Foaming Car Without Power Washer - Foam Gun Car Wash

[@senorpablo6444]

I'm sure you may not see this comment because its an old video but your an inspiration and you don't even know it. Scott, thank you for what you do! keep up the videos!

[@woolval1793]

I've become addicted to your videos, I haven't been outside in several days. My truck now hates me, it feels so neglected. All this knowledge has my head swirling and my Amazon credit card is maxed out, boxes all over my office. I think my wife is going to leave me... Keep 'em coming, I love your videos!!

[@92F0XBody]

I typically use mine on setting “C”. I fill the canister about 3/4 with water and then a couple ounces of soap (3-4) will do my car two or three times (small Miata). I use the one bucket method with 3-4 wash mitts and it’s been working great. Wonderful investment for all the lubrication in the world! Even works well with purple power soap, although i find myself using 6oz or so in the canister instead of 3-4 to get actual foam. Otherwise it looks like water and runs off the paint too fast.

[@hallmarksdetailingllc8078]

Awesome video, I could see this being more efficient then a power washer on not so dirty vehicles. Especially as a mobile detailer, or someone washing in direct sunlight. PPVBW 4-6OZ, fill rest with water. Spray foam onto car. Wash. Rinse Rinse out mitt with the water nozzle. Reconnect Go onto the next panel. Faster then carrying a bucket around, carrying a pressure washer around, hooking a pressure washer up, filling up buckets, etc. Don't see it working exceptionally well on neglected vehicles though, as that would require a power washer.

[@sikkinixxmc]

Add a short piece of hose with a quick disconnect and then you will have a flooding action like an actual hose with no nozzle. Helps to sheet the water less drying

[@algardner2391]

Thanks for making the video! I had the same model in Australia which is sold and branded by a local Auto parts store, Repco. Unfortunately I gave it to my old neighbour when I moved to the UK. Now that I know it's also branded by Gilmore I can get it again. Tip, I used to fill the reservoir like you with product but found I get as effective suds and coverage by filling with water then adding a few squirts of product. Saves Brrrrrttting that money away as I also used the foam to rinse my mitt.

[@Voltis-5]

I use the one that you used with a little garden house with a little 4oz bottle for a maintenence wash. Love that thing. Thanks for another helpful vid.

[@My.Mylabear]

I have the exact one Scott! And yep it's the foammaster 2 series. I got it off of Amazon. Really love the full foam setting as well ( i believe its letter E) and yes it does eat up a lot of soap but I didn't fill mine all the way up like you did. I filled it with about a quarter full of the bottle with Meguiar's gold class car wash to do my entire car (Both as a pre-wash and then again when using the mitt) LOVE mine. I don't have a pressure washer but this works just fine. My car doesn't get too dirty anyway. But if it did, this would still help in my opinion.

[@RB54DaBears]

Love my Gilmore, mine is going strong for a year and a half now. Great investment

[@hvega8199]

What brand soap? Great video

[@RCGJR_]

Scott, i’m new to your channel, video suggestion, a full on through carwash, beginning to end no talking just pure ASMR car wash. Much love from Canada ♥️

[@Simpleautodetailing]

Literally perfect timing I was just looking at foam guns on Amazon and saw that Gilmore one but didnt know how it works and was looking at the CG one

[@sierra2562]

Scott i can't say the F word, but you and your videos are F***Kin AWESOME

[@dallaspaintcorrectionautod8343]

I love you dude:)

[@bfielder9097]

Lol juicy foam. Thought I was watching a dirty movie for a second. Quality content as usual.

[@rking6247]

We love you, Scott.

[@gmans7859]

Couldn't agree more, I love ours for that Sunday morn, fresh air, Cup O' Coffee maintenance wash. Don't feel bad. I doofesed out ONCE! with the Pressure Washer Wand. Wasn't plugged together. A 'one/two' bam bam on the front edge of our truck hood. Thank God it's White because now I have a tiny Whiskey dent. :(

[@iscariotmadeo4672]

That's what I was thinking getting an economical car shampoo that I wont mind using so much of it.

