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Bilt Hamber Touch Less Snow Foam + Touch On Ceramic Wash review

JC220

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Hi All,

I have used Bilt Hamber car wash products for years now as I have found them to be very high quality. I guess it is a UK brand, not sure if much of their stuff is in USA(?)

Anyway about a year ago they came out with a new sugar based snow foam and ceramic wash additive / coating. It is to be used as a system, so once the car paint is protected with the Touch On ceramic treatment the special snow foam can be used for contactless washes thereafter with the Touch On treatment to be applied monthly to top up.

This is just a review of my thoughts on the product which I now use on my cars.

I buy the Touch Less Snow Foam in 5L jars which works well for me. 1.5 inches if it in the snow foam bottle is all you need. It is quite a thin snow foam but quite effective. I have done contactless washes with it and it does work very well and maintains the hydrophobic properties.

Today I treated my S600 to the Touch On product. After washing the car you can see below it hasn't been polished in months and has zero water repelling properties.

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For the Touch On treatment they come in small single use sachets so I add one into a clean snow foam bottle. And top up with a little warm water. Then I apply to the whole car body and also inside the wheel arches and wheel barrels. It goes on like a very thin white snow foam then quickly starts to bead up and run:

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Don't let it dry!! I rinse off fairly quickly at this point and the car has very strong hydrophobic properties! I then use a large microfiber towel to dry the paint. This is after I have used the Touch On treatment. Generally when contact washing between Touch On top ups I just rinse the car with no ill effects. Just don't let the product dry on a warm day as it will streak the paint. It is winter now so easy to avoid at present.

Dried off:

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The hydrophobic properties are very strong. For example on my daily driver W221 this is a month after the Touch On treatment and it was also contactless washed with the Bilt Hamber Touchless Snow foam prior to photo in rain:

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Does this replace a proper ceramic coating? Probably not. But for me the convenience of application is a huge plus. And the rain gutters, slam panel areas etc will also get some protection.

The contactless washing snow foam is also very good when used with the Touch On treatment. I also think the car paint stays cleaner for longer between washes as rain washed off most loose dirt between washes.

It says on the Touch On sachets that you can alternatively add into the shampoo bucket. I have done this before but I think it is much more effective if applied using the snow foam gun method.
 
These are examples of the pricing I pay on ebay UK:

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For me this is the most convenient way to purchase it as it is free shipping. It's actually very good value for how good it is! Some text stole from ebay:

TOUCH-ON is Bilt-Hamber's new superior paint protection and shampoo system. Touch-On promises simple application via a pressure washer chemical tank, pump sprayr, trigger, or bucket/wash mitt.

Once applied, a coating of durable hydrophobic ceramic paint protection is added to the paints surface, offering great hydrophobics (water beading) and extremely capable self cleaning properties.

The treatment is a low-foaming, powerful detergency (works as a shampoo too) for most second stage bucket washes so that you can further clean the paint while simultaneously applying protection.

Once applied TOUCH-ON has dirt releasing properties too that works in conjunction with their new TOUCH-LESS snowfoam in subsequent wash routines to product superior contactless results.

Packed in one dose sized 30ml sachets ( x10 ) apply no more than 1 time per month.

TOUCH-ON is water based, is not flammable nor contains alcohol or petrochemical solvents.
 
The genius of Jeff Bezos... thanks @JC220... I'll keep them in mind.

maw
No problem! 😀

Just note the Amazon screen shot products are the regular Snow Foam.

This newer Bilt Hamber offering is called Touch Less Snow Foam. It is sugar based and designed specifically to use with the sealer and as a non contact Snow foam.
 
I noticed... on the lookout... how do you like their wheel cleaner? I'm due for an order.

I know, off topic slightly...

maw
 
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What I didn't show yet was the 600 after treatment when it rains -

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It has the behaviour of a freshly waxed car but the only thing repelling the water is the Bilt Hamber Touch On product. I spray it inside the wheel arches and wheel barrels etc too. This stuff works very well for me given I don't have time or space to be waxing the cars just now.
 
This is a few photos today of a quick contactless wash on my daily driver.

My work commute is up mountains going past several quarries so it needs washed every weekend

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Very effective. I rinse the car first with my Kranzle. Then some TFR to the lower heavy soiled areas and wheels. Bilt Hamber touch off foam, let it soak for 5 mins or so and rinse all off thoroughly.

Come summer I may get a car wash water filter and be able to wash my cars and leave them streak free without touching the paint at all. Of course every 3rd or 4th wash would be a
contact wash and re application of the Touch On ceramic treatment.
 
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You say that only cuz …. Notice ….. there is no sunshine ☀️ in those photos to expose all the flaws ….. ☀️ is non-existent in that part of the world ….. 😅😅

There is a reason why bands like The Cure or Morrissey come from the UK and not ….. western United States.
😅🤣😂
Not strictly true OK. In between 14 weeks of sideways rain and wind the sun has been known to show itself for 15 mins over here 🙃
 

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