karcher foam gun

[Tom Weed]

okay, I just got a new karcher foam gun and decided to take it for a spin yesterday.
I filled it about half full, 4 oz. I'm guessing with NXT car wash and attached it to my karcher power washer. I then started spraying the car down and WOW, the amount of foam was incredible. On the down side, it used up all the soap by the time I made one pass around the but the foam was nice and thick on the car. I then grabbed a wash mit and a rinse bucket and made a spin around car. The dirt, grime and winter crud just melted away using this method and since it was in the 40's yesterday the car stayed wet the entire time.

I give this little device a thumbs up!

[Alex7938]

that looks good, its definetly the way to go for a winter clean,

i too found that the bottle method used up all the shampoo alot quicker than i'd normally go through a bottle of wash.

heres i link that might interest you for future experimenting

http://www.meguiars.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2417

Alex

[gb387]

Do you know if that made for only the karcher power washers or any brand? maybe this will help.... Is there a quick connect on it?

[Tom Weed]

Hey, thanks for the info Alex.

gb387, this particular unit is made by Karcher for the Karcher units. It has a quick connect like the different nozzles you use on the Karcher units.

I am unaware if you can use them on something else, but I would be willing to bet someone else makes something similar.

Nice little device, especially for winter washing.

Tom

[Tim Lingor]

Thanks for the post Tom!

Does it say what pressure the foam gun can handle? Like Gb, I am curious as to whether it would work on my pressure washer.

Tim

[Alex7938]

what you guys want is one of these:
karcher.ca/Videos/DualWandWeb.wmv [Sorry, no commercial links; 2hotford]

Does it say what pressure the foam gun can handle? Like Gb, I am curious as to whether it would work on my pressure washer.

i think they're designed for all Karchers, i'm not sure how cheap or available they are over there but there is a guy here

detailingworld.co.uk/showthread.php?p=10126#post10126
who has a couple for sale?

i have a cheap DIY store own brand pressure washer and that came with a bottle attachment that works in the same way.

Alex

[gb387]

Originally posted by Tom Weed
Nice little device, especially for winter washing.

My thoughts exactly! I have a soap feed on my power washer, I tried to use it once with no luck and its kind of a pain. The built in soap "cup" looks like its the way to go! I am heading to Home Depot today, I will have to check it out and see what they have.

[Tom Weed]

Hey Tim,
here what is says from the place I bought it from:


"Ideal for applications which require a thick foam. Simply fill the resevoir cup with liquid pressure washer detergent to generate a foam spray. Connects directly to the trigger gun. Fits most Karcher pressure washers up to 2300 PSI."

If your interested, I can PM you the link to were I bought it from. the company is RJ Bowers Distributors Inc.

Tom

[gb387]

Checked out Home Depot, nothing for the model power wash I have. I will hit up a couple more stores to see what else is out there.

[Tom Weed]

gb387
You could try Amazon as they have a pretty good selection of items, or look up the manufacturer of your power washer and see if they offer one as an accessory.

[Tuningfreak]

Looks like a nice part for the Karcher. I`m wondering because this product is now available in germany - and karcher is a german company... really great! :-(

[Rob66]

Thanks for the post Tom. I was looking at these the other night and contemplating getting one. I'll definately pick one up now.

Rob

[OctaneGuy]

Thanks for the post Tom! And for those that think 4OZ goes way too fast, just drill a hole in your Car Wash cap and plug it directly into your Karcher--you will lose 10 OZ like never before! See on my 2nd jug and still on the first car!!

No jk, that jug to the right was empty already.

[Mondeo Mk.III]

Interesting article! I already own a Kärcher and the spray accessory - and i did try out spraying the NXT Wash with it.
Didn't do my homework and calculate the mix, so it most likely was too rich but after reading that article - I'll go home and check the flowrate of mine.

[Rob66]

Bought myself one of these 'Karcher Foam Guns' from the local version of Home Depot >> Halfords £14.99.

Got exact same results as Tom, really does the trick but as Tom says about 1/4 fill of reservoir for 1 turn round car. I also found that when i then used the washmit there appeared to be too much Wash on the car (used Gold Glass). Next time i may dilute the wash to 1:3 and see what results i get. Has anyone tried this?

Rob