Foam Gun?

[ikethegreat]

I'm looking for a good foam gun but I want to keep the price under $100. It definitely needs to hook up to my hose, not a power washer.  I've been looking at these:

http://autogeek.net/auqufofogun.html
http://autogeek.net/pifofowagun.html
http://autogeek.net/woqufofogun.html
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000Y190WE/ref=nosim/autopia-forum-20


They all look pretty similar.  Any recommendations?

[Mike]

Try hitting up Skizot or Deepgloss I know they both employ a foam gun when doing there washes so they may be the best to ask.

[RTexasF]

Those that work off of a standard hose are just okay from what I have seen. The real thing is powered by a pressure washer and produces serious foam (but costs serious money). I haven't used either just stating what I have read and from pictures I've seen.

[timot_one]

I have the Gilmour one that I got from Scott.  To be honest, it's better than nothing.  I would recommend that you just save your money and buy a pressure washer and get a foam gun for that instead.  Like Rick said, they produce foam and are a good chunk of money.  They are a lot better than the foam guns you are looking at though.

[skizot]

There is a difference between a Foam GUN and a Foam CANNON. A foam gun is something similar to what you are looking at. They work well with a standard variety garden hose and the cheapest place to get them is from Amazon.com. About $40. A Foam Gun will soak down the car pretty good and rinse away any loose dirt/debris, as long as you do a good after rinse with as strong as a rinse available to you.

Now a Foam Cannon is a totally different beast. You would first pressure wash the car, then soak it with the foam cannon, which requires a pressure washer and a total setup can run over $250 if you factor in the cost for the pressure washer too. The foam it creates is very thick and will cling to the car much longer then what a foam gun will produce, which in turn is able to loosen and soak away (or should I say rinse away) more dirt/debris, leaving less chance to scratch the car when you finally put a mitt to it, hopefully using a 2 bucket wash.

[AV6NHBP6SPD]

do search on amazon. i seen couple good once for under $50 on there for hose with bras fittings and everything.
http://www.amazon.com/Gilmour-75QGFMR-F ... 944&sr=8-1

[ikethegreat]

I'm pretty sure I'll be picking up this one soon.
http://www.amazon.com/Gilmour-75QGFMR-F ... 351&sr=1-1

Any recommendations on what kind of soap to use with it?  I typically use Meguiar's gold class car wash soap.

[timot_one]

I've been using Surf City Pacific Blue Wash & Wax with mine.  You can use the Meguiars stuff that you have and get the same results though.

[AV6NHBP6SPD]

I'm pretty sure I'll be picking up this one soon.
http://www.amazon.com/Gilmour-75QGFMR-F ... 351&sr=1-1

Any recommendations on what kind of soap to use with it?  I typically use Meguiar's gold class car wash soap.

its good soap. just buy it in galon bottle. more cost effective

i just picked up CG super suds 2, galon for $20 i think

[ikethegreat]

I finally put in the order for a foam gun yesterday.  Expected delivery is mid-January! There goes trying this baby out before it gets too cold to wash the car.  Oh well.  

I picked up a gallon of DP Xtreme Foam Formula Auto Shampoo from that dude skizot to use with it.

[ikethegreat]

Hello from Amazon.com.

We're writing about the order you placed on November 30 2009 (Order# 103-3660886-6629068). Unfortunately, we are unable to ship the item(s) as soon as we expected and need to provide you with a new estimate of when the item(s) may be delivered:

  "Gilmour 75QGFMR Foamaster Adjustable Multi Ratio Cleaning Gun"
   Estimated arrival date: February 17 2010 - March 08 2010


 

[timot_one]

That sucks man.  At this point, it would just be a snow gun anyway.  Maybe this is a blessing in disguise?

[DetailedImage.com]

Hello from Amazon.com.

We're writing about the order you placed on November 30 2009 (Order# 103-3660886-6629068). Unfortunately, we are unable to ship the item(s) as soon as we expected and need to provide you with a new estimate of when the item(s) may be delivered:

  "Gilmour 75QGFMR Foamaster Adjustable Multi Ratio Cleaning Gun"
   Estimated arrival date: February 17 2010 - March 08 2010
 

Sorry to hear that.  Gilmour shut down a plant and they haven't shipped an order out for months.  I placed an order in October and I still don't honestly know when it will be here.  Every time I call them it sounds like it's a couple of more months away and the story changes.  The good news is we still have the Foamaster II (http://www.detailedimage.com/Gilmour-M33/Foamaster-II-Foam-Gun-P210/12-Gallon-Tank-S1/) in stock, although it's a very limited supply.  If you want to guarantee yourself one you can order from us now.  Don't wait too long though, we're getting a lot of inquiries from people who are buying from us because most places are out of stock. We also have two package deals I'll list below.  I highly recommend the Foamaster II Starter Kit. Let me know if you have any questions.

http://www.detailedimage.com/DI-Package ... -Kit-P367/
http://www.detailedimage.com/DI-Package ... -Kit-P368/

Greg @ DI

[AV6NHBP6SPD]

found foam cannon at home depo for under $20 if you have powerwasher