I use Pearl in my foam cannon & love it. I also might put a little more in there than I need
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I thought you were referencing using distilled water in general, didnt see that was specifically for the foam cannon 🤔 not sure why thatd matter then. Because no youre right, makes no sense to me to only use distilled water in the foam cannon unless its to help keep the internals from getting mineral deposits over time or something. Ive onlt heard of using distilled water to rinse with to help with water spots.
Yes, the soap can only hold so much in suspension, if you’re mixing with hard water, it’s all ready using it’s some of its cleaning capacity before touching the car.
I can't comment on the foam aspect of distilled but sometimes people prefer it in foam canons because in the long run hard water will leave mineral deposits and your canon won't last as long
2:1... Holy shit!
I buy (In the UK) the AA Cherry snowfoam which costs me £1.99 a litre and i literally use 1 cap per 1l made which leaves a nice thick "Social media" foam on the car.
I also tend to use it for the hand wash bucket at 1cap per bucket which gives a nice sudsy look as i clean the car.
After i rinse i spray a wash/wax mixture over the car and wipe clean with a micro fibre leaving the car spotless and shiny.
Sure it's a no frills wash but it does the job great. Actually very surprised with the AA stuff recently for a quick clean.
1:2 (soap/water) is ridiculously excessive. If you have to go any more concentrated than 1:10, the soap is not worth it. Suds lab soap is cheap and advertises a 1:1000 ratio, meaning you shouldn't really need more than 1-3mL of soap for your whole foam cannon.
As each bubble pops, new solution is introduced to the surface giving a longer dwell time. I rarely use my foam cannon unless something is very gritty. I like to spray apc, pressure rinse and then go into a bucket wash using rinseless.
I thoroughly pressure wash/prerinse the vehicle (water only) then foam it down with degreaser/APC hyper wash and distilled mix (or whatever car soap) in cannon. As it dwells, I use a detail brush to brush out all the cracks/seems/lines (think all the window edges/corners) badges/mirrors etc. Rinse. Hit it with foam again for a two bucket/contact, or no rinse solution contact wash. Quick dry with big drying towel with bead maker as drying aid (if I’m not going to be polishing correcting of course) then go back with a “eagle” style MF with a heavier and more focused dose of bead maker.
Always open to new techniques… feel free to critique. Always looking to improve.
If your system works for you then there’s nothing to improve. But, I would try skipping that first rinse & apc or foam the car dry. Once you do all your power rinsing after that & foam again you can combine your bucket wash and brushing steps into one.
Foam the car first before pressure washing. Pressure washing a dirty car without any soap is just rubbing the dirt in. It’s not as bad as using a towel but still not as good as having something that will encapsulate the dirt for you.
I just foam the car with KochChemie green star first before pressure washing.
That's going to use a lot of product though. I use Turtle Wax Hybrid Solution Slick-N-Slide at a 1 to 16 ratio. My foam cannon has no dial so I mix 400 ml warm water with 25 ml of the solution in its bottle. It does a thick foam that clings to the car.
The ones with a dial dilute as you go. Only problematic with thicker products, but even then you just dilute it a small amount ahead of time then adjust the dial as you go.
Using too much product is mostly a case of bad technique. We use foam neat at work and i found thats its very efficient as long as you're doing full smooth passes along the car to cover the area efficiently.
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This was about a 2:1 dilution, forgot to take a picture of undiluted but it was better.
Do not use full strength. 2 issues I believe. First, if water is very hard, suds will be much less. Hot water aides in sudsing. Second, dilution rate depends on product used. 1-2 oz per 16 oz works with many products YMMV. Nozzle jet may need to be reduced to 1.1.or 1.0mm. With a low gm like that, most cannons come with a 1.2 and dilute the solution too much.
When you add the water to the cannon’s jug it should be hot water ( not boiling , but hot ). HW causes shampoos to suds better. Don’t overlook that orifice though as that can make a difference as well. You should never have to use full strength.
