CarPro Lift Snow Foam

high strength snow foam pre-wash

CarPro Lift Snow Foam

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CarPro Lift is a highly concentrated pre-wash snow foam that dissolves and lifts away a large amount of dirt and grime without touching the paint, before you wash with shampoo. It uses 12pH alkyl cleaning ingredients that are strong yet gentle and suit all pressure washer foam lances.

  • Lifts dirt before you touch the paint
  • Strong yet gentle formula
  • Goes a long way at 1:10
  • Rinses off easily
  • Softens bugs and baked-on dirt
  • Safe on CQUARTZ coatings
  • Works with all foam lances
  • Maximum wetting action
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CarPro Lift is a highly concentrated pre-wash snow foam that dissolves and lifts away a large amount of dirt and grime without touching the paint, before you wash with shampoo. It uses 12pH alkyl cleaning ingredients that are strong yet gentle and suit all pressure washer foam lances.

At the typical 1:10 dilution it dwells for around 5 minutes. As the bubbles burst and move, the surfactants soak in and bind with road grime: CarPro designed Lift as a true active surface agent, not just a high-foaming product, and it rinses off easily. CarPro US says it is safe on CQUARTZ coatings. Sizes: 500ml, 1L and 4L.

Key Features

  • Concentrated pre-wash snow foam
  • 12pH alkyl cleaning ingredients
  • For all pressure washer foam lances
  • Typical 1:10 dilution
  • Active surface agent, rinses easily
  • Safe on CQUARTZ coatings (CarPro US)
  • Sizes: 500ml, 1L and 4L

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Key features

  • Alkaline Pre Wash
  • Snow Foam
  • High Cleaning
  • Foam Lance Use

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Expert Notes

A snow foam earns its place by taking the worst of the dirt off before a mitt touches the paint. CarPro built Lift for that job as a true active surface agent, not just thick foam.

Use it as the first step of a wash on a coated or uncoated car, then wash with Reset. For water spots rather than road dirt, CarPro US points to Descale instead.

CarPro explains how it works: during the dwell the bubbles burst and move, which helps the soaking and cleansing agents bind with road grime so it rinses away.

Perfect For / Suitable Surfaces

  • Paintwork
  • Ceramic coated paint
  • Whole vehicle exterior

Caution: Use on cool surfaces only, not in direct sun, and do not let it dry, or it may streak.

Technical Specifications

Product Type
Pre-Wash Snow Foam
pH
12 (Cleaning Ingredients)
Dilution
1:10 Typical
Dwell Time
Around 5 Minutes
Use With
Pressure Washer Foam Lance
Sizes
500ml, 1L, 4L
Use As
Pre-Wash Or Single Wash (CarPro US)
Brand
CarPro

How To Use

Pre-wash

  1. Work on cool surfaces, out of direct sun.
  2. Dilute Lift 1:10 in the foam lance bottle, leaner for a more flowing foam or richer for a denser one.
  3. Foam the car and let it dwell for a few minutes, the longer the better, without letting it dry.
  4. Rinse thoroughly.

Wash

  1. Wash the car with CarPro Reset.
  2. Rinse thoroughly with free-flowing water.
  3. Dry with a clean drying towel.

Top Tip: Never let Lift dry on the paint, even diluted. Use it on cool panels, out of the sun.

Performance Benefits

  • Dissolves heavy grime
  • Lifts dirt before washing
  • Reduces contact wash risk
  • Clings during dwell time
  • Rinses away easily
  • Useful on dirty vehicles

Frequently Asked Questions

What dilution should I use for CarPro Lift?

CarPro recommends 1:10, with leaner ratios for a more flowing foam or richer for a denser one.

How long do I leave Lift on?

A few minutes, the longer the better, without letting it dry. CarPro says it typically dwells for around 5 minutes.

Is Lift safe on ceramic coatings?

CarPro US says it is safe for use on CQUARTZ ceramic coatings.

What pH is CarPro Lift?

CarPro says Lift uses 12pH alkyl cleaning ingredients. CarPro US lists the product at pH 10 to 11.

Do I still need to wash after Lift?

Yes. Lift is a pre-wash. Rinse it off, then wash with a shampoo such as CarPro Reset.

What is the difference between Lift and Descale?

