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Ifti

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Pressure washer.....
« on: February 01, 2010, 11:20:50 am »
Hi guys
I need to get myself a Pressure Washer, and maybe a snow foamer thingy so that I can get the winter crap off of my car!

This seems a pretty good deal to me, but Im after your opinion since Ive never bought one of these before.....

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.205-9151.aspx

Any good?
Thanks in advance.

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Re: Pressure washer.....
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2010, 12:56:56 pm »
I've heard pressure washers can take paint off plastic trim/bumpers.......be careful!
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Re: Pressure washer.....
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2010, 02:01:10 pm »
Whats the best way to use one??
I'll be buying a snow foam/lance at some stage - but wanted to use it to get the road salt etc off of the car.

Should I ensure Im at a certain distance, for example?

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Re: Pressure washer.....
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2010, 03:28:59 pm »
I bought a Karcher K3 65 for £80 off ebay,which included a free dirt blaster worth £25.It's superb!.Follow the instructions on the tin and you won't go wrong.

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Re: Pressure washer.....
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2010, 04:52:26 pm »
I have used my pressure washer all my previous cars without any trouble, got up close and personal with all the baked on dirt and it flies straight off, I haven't tried it on my new gti yet though....

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Re: Pressure washer.....
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2010, 08:31:27 am »
I need a foam lance and some decent snow foam now.

I want the snow foam to be good stuff, while I dont want to spend too much on the lance - any ideas?

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Re: Pressure washer.....
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2010, 10:08:22 am »
Have you had a look at autoperfection's group buy thread on lances and  foam?

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Re: Pressure washer.....
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2010, 10:53:04 am »
Yup, paid for 2 days ago ;)