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PEACHY

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Sat Feb 11 2017 6:59pm

Andy K

Member Since: 18 Sep 2015
Location: GL
Posts: 4993

2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Rimini Red

Andy K wrote:
Ok I have gone with your advice guys

Ordered the ebay bottle
and valet pro ph neutral snow foam

It's arrived.

A 1 litre applicator bottle, I see the knob works in reverse.
set to - is maximum foam.
set to + is water pressure.

Added 300ml valet pro (white) and 700ml warm water.

Before. Not washed since Jan 1st.
Was a right mess when salt was on the roads but rain has make it look ok.

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foam turned brown with dirt

After pressure wash
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Up close it was still very dirty.

Then a wash with a sponge. The sponge got very dirty
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Then I diluted what was left.
There was a lot of mud down the sides which hopefully it has loosened.
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Overall kind of what I expected.

Not the best stuff since sliced bread, but is good stuff to get the worse of the mud off during/after winter.

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Fri Feb 17 2017 4:20pm

Andy K

Member Since: 18 Sep 2015
Location: GL
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Muddy sill still

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Fri Feb 17 2017 6:09pm

Tyrefitter

Member Since: 19 Jul 2015
Location: Bridlington East Yorkshire
Posts: 3677

2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 Autobiography Fuji White

It doesn't look like you've got the snowfoam bottle set right,,when I put mine on the car,,even a black car looks completely white.

Andy Andy.
21 Ford Ranger
Gone but not forgotten
Focus RS Red Edition
2015 RRS AB Fuji.
2014 RRS SC Santorini
2016 VW Amarok
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2012 RRS Red Edition Fuji
2015 Nissan Navara
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2007 RRS Santorino

Fri Feb 17 2017 8:28pm

Andy K

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Location: GL
Posts: 4993

It was certainly going on thick just didn't stay like that for more than a minute.

I guess I should have another go with the nozzle

Fri Feb 17 2017 9:09pm

Tyrefitter

Member Since: 19 Jul 2015
Location: Bridlington East Yorkshire
Posts: 3677

This is my old RRS in black & a ST in blue

Andy Andy.
21 Ford Ranger
Gone but not forgotten
Focus RS Red Edition
2015 RRS AB Fuji.
2014 RRS SC Santorini
2016 VW Amarok
2014 RRS AB Fuji
2012 RRS Red Edition Fuji
2015 Nissan Navara
2012 RRS SE Santorini
2008 RRS White
2007 RRS Santorino

Fri Feb 17 2017 9:11pm

Danv8

Member Since: 20 Apr 2015
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 378

2009 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Lux Alaska White

Just out of curiosity what was the temperature af the snow foam before you filled the lance bottle! I know after leaving mine in the shed it went milky white and really struggled to foam so now I put the snow foam in a bucket of hot water it goes clear then I use it in my lance bottle and it foams up brilliantly.

Thought I would also share this.

I tried a new product (not new, but new to me) called Greenstar by Koch Chemie, it's an Apc but diluted down to about 10% makes a rather good pre clean, with very little extra degrading to any protection you may have on the car. I.e Wax's or sealants.
I mixed up 200mls with 2 litres and a hand pump sprayer, then went over the entire car leaving for 5 minutes before pressure washing off, then went over with the snow foam afterwards.

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And then the obligatory snow foam pic as you can see was getting late. (Valet pro ph neutrals

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By the time I had rinsed off and gone over it by hand it was almost dark and the street lights were on so no after pics, besides no doubt ide probably missed some..lol.

Sun Feb 19 2017 7:45am

Andy K

Member Since: 18 Sep 2015
Location: GL
Posts: 4993

It had been in a warm kitchen for a few days.

What are the orange valet pro bottles for? which are more expensive.

Sun Feb 19 2017 9:53am

Andy K

Member Since: 18 Sep 2015
Location: GL
Posts: 4993

I've been using the white valet pro 300ml + 700ml of warm water as per bottle. Is that correct ?

Someone lent me their Karcher bottle. (knob at top). 1 litre bottle.

So using the valet pro I thought I would have a go on the Jag.

Very similar effect. Goes on foamy but soon disappears.

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As I had two applicator bottles, I thought I would put a squirt of Autoglym car wash and water in the other and try that.

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Doesn't really get rid of the rubbish either, but its a good starting point for the final hand wash.

Must of forgot the final photo

Well what do I think of the Karcher v Ebay ?

Very similar applicators. The Karcher one with its quick release bottle is a complete pain in the ar$e, even though I had been warned. So easy to touch removing it from the lance.
Karcher one doesn't seam able to vary the nozzle width, only |/-
Karcher bottle didn't have any volume markings up the side.
So glad I went for the ebay one

Did the fiesta again. Two lots of snow foam & rinse. Then AG and hand wash. That came up well.

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Sat Mar 04 2017 3:19pm

Tyrefitter

Member Since: 19 Jul 2015
Location: Bridlington East Yorkshire
Posts: 3677

I hope your using the 2 bucket method with the grit guards
,,& get rid of the sponge & get a lambs wool wash mit.

Andy. Andy.
21 Ford Ranger
Gone but not forgotten
Focus RS Red Edition
2015 RRS AB Fuji.
2014 RRS SC Santorini
2016 VW Amarok
2014 RRS AB Fuji
2012 RRS Red Edition Fuji
2015 Nissan Navara
2012 RRS SE Santorini
2008 RRS White
2007 RRS Santorino

Sat Mar 04 2017 4:07pm

Andy K

Member Since: 18 Sep 2015
Location: GL
Posts: 4993

Well I purchased some stone white cherry hi foam.
It's cheap and I guess people won't approve.

It's very consontrated. Used it on the RRS today.
Didn't really foam more suds.
Seam to shift the dirt though I could see it running across the headlights off the bonnet

This stuff should not be left to dry.

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Sept 18 - Purchase billet hammer snowfoam and tried it. Used a strong mix. Went on well, but foam didn't last. Did a good job though.

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Fri May 26 2017 8:02pm

HappyHammer

Member Since: 24 Jan 2017
Location: Essex
Posts: 59

2011 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Sumatra Black

Wow...that looks great. Love the colour. RRS 2011. 5L, S/c in Sumatra Black. She's lurvely.

Tue May 30 2017 6:08pm

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