Foam CAR WASH without pressure washer! Garden Hose Foam Gun

[@kylegeldmaker]

I have the chemical guys one, and it's really only useful for turning lots of soap into suds on the ground... Seems like a genius business model for them

[@jackleonard2088]

I’ve had the same results with that foam gun. Waste of money.

[@ericinfante1885]

Same here and their Canon gun too. The Canon doesn't make nearly as thick of foam as the ones he uses here with the 1.1 orfice swap! I'm so disappointed because that chemical guys one was about 80 where the mjjc is 68 and the cheap Amazon is like 20 bucks or less! I ordered the mjjc and have plenty of 1.1 orfices, now I gotta wait til it gets here

[@kylegeldmaker]

@@ericinfante1885 The chemical guys foam blaster was the first purchase I made for my truck washing kit. I tried to convince myself I didn't need a pressure washer and a foam canon, and while that's technically true - an electric pressure washer (I have the Active/Cat 1800 PSI) and a foam canon (I now have the MTM PF22.2) are very impressive time savers. If you're watching this video it means you're probably considering one of these and trying to convince yourself that the 50$ here is better spent than the 150-300 for a pressure washing setup... save your time (and possibly a little money in the future) and just get a decent pressure washer (I hear the >$80 WEN is pretty good) and the MJJC Pro foam canon (with a 1.1 orifice) and you'll be good to go. (EDIT: I replied to Eric, but this comment is really for everyone else)

[@ericinfante1885]

@@kylegeldmaker I have the craftsman 2100 psi 1.2gpm he reviewed here as well! Works amazing, I had the greenworks pro 3000 psi forgot the gpm and while it was good it wasn't any better than the craftsman and costed about 3x more. It broke down withing my 3rd use brand new! Horrible customer back and forth service and the craftsman has been an absolute pleasure and reliable machine for 4 months now! I have the torq foam cannon from chemical guys and an Amazon one and both don't make as thick of foam even tho I swapped the orfice with a 1.1?! Not sure what's up but I think it might also be cuz the internals of the cannon might have build up that affects its optimum foaming ability so I'm going to have to replace them with a cheap one until my mjjc cannon pro arrives in November, they didn't have fast shipping available

[@TheTuffOnes]

What about garden hose adapters that enable use of power sprayer guns that can be hooked up to any (most) foam cannons such as the Chemical Guys TORQ Professional Foam Cannon, which is on sale at Walmart right now dropped down from $89 to $20. It seems to me quite common sense that there would be an adapter for a garden hose that could connect it to a power spray gun which would obviously connected to a foam cannon. I can't find even a single video advising how to do that. It is logical sense that's such an animal would exist. There has simply got to be an adapter that hooks to the end of one's garden hose to allow it to connect to an appropriate gone which would allow it to connect to a foam cannon. 🤔

[@Jumalten001]

I use the Chemical Guys Torq "gun"...But its for my dogs shampoo. Its actually great for washing dogs since I can spray and soap quicker before he starts shaking it off.

[@g.p.v._s.p.o.t5416]

I shop at Harbor Freight GRANT'S Extreme Foaming Spray Gun and honestly it works very well, it produces enough foam for a simple car wash.

[@myronfeiock6434]

I also have the HF Grants works and gives a decent amount of foam.

[@davidsteckley8846]

How many oz of soap do you put into yours? I put 2 oz and add some water. It’s ok.

[@g.p.v._s.p.o.t5416]

@@davidsteckley8846 Depending on the brand of shampoo, 2 to 4 Oz. and it foams quite well, for a basic wash.

[@kimar4515]

I bought a Adam's Standard Foam Gun and it just creates runny soap. Used it once and threw it in the trash. Watched some of your videos and ended buying a CAT Electric Pressure Washer with a MJJC Foam Cannon PRO, UBERFLEX Hose and quick connects. Thanks for the great videos.

[@justinjones6810]

Yes I would like for you to try more because they just seem interesting and it would be nice to find one that produces a lot of foam

[@KenVic02]

I'd consider getting one of these if I wanted to wash before sun-up and didn't want to upset my neighbors with my power washer. But honestly, I have yet to see a test of any of these that makes them worth spending the money on. I'd be willing to bet the majority of people that get these think they'll be getting megafoam like from a pressure cannon, and are ultimately disappointed. Thanks for the demo though, Josh.

[@nspinicelli]

Agreed

[@parkerstewart1981]

I have one and just use more soap and it is much more impressive.

