , her car is med a size and this thing is awesome, if you thinking of buying one I would tell to go get it you be surprised.
Good what is it’s price in Pakistan.
Hows the gun holding up?
If you look on the directions of the product it actually says fill up only half way with soap in the bottle to get an effective wash
How did you connect the hose
using a Gardenia style connector. Melanie used to sell them at Lowe's/Home Depot/Menards but now the only place other than Amazon I can find them is my local Ace hardware
I got this to wash my balcony and car. Cant wait to try it out. What kind of connector did you use?
I brought one of these for $5.00 from a discount store. I loved it but only got three carwashes before the canister cracked and begin to leak. I tried several containers to use as substitute but nothing fits. I'm looking for another one.
First of all, thanks for sharing the test of this item ! Secondly, It seems I didn't see how the detergent mix with water when the nozzle was in FOAM spraying pattern. I also didn't see there is a Lock switch for water / mixture spraying like the gasoline gun at the gas station. Anyway, at the price of around $10-, it is consider as a good tool ....
How has it held up?
Flow rate would probably be on the label of whatever you are using it's definitely on fertilizers and pesticides. You will have to do some measurments first using plain water.
Shouldn't there be a tube going all the way down to the bottom of the soap reservoir? Or a tube attachment youre supposed to attach to it? Like a spray bottle. The tube should go all the way down. You're barely getting soap without it resulting in weak suds. You'll still use up all the soap but it's a waste bcause of the low volume and slow rate of soap being added.
These dont come with tubes from the factory they work by water entering the bottle and forcing the solution out only the expensive ones from companies like chemical guys work with tubes but at that point I would just invest in a foam lance and power washer. If you want more foam from these cheap guys you have to mess with the sprayer nozzle I heard mist works good
Just picked one up today, can't beat it for the price!
Where's the foam/soap/suds....
Thanks for showing me what not to buy
You gotta skip to 5:30, at which point it's going all over the car. As the thing runs it gradually gets more dilute so there's not much point in running it this long. Personally I think it works well to pre-soap the car, at which point it usually has enough soap left in it to add to a wash bucket at around the right dilution. Works very well but it is *not* a "foam cannon" so you kind of have to work faster before the suds evaporate.
You need a soap cannon! LOL
@@darrenringer9811 still useless
Its a soap 🧼 gun not a foam gun goof
The flow control works great. I turn it down and use the shower nozzle to clean my door jams.
How does this compare to using a wash mitt?
I have an older version of this, since the hose attachement is just a screw-on.
I don’t think there’s an older version. the quick disconnect part can be unscrewed.
Yes you're right, I believe the previous owner (who gave it to me) did remove that fitting.
I’d say you can use this and mix it with car and regular dish soap gets a nice lather
Bro I wanted to see your license plate :(
picked up one today works nice use a little more soap than bucket washing over all good product
Lou Fresquez Do you like it? How much was it? I have a Sudz and Spray.
thurm101 It's ok guess I didn't rinse good seen soap spots on couple of Windows but that would be my fault it does what is meant to do will put soapy water and you wash with mit then rinse
This was a miss for me. The pressure coming out of it was even lower than my normal hose normal. The plastic quick-release nozzle does not fit normal US quick connect fittings. The water simply runs into the soap. At first the water coming out is very soapy and it gets more and more diluted as you use. I used a purple soap and you could see it getting pinker and pinker eventually going to clear in a very short time. That's the reason they can't give you a mix rate. It is very inconsistent. Since you're using a clear soap it might not have been as obvious to you. Gets two thumbs down from me. Glad I paid only $7 for it. Too much trouble going back to Harbor Freight to get a refund.
I don't think it's a substitute for a bucket wash, it's just something to help lather up the car up front. I use it for a couple of minutes then dump the rest of the soap into the bucket to get started. Works perfectly.
i use it for my car and does the job
can this be hooked up to a pressure washer hose?
This is intended for a garden hose or about 40-50 +/- psi. Most pressure washers are at least 1000 or higher psi and there is no way this would be safe at that pressure. Here is one that is made for pressure washers: amzn.to/2ElvRTU
Kinda gay why people dislike this. Thanks for the video
Asad S shit ASAd get stoned in home country for being gay
In my younger days gay meant lighthearted and fun. Personally I only know three meanings of the word,...Which were you referring to in this comment?
No scrubbing of tires, no wash mitt. From what I see u don't wash cars for a living.
El Comandante also didn’t add water to the soap, didn’t foam at all.
Dumbos. Before you talk crap, realize that the video is about how the foam gun works.
What quick release do you use for your hose?
I think it's supposed to be a 3/8" quick connect. It's plastic. It doesn't quite fit my 3/8" brass coupler to hose fitting. I easily unscrewed it and used my spare brass 3/8" quick coupler. The threads on the gun are standard hose threading, so can just remove the quick connect it comes with and screw right on the end of the garden hose. The threading is very deep on the gun, so may need to stack a couple of rubber hose washers I. There to get a tight fit.
thanks for reviewing. been looking at this on and off.
Maybe a better soap would get more suds
Now why exactly would a car was nozzle give you mix rates if you wanted to spray pesticides..
Nice video, but who taught you how to wash a car?? Top down!
Were can I buy the adapter to connect it to my garden hose are you recommend me remove that plastic that has on it right now?
+Sasuke garage it works for me with the adapter. Most hardware stores with an outdoor section should have the adapter. I think you should be able to simply unscrew it from this if you like though.
You don't need to buy an adapter, you just use a wrench to unscrew the quick release from the handle and then your garden hose will screw right in.
I think you need this quick connect to let the nozzle swivel or turn
Harbor Freight silly, they have everything!
No seriously, I bought a set of four when I bought this.
