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Getting started with snow foam

Clean and protect WITHOUT touching the car!
19 May 2025 by
Getting started with snow foam
Alexander Vandierendonck


Clean and protect WITHOUT touching the car!

What if we told you that you can achieve professional results at home. What if you could remove the majority of dirt without laying a finger on your delicate paintwork, and it wasn’t even difficult to do – all you need are a few basic products.


1

What does it do?

Apply the perfect dose of product, quickly and easily

2

Different types

Pre-wash, protection or rims.

3

How & when do we use it?

Before and after washing, with a pressure washer and foam lance.

4

Your choice

We keep it simple and help you choose.


01 | Fast, easy application

As long as you have a pressure washer and a foam lance, you can apply a perfectly even amount of product - without the hassle of a manual sprayer!

Easy to apply - pour the product into the bottle, add water and foam while walking slowly around the car!

Fast results - apply the perfect layer in 2 minutes, without having to mist it by hand!

Contactless application to greatly reduce the risk of scratches.

Impress the neighbors – let's face it, it looks cool!


02 | Same application, different features

Prewash

Loosen and remove dust, dirt, tar and road film before touching your car, avoiding potential scratches.

The dirt is loosened and rinsed away before your wash mitt can rub it across your paintwork, making the wash itself safer and more enjoyable as there is less to remove. 


Protective foam

Easily add a layer of protection in minutes after washing your car!

Enjoy 6-8 weeks of protection. This hydrophobic layer ensures that hardly any water remains on the car, which speeds up the drying time considerably. It also makes future washes much easier because less dirt sticks to the car.


Wheel cleaners

Soak the dirt off your rims before you start scrubbing with brushes. The foam adheres nicely to the entire rim and applies quickly and easily to the most difficult to reach places.

Some wheel cleaners are designed to be foamed, which can save you a lot of time. They stick to your tires, rims and calipers, and work hard on dirt and brake dust.


Pro Tip: Clean your foam lance! Keep spraying until the water runs clear to prevent product from building up inside, which can clog the lance over time.


03 | How to best use a foam lance

The 1 liter test

Every pressure washer is different. Here’s how to check how much foam solution you need:

Add 1 liter of water to your bottle. 

Attach this to your pressure washer.

Spray your car exactly as you would when foaming - rims, wheel wells, every detail...

Check how much you have used. This will be the total foam + water you need! 


To dilute

After performing the 1 litre test, check our product descriptions for dilution ratios and make up your mix in the foam lance bottle.

Prewash

Add the product (usually ~100ml) and top up with the appropriate amount of water.

Protective foam

First add the water and then mix it with the product (usually ~30ml).


Application

Foam panel by panel until you have gone all the way around the car, leaving an even layer.

3 long strokes/sprays should cover each panel - adjust the angle of the foam by turning the nose of the foam lance.

Too much/too little left? Then adjust the product intake while you are foaming using the switch on the top of the lance.

Rinsing

Let the prewash soak in (+-10min) before rinsing the product again, this way the product gets the chance to loosen and remove the dirt.

Rinse well! The foam will hold the dirt so you can be sure it's all gone.

CAUTION: Rinse protective foam immediately - do not let it dry! Enjoy the result - drying should now be a breeze.

You still have to wash the car!

A pre-wash foam removes most dirt before using the shampoo and wash mitt - it does not replace washing.

Yes, we want to touch the car as little as possible during washing, but cleaning is done with shampoo!

Of course, it makes washing more pleasant and safer, as almost no dirt remains on the car.

The thicker the better?

We love that thick white layer of foam on the car too, but remember that product we poured into the bottle? Most of it doesn't even touch the paint now.

The ideal is to get a thin, fully covering layer, which is also much easier to rinse off completely.

Pro Tip: Use separate bottles for pre-wash, protection & rims to avoid mixing products and affecting results!

We offer many foam lance couplings, check them out here



04 | Your choice

For pre-washing

Some are more powerful than others, if you don't have any protection on your car you can use any foam.

Wax/sealant on your car?

Our wax-safe options are

Autobrite Magi Foam,

Auto Finesse Avalanche &

Poorboy's Super Slick & Foam

Coating on your car?

No problem! All our foams are safe for coatings. We recommend:

Gyeon Q2M Foam or

Nanolex PreWash Foam.


For protection

No protection? Or is the water repellency starting to disappear?

Add or top up with a quick, easy layer of protection every 6-8 weeks – no need to apply every wash!

Our favourites

We like Gyeon Q²M Bathe+,

Auto Finesse Lavish &

Nanolex Washcoat


For wheels

Use a rim soap or cleaner - not an iron remover!

Our favourites

Auto Finesse Revolution,

Nanolex Professional Wheel Cleaner

Poorboy's Wheel & Tire Cleaner.

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