foam gun without pressure washer

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daviddear30

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I have read alot and i think the gilmour is the best option for alot of foam without a pressure washer. Is that correct? Also i see alot of pictures of foam covered cars that i assume used a foam cannon/pressure washer. Are there any pictures of what the gilmour gun can do??



I am just getting into really detailing. I have Klasse AIO, Meg #16, nattys wax, wheel wax, anddg car wash as well as a lot of cleaning supplies on the way. I am looking forward to getting my FX35 looking awesome. I love this site & thanks for the help
 
All the thick foam pictures you see are of a foam cannon (pw). The foam gun will give you what I like to call suds, more than foam.



Actually, and I'll probably get flamed for it, but you can pick up an Ortho dial-a-spray insecticide sprayer from Home Depot and get a pretty good idea of what a Gilmour will do. Just a little less 'suds'.



But, it's also $10 vs $40.
 
i actually tried something similiar to that but it was not adjustable or consistent.

would the foam gun help with a 2 bucket wash or would it be un-necessary? I see that it has a big following on here but so does the 2 bucket method. Do people use both?
 
daviddear said:
i actually tried something similiar to that but it was not adjustable or consistent.

would the foam gun help with a 2 bucket wash or would it be un-necessary? I see that it has a big following on here but so does the 2 bucket method. Do people use both?
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I dunno, the jury is still out from me. I find it to be a PITA, but fun at the same time.



It can certainly be done without it. But there's something visceral about using it. Probably helps with lubricity, but I couldn't tell you.
 
daviddear said:
anyone use gilmour + two bucket method??
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Yeah. I use the foamgun to provide constant lubrication and flushing at the point of wash media-to-paint contact. For me, it does *NOT* replace anything, but is, rather, an addition to the 2BM.



It *can* replace the wash bucket in some cases, but I prefer not to do things that way.



The way I use it, the foamgun does *NOT* make the wash easier, it makes it more difficult. But it has basically eliminated wash-induced marring, so for me it's worth it.
 
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