Pressure washers - for or against?

[paulw123]

I've stayed away from pressure washers on cars, believing the old bucket,mitt,hose method is kinder to the paintwork.
However this seems a good offer and i'm tempted.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nilfisk-Accessory-Pressure-Washer-1650W/dp/B003M8H6U4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1359019993&sr=8-2

So how many of you think a pressure washer is better?

[JPC]

Pressure washer every time

[camfollower]

Have a karcher pw with snow foam attachment, brilliant.

[paulw123]

Any comments on this amazon Nilfisk?

[andrewparker]

Any comments on this amazon Nilfisk?

Get the one with the hose reel on it - http://www.cleanstore.co.uk/products/Product.asp?ID=7590

[paulw123]

is the intgral hose real worth an extra £30 ? suppose it tides things up nicely

[andrewparker]

is the intgral hose real worth an extra £30 ? suppose it tides things up nicely

Yeah, it's a total pain in the arse having to wrap it around the pressure washer each time you want to put it away.

[paulw123]

would you recomend the nilfisk over a karcher?

[stealthwolf]

I have a nilfisk. They tend not to seize in low temps like some of the cheaper Karchers. As long as you don't do anything silly with the PW, it won't damage the car. A mate had one with the integral reel and he hated it.

[ripmateyy]

I bought the Nilfisk and I love it!

[swgti]

Pressure washers all the way as long as your sensible with it.

I have one of these which I've had now for about 4yrs and it's superb.

http://www.cleanstore.co.uk/products/Product.asp?ID=3450

A lad I work with recently bought one of the Aldi specials 130bar and came with a 2 or 3yr warranty, he paid £80 for it and says it's brilliant.

[andrewparker]

A mate had one with the integral reel and he hated it.

Out of interest, did he say why?

[paulw123]

if its like my hose real, then i would guess you have to get the natural twist out of it as you try to wind it in?
which would require it spinning along its entire length maybe, would that mean its thrashing about on the ground whilst you wind it in?

[stealthwolf]

Out of interest, did he say why?

He said it was just too fiddly and poorly designed. He ended up removing the reel.

[GTI-Ross]

This is the one i got for £65 and it does every thing you need: http://www.cleanstore.co.uk/products/Product.asp?ID=7424

Great bit of kit