Pressure washer?

[*Thumper]

I've stopped using a chamios to dry the cars. I use a leaf blower to remove most of the water and then a micro-fibre towel to dry it off.

Leaf blower !!! ....... I like your style .....will try that

 

[Dosco]

Leaf blower !!! ....... I like your style .....will try that

Clean the thing first - I mean the impeller and internal airways:roll:

 

[television]

Clean the thing first - I mean the impeller and internal airways:roll:

He can always turnover a new leaf

 

[Xtractorfan]

And incorporate a blow job whilst drying off the car ...there is pleasure in the simple things..

 

[47p2]

The reason I started using the leaf blower was to prevent marking the paintwork whilst drying it. No matter how careful you are washing the car, there is always a part that you miss and if drying with a chamios that dirt soon makes a mess of the rest of the paint. Also the blower is excellent for getting the excess water out from between the panels and inaccessible areas


The leaf blower I use is a battery operated one and has never been used in the garden. If you are using a mains operated blower remember that 240 volts can be lethal :evil: :evil:

This is the sort of damage that poor washing habits can cause to your paintwork.

The rectification in this case was machine polishing with Farecla G3, then G10 followed by polishing with grade A polish and a final coat of wax

 

[*Thumper]

Nice finish !! .............. My C, still looks like that after 7 months, and 16000 miles ......... it's easier to prevent, than to cure !!

 

[JEZ.S320L]

My ML looks like that - a nice shiny finish. Thats after 8 years and 104,000 miles..!

 

[mercmadjim]

I have a pressure washer, it was purchased from Argos, it is bright orange with a built in wet n dry vacuum cleaner, and it has RAC written on it, it looks like this....

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7402656/Trail/searchtext>RAC+PRESSURE.htm

I would not have thought the RAC would endorse something that is bad for cars.

 

[television]

I have a pressure washer, it was purchased from Argos, it is bright orange with a built in wet n dry vacuum cleaner, and it has RAC written on it, it looks like this....

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7402656/Trail/searchtext>RAC+PRESSURE.htm

I would not have thought the RAC would endorse something that is bad for cars.

Its like sex,,it is what you do with it that counts, and how you hold it

 

[Angri]

Its like sex,,it is what you do with it that counts, and how you hold it

. . . and how you squirt it out of the end . . . . . . . . :Oops:

 

[177k]

Parking Sensors

I was told that putting the jet wash on the parking sensors can cause water to be driven into them and cause problems. Seems a reasonable statement.

 

[television]

I was told that putting the jet wash on the parking sensors can cause water to be driven into them and cause problems. Seems a reasonable statement.

Hello and welcome to the forum,,I do not know about water getting into them,,but the diaphragm certainly could be damaged

 

[*Thumper]

Why do you need a car with parking sensors ??

Yes, a pressure washer can get water into allsorts of orifaces .......... there's nothing wrong with a decent pressure washer ........ it's the operator, you need to watch out for.

A bit like dog owners !

 

[47p2]

Don't get me started on dog owners :evil:

 

[television]

Don't get me started on dog owners :evil:

I have been in a house that was a sh§t hole,,I had to stand on 1 leg to lean over to pick up the TV,,and the dog peed up my leg. I was so disgusted I dropped the TV on the dog and walked out

 

[177k]

Why do you need a car with parking sensors ??

Just picked up a 04 E320cdi Estate which amazingly came with parking sensors. The garage I picked it up from mentioned the jetwash issue so I'm just passing it on.

I also really like the built in dog screen It keeps mutley from putting his head over the seats and dribbling down that nice leather.

 

[Angri]

I have been in a house that was a sh§t hole,,I had to stand on 1 leg to lean over to pick up the TV,,and the dog peed up my leg. I was so disgusted I dropped the TV on the dog and walked out

You should really have dropped the TV on the owner - not the dog, of course!

 

[television]

You should really have dropped the TV on the owner - not the dog, of course!

I did not have much time to think