DIY: Foam Cannon Soft Wash

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BellyUpFish

BellyUpFish

4 жыл бұрын

So, just an experiment for me. Before paying someone, and before building a dedicated soft wash rig, I thought I’d try a foam cannon.
I've had a couple people ask what foam cannon I'm using, here is an affiliate Amazon link to the cannon I'm using. amzn.to/3sA26YV
I've purchased 2 of these - one for my automobiles and one for soft washing, and I've been very happy with them. If you click on and purchase via this link, I may receive a small stipend from Amazon, if you don't wish to provide that to me, just search for "DUSICHIN SFL-001."

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@user-iv6bj3dn3e
@user-iv6bj3dn3e Жыл бұрын
What I used to do is remove the sprayer from the bottle and get a longer hose and use a five gallon bucket worked great.
@hardenmm
@hardenmm 3 жыл бұрын
"PPE and all the stuff... but I'm a rebel" LOL
@jeromeperry3524
@jeromeperry3524 9 ай бұрын
Sir thank for making this video. It helped alot.
@davidbelitz7692
@davidbelitz7692 2 жыл бұрын
Without a surfactant it won't adhere evenly and therefore will not dwell properly to clean effectively. Add dawn.
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 11 ай бұрын
But… it worked… 😆
@timj1196
@timj1196 3 жыл бұрын
SURFAAAAAACTANT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing how it still worked without one, though, right? LOL
@bradleytravis2688
@bradleytravis2688 3 жыл бұрын
Original blue dawn is fine with bleach. Don’t use different dawn extra strength etc
@Cake41579
@Cake41579 Жыл бұрын
Like grandad always used yo say. Start at thr top and work your way down. You don’t wash your ass and then go up and wash your face do ya?!?! Lol ol grandpa was a character. Let me tell ya.
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish Жыл бұрын
Grandpa wasn't right when it comes to softwashing. 😂 Starting at the bottom and going up prevents streaking that top to bottom can create.
@sirMadacc
@sirMadacc 4 жыл бұрын
Do another video with the foam Cannon. I've been using it for 6 months. No complaints yet
@Carpaintry_of_God
@Carpaintry_of_God 4 жыл бұрын
I'm having trouble, it doesn't seem to be working. This is my first day using it. No matter how much I use it, the liquid in the container doesn't seem to go down. I open the material knob full.
@juantaste8603
@juantaste8603 Жыл бұрын
@@Carpaintry_of_God I know it’s 2 years later but you might’ve had a small clog in it
@jamiegonzalez159
@jamiegonzalez159 Жыл бұрын
Instead of using dish detergent with your SH you should use any laundry detergent works just the same and some of them smell better. I prefer down streaming
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish Жыл бұрын
I’ll give that a shot next time. Thanks!
@Rocketrecliner
@Rocketrecliner 2 жыл бұрын
He didn't dilute the SH in the foam cannon at all. Is this what most people do when leveraging a foam cannon for a soft wash? Also, if you are going to add Dawn to the foam cannon with the SH, at what ratio should you add it to the foam cannon?
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 2 жыл бұрын
No reason to dilute the SH, as it’ll be diluted when you spray it. Don’t use Dawn, use Arm and Hammer with OXY Clean - the laundry stuff, not the dish stuff. Ratio is just an eyeball. Give it a good thousand one, thousand two, thousand three squirt and then throw your SH in.
@thelog86
@thelog86 Жыл бұрын
You dont have to dilute. Thats what the foam cannon does. Has a dial on top for mix rate. And you dont have to rinse. Just let rain wash it off over time. Especially on roof to get rid of black streaks
@thelog86
@thelog86 Жыл бұрын
Only need a squeeze of dish detergent. Not much at all
@jameshines6486
@jameshines6486 Жыл бұрын
The foam can mixes atit sprays. Pressure washer with a down stream is best hands down or a 500 gallon tank with a motor and pump with 250 feet of hose You can shoot 3 stories high and do these jobs so easy.
@MJJCvideo
@MJJCvideo 3 ай бұрын
@BellyUpFish Good foam cannon,may I know if it's ok for you to review our foam cannon S V3.0?Thanks a lot in advance!😊
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 3 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t mind taking a look at it.
@MJJCvideo
@MJJCvideo 3 ай бұрын
Dear,waiting for your detail information,thanks in advance!@@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 2 ай бұрын
@@MJJCvideo What is the best way to contact you?
@MJJCvideo
@MJJCvideo 2 ай бұрын
@@BellyUpFish Ins or email are both ok
