dschribs said:
For those of you who use a foam gun (the hose type - not pressure washer type) what is the actual procedure that I should use?
Do I simply foam up the entire car, rise the entire car and then wash normally?
Or
Do I foam the entire car and then wash the entire car using the foam that has been sprayed on the car?
I'm thinking probably option 1 since that would allow most of the dirt to rise away with the foam...
Oh man I gotta rewrite my wash technique post/article some time
VERY short version:
-Gallon jug- six oz. shampoo, rest water. Fill foamgun with that
-I work one panel, or a fraction of a panel, at a time
-I presoak with a sorta-strong mix (next-to-strongest setting. "no holes showing on the right"), let it dwell for a minute or two
-Using BHB at "one hole showing on the right" setting, I spray the foamgun at the point where the bristles touch the paint and "jiggle" the BHB across the panel
-Rinse, inspect, repeat if obviously still dirty
-Rewash at "one or two holes showing on the right" setting with the same method except using a mitt (shampoo-filled, held shut at cuff), still spraying foamgun output at point of contact with paint
-Rinse, inspect, repeat as needed
The idea, which I think you already get, is "dislodge and flush". This works a *LOT* better with the BHB thanwith the mitt because the miss retains dirt more. Gotta rinse the mitt out very frequently (I sure never do a whole panel without rinsing!), but the BHB will pretty much "self rinse" via the foamgun output.
Yeah, I go through a lot of water and shampoo mix that way, but I went over two years (including winters) on a Carbon Metallic Yukon XLD without any marring to speak of and I basically don't have to do correction any more.
