For u guys that pressure wash your vehicles...waht is a good PSI to get that wont be too harsh on the paint but still clean better than a weak water hose spray? Thanks!

 

I dont think that its a good idea. Use a good washing procedure and the pressure of the tap water should be enough to rinse the suds off.

But if you arent the type to actually wash, but more rise, than whatever is cheap if you are going to buy one, and the lowest setting if you already have one. G'Luck!

 

Its a perfectly fine idea, a good one in fact. 1500- 2000psi will be fine. Mine is 2500psi, 2.5GPM. I havent used my garden hose once since I got my pressure washer.

 

Pressure Washer ALL THE WAY!

 

Thats what i thought as well...the high pressure rinse is what i like best about the car wash but i never want to take it their because of the harsh soap. I didnt wanna get something that was going to blast my paint off though either...just help get it cleaner..so around 1500 is good...i was thinking about getting the 1300 but if 1500 is safe than that is it..thanks

 

More to the point, you certainlly don't want to use a 0 angle adaptor on the washer . At least 20 degees is fine.

 

When you pressure wash before scrubbing your rinse and soap water bucket doesn't get dirty like it does if you just use the hose. So I'd say that's alot less dirt you're scrubbing across the paint. I use a gas powered 3700 PSI 4.0GPM 13HP pressure washer with a 25 degree tip BTW.

 

That's what I have, and have always been scared of it. now knowing that it is safe, you have changed my perspective. In previous months, I have used it extensively for undercarriages and cleaning off bedliners. BTW-- for those of you with a pressure washers-- your friends may enlist your help with pressure washing their undercarriages...and they usually offer something up in reward... Easy $20. (especially if you plug up to their water...)

 

This thread makes me feel much better! I have always felt uneasy about using my 2600 psi washer even with the 40 degree tip after seeing it tear up graphics on the quad. Should make things quite a bit easier knowing that I can use it without damaging the finish.

 

those graphics on the quad are cheap... just stuck on there to improve the visual appeal while on the showroom floor... I have always removed any type of graphic tape/ sticker when i get a new quad... because eventually those graphics will start to crumble away like an old sticker soaked in water and the glue will streak down the paint...

but no worries on a vehicle... just dont get real real real close and use atleast a 20* tip and you are GOOD TO GO! on the Undercarrage I use a 15* or sometimes a 10* depending on how muddy or dirty it is...

 

1500PSI or 1800 PSI works like a charm!

I have an 1800PSI Craftsman and have been using it for years on MANY vehicles without an issue whatsoever.

Just make certain you have thewidest "flare" tip on - and not up too close - and you'll be good to go.

 

Well i have not purchased one yet...do all of these "tips" come with the pressure washer or are they sold separately...and do some have settings on the unit instead of separate tips or nozzles? Thanks

 

depends on which type you get and where. I have seen all that you have mentioned. (separate tips, tips included, variable nozzle...)

 

The better and more expensive pressure washers should come with different tips. Mine came with a bunch of different tips plus a soap/solvent applicator tip. The cheaper ones will just have one built in/permanent tip that you twist to widen and narrow the fan.

 

I stripped a thumb size piece of chrome off my F250 wheel hubcap with a pressure washer. I though I was gonna knock off the dirt faster using it. I knocked off more than dirt with it.