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 2 ай бұрын
@@MJJCvideo Sent you an e-mail at info@mjjc.com.
@joelmartinez6299
@joelmartinez6299 2 жыл бұрын
So what can you mix with the chlorine and that be safe for power washing driveway?
@deandrewilliams2963
@deandrewilliams2963 2 жыл бұрын
All laundry detergent is chemically balanced to mix with bleach
@Mr.Alexander
@Mr.Alexander Жыл бұрын
Depends how bad it is tried 3% and barely made a dent 7.5% took down most of it but would need to do it a second time with 3%
@tylerargentino2178
@tylerargentino2178 3 жыл бұрын
Way too close with that psi, fine for your home but I would never risk streaking oxidized siding on a clients home. You’re relying too much on water and not enough on chemical. Dawn will increase the dwell time of your bleach, letting the chemical work for you. You basically just pressure washed off the mildew with a slight dwell time. Eighth concept but not the best performance my friend.
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t think the pressure of the water had very much to do with the removal of the mildew.
@elliottbusch6207
@elliottbusch6207 3 жыл бұрын
What kind of bit did you use to wash with?
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 3 жыл бұрын
I think I used the 25° tip.
@the415giant
@the415giant 3 жыл бұрын
@@BellyUpFish where did you place the bit at the end of the cannon?
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 3 жыл бұрын
Once you’ve applied the cleaning agent, you can remove the foam cannon and spray it off using the normal pressure washer wand.
@Carpaintry_of_God
@Carpaintry_of_God 4 жыл бұрын
The juice I use does not seem to be coming out. No matter how wide I open the material knob, it doesn't seem to lower in quantity. 1st time user.
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a faulty cannon. Does it work normally?
@Carpaintry_of_God
@Carpaintry_of_God 4 жыл бұрын
@@BellyUpFish works with my 2000 PSI Electric pressure washer, not the 3400 PSI gas, the canister itself says it goes up to 3700 PSI. I called the manufacturer of the product and the product technician said to send him a video, of the cannon with using both higher and lower pressure washers, which I will be doing today. The man on the phone came to same conclusion, as you did, that it is probably a faulty cannon, and he is going to sending me a new one.
@10jmarsh
@10jmarsh 2 жыл бұрын
There should be a clear tube you attach to the cannon that goes in the container. I did the same thing.
@c.juneau410
@c.juneau410 2 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know if you can use Joe Maxx in a foam cannon?
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 2 жыл бұрын
The coffee? 😆
@lukecee4512
@lukecee4512 3 жыл бұрын
Dawn and bleach mix fine. Dawn does not have ammonia. :)
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thanks for the info.
@themoreyouknow703
@themoreyouknow703 3 жыл бұрын
Dawn does have ammonia any laundry soap works well
@haydentyree2653
@haydentyree2653 3 жыл бұрын
what ratio would you recommend in the foam cannon?
@themoreyouknow703
@themoreyouknow703 3 жыл бұрын
@@haydentyree2653 straight sh don’t waste your time confusing yourself with ratios and all that just get a downstream injector and a bucket and fill it with straight sh if it’s not to dirty water it down a Lil bit I personally don’t use soap but if I ever do for some reason I put maybe 5 drops of it in a 5 gall bucket
@Castrotherapper13
@Castrotherapper13 28 күн бұрын
Tfr foams well too lol 😂
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 24 күн бұрын
I dunno what TFR is. 😝
@dougbrown8518
@dougbrown8518 2 жыл бұрын
How long was the dwell time?
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 2 жыл бұрын
Not very long - 3-5 minutes at best - and it would have been much better with some soap, but it worked this well with a short dwell and no surfactant, it can only get better from here..
@every_thing_wood1251
@every_thing_wood1251 Жыл бұрын
How could you find out what percent its coming out at?
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish Жыл бұрын
It'd be pretty hard to get an exact number. If you wanted to try, what I think I would do would be to: 1. Get a measurement of the water the pressure washer is putting out on whatever setting you intend to softwash at. 2. Get a measurement of the amount of fluid evacuated from the foam cannon at the flow rate in step 1. 3. Give these two numbers, you should be able to determine a rough estimate of the dilution rate of the bleach. From what I've seen personally, though, there is no real need to worry with that for house hold applications.
