Got a New Toy!!!

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:28 pm

It was my 21st Birthday yesterday.

And my parents did me well

:

Had a play round with it today (after de-freezing the pipes and hose), not bad for a first go:

I need to get the dillution right, I emptied 400ml in two goes, which can't be right

Gets the car uber clean, I only needed one load full of buckets with the mitt after.

A nought special after pic, my numberplate was still on and it needs to come down at the back so i didn't make the effort:

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:33 pm

wow car looks spotless! what are you using to make the car so foamy?

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:36 pm

shantybeater wrote:wow car looks spotless! what are you using to make the car so foamy?

I got the heavy duty foam lance pictured at the top of the page from elite car care. It fits onto the nozzle of your power washer. Then used 400ml of the stock snow foam solution you get with it. Best Â£45 you'll spend IMO (and if you have a powerwasher of course)!

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:40 pm

ahh sorry for the slow uptake, i definately want one!

8080 · Post by **8080** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:47 pm

I love using snow foam, I get such looks from passers-by when I do our four cars at once

I use the cheap karcher foam lance from Halfords but that lance looks like a proper bit of kit, pity I've already sent off the santa list

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:27 pm

8080 wrote:I love using snow foam, I get such looks from passers-by when I do our four cars at once

I use the cheap karcher foam lance from Halfords but that lance looks like a proper bit of kit, pity I've already sent off the santa list

How much concentration would you say you use per car load?

8080 · Post by **8080** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:20 pm

Oh, I've tried all sorts of shampoos and mixes. I started using NXT shampoo in about a 25% mix, which which was quite good but too expensive.

For the snow foam I have now, no brand just from a local guy, about 20% I suppose. I think it depends on how powerful your powerwasher is anyway

I reckon your one foams a lot better than mine, especially since you can adjust it at the top

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:17 pm

Yeh I found myself turning the knob on tp til it was toned right down, as it was kicking out pretty fast.

So when you say 20% du mean you fill the bottle up around 20%?

8080 · Post by **8080** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:35 pm

20% shampoo, 80% hot water goes into the bottle. That's about twice as strong as what I've read people with proper lances use --> http://vagdrivers.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=16701

I tend to turn my powerwasher right down too, I'd say it's possible to get ok results by attaching a lance straight to a ordinary garden hose, if the mains water pressure is fairly strong

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:40 pm

Cool, cheers for that

MaxZ · Post by **MaxZ** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:52 pm

Wow 21 hits early, for some reason I thought you were younger than me Tim!

h4r1s · Post by **h4r1s** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:08 pm

I thought you were a lot younger too, don't know why

Smashing bit of kit that, I might be very tempted to get this.

Car looks mint as usual

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:32 pm

Haha, how old du guys think I was?

Cheers Haris

vw-po-low · Post by **vw-po-low** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:23 pm

Awesome gift from your 'rents. Happy 21st Tim. Hope you had a good one dude. I thought you was older, ha.

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:05 am

My foam lance has never fitted my Karcher and I've not used it since