[@johnnynapalm4180]

I think most of us use a pressure washer and foam cannon however, these foam guns come in very handy when you just want to do a maintenance wash on a car that is already in very good shape i.e. once a week washes and you don't want to drag the big stuff out.

[@jamesb8619]

@@parkerstewart1981 what foam gun do you have?

[@parkerstewart1981]

@@jamesb8619 the platinum foam cannon from Walmart

[@joshuau.]

Thanks for testing these options! I don’t have a pressure washer right now, and my personal vehicle cleaning I was interested in these foam gun tests.

[@Bobi816]

I ended up getting the Sudmagic one, it’s pretty freaking amazing from something using a garden hose. Thanks for the review & comparison!

[@mambi74]

ok, thanks for saving me 20 min of this guy rambling on

[@boldsyea5790]

@@mambi74lol😂

[@davestewart9146]

I have one that’s called suds n spray that I got from Walmart a few years ago and it works decent, I don’t use it much now that I have a foam cannon, thanks Josh 👍😁

[@David-Godin]

I liked the one in the middle sudz one. I try to get people to stop ruining their paint in tunnel car washes. So would make a good gift. People won't want to spend $200 to wash their cars. On a separate note, you need a black car for your tests. Great video as always

[@jeepinspence]

I used a couple of these for quite awhile after opening my shop until someone gifted me a pressure washer. I picked up one at Harbor Freight for like $20 that actually worked well for me for months. shrug, I now use a Griot's garage foam cannon that is obviously far superior but they did work ok.

[@peupeuguy310]

Harbor Frt , one works pretty well 👌🏼

[@samcheeseman2750]

Harbor freight sells griots garage hose foam cannon now for 20$ I looked at auto zone and it was 50$!

[@martymccord9875]

I have the Grant's foam gun from harbor freight and it performs well for me. Suds very well with hyper wash from meguiars.

[@leojohnwayne1422]

What garden hose do you use? I’m new to this

[@martymccord9875]

@@leojohnwayne1422 just a standard hose. 5/8s I think

[@leojohnwayne1422]

@@martymccord9875 thanks I’m about to purchase a flexzilla hose

[@martymccord9875]

@@leojohnwayne1422 awesome. I have been wanting to pick one up myself to hopefully prevent kinks

[@leojohnwayne1422]

@@martymccord9875 yes that’s what I heard. By the would u recommend a blower to dry off or a towel if so what brand?

[@ddautodetailing]

Thanks for sharing. The second one definitely is the way to go of the three.

[@imjoshv]

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[@KCII18]

So do you recommend a hose powered foam cannon? Chemical Guys?

[@pinomiranda4052]

After watching this I'd still prefer Chemical Guys Torq foam gun over these. I use the highest setting, but there's a dial on the CG foam gun that controls how foamy you want the soap to be. It's been pretty reliable, but I've switched to using a pressure washer now. So I don't use the CG foam gun as much. But if you don't have a pressure washer, the CG foam gun is the way to go.

[@koreywilliams4570]

Hopefully I have similar results. I got the chemical guys foam gun to hold me over while I save up for a decent pressure washer and foam cannon.

[@dr3games.]

for the best results use thick soap like gold class and dont put much water in it

[@drumrush1]

Good day I watch a lot of your videos and get a lot of good Intel and products reviews I was watching this one and I noticed a capture tarp underneath the car in the background I was just wondering what make it was and how you like it as I am an owner of a detail shop in Nova Scotia Canada. I thank you very much

[@ChrisS-if7ev]

I have never seen more foam every before. These whatdoyacalits are amazing. They are genius. More soap than a car wash for sure :)

[@januaryheights]

Great video thank u I was considering buying thos kind of gun bit after those tests pressure foam guns wins 100%

[@KlockoFett]

I bought one made by griot's from advance auto for those times i don't want to drag out the pressure washer. I want my $30 back. What I didn't notice is the nozzle/sprayer to foam gun connection is plastic on plastic. It's exceedingly difficult to get it to actually connect. Sooner rather than later, I'll be buying one with a metal on metal connection.

[@jeremiahgaskins7205]

This is my experience with that one as well. Just bought it on a whim so I could get away with pulling out the pressure washer. I mean it sorta foams, but it's a wet foam. It just can't aerate well enough.

