I've made a new video recently comparing Bilt Hamber Auto Foam to some other snow foams including Bilt Hamber Touch-Less. Here's the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hVQAmVWvCpM.html
Thanks - just reinforces my opinion on this product. Sorta gave up on snowfoaming as my results were OK at best, rarely worth the hassle of setting up and TBH I felt the rinse with the pressure washer did most of the cleaning. Tried the BH Foam and now I am a convert. Here in Australia the BH Foam is about $90 !!! But now I use air foamer an only use about 60 to 80 mls per wash so not too exxy
Yeah it’s a really hard one to beat! Most snow foams are just good for taking photos but this one makes it actually worth while. That’s pretty expensive, it’s so much cheaper here. Hopefully BH start making it easier to get hold of out of the UK.
I've been using the bilt hamber auto foam for a while... Much higher concentration usually 50/50 in my snow foam bottle. It gets a reasonable amount of foam but I definitely agree on the cleaning power of this product. I'm around £1.50 a wash but find that the longer dwell time from a thicker foam helps to soften up the harder grime and makes my contact wash a lot easier.
I guess this depends on how dirty your car is / how long you / your customer goes between washes? I’m going to try some. I just need to find a good snow foam ‘bottle’ to connect to my hosepipe :)
I am new to using snow foams but went with this one, and wow all I can say is, i know its called just a pre wash, but the end result makes a difference to the shine compared to a regular wash
Very good review - totally agree with you regarding the product. There is a big misconception regarding foaming effect and cleaning power. More foam does not mean better cleaning performance. I can vouch for this product as have used it for many years and out performs more foamy products. This was the first clip of yours I’ve seen and impressed, so earned sub :-) Take care!
I think you need a better, snow foam gun, karcher ones are crap , try something like autobrite autoglym ones you ain't be desapointed. Keep it up finally I see a female on car detailing game 👍
Great honest review 👍🏻 I have just started valeting/detailing as a business and have tried a few other brands such as ValetPro and CarGODS which do produce a thick almost shaving cream style foam that looks great but I have noticed that a lot of dirt is left behind when jet washed off and it just means much more to break down using a contact wash which I am not keen on doing. I have just purchased a bottle of this after watching your review as everyone else keeps saying it’s the best to actually break down the dirt and the rest are best for Instagram 😂
Thanks for watching :) I definitely agree, it’s so much easier to clean the car after using a decent snow foam and not having to worry as much about swirl marks!
Auto Care HQ Was just wondering how do you deal with super dirty door shuts and door sills? I have been using a microfibre cloth soaked in Optimum No Rinse but I would be interested in what you recommend.
At the moment I usually just use a microfiber wash mitt and shampoo and then a damp microfiber or light-pressure hose if it’s not too risky to rinse it all down with. I normally put some Sonax BSD on the door shuts on my car to help clean them next time as well. I could do with picking up some Optimum No Rinse as well, it sounds like the best option!
You can use it sprayed on with a pumpsprayer :) It's my favourite by far , I have better products for insects but I just use them on the spots and use this on all the car.
What other brands use a PIR measure please? PIR makes so much sense, pressure washers and snow lances are so variable, I dont trust dilution ratios calculated any other way now!
Thanks for another great video. You mentioned in this video that you had put up a link to another video about the dilution ratios when using a foam cannon. I can't find it!
We all accept that we're going to have to do a contact wash after snow foaming. That's a given. So, what is the purpose of snow foam? I see it simply as a way of gently removing crud off the panels that could scratch in the following contact wash, The dirt, not crud picked up off the road surface driving in the rain, has got to be mechanically washed off. No? So why not use a gentle pre wash? High ph does not necessarily remove dried on sand. As for Auto Foam being more funny than others, I actually think it is a positive. Thicker foams can dry out before they resolve and carry away crud and grit. Don't know if I'm right but that's how used it. PS Enjoying your channel immensely. I'm starting from the oldest videos first.
Excellent 👌 and thorough review. I live in the United States and Bilt Hamber auto foam finally made it over here. So I had to try it since GB and EU have given it high praise. I used it yesterday at 1:3 and 1:5. I have to admit I was uncomfortable at first because the foam was so runny but then I remembered that Forensic Detail had mentioned that. It definitely cleans which is what I was looking for and pretty foam that doesn't clean is worthless. Anyway what would happen if you let it dry? Because since I was caught off guard on how fast it ran off the paint that part of it was drying out by the time I got the pressure washer back on. I didn't notice anything but I was interested in what I'll effects I could expect.
Thanks very much for watching. That's good news, I was wondering when it would finally go to the states! Yep it's definitely on the thinner side but the cleaning power is brilliant. I've accidentally let it briefly dry a few times before and it's not caused any damage. I think there's the potential for it to cause soap stains if it really bakes onto the paintwork which wouldn't be too bad to remove if it was done pretty quickly after it happened.
Nice video and description of the product. I’m not overly fussed about an igloo over my car I just want a good pre wash clean. I’m going to try this but I also need a good snow foam bottle for on the end of my hosepipe. Any recommendations? Thanks :)
Hey, good video! I’m new to doing my own detailing and was wondering. If I use the Bill Hamber can I use a wash mitt to rub down while the foam is on or is the idea to just leave the foam on and rinse off? Secondly, once I have rinsed off is it ok to then spray a ceramic spray wax on and wipe off? Sorry for the newb questions, just wanna get it right. Car is black and streaks are a nightmare!