@DjMadTunez242
@DjMadTunez242 2 жыл бұрын
Seeing that the pressure washer automatically provides water, can I put just Chlorine in my foam cannon with without diluting it and let the pressure washer dilute it, itself?
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 2 жыл бұрын
That's what I did.
@thelog86
@thelog86 Жыл бұрын
The foam cannon dilutes it. Actually has a dial on it to adjust the mix rate and spray pattern. I use for black streaks on roof also. Another good tip is do not rinse. Let mother nature do that. Will get much better results letting it sit
@bol.8749
@bol.8749 4 жыл бұрын
Do you know what the ratio of water to bleach is doing it this way?
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 3 жыл бұрын
No, I have no idea what the water:bleach ratio is. The water comes from the pressure washer. I didn't add any water to the foam cannon bottle.
@wgpo4
@wgpo4 3 жыл бұрын
@@BellyUpFish how did you adjust the “+/-“ knob on the foam cannon? All the way + would be too much I can assume, you sprayed for a bit there. Maybe halfway?
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 3 жыл бұрын
I just fine tuned it to what “seemed right.” I honestly don’t remember where it was.
@wgpo4
@wgpo4 3 жыл бұрын
@@BellyUpFish sounds good thanks! Gonna give it a shot today
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 3 жыл бұрын
Just take a bottle of water and adjust your spray, then let it eat!
@canadianpatriot5577
@canadianpatriot5577 8 ай бұрын
Anyone know what the max output ratio. Is on these things?
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 7 ай бұрын
I don't. I wish I did.
@castaliu09
@castaliu09 Жыл бұрын
Is this a metal Building?
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish Жыл бұрын
No, it's vinyl siding.
@chrismills334
@chrismills334 3 жыл бұрын
Not all dawn soap is the same, if you look on the back some will say do not add bleach others will not
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 3 жыл бұрын
Very good point.
@jameshines6486
@jameshines6486 Жыл бұрын
Somebody got it right. Lot of dumb comments.
@Parkinstarkey
@Parkinstarkey Ай бұрын
Y’all should be wearing condoms and all that stuff too but… I’m a rebel.
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish Ай бұрын
YOLO..
@sto2779
@sto2779 3 жыл бұрын
you need a foaming agent regardless. why don't u wear a mask? u wanna breath in all the good stuff yea?
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 3 жыл бұрын
Yeh, I didn’t use a foaming agent just to see how this did without it. It was a test for me. I probably should have had a mask on, no argument there..
@atozhandymanservices6458
@atozhandymanservices6458 3 жыл бұрын
@@BellyUpFish shame on you BellyUpFish haha. What kind of foam cannon is this? I wanna buy one for my roof cleans
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 3 жыл бұрын
This is the foam cannon I am using, and this is an affiliate link, so if you purchase it through this, Amazon may give me a couple pennies. :) amzn.to/3sA26YV
@joshingrum
@joshingrum 4 жыл бұрын
hable espano?
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 4 жыл бұрын
je ne parle pas espagnol.
@davec5511
@davec5511 3 жыл бұрын
soap help stick to wall increase dwell time saves on chemical look all that bleach on your drive way if was a customer you be in trouble doing that way around the house with all that chemical waste
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 3 жыл бұрын
Yep. Fortunately, I’m just working for myself and the low percentage of SH I was using didn’t harm the driveway.
@Jack5822
@Jack5822 2 жыл бұрын
About 2 minutes in and all I'm thinking about is what will his shirt look like after all that bleach flying around.
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 2 жыл бұрын
It actually looks fine. 😆
@dickmcgowan8941
@dickmcgowan8941 11 ай бұрын
This is a "how not to do" video. First - wear eye protection and a hat. Second - add soap which keeps the chemicals from just running down the side. Third - rinse from top to bottom so that you don't have to go over the same area multiple times.
@BellyUpFish
@BellyUpFish 11 ай бұрын
To be fair, I was wearing a hat. And, I look forward to your “how to” video. 😝
@canadianpatriot5577
@canadianpatriot5577 8 ай бұрын
Shouldn't need that much pressure either, adjust to a fan spray so you don't damage the siding
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