[@KlockoFett]

@@jeremiahgaskins7205 agreed. It foams. Would probably be like 2nd place in this vid. It just blows through product (I can't even get my entire Chrysler 300 covered without refilling), and is more trouble than it's worth in general

[@Fredengle]

sud magic you say I am not sure if you noticed this but I am a fire equipment researcher that nozzle looks like it is an aereated type nozzle in fire fighting such a nozzle would be used to create a fire suppressant called low expansion foam dish soap is an example of a product that could be used as a firefighting foam your welcome for me expanding your brain

[@Gunner_Tom]

I would like to see more including the chapin g5502 from Lowe’s. Their video shows lots of foam but OEM videos can sometimes be misleading.

[@djs89lx]

Is the Grants from Harbor Freight a better choice if just using a garden hose?

[@jumper233]

Curious what your water supply PSI is. I have 62 PSI out of my garden hose. Wondering if available pressure makes a difference.

[@jeffkraus1457]

Please show us applying car was foam soap thru a HVLP paint gun. Interested in the results.

[@TensaZangetsu63]

The Sudmagic is on sale at Amazon for $27 currently

[@sigiti2]

what type of spray bottles are to be used? where do you recommend they be bought? RESPECT!

[@Kage_red1]

I really dig your videos, I have pressure washer and foam cannon but I live in nyc and I have to wheel it to the curb and run a cord out there and it’s too much hassle, got a adams foam gun in a bundle.

[@Hakirts]

Would useing concentrated soap make a difference in the first one? Seems like it only draws a small amount of soap thruw the straw. So haveing a soap and water mixture in the bottle makes it very "watery". Can you test this?

[@longislandcerealkiller6385]

Why I'm I so obsessed putting one ounce of Wolfgang red in with my honey dew foamer

[@rjal6528]

That's the best foam gun that you've tested?

[@Maineuser]

So very helpful for a newbie! Thank you. Will skip the Chemical Guy’s Foam Blaster 6, maybe, in lieu of Sud-Magic or Adams? (I have found both, but which is best?). Looking around, however, I found Foamaster @ AutoGeek (previously Wolfgang?), and wondered if it was even better yet. Seems I’m still learning! Really, too, want the most foam. The Touareg really throws heavy grime all over the back. This senior can’t do it that often. Will you advise on the foamiest (for presoak) shampoo, possibly, please?

[@dylanbesaw7256]

Foam guns create a wet foam and foam cannons create a dry foam

[@shoemaker924]

can you try the adams premium foam gun?

[@bman6502]

The size hose you use is critical. He’s using one of those coil hoses which provides very low pressure. You can see when he’s spraying, I can piss with more pressure than that… 😅 I have one of these and it works very well, but I use a 3/4” hose with 70psi pressure..

[@renogunzddragon1900]

70 psi pressure .thats the difference.

[@tzehuan]

Just out of curiosity, what will happen if you connect these garden hose foam guns to a pressure washer? Does it just break apart since they aren't made for that psi?

[@jonathanoh4100]

Great channel! I am seriously considering a Ryobi PW with the “upgrades” you suggest. As for foam guns, I was surprised how bad the ones in your video worked. I have only ever used a Gilmour foam gun and it produces substantially more foam than the ones in your video. If you are interested in showing your viewers better preforming models, that work does work. They have more than one model, mine is the one that shows visible brass. It looks just like the Wolfgang model.

[@daveetters4254]

Jax wax has one that works good

[@justicegusting2476]

Have you ever thought about decaf?

[@joser6798]

Battery powered foam cannons work much better than garden hose foam cannons

[@jermainedouglas7301]

Only way to get them to somewhat “foam” is to put pure soap in there which is honestly way too expensive of a way to wash the car

[@mambo12345]

Put warm water in bottle when mixing x

[@TheLaidbackBiker]

I'm just gonna wash like I did in 1966. Bucket soap rag. Boom Wash and done.

[@renogunzddragon1900]

Rag ?? Boom swirls galore

[@RobertFuregno]

I have a simonez one that works fine for 12.99

[@johnnynapalm4180]

I wonder if someone tapped a threading for a 1.4mm orifice in the sud magic, if it would produce more pressure and get more foam??

[@robergergawi9904]

Which foam cannon would you choose as far as the quality and the foam MTM or MJJC? Thanks 🙏

[@shivansieunarine710]

Mjjc

[@jackleonard2088]

Josh I have an Amazon basics foam gun with a mckillans washer and Pink hooked up to my pressure washer with the small orrifice but don’t get any foam unless I turn the soap canister upside down. What the heck am I doing wrong?

