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Re: Should I get a pressure washer?
I'd get one with a foam cannon and good soap. Check out the Karcher follow me around, I think is the name. Read good reviews here about it, because some complain here it's a pain to drag out the washer and connect it for a wash.
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Re: Should I get a pressure washer?
The pressure washer is a godsend. Helps shift debris and grime without having to physically touch the vehicle which is when most micromarring is caused.
I picked up my Karcher from the Karcher Outlet here in the U.K. which refurbs the machines and sells them on. Three years later my £30 (new £120) is still going strong, that and along with the foam lance help shift 95% of the dirt before you even touch the vehicle with a wash mitt and two buckets.
If at first you don't succeed have a pint of Guinness and a very large Irish whiskey, think about it then try again, repeat till either the job is done or you are done.
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Re: Should I get a pressure washer?
Originally Posted by derass
If anything can be said about pressure, it's that a gas-powered machine has too much for detailing purposes IMO. Any electric pressure washer is fine, they all have enough to knock dirt off and apply foam. The gas ones have so much that they can strip paint if you're not careful (same goes for electric, but much lower risk).
Not if it's used properly, IMO.
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Re: Should I get a pressure washer?
Definitely get yourself a pressure
washer. Besides spraying down
vehicles...It can be used for many
other tasks around the house.
Bob
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk."
~Joaquin de Setanti
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Re: Should I get a pressure washer?
Don't let the scare stories mislead you. The only time a pressure washer will do harm to your car paint is if you've got a catastrophic failure of the clearcote or heavy rust already.
With that said using a pressure washer and lance correct usage is a must, don't get too close using the lance direct on, don't use too close around joins or where electrical equipment may be or window seals, don't spray direct on at the grille (try to do it at a 45 degree angle if you need to get relatively close in, but generally the joins and grilles as with other intricate areas, use a detailing brush with degreaser sprayed on and work round the edges and then in, use the pressure washer to merely rinse any debris away).
Common sense is a valuable tool and key to doing things correctly
If at first you don't succeed have a pint of Guinness and a very large Irish whiskey, think about it then try again, repeat till either the job is done or you are done.
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Re: Should I get a pressure washer?
Originally Posted by FUNX650
Definitely get yourself a pressure
washer. Besides spraying down
vehicles...It can be used for many
other tasks around the house.
Bob
With lowered pressure and the gentle tip, great way to wash a cat.
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Re: Should I get a pressure washer?
Originally Posted by BudgetPlan1
With lowered pressure and the gentle tip, great way to wash a cat.
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