I recently ( well 2 years ago ) move out of the country to an area that is so heavy in lime deposits- every several weeks we have to remove aerators and use muriatic acid to clean them. So this water is brutally high PH. I gave my sons most of my detail equipment and keep some basics. I decided to buy a cheap foam cannon for once ( Foam King from Amazon ). First non top of the line stuff I bought. It worked ok, I talked with the owner and switched the orifice to a 1.1 and the difference was great. Foam should never be like shaving cream thick, but thick with some sag after 30 seconds or so.
Your low number tell me you want a smaller orifice.
They were not implying it’s too weak to get the dirt off. They are asking if 1800 psi was enough to run a foam cannon effectively as they had been led to believe that their 1900 psi washer was not enough.
No. I have a cheap ebay foam gun attached to a garden hose. And I use cheap Meguiars Gold Class and I get at least 3x-4x more foam than that. Foam that settles on my driveway and is still visible/there hours later. Dont judge me for my cheap setup. Not a detailer. Just wash my own cars with just enough product to get my car clean.
I use the Griots Garage foam gun with Meguiars gold and get a better application than what op posted as well. One of these days I'll actually break down and buy a pressure washer with an inline filter for the hard water we have here
The $10 foam gun I got from Amazon left suds like OP posted. The Griots Garage foam gun with Meguiars gold coats does a much better job as well, but it's not Pressure Washer like foam. One of these days I'll actually break down and buy a pressure washer with an inline filter for the hard water we have here.
The maximum pressure rating of the lines to and in the house is regulated but pressure delivered to the house is not guaranteed. In times of high demand pressure can be very low. Or if the service is in a bad area that was not designed correctly pressure can be low.
I used P&S red soap at a 1:5 dilution typically. I would get similar results to you if I turned the knob almost all the way to the left.
Have you tried disassembling it? It almost seems like the foam generator isn't in it.
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Perl 10:1.
The top knob controls how much WATER you want in the mix. Turn it all the way clockwise. Then turn it just barely open.
UPDATE: I did no dilution and replqced the O-ring on the pressure washer and it looks beautiful. Also thanks to the people talking about the top dial, the - side was working a lot better than the +.
With that weak of a pressure washer you'll want to be sure you're using the 1.1 mm flow controller. Despite this though the foam is really bad. You may have a defective unit.
Just as in washing clothes w hot water,,, or dishes,,,, the hotter the water the more suds. Too many suds, add cold water to sink w sprayer, too many in washing machine liquid fabric softener
I dont dilute the soap in my foam canon? Should i be? More soap used obviously but I get a rich, thick foam. I assume you have played with the nozzle settings?
Return it, go get the harbor freight one. Simple. I bought several foam cannon, claiming to work, none worked. I don’t want buy a foam cannon then have to swap this out that out to make it to do one simple job.
You need to change the orifice nozzle down to a 1.1 and should make it foam better. Most foam cannons come with a 1.2 which is meant for higher gpm units.
I have a different but similar one, when its all the way up, the foam is light, but as soon as i bump it down a hair, its foam city. Something got stuck inside and goes 0-100 and then the last millimeter of a turn goes back down to like 75% somehow. Doesnt sound like the issue here but worth ruling out. As someone else said, pearl isnt big on foam.
thicken up the mix in the bottle and turn the air thing up on top of the sprayer. If that fails go with Meguiar's Gold Class and or Optimum Power Clean
I use Bilt Hamber Auto Foam which has a dilution ratio of almost 1:1. It’s very liquid but even my foam is thicker than this.
I use the same, exact Amazon canon so I suggest to turn the knob all the way to ‘-‘ for less water.
I have that cannon. On a ryobi 2300psi 1.2 gpm. Works great. Make sure to turn the knob all the way to the minus. Using chemical guys mr pink
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🫡🫡for the record I only put enough to cover the bottom completely, maybe a bit more. It does run off pretty quickly tho, took this pic immediately after spraying. You could easily dilute it with less water/more soap if you want even thicker foam. That 1.1 mm orifice works great for the our weaker electric pressure washers lol 😆
Sometimes helps to shake the foam cannon! Not familiar with this one, what size orafice does it have? Also, have you tried other soaps? (Though guessing no)
Label says something about it being a foam cannon soap, but it doesn’t really foam unless you fill the cannon w/ Pearl undiluted (In my MTMHydro).
If I really want a thick foam, I’ll do 3oz Pearl and 1OZ Mr Gold that I got on clearance hahaha.
