WHY do I want this?

[JOEPRO]

A £200 battery powered foam sprayer. IK E Pro 12 Sprayer

Please help me justify buying it.

I have 11x cars DIY use only. But man this thing looks good.

 

[Erie Fred]

Can't you use a foam attachment on a power washer ?
One tool, two uses.

 

[JOEPRO]

Can't you use a foam attachment on a power washer ?
One tool, two uses.

I have foam cannons yes and a Kranzle washer. But I do use and need a good sprayer for applying wheel cleaner or TFR. (Traffic Film Remover) neat or lightly diluted.

Using the washer mixes alot of water with the product which is not ideal.

To date I use sub £30 manual pump sprayers for these detergents. But they do only last a year or two then leak or the pump handle breaks. I guess if this pump is high quality and has spares available it might last for 5-10 years.

 

[JOEPRO]

Foaming sprayers are also very good. For extending the dwell time of a product.

So for example if you sprayed on TFR with a pressure washer it would foam a little but roll off the paint quicky.

If you sprayed TFR diluted with a foam sprayer it would create a thick foam which hangs on / dwells longer on the paint breaking down bugs splatter etc.

(Trying to justify It - help me out here)

 

[PhillipM]

That's actually not that helpful, because most of the product then never touches the surface, you actually do want a foam with enough water in it to break the surface tension and work it's way down the paintwork and dirt, it's supposed to just slow down the product to let it work longer not actually just sit on the paint as a foam.
BH did a big writeup on that years ago on DW with some experiments too, it's why their autofoam isn't designed to foam up loads, just enough to thicken it.

 

[Pond frog]

You didn’t need 11x cars but you managed to justify that, so go get one

 

[JOEPRO]

That's actually not that helpful, because most of the product then never touches the surface, you actually do want a foam with enough water in it to break the surface tension and work it's way down the paintwork and dirt, it's supposed to just slow down the product to let it work longer not actually just sit on the paint as a foam.
BH did a big writeup on that years ago on DW with some experiments too, it's why their autofoam isn't designed to foam up loads, just enough to thicken it.

Alls I know is that if you wet an alloy wheel then apply fallout remover it cleans it OK. If you apply the wheel cleaner to the dry wheel first then wash the wheel it does a more thorough job IMO.

A pre wash on the bodywork followed by thick foam does work well. Foam cannons are good but it doesn't dwell as long on the surface as a foaming sprayer.

Admittedly there are so many variables here including water quality, products used and the dilution ratio that no one will ever fully agree on the subject

 

[JOEPRO]

You didn’t need 11x cars but you managed to justify that, so go get one

I just said I had 11 cars, I didn't say it was justified.

Indeed if I had any sense I would get rid of more than half tomorrow. But I won't I'll just keep pumping endless time and money into them as you do.

 

[Erie Fred]

To date I use sub £30 manual pump sprayers for these detergents. But they do only last a year or two then leak or the pump handle breaks. I guess if this pump is high quality and has spares available it might last for 5-10 years.

The video sounds was horrible, I'm betting it's nothing but the $30 one with a cheap motor on it.

Can you use compressed air with a syphon gun ?
That way you'd get the no/less water, and the syphon gun is a simple device,
almost unbreakable.

 

[optima21]

To date I use sub £30 manual pump sprayers for these detergents. But they do only last a year or two then leak or the pump handle breaks. I guess if this pump is high quality and has spares available it might last for 5-10 years.

stick with the cheap ones, they'll work out cheaper in the long run

 

[julianf]

You didn’t need 11x cars but you managed to justify that, so go get one

That's pretty much what I was going to say -

At 11 cars he has already lost the fight. Any pretence over a sprayer is just that!

: )

 

[8ob]

I have 11x cars DIY use only. But man this thing looks good.

Retrain SWMBO and purchase two quids worth of bucket/sponge combo

Bob

 

[slim_boy_fat]

The short answer to @JOEPRO's question is...you don't.

 

[Bullet2012]

It’s very noisy, even more so as it is electric

 

[JOEPRO]

You are all talking me out of it so far

 

[MattF]

You are all talking me out of it so far

That won't stop you buying it though.

 

[MattF]

To date I use sub £30 manual pump sprayers for these detergents. But they do only last a year or two then leak or the pump handle breaks.

What type of sprayer?

 

[JOEPRO]

What type of sprayer?

20L or similar garden sprayers. They don't foam up. But they do spray on the diluted TFR with some suds. I use that as a pre wash for heavily soiled cars. Then rinse the whole car, foam Cannon bilt hamber on, rinse and contact wash.

 

[Parm]

I have 11x cars

Shouldn’t you be considering employing your own valet?

 

[MattF]

20L or similar garden sprayers. They don't foam up. But they do spray on the diluted TFR with some suds. I use that as a pre wash for heavily soiled cars. Then rinse the whole car, foam Cannon bilt hamber on, rinse and contact wash.

Have you tried a backpack spray unit? Get to play Ghostbusters into the bargain.