[@BrianMiller1973]

Mitchell Baltazar it’s not great, but the Meguiars soap at Costco is a good value.

[@remus421]

I have one of those.I fill the canister with water minus 2 oz then add about 2 oz of chemical guys gloss workz soap.soaps up the panels as much as filling the whole canister with soap,much more efficient .P.S. thats my one bucket system!

[@kimijonghighball9626]

Very informative, Scott. Didn’t know that type of foam gun existed. Better than the HarborFreight gun.

[@dallaspaintcorrectionautod8343]

More foam than harbor freight.. Harbor freight is great for light cleaning and car isn't really dirty

[@tucobenedicto109]

I have mine and used my lifetime warranty. I mix 2 ounces concetrate with water. Same as remus but with Mr. Pink. I bought a gilmour quick disconnect adapter not a cheap one and a fire nozzle from dixon for garden hose. It has a bumper so it shold not scratch your car if it hits. So i switch from fire nozzle to faomer with the same shut off valve you have.

[@biggstan870]

I own the Adams foam gun & it works pretty good too. Definitely efficient on soap. But the one have is nicest I've seen besides the Adams brand. Great footage here,Brother!

[@Carlos.Rivera]

This with multiple mitts/wash pad are the best way to prevent scratches

[@eeiichill]

You're the man thanks for all of the tips and tricks hard work on videos , and just a good guy with positive energy we appreciate you. This is CHILL from Charlotte North Carolina,

[@Poconogreyhound]

I've had this exact product for years. I have a foam gun as well but its great if you're not interested in purchasing a power washer and foam cannon. I had the same issue a few times with the actual canister and foam tip flying off, I thought it was only me but good to know others have done it. Even with well water pressure of 55psi this works well (more foam with hot water).

[@6point1hemi]

It’s the exact one I use. Sometimes I’m lazy to hook up the power washer. This does the trick.

[@ryans4116]

I deffintley like the pressure washer better. I first started off with one of those and then upgaraded to an adams 2.0 washer and work amazing

[@Kablemodem]

If you add a quick disconnect to your hose you could easily switch between the foam gun nozzle and another nozzle that would be better for rinsing.

[@Butterffinger5678]

I take another spray nozzle that I hooked a male connector to, and lock to "on", and connect that to the sprayer that connects to the foam cannon. Works great to get that spray pattern, Scott! 👍🏻

[@bboylorettoEight08]

what's up Scott great video !

[@herse83]

Yes!! Thanks for doing a real review on this. I love mine

[@videomaniac108]

I got the CG one with the brand name Torq which looks very similar to the Gilmore one here, except that I think the quick connect/disconnect on the gun of the CG gun is better. I use the CG Glossworkz at a mixing ratio of 4 oz product to 28 oz of water at a setting of 4 and get a good foam that covers the entire car.

[@chavezcustomdetailing9540]

Dang it Scott and I thought you were going to pull a Matt moreman episode that will last an hour to see you wash your car.😆

[@CMDR_Birb]

Hey you are doing his wrong. You don't need to fill it all with soap. I bought this btw. Works good. TIP: Only put FEW CAPS of soap. Rest with warm-hot water. Shake it up. Only need to put a little bit of soap in the bottom.

[@slimey831]

Whats the best foam gun at a good price?

[@4G12]

With a foam gun like this I won't even need buckets to wash cars. Nice.

[@crlaw75]

It looks like a dial-a-spray unit that you would use to spray lawn weeds with.

[@ericsade5961]

I have the metal version and the nozzle does have a good range of patterns depending on how much you squeeze. Not sure why it didn't work for you

[@robertzebrowski5429]

If one uses the Wash and Wax soap product, does the fact that it has wax in it mess up the normal routine of polishing then using a sealant then waxing?

[@dallaspaintcorrectionautod8343]

No, the wax within most soaps is filled with hype:) Plus if your going to polish after washing you should be using a clay bar if need or at the very least a paint prep before polishing and any residue will be removed anyway

[@peterv1806]

Another excellent video Scott. Thank you so much for all that you do. I always learn a lot from you.