Thanks for watching :) I wouldn't recommend using a mitt with this product. It's only designed to pre-wash the car so I'd recommend applying the product, then rinsing after a around 4-5 minutes. Then use a car shampoo to clean the car with the mitt and rinse, and then use the ceramic spray waxes. Some spray waxes are designed to be used on wet cars and others when the car is dried so double check before using that one :)
Brilliant review. I've just placed an order for auto foam which I plan to use through a garden pump sprayer as a prewash. Am I missing out by not using it as a snow foam? Also I have a South facing driveway, I'm assuming snow foam would taker longer to evaporate which would be a plus point
Thanks for the review- very well done. Did you use 150ml per liter in the foam cannon? I am still trying to figure out the panel impact ratio, and I am cheating by copying other folks, lol.
Thanks for watching! If I’m cleaning a vehicle that’s not too dirty then I normally go for roughly 1 part snow foam and 4 parts water in the cannon which is around 2% PIR with my equipment. But if I’m cleaning a really filthy car then equal amounts of snow foam and water in the cannon to give me a 5% PIR works well. Hope this helps!
@@AutoCareHQ thanks I'm going to use this as a starting point and see how it goes I've got a karcher k5 so I suppose the flow rate could be different to your machine. Nothings straight forward, fun n games 😆😜
Nice vid, thank you. I want to try this stuff out, but it is pretty expensive here in the states to buy on amazon, if they ever have it in stock lol. I generally use Adams Mega Foam, it is fun to use, leaves a super thick layer of foam, but I'm not sure it is really cleans anything.
It's really annoying that it's so hard to find in the US, hopefully they start stocking it over there properly soon! I've always wanted to try some Adam's stuff but like BH is for you, Adam's is really hard to find over here haha!
That's great thanks very much for subscribing! Yep I can't really find them on Amazon UK. Hopefully they start getting stocked in a few of the detailing shops over here, I've heard good things about the shampoo in particular.
would you say i should stick to my Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss compared to this as i find my shampoo doesnt strip the sealent stuff. But you mentioned this isnt ph neutral and may eat at the wax / sealant. SO not sure if to try or stick what i know works
I think if your happy with your current prewash then there’s no real need to change it up, unless you’re getting bored of it! Even though this snow foam is alkaline, the sealant degradation will likely be really hard to notice at all as it’s not super aggressive and still gets diluted quite a bit when it’s put through the canon
Yep ceramic coatings are really chemically resistant so an alkaline snow foam won’t degrade it at all. Unless it wasn’t applied properly or it’s a low-grade one then it’ll be completely fine 😊
Most snow foam cannons usually come with an attachment to fit onto the jet washer, when you place an order you’ll normally be able to just choose which is compatible 😊 some jet washers don’t let you change the attachment though and have a fixed lance so it’s worth checking first if this can be taken off!
I have to say I'm highly disappointed with BH auto foam. I've used it at around 4% PIR and it still barely cleans the dried rain dirt spots that remain after a thick foam is applied and rinsed off after a few minutes. I'm using 250ml in a 1L bottle as it disposes about 13L to empty a bottle. This makes it pretty expensive and even more so when it barely cleans a week's worth of dirt of a car that has sat in the driveway for a week. We have soft water in Melbourne and so water quality isn't an issue.
That's really annoying, it seems like you're using a high concentration of it as well. I'm not really sure why it wouldn't be shifting that level of dirt, it seems to work pretty well on my car. Have you found any other snow foams or pre-washes that work better?
@@AutoCareHQ Yeah, I came from Angelwax Fast Foam, and it was really good! I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about BH. Looks I'll be going back to it. As they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Thanks for the video, im interested in how you worked out your dilution ratios. I used their recommended PIR ratio of 4% and for me with my Karcher K4 I need to use 490ml of BH in a 1L lance, which is basically 50/50. This works out at £1.80 per wash or 90p if I can get it done only using 500ml of mixture. I thought i'd try something new as nearly £2 on just the snowfoam stage of a wash is ridiculous to me. I went for Infinity wax Powerfoam as they claim it can be used up to 50:1. I used it at 20:1 which means for a 1L snowfoam lance I only needed 47ml of product which works out at 31p per wash if using 1L lance on a car or 15p if I can get it done with only using 500ml of solution. I think BH is a great snowfoam, but IMHO the dilution ratios let it down massively. Powerfoam at 20:1 cleaned just as well as the BH and costs 6x less per application
On the back of this, I also calculated PIR with a Karcher K4 and I had the knob on my snowfoam lance to full and it calculated I needed like 800ml product and 200ml water which I think is ridiculous
Salut, M-ar interesa și pe mine un bidon de spuma activa pentru spălarea mașini, as dori ceva de calitate să nu am probleme cu coroziunea sau să îmi afecteze vopseaua etc...ce mi-ați recomanda?
@@AutoCareHQyeah but its designed not to foam like a snow foam hence why its called auto foam. Its a confusing product really. Like a citrus wash that foams. It stains badly in any weather above around 17° and you just cant use it at all in summer at any time because it dries within a minute or two. You try using it on a black car in summer. No chance. It doesnt work well on my white car on summer either. Ive stopped using it because even applied quite strong its never really got dirt of my car. You can use in a pump sprayer and again it hasnt worked.