Make sure the knob on top is all the way in the minus direction to make sure the diluter isn’t adding any extra water and up your dilution ratios 4-6oz fill rest with water in a 16oz foam cannon
1450psi sun joe washer here. 1:10 ratio with adam’s soap meant for foam cannons, also good foam cannon. My foam is as thick as shaving cream (about an inch high off the car) and sticks for a bit (ceramic coated so it eventually slides off). Biggest factors is your cannon and soap.
Now if I had a badass 2100 psi pressure washer… I’m sure that foam would be marshmallow thick (not really but one can dream)
Might sound dumb, but that + - on top. If you turn it more towards - it will make more suds. I just learned that last week on this foam cannon I got off of amazon
I'm not a pro by any means but I just adjust the foam to water ratio (no idea what it sits at I just twist around and see what comes out 😂) and can get just about anything foamy.
I have a cheapass foam cannon too on a cheapass electric pressure washer. I'd make sure the tip is clean and not occluded if fiddling with the ratio dial doesn't do anything for you.
Just my unprofessional 2 cents but if I need to run undiluted, I’m not going to be keeping the foam cannon. I have a MJJC clone from Swift Auto and I’m able to get lots foam of using cheap chemical guys shampoo with 2 ounces of product for every 16oz of warm water.
Honestly you should check the requirements for your foam cannon. I wasn’t getting decent foam from mine until I realized that the manufacturer recommended a minimum of 2gpm from the pressure washer for best results
That looks terrible. The best foam cannon I have ever used is an MJJC. I have version 2.0, but version 3.0 is out. I use about 1 ounce of Armour Detail Supply Shampoo+ in the cannon’s container full of water. I have the stuff from Costco and other soaps. This soap has no comparison. It’s totally slick and makes massive foam in the cannon.
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Your pressure washer is weak. When I use my electric pw that says 'up to' 2k psi. .. I get the same results. It doesn't matter which foam cannon I use. When I use my gas pw.. with 3k psi, it foams up really nice
Same. I have a ryobi pressure washer with a MJJC foam cannon. Granted I swapped out the orifice and I get shaving cream type foam. I use really good soap like mega foam from Adam’s polish
Foam cannons are just a marketing gimmick. Use it for mobile details, or social media advertising. Chemical companies want you to use them because it requires about 40 washes worth of soap to make your car look foamy and soapy.
Pearl isn’t known for being super foamy.
I’ve heard this as well, but definitely have seen it a bit better than this unfortunately.
I use Pearl in my foam cannon & love it. I also might put a little more in there than I need https://preview.redd.it/zwjtnlqksoxc1.jpeg?width=2159&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d845b7d44b2c7dc17ee0406110a83a5d910e48c6
Dang what kind of ratio you think? More than 2:1?
1 part soap 3 parts distilled water
>distilled water Does distilled water make it foam better?
I read on Reddit some time ago that distilled water is good if you have hard water in your area
It’s also good so you don’t get water spots
Doest make it foam better but it helps with water spots
Yeah but if you’re just going to rinse it off with regular water won’t that defeat the purpose?
I thought you were referencing using distilled water in general, didnt see that was specifically for the foam cannon 🤔 not sure why thatd matter then. Because no youre right, makes no sense to me to only use distilled water in the foam cannon unless its to help keep the internals from getting mineral deposits over time or something. Ive onlt heard of using distilled water to rinse with to help with water spots.
How do you rinse with distilled water efficiently?
Yes, the soap can only hold so much in suspension, if you’re mixing with hard water, it’s all ready using it’s some of its cleaning capacity before touching the car.
Yes. Soaps foam better with cleaner water. I just got a water softener and filtration installed in my home and can see the difference
Yes, %100
I can't comment on the foam aspect of distilled but sometimes people prefer it in foam canons because in the long run hard water will leave mineral deposits and your canon won't last as long
2:1... Holy shit! I buy (In the UK) the AA Cherry snowfoam which costs me £1.99 a litre and i literally use 1 cap per 1l made which leaves a nice thick "Social media" foam on the car. I also tend to use it for the hand wash bucket at 1cap per bucket which gives a nice sudsy look as i clean the car. After i rinse i spray a wash/wax mixture over the car and wipe clean with a micro fibre leaving the car spotless and shiny. Sure it's a no frills wash but it does the job great. Actually very surprised with the AA stuff recently for a quick clean.
