Valet Pro Advanced Neutral Snow Foam
WHAT DOES IT BRING TO THE TABLE?
Taken from the CYC’s website:
New from Valet Pro is the Advanced Neutral Snow Foam.
Valet Pro Advanced Snow Foam was developed from the ground up to be the most effective snow foam available for use as a pre-wash. It cleans as well as the stronger alkaline based traffic film removers yet is super safe on all surfaces and importantly does not damage waxes and sealants.
It's so safe it can even be used neat on magnesium wheels , however through a lance will remove bugs and grime with ease.
Valet Pro claim this to be "the best product they've made" so you know it's going to be good.
• Ph Neutral Formula
• Cleans like an alkaline
• Highly concentrated
• Safe Wheel Cleaning
• Removes bugs & road grime
WHAT AM I TESTING IT ON?
2000 Vauxhall Omega
WHAT DO I THINK OF IT?
Well, first impressions are good. Product smells pleasant, orange oil comes to mind. Product is of similar viscosity to other foams, so it is a familiar product in that sense. Both of these factors instil initial confidence.
I have tested the product through both a pump sprayer at 1:5 (VP recommend neat for filthy wheels, 1:10 for maintenance, these wheels were in between), and the usual 1” topped up with water through the foam lance (Autobrite) connected to my Karcher K3.55.
Through the lance, the foam went on nice and thick. Dwell time wasn’t quite as long as hoped, however, in the dwell time it had (6-7 minutes), it DID clean very well. I was honestly not expecting as much dirt removal as it removed. This is mainly based on the psychology. The foam wasn’t as ‘dense’ as others, the bubbles being larger. However, this proved to be an unfounded expectation. The rear skirt of the Omega had a fair bit of dirt and grime, which was removed within the dwell time, with the larger particles no longer present on the bodywork...happy days.
After 5 min dwell:
Apologies for the lack of after photos, Andy didn’t take any, but suffice to say I was more than happy with the performance of the foam. Not a completely touchless wash, but close enough. I’ll be using the foam again this week on my own car, so will get more photos!
As a wheel cleaner, I will be brutally honest, I totally expected a lame duck. I was wrong. Sprayed on via the pump sprayer, left to dwell a few minutes max (was warm so the product was drying out pretty quick), resprayed then agitated with a Meguiars wheel brush. The results below speak for themselves.
Before:
During:
After:
All in all, a very competent wheel cleaner, and a more than adequate foam.
Pro’s
Dual purpose product
Very pleasant aroma
Minimal product required for effective use as wheel cleaner
Effective foam
Con’s
Cost when used as a foam alone
Dwell time wasn’t as long as quoted