[@ronschroeder585]

I never go over the same panel more than once.. Starts wiping same spot twice as he breaks rule😂🤣😂

[@well_as_an_expert_id_say]

For anybody watching this now, use turtlewax ice hybrid foam. Cheap but amazing for guns. Use liberally

[@ericcurlett811]

Do you have any problems with it leaking after two years of use?

[@djdrake5379]

Do these foam guns come with the quick disconnects included? Wanted to confirm before ordering.

[@edubb2491]

In one of your other vids..you mention to foam the car and not to rinse first?

[@sushh1]

Tip: Don't use your nice soap for this, you gotta use a lot of soap if you want that kind of foam. (Well, at least a lot more than if you're using a foam cannon)

[@PARIS8500]

Which is why I just donated mine to Goodwill. Wasted a LOT of soap and the "foam" was UNDERWHELMING. The process just took way too long. Either wash your car with the bucket system or get a foam cannon and power washer.

[@PARIS8500]

And if you have a light-colored car ---》The cannon is a gimmick.

[@sushh1]

@@PARIS8500 2 month follow up. Nice.

[@mckenzie062006]

What kind of interior detailer product would you recommend to keep a new car clean with leather interior just to keep dirt down from building up?

[@messileopards4939]

How do you connect it to the regular garden hose? Thanks

[@gotdamnjimi9758]

What happens if your car is in direct sunlight

[@simon3173]

Hey Scott - awesome video..as usual. Just for the record, ever since I got addicted to your channel, I noticed that I started using some of your linguistic style and expressions... So I hope it's Ok with you. As far as foaming a car, what I do in my world to keep things simple is to use a hand-held pump spray (cost less than 10 bucks) to pre-soak and as clay luber. That Gilmore foamer doesn't work for me - it feels more like a pressure-washer that gave up the ghost...

[@travisf7849]

I have one as well but its a no name. It works just fine. From what I remember I don't recall it ever saying to fill it up with soap. If you fill it up with just soap there better be a hell of a lot of suds.

[@JPlightguypa]

So if doing this on a black car would using the spray wax method be good prior to drying?

[@lji2000]

Looks like the soap is Purple Power! 😄

[@beast11135]

I bought a cheap walmart one that looks like this one. Has the similar gauge I'm guessing they used one of these when they designed It.

[@mckenzie062006]

What soap are you using in the video?

[@juangamez832]

What’s the best way to dry off the car after washing it and what micro fiber towel do you recommend to do so with out scratching the car?

[@clmcls]

I use a leaf blower or a drying towel from the rag company. I will try to look-up the name of it.

[@batmanlovesbassfishin6747]

Wednesday afternoon.....we finally got some RAIN here in Sunny AZ. My truck got rained on, now I have traffic film..bummer☹️

[@dallaspaintcorrectionautod8343]

I'm sure you will have sun soon, hang in there:)

[@rbbartho1]

Works well. But I use a car wash brush on a broomstick for a fast scrub. Then rinse and done. Car washed and rinsed in 10 minutes.

[@jg11596]

what is the benefit of using a foam gun like this or a powered foam cannon, versus using a good two bucket wash system?

[@CMDR_Birb]

Helps with presoak and loosening up stuff.

[@mojavisanz597]

This is a great method on easy on the checkbook. Thank you brother! 👊🏼

[@Hot-1LE]

from what i read warm distilled water in the foam thing will give better sudds, any experience there?

[@flopkin]

I have that exact one. I use cheap soap for it, it does work, it’s not great, but it’s not terrible either. A good budget buy for some fun that works decent.

[@bigd9848]

Wow 😲 that is a lot of foam 👍🏻Great informative video ✊Thanks

[@stephencannon3140]

Spray from the top down….rinse to loosen dirt and dust first. Make a note of car washes….the first thing they do is pre scrub the exterior…..that is agitating the dirt and mixing it into your paint. Think about that next visit. I finally saw the light on automated car washes and…not again. Spent $900 on a Ceramic Coating…with Claybar, paint correction and the coating application…..I am not about to ruin it with the automated washes. Use microfiber towels!!! Well worth the investment but get color coded ones. You can make your own color codes but stick to it. If you accidentally use a interior towel on exterior surface…bad but not end of the world…..don’t toss, that towel once dirty can be used for the real dirty areas, tires, brake dust, door jams etc….NOt on external paint. You might be able to get away with it for glass but follow up with a dedicated glass towel!