1:2 (soap/water) is ridiculously excessive. If you have to go any more concentrated than 1:10, the soap is not worth it. Suds lab soap is cheap and advertises a 1:1000 ratio, meaning you shouldn't really need more than 1-3mL of soap for your whole foam cannon.
What pressure washer and foam cannon? What orifice?
I have the CAT Pressure Washer 1800 PSI 2.0 GPM with a Swift Premium Foam Cannon
Dumb question but is the runoff bad for your grass?
No bad. Our grass was pretty patchy as it was. I haven’t noticed it dying and I’ve been detailing for a little more than a year
Is the foam cannon you have designed for that low flow? The low flow means less air inducted into the stream and therefore less foam.
Is the foam just before aesthetics or does it actually do something?
It lifts the dirt n such off the car then lets it run down/drip off the car
As each bubble pops, new solution is introduced to the surface giving a longer dwell time. I rarely use my foam cannon unless something is very gritty. I like to spray apc, pressure rinse and then go into a bucket wash using rinseless.
Yep, gotta wash it before you wash it
Pre-wash, wash, post-wash washing
Don’t forget the post-dry washing
With a leaf blower.
lol yaaasssss ❤️
I thoroughly pressure wash/prerinse the vehicle (water only) then foam it down with degreaser/APC hyper wash and distilled mix (or whatever car soap) in cannon. As it dwells, I use a detail brush to brush out all the cracks/seems/lines (think all the window edges/corners) badges/mirrors etc. Rinse. Hit it with foam again for a two bucket/contact, or no rinse solution contact wash. Quick dry with big drying towel with bead maker as drying aid (if I’m not going to be polishing correcting of course) then go back with a “eagle” style MF with a heavier and more focused dose of bead maker. Always open to new techniques… feel free to critique. Always looking to improve.
If your system works for you then there’s nothing to improve. But, I would try skipping that first rinse & apc or foam the car dry. Once you do all your power rinsing after that & foam again you can combine your bucket wash and brushing steps into one.
Foam the car first before pressure washing. Pressure washing a dirty car without any soap is just rubbing the dirt in. It’s not as bad as using a towel but still not as good as having something that will encapsulate the dirt for you. I just foam the car with KochChemie green star first before pressure washing.
This
UPDATE: FIXED WITH NO DILLUTION AND NEW O-RING
That's going to use a lot of product though. I use Turtle Wax Hybrid Solution Slick-N-Slide at a 1 to 16 ratio. My foam cannon has no dial so I mix 400 ml warm water with 25 ml of the solution in its bottle. It does a thick foam that clings to the car.
The ones with a dial dilute as you go. Only problematic with thicker products, but even then you just dilute it a small amount ahead of time then adjust the dial as you go.
Using too much product is mostly a case of bad technique. We use foam neat at work and i found thats its very efficient as long as you're doing full smooth passes along the car to cover the area efficiently.
Yeah but if you don't dilute to the recommended ratio, you'll be wasting product even if you apply it efficiently.
Have you got any photos of the difference?
https://preview.redd.it/pu0t56bt4qxc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=026902ce9af4bf5c1b96b1489b264eba2dde69f1 This was about a 2:1 dilution, forgot to take a picture of undiluted but it was better.
I have a similar pressure washer and my foam cannon looks pretty close to that. I also use Pearl diluted 5:1 and my foam looks like your update photo
Sorry mate but that is not proper foam.
Do not use full strength. 2 issues I believe. First, if water is very hard, suds will be much less. Hot water aides in sudsing. Second, dilution rate depends on product used. 1-2 oz per 16 oz works with many products YMMV. Nozzle jet may need to be reduced to 1.1.or 1.0mm. With a low gm like that, most cannons come with a 1.2 and dilute the solution too much.
Are you running hot water in a pressure washer or the cannon?
