I've only ever used Valet Pro PH Neutral Snow Foam in mine, it works for me so I've not looked any further. Clings well and does as good of a job as snow foam will to remove loose nasties.
I've also got some VP citrus pre wash which I either use on its own through it or add a bit to the snow foam mix to add a bit more cleaning power.
I get mine from my local detailers shopnshine.co.uk
Cool I'll give it a go. Owning a black car now I'm paranoid about swirling! Getting all new gear and buckets ect. Then want to get a good few layers of polish on it. I've never waxed and polished so need to invest in a good wax too.
Poor bouys natty wax or auto glym hd wax are very good plus poor bouys black hole is the best thing for covering swirls without using a polisher. I'm on my second bottle of black hole and it's brilliant.
I use Auto finesse Avalanche and I think it's great, the cleaning power is one of the best I've used its just a shame it's not the thickest foam out there. However I use a TFR pre wash before snowfoam so I normally just use snowfoam to satisfy my immaturity and OCD
PB black hole is great for hiding swirls if you're not experienced enough to machine polish the swirls out, plus with it being black and a daily driver it will just end up swirled again so if you're not looking for a show car I'd just use a glaze like black hole [emoji4]
Also Autoglym HD wax and PB natty waxes are good but there's a lot better out there imo
And how's the OP going to do that when they've never even waxed or polished before...? So it'd be better to learn how to glaze and fill them whilst researching how to polish the swirls out and saving for a machine polisher.
And how's the OP going to do that when they've never even waxed or polished before...? So it'd be better to learn how to glaze and fill them whilst researching how to polish the swirls out and saving for a machine polisher.
And how's the OP going to do that when they've never even waxed or polished before...? So it'd be better to learn how to glaze and fill them whilst researching how to polish the swirls out and saving for a machine polisher.
Yeah but you can't exactly learn overnight how to polish swirl marks out, it takes quite a lot of practice and how do you know the OP can afford to buy all the gear? I know I couldn't when I'd spent all my money on the car. So it'd be better to fill them for now whilst trying to learn how to polish them out so the car will still look great even though to swirls are still there...
And how's the OP going to do that when they've never even waxed or polished before...? So it'd be better to learn how to glaze and fill them whilst researching how to polish the swirls out and saving for a machine polisher.
And how's the OP going to do that when they've never even waxed or polished before...? So it'd be better to learn how to glaze and fill them whilst researching how to polish the swirls out and saving for a machine polisher.
If you've used SRP before then AG EGP over the top of that is really nice too.
My process is normally megs 205 on a DA polisher, followed by Blackhole, followed by a nice wax. Gives a really deep black. SRP would do the job by hand, and contains lots of filers anyway.
I only use about an inch of snowfoam and add a bit of shampoo to the bottle as well, then fill with water.
SRP gives quite good results but I like 3M ultrafina. Easier than SRP by hand or machine. It breaks down really nicely with a DA. The first coat of it on the 1er was easily visible and it made the paint slick to the touch as well - quite impressive for brand new paint.
Using bilt hamber double speed wax at the moment. £15 with an applicator and buffing microfiber you can't go wrong.
Well i bought my power washer and snow foam and lance.....and i am a bit dissapointed at it..... ...or am i using it wrong???? I would normally power wash the car get all the thick grime off it, then use the snowfoam...Autobrites 1....leave it to soak and all just about run off the car ...then power wash it again...but it does nt get the car totally clean...I then have to go over with wash mit and wash the whole car again...The car is white so i dont like any marks left on it as if i missed a spot...Is this the way the snowfoam works???
Its a pre-wash, not a replacement for contact wash. It will remove more than pressure washing alone meaning there will be less dirt on the surface of the paint for you to potentially inflict damage with during your contact wash.
BH Auto Foam is the best snow foam for cleaning power, but doesn't stick on the car / driveway for ages like shaving foam (if that's what you're into!)
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