cj247 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Tempted to but a pressure washer to reduce the amount of time I spend cleaning cars but am concerned about the impact on paintwork/polish/semi permanent paint protection finishes etc. Anyone got any pointers to research on this or can recommend a particular model? Keeping wheels clear of brake dust is a full time occupation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisC Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 If you are a detailers, and care for your paint to an obsessive state, then you will always use a pressure washer with a snow foam to get the car clean enough to wash. Then you will wash with the two bucket method and a lambs wool mitt. So a pressure washer won't damage your paint, but the way you use it might. As a interesting fact, most paint damage occurs by poor washing techniques, buy the owner. It's fun watching people scrubbing away with a sponge on black paint, and wondering why the paint has loads of swirls or marring. As for a recommendation nilfisk all the way. They only use metal pumps, unlike karcher who use plastic on the lesser models, and seem much less durable. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisC Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 If you want easy clean wheels, try a good coating of poor boys wheel sealant, then only a quick rinse with an APC (all purpose cleaner) like blit hamber surfed hd at 20%, and some wheel woollies will see them sparkle. If they are contaminated already there is plenty of information on detailing world.com. I occasionally use a clay and ironx and tar remover to get poorly maintained wheels back to perfection. Edited by - ChrisC on 16 Mar 2014 23:27:26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Bilberry is the best for wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Try this video for some pointers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racingshoe Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Nilfisk They use Bosch fittings for hoses & accessories. Buy the snow-foam goodies and (2x) big buckets from Ultimate Finish here I use their own snow-foam mix, but then Dodo-Juice 'born to be mild' shampoo. It helps if you've got a good wax on there first....... you can spend waaay too much time on detailing 😬 Edited by - Racingshoe on 17 Mar 2014 08:47:29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 another for Nilfisk. Got mine on offer from Screwfix IIRC. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisC Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Quoting Racingshoe: you can spend waaay too much time on detailing 😬 Guilty 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj247 Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 Thanks all for the guidance. Looks like Nilfisk is the one to go for but I won't be clay detailing as I'm looking to save time not spend more time cleaning cars 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Clay barring a Caterham shouldn't take longer than 10 minutes and is a really good way of removing dried on flies, tar etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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