Detailing Chat & Questions Thread

[dann2707]

Might order an ozone generator aswell. Anyone used one of the cheap ones?

Yeah I ordered one for work a few years back. It works really well tbh.

Had a car that had been smoked in all it's life and it reduced the effects massively but not 100%

But on other general smells it's worked really well. Get a big hit of chlorine if you get in it prematurely too which really wakes you up

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Yeah I ordered one for work a few years back. It works really well tbh.

Had a car that had been smoked in all it's life and it reduced the effects massively but not 100%

But on other general smells it's worked really well. Get a big hit of chlorine if you get in it prematurely too which really wakes you up

Lovely!

Was that one of the cheap cheaps like 40 quid Amazon jobbys?

 

[dann2707]

Lovely!

Was that one of the cheap cheaps like 40 quid Amazon jobbys?

Yes mate

 

[Gus]

Yeah they really do work well. Just make sure you don't breathe it in and air the car after for a few hours.

 

[Gally]

SNOW FOAM LANCE V3 Way

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Incase anyone wants a quality snow foam lance for the good weather. I bought a new one for my new car that arrived, saves me taking it to and from work all the time. Very impressed. Using it with Gyeon Foam as I have Gyeon base 1 as my coating. Really impressed for £20!

 

[Crybert]

Anyone any experience with dewalt rotary polishers? I’ve plenty dewalt batteries and enjoy cordless much more than corded.

 

[Hollidog]

Gurus, what is going on with my snow foam lance here? No chemical bottle attached in this pic obviously but no matter what I do with fan width /chemical mix/dilution all I get is this pathetic stream rather than full fat foam. Setup is a karcher k2, direct hoses 15m hose, one of their trigger handles, and a direct hoses lance. I'm using angelwax fast foam. I have also changed out the brass orifice to a smaller, 1.1mm one.

Any thoughts?

 

[Crybert]

Some of them have two adjustments. The knob and also the end swivels?

They’ve become so cheap now that they’re effectively disposable. I’ve bought a load of cheap ones and also tried expensive ones and there’s no real difference. Might be worth buying a cheapo and seeing how that goes

Got one from Tik tok shop for £9 and it’s brilliant

 

[Hollidog]

Yeah its the red bit pictured which rotates to adjust the fan spread, nothing doing there. There is water pissing out of there as well. I assume it's clogged somewhere but I can't work out how to get it apart, just all plastic

 

[Crybert]

Yeah its the red bit pictured which rotates to adjust the fan spread, nothing doing there. There is water pissing out of there as well. I assume it's clogged somewhere but I can't work out how to get it apart, just all plastic

Ah yeah. Something won’t be lining up or some blockage. I’ve had issues before and there is a small amount of disassembly I managed but I couldn’t get to the bottom of it and just binned it in the end

Also fyi it looks like direct hoses sell the cheap ones from temu with an incredible mark up😅. I’d probably go back to them and ask for a replacement

 

[-Jamie-]

Some of them have two adjustments. The knob and also the end swivels?

They’ve become so cheap now that they’re effectively disposable. I’ve bought a load of cheap ones and also tried expensive ones and there’s no real difference. Might be worth buying a cheapo and seeing how that goes

Got one from Tik tok shop for £9 and it’s brilliant

Nah the more expensive ones are definitely a noticeably better item, but the cheapo ones do work well for what they cost.

@Hollidog itll likely have a little guaze filter that is clogged up in it

 

[imprezaworks]

Is that lance one that comes with the machine, how old is it?

The likes of mjjc are a noticeable improvement and better made.

 

[hopgop1]

Not sure if it really makes a difference, but I was never able to get proper foam like you see in videos of pro detailers until I swapped to one of these quick connect ones, I was just buying the cheapest Karcher compatible ones before that. Looks like it's a generic design and probably won't last forever, but really impressed so far.

Amazon.co.uk

 

[imprezaworks]

That would be a lot better than the ones Karcher etc produce. What foam are you using?.

 

[hopgop1]

I'm using the Bilt Touchless, looks like there's a new formulation though, I'm still on my jug of the old stuff.

 

[imprezaworks]

Not the 'foamiest' but does the job really well

 

[davo172]

Is that lance one that comes with the machine, how old is it?

The likes of mjjc are a noticeable improvement and better made.

Mjjc are a good lance never have any issues with mine worth the extra imo

 

[imprezaworks]

Ye9