Pressure washers
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Some power washer have enough pressure to strip the paint right off the car.
Also low pressure from a hose is best because you dont want to grind the dirt into the paint when you wash.
Also low pressure from a hose is best because you dont want to grind the dirt into the paint when you wash.
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BB, if you have bug issues, use something like Poorboys Bug Squash......not a pressure washer. Having OCD when it comes to keeping my car clean, I would never use a pressure washer on my car......even on the wheels or wheel wells. A pressure washer can lift paint from any small paint chip, and IMO, I've just never seen the benefit of using one.
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Just don't hold the pressure nozzle like 3 inches from the car..
Stand back.. give it some room and I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work.
If these things really "stripped" the paint off a car.. you think they'd still be around? Seriously...
Stand back.. give it some room and I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work.
If these things really "stripped" the paint off a car.. you think they'd still be around? Seriously...
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dunno about detailing but i do try to keep my car clean. i love my electric pressure washer jsut fine, cost about 130$ at sam's dunno the psi off the top of my head but i know it's not one of the beasts out there
it's great for the juicy bugs when they are fresh or even a week old. and far as my paint, it's fine, even if it's like 5 inches from it, flame away but that's how i roll
it's great for the juicy bugs when they are fresh or even a week old. and far as my paint, it's fine, even if it's like 5 inches from it, flame away but that's how i roll
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So I was searching around for information on using a pressure washer on my car and I found this thread. I must say though that there do not seem to be any good conclusions.
I have a 3000PSI PW and I can tell you that using the high pressure nozzle and getting relatively close (6-12 inches) you can peel paint off of something. I have done it on my tractor. The light and medium nozzles have never done so.
I see some say it is good for foaming, which I was considering since I have a foaming nozzle. Would it be good for a pre-rinse and rinsing too? The light pressure nozzle is more like a fine mist spraying than a strong stream of water.
I have a 3000PSI PW and I can tell you that using the high pressure nozzle and getting relatively close (6-12 inches) you can peel paint off of something. I have done it on my tractor. The light and medium nozzles have never done so.
I see some say it is good for foaming, which I was considering since I have a foaming nozzle. Would it be good for a pre-rinse and rinsing too? The light pressure nozzle is more like a fine mist spraying than a strong stream of water.
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I only use a pressure washer on the wheels and wheel wells. Other than that I use a regular hose with a high pressure shut off valve to rinse the car with my foam gun attached to it.
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I think someone on Autopia actually did a test. You need like 5,000psi to hurt paint and most power washers dont even reach that.
I almost always use a power washes just to rince the car and then I just do the 2 bucket method with sheep skin. I use microfiber sponges for wheels and plastics.
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I have a Husky 2100 PSI gas PW. If you want real foam, get a lance to use with a PW. I have detailed over 120 cars in the last 3-4 years with it and never had an issue.
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