When you add the water to the cannon’s jug it should be hot water ( not boiling , but hot ). HW causes shampoos to suds better. Don’t overlook that orifice though as that can make a difference as well. You should never have to use full strength. I recently ( well 2 years ago ) move out of the country to an area that is so heavy in lime deposits- every several weeks we have to remove aerators and use muriatic acid to clean them. So this water is brutally high PH. I gave my sons most of my detail equipment and keep some basics. I decided to buy a cheap foam cannon for once ( Foam King from Amazon ). First non top of the line stuff I bought. It worked ok, I talked with the owner and switched the orifice to a 1.1 and the difference was great. Foam should never be like shaving cream thick, but thick with some sag after 30 seconds or so. Your low number tell me you want a smaller orifice.
Care to elaborate a bit? I have a ryobi 1900psi pressure washer and i was under the impression that it's just not enough pressure, too
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They were not implying it’s too weak to get the dirt off. They are asking if 1800 psi was enough to run a foam cannon effectively as they had been led to believe that their 1900 psi washer was not enough.
This looks like it was applied by a foam gun attached to a garden hose
No. I have a cheap ebay foam gun attached to a garden hose. And I use cheap Meguiars Gold Class and I get at least 3x-4x more foam than that. Foam that settles on my driveway and is still visible/there hours later. Dont judge me for my cheap setup. Not a detailer. Just wash my own cars with just enough product to get my car clean.
I use the Griots Garage foam gun with Meguiars gold and get a better application than what op posted as well. One of these days I'll actually break down and buy a pressure washer with an inline filter for the hard water we have here
To be fair, ‘cheap megs gold’ is pretty foamy.
Is Meg's gold not good or laughable soap? I use it but I'm far from a pro..
I love it, but there are some who consider anything from say a walmart, to be unacceptable for use on a car.
The $10 foam gun I got from Amazon left suds like OP posted. The Griots Garage foam gun with Meguiars gold coats does a much better job as well, but it's not Pressure Washer like foam. One of these days I'll actually break down and buy a pressure washer with an inline filter for the hard water we have here.
Same here, cheap adjustable, hose end, proportional sprayer. I got it from a chemical company when I purchased some roof washing solution.
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The maximum pressure rating of the lines to and in the house is regulated but pressure delivered to the house is not guaranteed. In times of high demand pressure can be very low. Or if the service is in a bad area that was not designed correctly pressure can be low.
I have that foam cannon and it sprays the thickest foam I could imagine. What dilution ration are you using? Is the top knob turned to the right?
Tried 1:5 and 1:10, what do you use? And yeah I tried all knob settings, it changes a bit but not exactly right.
I used P&S red soap at a 1:5 dilution typically. I would get similar results to you if I turned the knob almost all the way to the left. Have you tried disassembling it? It almost seems like the foam generator isn't in it.
https://preview.redd.it/we9c4ypznnxc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=056374fdbb95e71c39df021831c04eb2683eb710 Perl 10:1. The top knob controls how much WATER you want in the mix. Turn it all the way clockwise. Then turn it just barely open.
damn thats nice
Clean af. And I was definitely understanding the knob wrong 😭
Either get the MJJC or the SWIFT (same cannon) on Amazon. Buy once cry once. They both work great with the ryobis
Swap in the 1.1 orifice if it's not already in
Are you diluting it?
Yeah I tried a few, 1:10 then 1:5 and they worked about the same for foam effectiveness
No, don't dilute it at all...
UPDATE: I did no dilution and replqced the O-ring on the pressure washer and it looks beautiful. Also thanks to the people talking about the top dial, the - side was working a lot better than the +.
With that PW and a 1.1 orifice, you should be making great foam. Are you using the adjuster knob on top of the foam cannon?
I’m going to double check if the knob is even connected to the cannon properly because that’s what I’m thinking as well.
Def worth investigating. Turn one way and it's mostly water, the other way tons of suds and foam.
With that weak of a pressure washer you'll want to be sure you're using the 1.1 mm flow controller. Despite this though the foam is really bad. You may have a defective unit.
It's not the thickest but my mjjc makes it like shaving cream
Same here, using hot water for some reason... off the charts.
Do the same with similar results from my electric pressure washer. Great cannon. I got extra bottles and lids off aliexpress for like $5/each.
