A closer look at the Gilmour Foam Gun....

[thescreensavers]

Re: A closer look at the Gilmour Foam Gun....

I used 8oz of Gold Class Soap the rest with warm water.

I used 1-32








Here is a little video I made

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3WDN78ozvE

Will be using super soap next time

[Murr1525]

Re: A closer look at the Gilmour Foam Gun....

I dont know if that Lowes model would foam or not.... If it does not foam, then it is like dumping a bucket of soapy water on the car, which isnt really going to do anything. Thats why you cant use a regular garden sprayer.

Put in 4 ounces of soap, fill with water, and use the highest setting. (biggest hole)

If you have to refill, then thats ok. Sometimes I find I have soap leftover, a few times I have had to refill. Just have to give it a try the first time.

[pmason718]

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You have the Gilmour model with the brass slide?

I put in 4-5 ounces of soap, fill to the top with water use the highest setting (biggest hole in the stem), and that is enough for my car. You'll have to try it and see. But that gives a good soap ratio, even if you got lost in the math. Pretty much the same as for a bucket.

I spray a panel, or half roof, half hood, etc... spray the mitt, and wash the panel. Flip the mitt over, spray the panel, and spray the mitt. Then wash, and then rinse in my rinse water bucket. Then continue.

If you get into presoaking, of course you may use more.

I have the Autogeek/Gilmour model. Shampoo plus is suppose to used 1oz to a gallon. I have a quart, which is 1/4 of a gallon. In this case, how much should I put in the foam gun bottle

[xantonin]

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I went to Lowes the other day and found this:



Is that as good? I dunno if it even foams up the same

[Murr1525]

Re: A closer look at the Gilmour Foam Gun....

You have the Gilmour model with the brass slide?

I put in 4-5 ounces of soap, fill to the top with water use the highest setting (biggest hole in the stem), and that is enough for my car. You'll have to try it and see. But that gives a good soap ratio, even if you got lost in the math. Pretty much the same as for a bucket.

I spray a panel, or half roof, half hood, etc... spray the mitt, and wash the panel. Flip the mitt over, spray the panel, and spray the mitt. Then wash, and then rinse in my rinse water bucket. Then continue.

If you get into presoaking, of course you may use more.

[pmason718]

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I understand that part but I'm trying to figure out how many ounces of shampoo plus should I use in the 1 quart bottle. I was thinking 1.5 oz if I use the 1-20 (6oz/gal) setting. My thought is that the 1-20 setting is the second highest but I'm not sure. Which setting is the most powerful? how much shampoo plus to add? where should I fill the water up to in the bottle and what setting to use on the gun.


Thanks

[xantonin]

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Technically the best thing to do would be to start by first foaming your car. Wait a few seconds. Then rinse it off. Then foam it again for the wash cycle.

This way would allow the first rinse to wash away more particles than a normal rinse cycle since the dirt would have been broken up

[pmason718]

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I need all the help I can get. I would like to use My 1 Quart Foam Gun on Sat. I bought Shampoo Plus which is 128:1 but I don't know how much of shampoo plus should go in the bottle or how far I should fill it up with water. From there where do I start with the stem (settings wise) I've looked at this gun several times along with the instructions and I can't make out which end is which when it comes to the gun stem (lever

[Murr1525]

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Sorry to be late to the party on this, but this ratio is off.

If you put 5oz of soap in a 32oz jar and then fill to the top with water, you have 27oz of water for a 27:5 ratio, or just under 5.5:1

No problem. If memeroy serves me right (and I did the ratio from memory, so I could be wrong), the 32oz line is not at the top of the bottle. So if you fill the bottle to the top, you end up with more than 32oz. So it is all approximate.

As far as spraying, yeah, I go panel by panel. Not tackling the whole car at once. The soap and water will slide off of a well waxed car.

[joncz]

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Notice how there is little, to no foam left on the first side he sprayed. So he sprays it again, and I am sure the other side has now also dripped all the foam off. I am willing to bet the sun has dried some of this stuff onto the car. For some reason, perhaps because the soap doesn't allow beading, foam seems to dry faster than plain water.

It's probably due to the increased surface area the foam creates. A gallon of water spread out on the driveway is going to dry faster than a gallon of water in a bucket.

[joncz]

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Well, the goal is 128:1.

So, the one quart jug is 32oz, and say I put in 5 oz of soap. so that is something like 32:5, (I fill the jug to the very top) which is 6.5:1.

Sorry to be late to the party on this, but this ratio is off.

If you put 5oz of soap in a 32oz jar and then fill to the top with water, you have 27oz of water for a 27:5 ratio, or just under 5.5:1

[Blueline]

Re: A closer look at the Gilmour Foam Gun....

For those of you who don't have one

Here is the Gilmour Foamaster II Foam Gun in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEOw1HFN1J0

Notice how there is little, to no foam left on the first side he sprayed. So he sprays it again, and I am sure the other side has now also dripped all the foam off. I am willing to bet the sun has dried some of this stuff onto the car. For some reason, perhaps because the soap doesn't allow beading, foam seems to dry faster than plain water. With my Gilmour I found myself running around at an exhausting pace, just trying to keep soap from drying. I grant you, spraying the foam is fun, but in my case, the actual washing became a chore, and not a slow pace and fun. I will stick to the two bucket method and use the Gilmour for what it was designed for....spraying insecticides or herbicides.

[Murr1525]

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I use #62.

Have used Nxt, Gold Class, and Shampoo Plus in the past.

[pmason718]

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What soap are you guys using. I'm going with hyper Wash for my foam gun. I may just stimulate the economy and order Shampoo plus.

[gb387]

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I think mine came with 2 nozzles, a foaming one and a spraying one. So I guess it is meant to pull on and off, but never have switched mine.

The second nozzel isn't anything special.... stick with the foaming lance works far better.