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Old 03-29-2003, 12:00 PM
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Pressure Wash your car?
I noticed my neighbor washes his car with a pressure washer, looks clean and gets the job done fast...But wouldn't this be bad for the paint or no?
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Old 03-29-2003, 12:06 PM
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I bought a Karcher pressure washer 2 years ago and have been washing all my vehicles with it ever since. Great results, doesn't hurt the paint at all. I'd highly recommend it.
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Old 03-29-2003, 12:11 PM
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Originally posted by Supermachoman
I bought a Karcher pressure washer 2 years ago and have been washing all my vehicles with it ever since. Great results, doesn't hurt the paint at all. I'd highly recommend it.


Is there a specific pressure washer to use? Because I have one too....is there a surten setting you should put it on?
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Old 03-29-2003, 12:14 PM
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Re: Pressure Wash your car?
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I noticed my neighbor washes his car with a pressure washer, looks clean and gets the job done fast...But wouldn't this be bad for the paint or no?
nah...it works great....it's the automatic carwashes with brushes that are bad...
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Old 03-29-2003, 06:16 PM
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If your pressure washer is strong enough so that you can hear your panels popping in and out that might leave spider web looking cracks in the paint over time... I doubt your home bought pressure washer is that strong however...
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Old 03-29-2003, 06:22 PM
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i think it would only be bad if your paint is bad with chips and big scratches (like mine ) the pressure water would get under there and rip more paint off
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Old 03-29-2003, 07:04 PM
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Originally posted by Supermachoman
I bought a Karcher pressure washer 2 years ago and have been washing all my vehicles with it ever since. Great results, doesn't hurt the paint at all. I'd highly recommend it.
hehe I work for Karcher when they have sales going on at QVC... they are not bad for the money
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Old 03-29-2003, 07:13 PM
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Originally posted by wrongway15
i think it would only be bad if your paint is bad with chips and big scratches (like mine ) the pressure water would get under there and rip more paint off
that happened to me too.. it cause larger tears in the paint..
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use common sense and you won't ruin your paint.
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