[@russellgleixner]

Dallas Paint Correction, Is that the Blue Coral soap in your gun in this video? Looks to be pink in your canister??

[@lji2000]

Thought about getting this vs the pressure washer and foam cannon and went with the latter combo. Nice to see a review on the Gilmour

[@mamacass7967]

I just got into washing and detailing my own car so I'm a super beginner. Can someone please tell me what the issue is with washing in direct sunlight? I live in Southern California and have a south facing garage lol :( thanks!

[@dalemonroyalarcon5009]

One thing. Don't do a hand wash first. Rinse car then use foam gun. Then rinse after a min or 30 seconds and then rinse it again. Then do the same thing but you use the microfiber towel that you have

[@dalemonroyalarcon5009]

Then you can go into detail and removing scratches

[@marioskosmidhs9454]

Dear Scott, you have used this foam gun in a past video ,in NEW CAR PREP, witch you used with purple power soap

[@dallaspaintcorrectionautod8343]

I never film me using it in action, I just talked about it in a past video.. Is that okay?

[@marioskosmidhs9454]

Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing i am very sorry scott i didnt mean to correct you BUT to show you how big FAN of your channel i am, that i remember details even in old videos because in keep watching them.again and again and i am learning from you!!!!!

[@dallaspaintcorrectionautod8343]

@@marioskosmidhs9454 oh my friend I love you:) I hate when messages can be taken the wrong way! So sorry:( I thought you were saying I actually showed me using this in action before.. Your right though, I did say I don't use the foam gun professionally and I understand how that can be confusing since I showed it in another video.. I was just testing at the time if the purple power soap would work well in the foam gun.. My bad, I should have clarified.. No disrespect to you at all and I will take the blame for miss understanding your initial message.. Boy sometimes I hate messages and text messages, I miss the days we actually had to talk:)

[@marioskosmidhs9454]

Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing love you scott, keep up be safe .... I am invite you to visit Greek islands in the future..

[@Emt4medcare81]

Hey Scott!, Can i use Sprayer nozzle attachments that came with my Foam Cannon off of amazon with the sprayer, or is the spray handle quick connect different sizes??

[@stupudasso11]

Can you put a pressure nozzle tip on it

[@dallaspaintcorrectionautod8343]

I don't think so:(

[@ghostmercenary5227]

Boy do I love the Jersey Accent

[@teemuleppa3347]

i only use foam to prewash and just rinse it off....then use 2 buckets to do the actual wash

[@ronbeeman1163]

Thanks Scott

[@carlosgarza9182]

Where did you buy that gun

[@dallaspaintcorrectionautod8343]

Amazon

[@sebastianb5036]

What is your opininion on combining a wash mitt with a sponge? While microfibre mitts are much safer for the clear coat, I find sponges much better at lubricating the surface. With a mitt I loose all the liquid inside pretty soon and uncontrollable while with a sponge I can controll exactly when and how much shampoo water I want to release. Now I thought about cutting a sponge a bit to funnel it into a washmit to get the best of both worlds. Did you try that? Has anyone? I know there are washpads - which in my opinion are to thin and don't really fit into ones hand comfortably. There are also sponges with microfibres around them - but it's very cheap microfibre.

[@dallaspaintcorrectionautod8343]

I'm sorry but I don't use sponges:( But it sounds like your having luck with them so I would keep using them

[@sebastianb5036]

Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing No I use a Mitt, but I have used a Sponge before. I'd love to have back the high absorption properties combined with the ability to pull in dirt. I also want to thank you for your video on PH neutral car soaps. I found out it is really triggering to the car cleaning enthusiasts that there 30 Dollar per half a liter car soap doesn't necesserally clean better than a 6 Dollar discounter counterpart and that a good car shampoo is basically just about lubrication. I really appreciate you for not repeating all the marketing babble manufacturers always try to tell us.

