Karcher pressure washers
03-12-2007, 09:45 AM
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Life's too short - One uses far less water with a Kaercher, too.
You do need a bucket & muppet to shift the clay, though.
Something about the fine mist seems to dissolve the engine grime, too.
Obviously, don't fire it point blank though! You will make a hole in something.
You do need a bucket & muppet to shift the clay, though.
Something about the fine mist seems to dissolve the engine grime, too.
Obviously, don't fire it point blank though! You will make a hole in something.
03-12-2007, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by alex.stanley,Mar 12 2007, 05:48 PM
I've never had any problems with my Karcher thingy - I think it's great for getting the initial dirt off 
(See how much opinion can vary on here??!
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(See how much opinion can vary on here??!
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Just be careful if you use a very powerful one though ..... I thought I'd use the one we have at work .... and it started to strip the underseal
.... it was far more powerful than I realised 
03-12-2007, 10:00 AM
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I also read that using pressure washers are potentially dangerous with damaging tyre walls resulting in possible blow out! Think I read this in What Car? magazine.
03-12-2007, 01:43 PM
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The professional car detailers over on detailingworld.co.uk seem to rate them highly. Helps reduce the grit and dirt on the car before you start handwashing which should help to reduce the amounf of swirls you induce in the washing process.
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03-12-2007, 02:13 PM
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Karchers are great - but I wouldn't adjust the pressure too high and put it right near the paintwork - I have seen people use these and its blasted paint off wing mirrors etc (Painted plastic essentially). They are great for getting all that mud out of the wheel arches though.