Best doesn't always mean it is thick and sticks. If you want a decent foam AF Avalanche has a reasonable cleaning ability and can be thick depending on mix. The idea is for it to dwell long enough to soften dirt and carry as much as possible away when you wash it off.
Foams also rely on decent protection being in place for maximum effect.
Well I use 40ml in 400ml of water in the lance. That gives me a nice even blanket of foam, not the thickest but what I want. So you could move up the strength a bit for thicker but it may not clean proportionally better. Depends on pw as well.
Yep, absolutely. Autofoam cleans best, but I have a real soft spot for Blizzard and in my experience it's the best cleaning of the "thicker" style foams. For me it's a "Bilt Hamber head / Obsession Wax heart" kind of choice - neither will disappoint.
The op has asked for something thick and that sticks. If he gets BH he will not get that effect will he? It is not known for thick clingy foam.
It may clean well but I guess he wants good foam and cleaning, to this point at least.
I tried Autosmart Ultra Mousse today, and although I put a tad too much in the foam gun, it was amazing!
Was like shaving foam, and hadn't really thinned out after 10 minutes when I rinsed it off. Took lots of dirt off too, and left a nice finish (which I then washed anyway)
Wowo's Awesome Foam is rubbish too... It's the worst foam I have tried. IMO Carbon Collective Satsuma and Anglewax FastFoam are the best in terms of cleaning and thickness! I am now on my first 5 litre carton of BH Auto Gotten so I'll see how I like this! I have also just ordered AutoGlanz Spritzer I have seen videos and this looks brilliant!
Bilt Hamber autofoam, x2 rural dwelling 4x4 cars which get filthier than an Essex bird can't be wrong.
BH doesn't foam like other products, it gets on and begins cleaning. I would not bother with anything else. Used up the trial pack of AB foam that came with my gun, wouldn't buy it.
Would consider avalanche but it would only be used to impress the neighbours who are already mystified with my plethora of products and cleaning supplies.
Vp ph neutral gives a thick shaving foam coverage and really clings even with a heavily protected car. It's cleaning is good too. 200mls per 1 litre snow foam bottle.
BH auto foam is very runny doesn't cling well but has awesome cleaning power and uses far less product. 50mls per 1 litre snow foam bottle.
BH all the way it's by far the best for cleaning power that I've tried (and I've tried a few) not high foaming though, I suppose it depends on if you want your car to look like it's going to have a shave or you want it to look clean.
As other have stated not the foamiest of snowfoams, but for me its about how well it cleans, not how much it foams. Some think the more it foams the better it must be - not in my experience.
Out of the ones I have tried (I can't speak for everyone sorry)
Bilt Hamber
Valet pro ph neutral
magifoam
Magifoam was the thickest and had the best dwell time, Cleaning abilities were the worst out the three but by no means disastrous there was still visible cleaning abilities.
Valet pro is the first snowfoam I bought when I really didn't know what I was doing.
Decent thickness of foam decent dilution rates cleaning abilities were good also.
Bilthamber foam - Thin to moderate thickness cleaning power for a snowfoam is insane tbh though you will struggle to find a better one with the dilutions rates which people suggest for this foam.-
The other foam id recommend by what you are saying is KKD blizzard-
Super thick foam,
Smells great
good cleaning abilities
Not sure on dilution rates thuough
Angelwax fast foam suited me the best. I had an eBay special lance that was pants but after buying a dodo juice branded one I can honestly say that all lances are not made equal.
If you guys are liking BH autofoam through a snow lance try it through a pump sprayer, easier to get the dilution rate correct which will make it even better value. I find it cleans better this way too.
If you guys are liking BH autofoam through a snow lance try it through a pump sprayer, easier to get the dilution rate correct which will make it even better value. I find it cleans better this way too.
After cleaning the car today I thought for a bit of fun I would give the project a "quick" foam and wash.
This is Avalanche at 40ml in 400ml. I cannot see the need for anything thicker myself and it does maintain a steady flow down the sides rather than breaking up everywhere. There is no rinse shot because I think most know a foamed car rinsed looks clean regardless of weather it really is and believe me it would not have been clean, it has virtually no protection. This was just to remove dust dirt before the wash. But I can say on a protected car it "cleans" as good any any I have used regardless of what some say. Not sure if the op has bought anything yet but at least this is the real thing for everyone to see.
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I will just add that when I say "on a protected car it "cleans" as good any any I have used" I mean it performs how I want. Day to day use, I never let my cars get into such a state that after a foam there is still lot of residual muck, I use the foam to soften what dirt there is and remove dust and whatever else. My wash and rinse buckets are clean after the tbm so it works for me as far as dwell, cleaning and lingering are concerned. This is also based on the fact the op wanted a thick foam and one that sticks. I have BH but that is a different story.
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