[@MarcYanOfficial]

For the first time I'd say the Chemical Guys foam gun is the best. I just threw up in my mouth saying that 🤯

[@camsreviews5115]

test the Chemical Guys Torq Foam Gun

[@shumardi1]

I think you don’t get as much foam because the higher flow rate dilutes the soap too much.

[@vinceriggio72]

Harbor Freight has one by "Grants" at about 16 dollars and its just O.K. And do they recommend pure soap in the bottle because of the high water volume?

[@martymccord9875]

I have the Grant's one. Works great for me with meguiars hyper wash. For me its equal performance to the second one he used in this video

[@dylanbesaw7256]

What's going on Josh love you videos bro

[@bunnachab389]

i want to buy such equipment ,i am in cambodia

[@JamesJilk]

Looks more like a foam dribbler than a foam cannon.

[@detailit]

I use a garden hose foamer. Not bad. Best option I have for now. Hey Josh, Gilmour makes one that has good Brass fittings on it. Probably the Best garden hose foamer i have seen; very pricey though. Great video!

[@dennismcdonald1962]

Launches is into a lengthy commercial for his sponsor skil something right at the start. Then he reviews three no name guns. He is a sponsor pawn.

[@henryreyes8947]

Try just using soap with out adding water see if that makes a difference

[@imjoshv]

Yea it probably would… but then the problem is how much product you are using

[@canfaller]

try some steel wool

[@TheTuffOnes]

Mr. Josh, I first want to thank you for making your videos as I have learned a great deal from you. I am appreciative. I hope you take this constructively. You always look very angry in your videos and everything that you say comes out sounding quite "gruff", even when it's positive. I was watching some of your videos very early in the morning today when I was trying to make a decision and some product and I found that my heart actually started beating rapidly because you sound very irritated by being bothered to compare products and in a hurry. I sometimes get the feeling that you have preconceived notions about a product and feel that they're not worth bothering to test what you're just going through the motions for our sake. Again, I do NOT mean this to be negative. It's just feedback as, I have to confess, I have cut some of your videos short because you sound extremely rushed and angry and that makes me start feeling high strung and my heart starts beating fast. I'm a very easy-going person who ENJOYS the thrust of many of the content that you provide but I don't tune in regularly because of what I just described. I actually feel sort of terrible even bringing that up because I'm a very sensitive person myself but I know that if I feel this way I couldn't be the only one. You CERTAINLY do NOT NEED me as a subscriber, obviously, with your following. I have no way to contact you personally to just give creative feedback, which I hope this is how it's taken. To summarize, it just kind of feels like you are palpably bothered and annoyed by doing videos even though that obviously could not be the case because you do tons of them. What does particular video it could have been enormously informative and I looked back at it and looked through your follow-ups repeatedly and never found anything following it up. You seem like you were angry having to even belittle yourself to the point of reviewing garden sprayer soap creators. They are entirely different animal than a shaving cream type producing foam cannon for a pressure washer. Your video almost makes those of us who do not want to dig out, assemble, and utilize a pressure washer and various accessories thereof of and find a way to store them, on top of it, feel like we are considered some kind of sub life. It took me a while to work up to typing this to you. I would make it private if I could. I checked and I couldn't find a way to contact you personally. I only wanted to give you feedback because, as much work as you do to bring us these videos, they could actually be elevated quite a bit if you showed some enthusiasm or at least didn't look so angry in them. I'm pretty much expecting you to delete/hide my comment and I have no qualms with that. It really isn't meant for other's eyes to start with. I recognize you as an individual that has quite an analytical mind. I am one of those individuals myself so I thought that you may find my following test interesting. I'm only choosing to share it with you because, as stated, I perceive that you are an exceptionally intelligent individual with a very analytical mind that would appreciate the content and the results of my test. I have a suspicion that you might be quite adverse to reading it though! Something tells me that you don't have the patience to do so 😉 but I THINK that you would find it interesting and I would love to hear your feedback/thoughts: The fundametal element that would produce foam or not, is all in the head of the sprayer. I discovered this when the handsoap and dishwashing soap industry discover that they could greatly water down their product and add a special pump which volumizes watered down liquid soap and sell it for five times more. Most people think that it is the soap that is special. It's not. It is in the pump. I figured out how to reuse these "special" soap containers by watering down normally priced full quality liquid detergents and soaps and reusing the exact same container thus getting the exact same "luxury foam". It doesn't clean my hands or dishes any better and, in FACT, the actual quantity of actual active soap required is FAR greater than that of a traditional pump. But people THINK that they are getting a luxury hand wash or luxury washing their dishes when, in fact, they are simply using hyper-aerated watered down soap/detergent and paying five times the price for it. When I was still working in the water treatment industry, (WQA, Water Quality Association of America Certified) I actually conducted tests with people. Every single solitary time they swore up and down that the hyper-aerated, watered down foam solution cleaned their dishes and hands FAR better than the straight solution. This, of course, was utter nonsense but they believed it because of the visual of the foam. The TRUTH was that it was LESS effective BUT a small tiny amount, due to the hyper-aeration, would squeeze into smaller nooks and crannies than liquid would. It took quite a lot more of the foam to actually clean though. I took my test one step further. This was before ANY companies figured out that putting a foam sprayer on their water down bath and shower cleaners made people think that they were working better. I came up with the idea before they did! Or, at least before they implemented it. I took three famous brand names of bath and shower cleaners and I put modified sprayers on them after watering them down sufficiently to produce a foam. I told people that I was simply testing out brands blindly to get feedback. I purchased six spray bottles from Home Depot and attach the original sprayer to three of them with full strength solution and my modified foam sprayer to the other three, to which I had watered down the solution with distilled water. I added a drop of food coloring to each one so that the original formula would not be detectable if somebody were to be familiar. In every single occasion...EVERY SINGLE ONE, the watered down hyper-aerated foams won! EVERY SINGLE TIME. The amount of product used with the control bottles was FOUR to SIX TIMES that of the non watered down "virgin" (except for food coloring) versions. In actuality, I had watered down, with distilled water, the original formulas 1:1 SO the users were actually consuming 300% to 500% MORE soap/detergent to effect the SAME result. I did not measure quantity of water used to rinse the product off as one might when comparing a shaving cream type producing foam cannon on a vehicle. That would be rather impossible to do using my simple testing methods. I just thought that you might find that somewhat interesting as you seem like you've rather analytical mind. I want to thank you very much for taking the time out of your exceptionally busy day. I want you to know that you are appreciated!

