Car Wash Sprayer

[murphypeople]

Has anyone ever bought one of those home use 1300PSI pressure washers? The one I saw at Pep -Boys was about $80. Are they worth a d**m? My neighbor has a gas powered one for over $300. I am not looking for that. Just some thing simple. I do have three cars and an RV so it would get plenty of use. This is my first black car and I live on dirt roads...I want to keep my MM looking right.:burnout:

[Rider90]

A pressure washer blasts dirt off with a high pressure stream directed at one spot. The problem lies at the point of contact, the stream to your vehicle, that the dirt isn't just washed off - it is first pushed into the paint and then to a direction off to the side. When removing dirt and exterior contamination the trick is to lift the dirt away from the clear coat and not apply any pressure against it. This is done by good quality suds, and preferably a car wash foamer. Those two essentially lubricate the dirt and most of the areas with lighter contamination, like the consistancy of gravel dust for example, will slide off on their own.

I've used pressure washers on my personal vehicles, especially in winter, and at the next detail I always notice micro-marring and fine scratches that need to be repaired because of it.

It would not be long before you realize the pressure washer wasn't the best thing for your black Marauder on a sunny day ;)

[OneBADLsE]

How about getting a pressure washer that acts like the ones they use at the car washes? Not just a straight stream of water...Using it from a distance is not a bad idea either =)

[fastblackmerc]

The ONLY things I'd use a pressure washer on a car are the wheelwells and undercarriage and from a distance, not closeup.

[magindat]

This is done by good quality suds, and preferably a car wash foamer. Those two essentially lubricate the dirt and most of the areas with lighter contamination, like the consistancy of gravel dust for example, will slide off on their own.


How about getting a pressure washer that acts like the ones they use at the car washes?

I've noticed most of the local (even cheap gas station) car washes around here have gone to using a heavy foam and broad heavy spray rinse rather than the thin-high pressure type rinse.

Jason makes total sense.