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Griots Garage 51185 Brilliant Finish Review

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Revainrating 3 out of 5  
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Description of Griots Garage 51185 Brilliant Finish

Create rich, clinging foam for efficient removal of shine-stealing abrasives and grime, while effortlessly creating lasting gloss and protection via your pressure washer. Precision machined, rifled, electroplated aluminum manifold delivers rich, dry foam and is chemically resistant. Dual-threaded cap is compatible with included 33.8 oz jar, and Griot's Garage 22 & 35 oz bottles. Double-shot rubber nozzle grips make for easy adjustment of the variable angle spray pattern which adjusts between wide fan (40°) to a narrow stream (0°). Flexible, chemical resistant silicone pick-up tube with weighted ball keeps chemical flowing consistently.

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Revainrating 1 out of 5

Defective, my blades are upside down

I have been using Griots chemicals for a long time, saw that they had just released a new foam gun and decided to give it a try. After adjusting and trying it out, I noticed that my blades weren't in the way. All product images show the blades are vertical. Maybe I got a defect or transport damage. I will be returning this one and direct from the Griots site

Pros
  • GOLS certified
Cons
  • No performance

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Goodbye chemists! Hello Griot's Garage

I think I've found the best value for money with this foam gun. I used a Harbor Freight electric pressure washer and threw away the gun and hose that came with it. Anyway, it's a garage. I upgraded my hose to a blue hose with no kinks and got a really short pressure washer gun with different tips. Tip: Do not use a crescent moon to tighten the anodized fitting. If you just tighten it by hand it will leak.

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
  • Protection

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Poor quality fittings (2 bottles returned)

This is very disappointing because I really like Griots Garage products (almost all car washes are Griots), but this foam gun is very poorly made from cheap aluminum fittings. The bottle has a coupling so that it can be connected to a pressure washer. I bought one earlier this week and was wearing a cross-threaded coupler for the first time. It's okay, it happens. So they sent me a replacement, same thing. This is obviously a bad batch, and he suggests you look at another bottle until Griot…

Pros
  • Lots of positive emotions
Cons
  • High price

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The New King of Foam Guns

MTM is dethroned, it's the new king of foam guns. That's all the pluses: -Simple aluminum (spelled correctly) -Large opening, not always struggling with foam residue when rinsing or filling. The premium silicone straw has a stainless steel ball at the end so it sucks up all the soap from the bottle. Relatively cheap foam is the best in the business. Washing machine (I have a commercial 1500psi 2.0gpm) - it's amazing! Here are the only cons I can think of - the "stainless" bullet isn't actually…

Pros
  • Absolute Legend
Cons
  • Low Repairability