[@rob-lw7be]

@@sebastianb5036 have you tried the incredipad by microfiber madness it cleans good and holds about a gallon of soap solution

[@sebastianb5036]

Robert G A whole gallon? The washmitt I'm currently using is considered one of the best with around 1,2 litres. That would be three times as much. I might give it a try. I've seen it some time ago but I didn't like the colour of the fibres. I prefer white to see any captured dirt particles. What I generaly don't like about washpads is their layout. I imagine they're easy to drop since don't have a tight grip. If i had to create one I would make a extra thick one. To improve Volume and therefore carrying capacity. I would pick roughly the layout of the Sonax Multischwamm. Decent size, easy to grip but sadly lacking a good thick microfibre layer

[@rob-lw7be]

@@sebastianb5036 if you want one that's easy to grip get the regular incredipad and not the incredipad xl. The incredipad is the size of a sponge and has a foam core which is why it holds a good amount of soap

[@ScotWalt858]

Nicely done! Thanks

[@javierrivera7522]

I bought one and cant wait to use it too bad i cant use it today tomorrow will be raining

[@chuckb.5076]

Ha ha! Love the vid. Very honest and fun. Thank you.

[@musatahir1901]

i love you too dad

[@bayshark7o7]

Thank u. Great review

[@jackanderson2983]

They sell these at walmart for $20. They work great!

[@shmutube]

Damn, you really gotta fill it all up with soap??? I may have to experiment with that... Maybe creating something to take space for the bottom half and try an ounce or two with that... Maybe even using some aerator material stuffed in the outlet nozzle... Hhhmmmmm... 🤔🤔🤔

[@glockfan87]

Good job sir!

[@markman090]

Canadian viewers: Princess auto has one of these exact models under the brand Chapin

[@MrBudpln]

Any wax on that thing?

[@dallaspaintcorrectionautod8343]

Nope , I stripped the wax off it last week:)

[@Big_Old_Dog]

Jeeze Scott...you're costing me a fortune! ;)

[@ItsMeJbird]

Couldn't you just thin the soda? 50/50

[@boyddawson9237]

Great video

[@J1Z06]

i bought a griot's for $39.99(why does auto zone across the street have it for much less?) don't care for it. a power washer and a maxshine are coming!

[@bobbyjones2112]

Your accent sounds like Howard Stern! 🎙📻

[@Gnetbird]

What about walking the dog, watering the forest ( the yard). Going to the movies? on Sat morning? Workcholic anybody? Great job. 😁😎☺

[@DivineTrueGod]

All these foam guns are nothing more than marketing hype ... i have been mixing laundry soap liquids with plain tap water at 1:10 ratio in a spray bottle and used to wash my black BMW for the past 5 years and i can promise you there are n scratches and no marrings on my paint at all. I use Ultima Paint Guard every 6 months as recommended by Scott in one of his videos and that bottle has lasted all these years. I have been using only diluted laundry soap to wash my cars and wax with Ultima Paint Guard for the past 5 years and couldn't be happier.

[@dallaspaintcorrectionautod8343]

ok

[@omarperez7368]

Gracias amigo

[@J-A2013]

The best of the best

[@hotwheelcollector16]

I don't need 2 buckets

[@sahhull]

Ive got one of these, or it looks the same. Best £12 spent. Ive got one because I cant find a foam cannon that will fit my jetwash

[@victorgodinez77my]

Yeah but super slow foam it looks like me taking a leak after too many blue 🌙 beer 😆 😆

[@tonylyons1274]

Or pick a expensive foam soap if you have a big bank account lol

[@Knards]

I bought one from Chemical guys a few years ago. I use it on the Mustang, rinse the car off, spray the foam on and let it run off, then rinse it. THEN, being truly anal, I wash the car with ONR

[@tkx86]

yeah nah doesnt work as well.... 100% 1500 psi plus power washer with near couple gallon flow and you be sweet with a cheap 20 us dollar foam cannon. Use good foam turn it up high and you sweet as. be coating that bad boy in sticky icky shaving foam.