Does Snow Foam/The lance actually clean your car?

[len_beach]

My first question is, does it actually do anything above and beyond a blow over with the jet wash?

I've got a Karcher with a soap tank and also the soap spray attachment.

Is a lance vastly superior to this or will Snow Foam in this do the trick?

 

[Paul RN]

Jet washing straight away grinds the dirt over your car. A snow/foam lance gently soaks the dirty away from the car.

 

[172Ben]

As above, its sort of a pre wash. Helps losen the dirt before you go scrubbing with a mitt.

 

[rich-6]

Good stuff for winter tho Fook getting cold, Blast it over, Go have a brew, by the time you get back rinse it off and leave it to dry naturally.

It'l be 90% clean which is enough for winter as its a bit pointless

 

[len_beach]

So will my Karcher Soap lance do as good a job as a Foam lance?

 

[Gary-Lew]

So will my Karcher Soap lance do as good a job as a Foam lance?

No it wont mate nowhere near as good

 

[DrR]

Love mine, tried cleaning it without snowing it the other day, was far more effort.

 

[len_beach]

This seems to give a good review of the Karcher.

 

[len_beach]

No it wont mate nowhere near as good

Have you tried both? (genuine question BTW)

Not sure I can justify £45 when i'm not really into detailing. I'm a lazy Get though so it may be worth it if it makes life easier.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=370612

 

[Gary-Lew]

Karcher bottle- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TZkCtv2BiYY&feature=related

Foam lance- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JVpoQ5fw2rs&feature=related

the karcher bottle , the foam is not as thick as the true foam lance , the karcher suds runs off quicker so the wash does not have time to do its cleaning , with the foam lance its alot thicker in delivery, you can adjust the suds . so it does a better cleaning job.

 

[len_beach]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=370612

Karcher bottle- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TZkCtv2BiYY&feature=related

Foam lance- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JVpoQ5fw2rs&feature=related

the karcher bottle , the foam is not as thick as the true foam lance , the karcher suds runs off quicker so the wash does not have time to do its cleaning , with the foam lance its alot thicker in delivery, you can adjust the suds . so it does a better cleaning job.

Thanks Guys.

Impressive results.

 

[Little Newms]

Example here.....

Snow foam in a foam lance. Just applied to the car, left for 10 minutes and then jet washed of....

BEFORE:

AFTER:

 

[DebV6]

^That's pretty good, I might add one to my Christmas list!

 

[Fletcher]

I love my foam lance

 

[Tay]

Thats a good before after shot on the saxo. Maybe im not leaving mine on the car to soak for long enough, as it didnt do as well as that yesteday ? It does make it easier / quicker to wash with mitt after though.

 

[Jordi17]

Thats a good before after shot on the saxo. Maybe im not leaving mine on the car to soak for long enough, as it didnt do as well as that yesteday ? It does make it easier / quicker to wash with mitt after though.

+1, mine still left somedirt at the bottom of the sills etc, do i need thicker foam or just leave it on longer?

 

[Josh220]

Out of interest how long to people leave the foam on for?

I always tend to leave it on around 5 to 10 minutes.

 

[172Ben]

I just did mine. Left it for 5 minutes, came back and its like the above. Perfect just for a quick blast

 

[rwaterman]

Where is a good place to buy the foam lance for a karcher?

Rob.

 

[daydotz]

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=91938 now thats some good foaming