Foam cannons also called foam lances though a lance is technically the wand part of the pressure washer that attaches to the foam cannon are used on pressure washers.
What is a foam cannon.
This naturally makes it that much more complicated than the simple gun.
Foam cannons generate more foam than foam guns that attach to garden hoses.
It just doesn t work that well in all honesty.
A foam cannon uses the power of your pressure washer to cover your car in luxurious grime busting foam.
A foam gun is the one you connect to a regular garden hose and a foam cannon is the one you attach to a pressure washer.
The pressure also creates a thicker and richer foam which is beneficial for maximum coverage.
Just as we recommend using a pressure washer over a garden hose we also recommend using a foam cannon over a foam gun.
In other words you can use both of them to foam down your dirty vehicle as a pre wash.
Then again not everyone has access to a pressure washer.
What is a foam cannon.
A foam cannon is a piece of car washing equipment that mixes the perfect amount of car wash soap water and air to generate thick suds then shoot them all over your car using the power of a pressure washer.
A foam cannon on the other hand is designed to be used with a pressure washer.
A foam cannon attaches to the end of an electric or gas pressure water and uses the high pressure water to sprayer a thick soapy mixture onto your car.
2017 audi r8 v10 after an application of fat foamer with our foam cannon.
It s referred to as a foam cannon well because the soap mixture that s sprayed onto the car looks just like foam.
Foam cannons are fairly basic products attaching to a pressure washer and blanketing your car with a nice thick layer of foamy soap so you can get straight to washing.
A foam cannon as its name implies is more powerful and can create a thicker sudsier foam.
Types of foam cannons the two main types of foam cannons are adjustable and nonadjustable versions.
Foam cannons provide a thick rich lather snow foam when used with a foam cannon creates a very thick and rich lather like i mentioned earlier almost like a shaving cream that you simply can t mimic with a bucket and regular car soap.
Both can be equipped with quick connect fitting to make for a quick swap to pure rinse water.
One advantage is that foam can be applied faster at somewhere around 1 5 gallons per minute.
Adjustable foam cannons give you more control over the flow rate and pressure of the foam stream.
The potential benefits of either one is that they can help with cleaning the vehicle either before or during the wash process.