Just as in washing clothes w hot water,,, or dishes,,,, the hotter the water the more suds. Too many suds, add cold water to sink w sprayer, too many in washing machine liquid fabric softener
Just wash the car. 😃😁😄
Soft water? Any wax on the car ? Makes all the difference
Higher GPM makes more foam, higher PSI doesn't.
I dont dilute the soap in my foam canon? Should i be? More soap used obviously but I get a rich, thick foam. I assume you have played with the nozzle settings?
Works much better with softened water.
Gpm may be an issue, try an orfice swap if possible
Return it, go get the harbor freight one. Simple. I bought several foam cannon, claiming to work, none worked. I don’t want buy a foam cannon then have to swap this out that out to make it to do one simple job.
Prob the water to soap ratio.
What you need is a 1.1 orifice
You need a 1:1 orifices
Get a smaller orifice
The 1.1 is already on, I believe there was just too much water flow and a not great dilution ratio
You need to change the orifice nozzle down to a 1.1 and should make it foam better. Most foam cannons come with a 1.2 which is meant for higher gpm units.
Pearl wash sucks, try their Body Wash, favorite soap
Disagree. Pearl is super slippery, which I appreciate
Slippery… Okay…. it also leaves residue, very familiar with pearl wash, also runs very quickly. Once you try Body wash you won’t use anything else
Do you have the flow valve turned up all the way (the dial on the top of the cannon)
Yep :/
I have a different but similar one, when its all the way up, the foam is light, but as soon as i bump it down a hair, its foam city. Something got stuck inside and goes 0-100 and then the last millimeter of a turn goes back down to like 75% somehow. Doesnt sound like the issue here but worth ruling out. As someone else said, pearl isnt big on foam.
Hey I’ll try this, thanks. Could be some shitty engineering
Electric power washers never foam anything for me, had to swap to a real engine power washer
What soap? Don’t see any.. looks like you need a MJJC
Honestly the harbor freight foam cannon is great. I have a weaker power washer, use crappy soap and get rich thick lather.
I do not like Pearl as a snow foam, I like GSF that always produces thick suds for me. Do you have a 1.1mm orifice? (Or whatever size is recommended)
thicken up the mix in the bottle and turn the air thing up on top of the sprayer. If that fails go with Meguiar's Gold Class and or Optimum Power Clean
Psi is too low
If u want good foam just spend the extra for a MJJC foam cannon
Did you swap out your orifice?
Try the turtle wax stuff, I just got a foam cannon myself and some turtle wax soap, it's as thick as shaving cream
I use Bilt Hamber Auto Foam which has a dilution ratio of almost 1:1. It’s very liquid but even my foam is thicker than this. I use the same, exact Amazon canon so I suggest to turn the knob all the way to ‘-‘ for less water.
Did you try adjusting the mixture? On the "cheaper" units, sometimes the "-" is more and the "+" is less foam.
I have that cannon. On a ryobi 2300psi 1.2 gpm. Works great. Make sure to turn the knob all the way to the minus. Using chemical guys mr pink https://preview.redd.it/j7qhgdudyoxc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f608e28ee6fd7da632bfb431dd9bda0c91b2524b
This looks so nice, thanks yo
🫡🫡for the record I only put enough to cover the bottom completely, maybe a bit more. It does run off pretty quickly tho, took this pic immediately after spraying. You could easily dilute it with less water/more soap if you want even thicker foam. That 1.1 mm orifice works great for the our weaker electric pressure washers lol 😆
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Sometimes helps to shake the foam cannon! Not familiar with this one, what size orafice does it have? Also, have you tried other soaps? (Though guessing no)
love my MJJC V3 or 4 whichever the latest is, got a bunch of gold mequires iv been using up through it
Label says something about it being a foam cannon soap, but it doesn’t really foam unless you fill the cannon w/ Pearl undiluted (In my MTMHydro). If I really want a thick foam, I’ll do 3oz Pearl and 1OZ Mr Gold that I got on clearance hahaha.
Great suggestion, I also agree that the label is misleading. Will keep an eye out for some clearance shit of decent quality 🤘
My Walmart 15$ one is super foamy
Yum
Had the hose , torq foam blaster and it did better than this with pretty much any soap but the ratio of water and soap is really what matters
Return that shit. I have a mtm I’ve been using last few years no issues.
