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Hey guys, I'm going to show you, my five tips/five steps on how to use your foam cannon.
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Over here I have two pressure washers.
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One is gas the other is electric.
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Personally, I like the gas pressure washers because it typically produces more pressure
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which helps aerate the soap to produce more foam.
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A lot of you guys live in apartments where noise restrictions limit you to using electric
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pressure washers.
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That's not to say that you can't get tons of foam and thick suds using an electric pressure
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washer but as a personal choice I love the gas pressure washer.
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Also when you're choosing which foam cannon to buy.
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If you're looking or you have one, maybe all of your friends have one and now you're super
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jealous of what they have, the TORQ Snow Foamer is the way to go.
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You can use this with either a gas or an electric pressure washer, it only requires about 800
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PSI to get the same thick suds you see in all of our videos.
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It attaches to standard 1/4 inch coupler valves which produce thick suds which lubricate the
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surface to prevent scratches as you wash.
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To start off, I'll use the gas pressure washer to rinse it off, we'll also set up our two
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buckets and start washing this Nissan Versa showing you how to use your foam cannon.
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Now that you've chosen your pressure washer and your foam cannon lets move on to the soap.
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You want to get a lot of suds to lubricate the surface so it doesn't scratch so I like
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to use Honeydew Snow Foam.
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This enhances gloss, especially on this black paint job, while also creating tons of suds.
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We're also using the two bucket method which prevents us from bringing the filth back to
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the vehicle.
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These cones filter out the abrasive particles of dirt so we don't scratch the finish.
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To start off we'll place a Dirt Trap in each bucket.
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For the wash bucket we'll place about an ounce of soap to add foam and cleaning power.
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Now that we're done setting up our buckets we can roll into tip number 3, that is setting
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up your foam cannon!
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Earlier I mentioned we are going to use our TORQ Snow Foamer, this produces tons of suds
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using less PSi and those suds lubricate the surface so we don't ruin the finish on this
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black Nissan.
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First, unscrew the canister and today we are going to accessories our foam cannon by getting
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rid of the traditional canister.
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Instead, using this secondary clear bottle which has the dilution ratio on the side for
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the perfect amount of soap for producing those awesome suds.
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For those of you guys that have damaged the old bottle, this is a great replacement of
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the original.
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We're going to add about an ounce of soap which is about half way to the first line.
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We'll add soap to that line and fill the rest of the bottle with water before attaching
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it to the pressure washer and begin the foaming process.
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Check that out!
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Now you have this awesome container that shows off the product you are using, looks really
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cool and professional.
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This bring us to tip number 4 which is the washing process.
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Starting off by rinsing it which is going to take care of the heavier loose dirt and
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debris before you start washing to prevent scratches.
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Working from top to bottom to keep dirt off of areas that have already been cleaned.
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For some shorter detailers, you want to be sure that the surface is completely clean
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of the loose dirt and debris before you start foaming it, this will reduce the dirt from
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scratching as you wash.
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We have our pressure washer set up so we can start rinsing then we will foam.
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Before we start foaming there are a couple more things I want to go over.
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Obviously this Versa isn't incredibly dirty, it has that light layer of dust and
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debris that accumulate as a daily driver but still it is good for demonstration purposes
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of how to use your foam cannon.
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As a professional detailer, always start with the dirtiest area and that is in most cases
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the wheels.
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They are already clean because we took care of that off camera, we have tons of wheel
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cleaning videos so we are skipping to the wash process.
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Lets attach the foam cannon to the wand.
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Just pull back on this sleeve and it slides directly onto the foam cannon snapping into place.
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On top we have the fan adjust, by keeping this adjustment wide open this allows for
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a thick stream of suds.
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Closing this tighter will adjust the fan to a more vertical spray to cover more surface area.
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Also, on the very top you have the soap adjust, wide open is pure water and all the way to
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the right is the thick suds.
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We're going to turn on the pressure washer and in the same manner as we rinsed, we're
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going to start at the top of the vehicle working in straight lines to cover the entire car
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in thick suds.
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We'll give it a moment to emulsify anything that is on the surface before we scrub the
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stubborn stains.
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As our last step we're going to show you how to maintain your foam cannon.
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This is a big deal because a lot of the time people put their foam cannons away either
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when they are full of water or full of soap and over time that is going to create calcium
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deposits which will make it so the cannon can't work at its optimal pressure or produce
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the correct amount of foam.
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We're going to dump out the rest of the soap that is left in here.
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Lets clean this out so we won't have any soap build up or calcium inside of the container.
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Just a little bit of water, run it through the system while using the pressure washer.
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If you guys want to learn more about these products go to our website chemicalguys.com.
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below so we can better tailor these videos to what you guys want to see.
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We'll see you guys next time right here in the Detail Garage.