Car Washes and Pressure washers
#31
01-28-2010, 10:46 AM
Its awesome to see you here John! You are the go to guy for N. Seattle area Car owners!
Cheers,
GREG
Cheers,
GREG
#32
01-28-2010, 10:34 PM
Guys by no means do I go by the article. I just thought you guys would get a kick out of it.
And YES the general public are a bunch of morons who drive a car from point A to point B and know nothing about cars and how to "REALLY" care for them.
And YES the general public are a bunch of morons who drive a car from point A to point B and know nothing about cars and how to "REALLY" care for them.
#33
01-30-2010, 09:08 PM
Is there a simple/easy way to reduce the output pressure? I have a 3000 psi Honda pressure washer and would like to be able to use it with a foam cannon. Is there a way to do that?
#34
01-31-2010, 04:41 PM
Cheers,
#35
02-03-2010, 06:55 AM
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What kind of tips are you using? That is what determines how much pressure the water is coming out on mine.
#36
02-03-2010, 07:17 AM
Thanks to Greg and Hogapalooza for the comments. Yes, I have five tips of differing pressures. The lower pressure ones will work for the rinse cycle, but I'm also interested in connecting the pressure washer to a foam lance/cannon. So, I need to cut the output in half to accommodate the lance. Is there some sort of in-line pressure reducer that I could use??
#38
02-06-2010, 10:14 PM
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Like NoName, I never run mine at full throttle when I'm using it on my cars even w/ the lowest pressure tip.
Heck I don't even use the garden hose at full blast to get the soap off. Water is a funny thing, it can cause as much damage as it can good.
Heck I don't even use the garden hose at full blast to get the soap off. Water is a funny thing, it can cause as much damage as it can good.
#39
02-13-2010, 09:31 PM
Fine scratches are hard not to get out of any car washing out there. Unless you spend all day foaming the car, spraying it off and repeating. Here's a study of Hand washing VS Auto Washing. http://bubblescarwashanddetail.com/r...shing_Cars.pdf
Alevine,
Let me ask you a question? Was the scratch all the way down the side of the car(as in start from the front bumper to the rear of the car) or just a few inches down the side? The reason why I ask is I get blamed for the same thing at our wash. I hear.. HEY THOSE SCRATCHES AND MARKS WEREN'T THERE WHEN I CAME IN HERE. I then ask the customer how did they get there? Mind you- there about 2-5 inches long and only one or two on all different parts of the car. Never the same area. They say- a rock or something must of been in your brushes and it scratched it. So here's what I say. Well since the scratch is only a few inches long and not all the way down the side of the car theres no way my brushes could of done it. The brushes stay in contact with the car from the front to the back, if there had been a rock in the brushes there would be a mark all the way around the car. IN OF STORY... I keep my cars clean and I make sure there not getting scratched, but there always seems to be something on them that I have no Idea where it came from. Just food for thought...
Let me ask you a question? Was the scratch all the way down the side of the car(as in start from the front bumper to the rear of the car) or just a few inches down the side? The reason why I ask is I get blamed for the same thing at our wash. I hear.. HEY THOSE SCRATCHES AND MARKS WEREN'T THERE WHEN I CAME IN HERE. I then ask the customer how did they get there? Mind you- there about 2-5 inches long and only one or two on all different parts of the car. Never the same area. They say- a rock or something must of been in your brushes and it scratched it. So here's what I say. Well since the scratch is only a few inches long and not all the way down the side of the car theres no way my brushes could of done it. The brushes stay in contact with the car from the front to the back, if there had been a rock in the brushes there would be a mark all the way around the car. IN OF STORY... I keep my cars clean and I make sure there not getting scratched, but there always seems to be something on them that I have no Idea where it came from. Just food for thought...
#40
02-14-2010, 07:27 AM
No I just know what can cause a scratch and what can't, its really just common sense...
#42
02-14-2010, 09:37 AM
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#43
02-14-2010, 04:41 PM
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Yeah cheap mechanical items don't last when they're put to the of longevity. The grime that backhoes and other heavy equipment get on them will need a real good heavy duty pressure washer. My Lil Bro has a lot of heavy equipment and I know what your looking at to clean.
Buy the best you can afford and then take care of it and it will take care of you.
Buy the best you can afford and then take care of it and it will take care of you.
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