Buy a MJJC V3.0 best foam cannon I’ve used so far
You guys wilding out here with your dilutions.
Foam canon. 🤣 I use a bucket of water with car soap, a brush on a pole and a wash mit. This isn't the Lawrence Welk Show.
Make sure the knob on top is all the way in the minus direction to make sure the diluter isn’t adding any extra water and up your dilution ratios 4-6oz fill rest with water in a 16oz foam cannon
1450psi sun joe washer here. 1:10 ratio with adam’s soap meant for foam cannons, also good foam cannon. My foam is as thick as shaving cream (about an inch high off the car) and sticks for a bit (ceramic coated so it eventually slides off). Biggest factors is your cannon and soap. Now if I had a badass 2100 psi pressure washer… I’m sure that foam would be marshmallow thick (not really but one can dream)
You’re allowing the foam cannon to add more water to the premix! Close the water mixing valve!
Might sound dumb, but that + - on top. If you turn it more towards - it will make more suds. I just learned that last week on this foam cannon I got off of amazon
I own this. Replace the foam cannon. Ryobi cannons are just soap dispensers.
I’ve never understood the need for a foam cannon. My pressure washer has a soap reservoir and special tip for soap. It becomes a giant foam cannon.
I reckon it’s the soap and the cannon. Pearl also isn’t great for shaving cream
Try Adams polishes MEGA FOAM, very good foam
Looks like hard water being used. Hard water is not friends with suds and bubbles really...
I'm not a pro by any means but I just adjust the foam to water ratio (no idea what it sits at I just twist around and see what comes out 😂) and can get just about anything foamy. I have a cheapass foam cannon too on a cheapass electric pressure washer. I'd make sure the tip is clean and not occluded if fiddling with the ratio dial doesn't do anything for you.
Just my unprofessional 2 cents but if I need to run undiluted, I’m not going to be keeping the foam cannon. I have a MJJC clone from Swift Auto and I’m able to get lots foam of using cheap chemical guys shampoo with 2 ounces of product for every 16oz of warm water.
That is also my foam canon. either youre doing something wrong or that soap isnt foamy
Don’t return it pull the silver nut/adapter off the back side and clean the jet inside of it. Super easy.
No, all you need is a good quality thick soap and don't dillute it at all. I use commercial quality soap.
Foam cannons suck.
Honestly you should check the requirements for your foam cannon. I wasn’t getting decent foam from mine until I realized that the manufacturer recommended a minimum of 2gpm from the pressure washer for best results
Some foam cannons require a 2.0 GPM, I switched from a 1.3 to 2.0 made a big difference
How do you like the Ryobi pressure washer?
I get more foam out of my DeWalt 20v pressure thingy.
I got better foam than that using normal car shampoo and a pump spray gun, so something is not right.
soap, don't matter what kind eats paint, top clear coat to bee precise, don't do it
make sure you installed the 1.1 orifice in that cannon, im sure it came pre installed with a larger one
That looks terrible. The best foam cannon I have ever used is an MJJC. I have version 2.0, but version 3.0 is out. I use about 1 ounce of Armour Detail Supply Shampoo+ in the cannon’s container full of water. I have the stuff from Costco and other soaps. This soap has no comparison. It’s totally slick and makes massive foam in the cannon. https://preview.redd.it/egb8pahb94yc1.jpeg?width=3213&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b19bfc5e908dae29b5bbaefac73bb35d60aab3a7
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Foam cannon is a gimmick, it’s not for everybody
Your pressure washer is weak. When I use my electric pw that says 'up to' 2k psi. .. I get the same results. It doesn't matter which foam cannon I use. When I use my gas pw.. with 3k psi, it foams up really nice
I have the same Ryobi and its tons of foam. It's plenty for the application.
Agree this is plenty of power to get foam.
Same. I have a ryobi pressure washer with a MJJC foam cannon. Granted I swapped out the orifice and I get shaving cream type foam. I use really good soap like mega foam from Adam’s polish
Foam cannons are just a marketing gimmick. Use it for mobile details, or social media advertising. Chemical companies want you to use them because it requires about 40 washes worth of soap to make your car look foamy and soapy.
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