M
Next time, try rinsing top-down.
Good review, just what I've been looking for. Heading to the Harbor.
1.)No suds
2.) touchless washing is horribly ineffective
3.) no lubrication on the paint
Car soap doesn’t make much of a lather
And it’s only not good if the cat is horribly dirty but for a quick rinse off it gets the job done
This was a good review and I'm defiantly picking one up. You seem to use too much soap for one car though. When I bucket wash I only need a few capfulls for a good wash. Perhaps you need to limit the soap volume?
mst3kpimp I just add about a tablespoon of car wash soap and fill with water, works just as good.
I'm old timey. I use a bucket filled with dawn and water. Use a rag to wash and a hose to wet and rinse.
blueknight yeah, that'll work, but I prefer to use soap that's specific designed for cars. Even the dollar store carries stuff more suitable than dishwashing detergent.
blueknight dawn will screw your paint up bad over time.
blueknight anyone that knows anything about cars knows you NEVER use dish soap on a car. All that does is strip the paint oany wax or protection actually making it harder the wash in the dryer future.
dawn bad - strips off protective elements of car finish.
bluenight, paint gets smokey over time if you use dish soap
Its actually not a bad attachment to use for maintenance washes, a lot easier than dragging out the pressure washer.....but please do something about paint protection. The water didnt even sheet off the hood😭😭 Gotta take better care of that Saab, otherwise a good review of a pretty good product.
The biggest problem I see is that the soap gets more dilute as you use the gun. This means the car get less and less soap as you use the device.
Yes. This was a dissapointment for me as well. My other one has a tube that feeds from the bottom of the tank.
Has anyone tried using dawn foaming soap in one of these?
Thatals a good way to strip your wax on your car. Dish soap strips wax so never use it to wash a car lol
It’s okay but it won’t last the sprayer gets clogged easily and then it won’t spray anymore the only good thing is that there cheap
I see you rocking the Jayhawks shorts!
Rock Chalk!
does it need any compresser
No, it just uses the water pressure from your hose.
How did you connect it to the garden hose?
Michael Diaz you can take that quick release thing out and then you just screw in your hose
fill up solution holder stick nozzle into 5 gallon bucket spray couple ounces check how much has been used from concentrate. there's your ratio
How much is that
+aboalmlk aboalrhman about $12-13
It’s a good tool ❤
No two buket method
I just ordered this on amazon...
Actually vivreal adjustable foam sprayer I got that from amazon not H F brand
I get it in a few days
Don't quit your day job
5:10 gets to the wet stuff
bro..cut it out....get a MTM Foam Cannon......thick soapy Lather....i didn't see one soap bubble with that shower toy...
Sorry, I just saw your previous answer 😊
Garry Dean wash method. ...and he has products designed for foaming.
Now try it on a dirty car...
Awesome just bought it lol
I've had this product for a year still works wonderful I like it a lot I Sud up the car and use a mitt though worth the money.
This dude sounds like Tom Green.
The parts to mix don't come on the gun it comes on whatever you get like whatever product you buy the ratio is on the individual product you just have to read great video by the way I'm a detail professional and I seen this product and was thinking of buying it just to have for quick washes with out the power washer
Grab a Suds-and-spray from walmart. I didn’t see any SOAP.
because he barely put any soap in the container Lol
Ryan N 3:57 he filled it up
Just use a pressure washer instead.
Well presented. Thank you.
Nice SAAB!
Thanks! Indeed, I have a fondness for Saab!
Good for miracle grow for plants
Why is there so many dislikes?
Its missing the cup Downtube
That's what I thought when I bought it. Expected a tube in the packaging somewhere. But it's designed like this. At one point he explains there are little jets that shoot into the soap container. While it's clearly not comparable to a foam cannon, it's not a bad way to get some soap on the car before you hit it with a wash mitt.
I wonder if that has a back flow prevention I wouldn't want the soap to go back in to my house water system...
That is a great question, without disassembling it, I cannot find any evidence of it having some form of back flow prevention. In theory positive water pressure in the hose should prevent back flow of the chemical.
You are aware that people can only find out the make and model of your car with your license plate number right? If you’re concerned about people finding out the make and model of your car you should have blacked out the whole car.
people are idiots, false sense of security. I would be paranoid of the thousands of people that see it daily and live close by then people that are states away. But I'm not that stupid to think blocking your licence plate does anything but give you a false sense of security. It cracks me up though
just checked $11.99 great price
where is the foam ? 😬
Better off with a 20 dollar foam cannon
1cc = 1ml
There were no suds from the soap spray. That product is a failure.
This video shows alot about how not to wash your ass
Doesn't throw enough soap...junk
The Walmart foam gun is better
Well I would never try to wash my car like this. Don't quit your day job. If you tried to dry your car with a cloth after this wash, you will scratch the hell out of the paint. You really must wash as in use a cloth of any type with lots of water and soap to get it clean. What a joke.....
It's certainly not a substitute for a pressure washer and/or hand washing but it does a nice job of soaping up the car in lieu of a proper foam cannon. At least compared to my previous method of going from panel to panel wringing out fresh microfiber towels over the car.
Absolutely not worth it make no foam at all lol
Its a 🧼 soap gun not a foaming gun
That thing is "JUNK"
I'm not convinced. ....how much money did you spend?
keek = turds = this, lol.
Don't go into comedy👍
Harbor frieght carwash handle sucks. No suds. Hahahahahah dont buy it
LOL WHERE IS THE SOAP? The foam? looks like garbage. And why do people cover there plates up? You cover your plate so people across the country and world can't see it and are to far away.. yet you drive around with thousands of people that see it everyday and live close by? False sense of security that always makes me laugh.