Lift is the snow foam pre-wash for road dirt. CarPro US recommends Descale when water spots are the problem.

HQ Suggests Tips & Insights

  1. Let it dwell as long as possible without drying.
  2. Adjust the ratio: leaner for a flowing foam, richer for a thicker one.
  3. Follow with a wash using CarPro Reset.
  4. Rinse your mitt often in a second bucket of clean water.
  5. It strips waxes and some sealants at 1:10 unless heavily diluted.
  6. Pre-rinse loose debris first when you use it as a single wash.
  7. For a single wash, foam the car, then wash straight away with a mitt from the top down.

The Brand

CarPro

CarPro is the car care brand behind CQUARTZ, one of the ceramic coatings that brought nano-protection from professional detailing studios to everyday enthusiasts. Founded in 2009 by car enthusiasts, CarPro develops and makes its products in its own laboratory and factory, and it has grown from a single coating into a complete system for paint, glass, wheels, tyres, plastics, leather and fabric.

The range is built to work together. The shampoos and snow foams clean a coated car without leaving gloss enhancers or silicones that would mask the coating, and the compounds and polishes are body shop safe, with no fillers to hide defects. The same products suit a first-time coating at home and the upkeep of a professional CQUARTZ installation.

At The Drivers HQ we stock the CarPro products our customers use most, from Reset shampoo and IronX fallout remover to the CQ UK 3.0 coating, with much of the range on the shelf at our Ilkeston shop.

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CARPRO Reflect, Fixer, Multi X and Reset on a black display plinth in a photo studio

The CarPro range: prepare, protect, maintain

CarPro organises its products around the order you work on a car, which makes it easy to build a kit that suits your car and the time you have.

Prepare. Clean and decontaminate first. Lift is a concentrated pre-wash snow foam, IronX dissolves iron fallout with an acid-free, pH-balanced formula and turns purple-red as it works, and TRIX removes iron and tar in one go. For paint correction, ClearCut takes out scratches as deep as P1000, Fixer cuts and finishes in a single step, and Reflect refines the finish before a coating. Eraser then removes polishing oils so the coating can bond.

Protect. CQ UK 3.0 is CarPro's consumer ceramic coating: 70% SiO2, applied from 3 to 40°C and rated for 18 to 24 months. There are dedicated coatings for film and plastic trim (CQUARTZ Skin), glass (GForce, built on CarPro's DQUARTZ nano-diamond technology) and leather (CQuartz Leather 2.0), plus quicker options such as HydrO2, a spray-on, rinse-off silica sealant rated for up to 6 months.

Maintain. Reset is the pH-neutral shampoo made for coated cars and dilutes 1:500. Hydro Foam washes and leaves a silica layer in one step, ECH2O is a waterless wash and quick detailer, and MFX restores the absorbency of your microfibre towels.

Shop CarPro by type: ceramic coatings, snow foam, iron and fallout removers, compounds and polishes, paint sealants and glass coatings.

CARPRO Reset and IronX Snow Soap beside a wash bucket while a white Porsche 911 is washed

Where to start with CarPro

New to CarPro? Start with the products that make the biggest difference to a normal wash: Reset, Lift and a pair of Dilute bottles, which have printed ratios from 1:1 to 1:30 so every concentrate is mixed correctly. WheelX is the CarPro product our customers buy most often: a ready-to-use wheel cleaner that is safe on coated, chrome and powder-coated wheels.

Ready to protect your paint? Work in this order:

  • Wash with Lift and Reset, then remove iron fallout with IronX.
  • Polish if the paint needs it, from ClearCut for deeper marks to Reflect for a final finish.
  • Wipe each panel with Eraser and apply CQ UK 3.0 one panel at a time.
  • Keep the coating at its best with Reset and a top-up of HydrO2 or Hydro Foam every few months.

For tyres and trim, DarkSide and Perl are the favourites: Perl dilutes up to 5:1, from a rich finish on tyres to a satin look on plastics, and ReTyre cleans tyres and rubber before you dress them.

Not sure what you need? Pop into our Ilkeston shop or send us a WhatsApp and we will help you put the right CarPro kit together for your car. We deliver CarPro across the UK by Royal Mail Tracked 24, free on orders over £100, or order online and collect from the shop.

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