Why use a foam gun?

[gb387]

Re: Why use a foam gun?



You are KrAzY!

Anyway... Looks like a quality part you have made there!

[Mayur]

Re: Why use a foam gun?

Interesting...lol.

[BlueZero]

Re: Why use a foam gun?

Cool! Let us know how it works. Then let us know how to make one. Looks like what I am looking for. By they way... Is your real name MacGyver?

[96Lude]

Re: Why use a foam gun?

I have a question for all of you that use the foam guns:

Can a soap like NXT be used?

I would think that it's too much like jelly, therefore it would not work with the foaming sprayers?

Am I right?

[Mayur]

Re: Why use a foam gun?

Look at xebola's first video, hes using NXT. I wouldnt be suprised if he was using NXT in the second one either.

EDIT: read his post, hes using NXT in both videos. Works real well.

[gb387]

Re: Why use a foam gun?

I have a question for all of you that use the foam guns:

Can a soap like NXT be used?

I would think that it's too much like jelly, therefore it would not work with the foaming sprayers?

Am I right?

I have never used a foam gun but I think you mix water and soap first thinning the soap, you are not using the soap alone in the 'gun'.

[Murr1525]

Re: Why use a foam gun?

I have always diluted a bit as gb says, but I think someone said they used the soap alone and it didnt clog up.

And all of the Meguairs soaps would work, though #00 is non-sudsing, so that may not work too well.

[BlueZero]

Re: Why use a foam gun?

Just an update. I have been looking on and off for a foaming tip for my pump up sprayer. No luck so far. So the other day I am telling a buddy of mine what I am trying to do. I am trying to explain the tip with the screen. Then I remember that I have a foaming sprayer on one of my APC bottles. So I take the foam tip off to show him. Then it hits me, will this fit on my sprayer. Nope it didn't! But, it looks pretty close, I might be able to get it adapted. Just thought I would throw this out there.

[xebola]

Re: Why use a foam gun?

Sorry to leave you hanging Mayur, I had to go away for a while. I got a PM from Mayur saying that he couldn't get his hose/straw/Ortho ghetto foamer to shoot vary far. There are several things you can do.

1. cut the hose shorter.

2. use a bigger straw (the type in fabreze sprayers work really well)

3. coil a piece of stiff aluminum wire inside the tube

Hey Blue Zero I will try to get some pics of how to make a foaming tip soon. It's easy and works really well.

Here is a video of my latest Ortho kluge. Once I can get it to pulse it will be done. BTW it's still under $20.00.

This is NXT at 1 oz per gallon. It's diluted 3 parts H20 1 part NXT. Dial set to 4oz per gallon. NXT will not meter accurately at full strength. I checked for this. I also have to test the metering every time I modify my gun.

http://www.hillclanfishing.com/car/proto3.MOV

[BlueZero]

Re: Why use a foam gun?

That's a lot of foam.

I have the parts for my gun, now to find time to put it together. It's two hose clamps, a short section of hose and a foaming tip from the ADS foaming sprayer.

[g88]

Re: Why use a foam gun?

look like it save product also...isn't it ?

[stealth]

Re: Why use a foam gun?

I've been using the foam gun for years on the "fright pigs" that some of my clients bring me ie: heavy caked mud, road salt,caked on leaves, extreme road dust etc. & found it removes/softens the bulk of the surface contaminents reducing the possibility of swirls from pressure required to satisfactorily wash the unit.

[Murr1525]

Re: Why use a foam gun?

I wouldnt say it saves anything... you still want about the same soap to water ratio, so you should still use about the same amount of soap.