[@RyanMonoxide]

Wow. These don’t seem that great. I have a Griots Garage water hose foam gun and it makes quite an impressive layer of sticking foam compared to these showed. I use either Mothers Carnuba wash and wax, Griots Brilliant shine, or Jay Leno’s Garage Wash and wax and it makes fantastic foam with all 3. I use it when I can’t use a pressure washer and I have been impressed with it. Highly recommended the Griot’s foam gun for those who don’t want or have a pressure washer.

[@dirrecgaming]

Doesn't matter the foam doesn't clean without a wipe. Let foam sit clean move on.

[@AverageReviewsYT]

Tldw: no. The second to last one.. super Suddsy.. but no..

[@humayunakbar5277]

Thats pretty useless when you are washing car outside

[@snoona001]

Not impressed by anyone of them.

[@imjoshv]

Me neither really

[@utmark07]

I have the torq one and it’s trash.

[@dylanbesaw7256]

Yes it is😂😂

[@imjoshv]

yea none of them perform very well. It "technically" foams but no where near an actual foam cannon

[@eddiemelikian2440]

Why the backwards ballcap? Why the ballcap period?

[@imjoshv]

Easier and faster than hair gel

[@allnovieveryday]

Guess theres no good alternatives to a true pressure washer. Thanks

[@JCMaxi]

20 minute video, about 45 seconds of actual usage and drum roll......they all suck. 40k views, 619 likes. Says it all.

[@Kaiser333333]

yea but it did save me from wasting money on all of these, so there is that :)

[@sportsmansparadice42]

Dude those all sucked.

[@jago5300]

ALL JUNK. AND LET THE MANUFACTURER KNOW THAT I SAID SO.

[@stanleyprendergast2133]

So basically crap

[@rottenbassist777]

Those are all pure trash. I didn't any foam just a soapy water stream

[@JardaniBosvich]

Junk!

[@johnnyv5995]

These are useless. Thanks for letting us know.

[@harisyoung4110]

Yea it useless for car washing.. i'd ended up using those to bath my dogs with undilluted soap in the bottle.. it works perfect for that to spread soap evenly..

[@BenBingohoha]

Video sucks. Should have taken a break. If you’re mad about some thing really comes off through you.

[@imjoshv]

Sorry you didnt like the video.. I wasnt upset about anything so im not sure what youre referring to

[@johnsanderson2968]

Garbage