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  • Hey guys, I'm going to show you, my five tips/five steps on how to use your foam cannon.

  • Over here I have two pressure washers.

  • One is gas the other is electric.

  • Personally, I like the gas pressure washers because it typically produces more pressure

  • which helps aerate the soap to produce more foam.

  • A lot of you guys live in apartments where noise restrictions limit you to using electric

  • pressure washers.

  • That's not to say that you can't get tons of foam and thick suds using an electric pressure

  • washer but as a personal choice I love the gas pressure washer.

  • Also when you're choosing which foam cannon to buy.

  • If you're looking or you have one, maybe all of your friends have one and now you're super

  • jealous of what they have, the TORQ Snow Foamer is the way to go.

  • You can use this with either a gas or an electric pressure washer, it only requires about 800

  • PSI to get the same thick suds you see in all of our videos.

  • It attaches to standard 1/4 inch coupler valves which produce thick suds which lubricate the

  • surface to prevent scratches as you wash.

  • To start off, I'll use the gas pressure washer to rinse it off, we'll also set up our two

  • buckets and start washing this Nissan Versa showing you how to use your foam cannon.

  • Now that you've chosen your pressure washer and your foam cannon lets move on to the soap.

  • You want to get a lot of suds to lubricate the surface so it doesn't scratch so I like

  • to use Honeydew Snow Foam.

  • This enhances gloss, especially on this black paint job, while also creating tons of suds.

  • We're also using the two bucket method which prevents us from bringing the filth back to

  • the vehicle.

  • These cones filter out the abrasive particles of dirt so we don't scratch the finish.

  • To start off we'll place a Dirt Trap in each bucket.

  • For the wash bucket we'll place about an ounce of soap to add foam and cleaning power.

  • Now that we're done setting up our buckets we can roll into tip number 3, that is setting

  • up your foam cannon!

  • Earlier I mentioned we are going to use our TORQ Snow Foamer, this produces tons of suds

  • using less PSi and those suds lubricate the surface so we don't ruin the finish on this

  • black Nissan.

  • First, unscrew the canister and today we are going to accessories our foam cannon by getting

  • rid of the traditional canister.

  • Instead, using this secondary clear bottle which has the dilution ratio on the side for

  • the perfect amount of soap for producing those awesome suds.

  • For those of you guys that have damaged the old bottle, this is a great replacement of

  • the original.

  • We're going to add about an ounce of soap which is about half way to the first line.

  • We'll add soap to that line and fill the rest of the bottle with water before attaching

  • it to the pressure washer and begin the foaming process.

  • Check that out!

  • Now you have this awesome container that shows off the product you are using, looks really

  • cool and professional.

  • This bring us to tip number 4 which is the washing process.

  • Starting off by rinsing it which is going to take care of the heavier loose dirt and

  • debris before you start washing to prevent scratches.

  • Working from top to bottom to keep dirt off of areas that have already been cleaned.

  • For some shorter detailers, you want to be sure that the surface is completely clean

  • of the loose dirt and debris before you start foaming it, this will reduce the dirt from

  • scratching as you wash.

  • We have our pressure washer set up so we can start rinsing then we will foam.

  • Before we start foaming there are a couple more things I want to go over.

  • Obviously this Versa isn't incredibly dirty, it has that light layer of dust and

  • debris that accumulate as a daily driver but still it is good for demonstration purposes

  • of how to use your foam cannon.

  • As a professional detailer, always start with the dirtiest area and that is in most cases

  • the wheels.

  • They are already clean because we took care of that off camera, we have tons of wheel

  • cleaning videos so we are skipping to the wash process.

  • Lets attach the foam cannon to the wand.

  • Just pull back on this sleeve and it slides directly onto the foam cannon snapping into place.

  • On top we have the fan adjust, by keeping this adjustment wide open this allows for

  • a thick stream of suds.

  • Closing this tighter will adjust the fan to a more vertical spray to cover more surface area.

  • Also, on the very top you have the soap adjust, wide open is pure water and all the way to

  • the right is the thick suds.

  • We're going to turn on the pressure washer and in the same manner as we rinsed, we're

  • going to start at the top of the vehicle working in straight lines to cover the entire car

  • in thick suds.

  • We'll give it a moment to emulsify anything that is on the surface before we scrub the

  • stubborn stains.

  • As our last step we're going to show you how to maintain your foam cannon.

  • This is a big deal because a lot of the time people put their foam cannons away either

  • when they are full of water or full of soap and over time that is going to create calcium

  • deposits which will make it so the cannon can't work at its optimal pressure or produce

  • the correct amount of foam.

  • We're going to dump out the rest of the soap that is left in here.

  • Lets clean this out so we won't have any soap build up or calcium inside of the container.

  • Just a little bit of water, run it through the system while using the pressure washer.

  • If you guys want to learn more about these products go to our website chemicalguys.com.

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  • We'll see you guys next time right here in the Detail Garage.

Hey guys, I'm going to show you, my five tips/five steps on how to use your foam cannon.

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