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Is it worth using a Power Washer for a car?

Yes,really gets that road **** off the wheel arches and anywhere
else thats
impossible to get a rag.

Can't it do more harm than good

Urban myth.

Not an urban myth. Used wrongly these power washers can do serious
damage. My son has caused a lovely big dent in my bumper because the
head was far too close to the car.

Steven.




Eh! Whats your bumper made of alluminium?

I agree George, urban myth. I sold them for close on 25 years, spent most
of my time demonstrating them. I've sold Warwick, Karcher, KEW (now
Nilfisk Alto) WAP & Gerni. I must have washed thousands of vehicles.

Only one single incident of paint damage in that time - a Lada Riva that
had been hand painted.

Properly applied paint cannot be damaged by a pressure washer. If a
pressure washer removes loose or flakey paint it was going to come off
anyway.

Dave, you will know your job better than anyone but surely you would be
demonstrating how effective these machines can be not how destructive they
could be?
I'm sure the power output had dramatically increased in the 25 years you
sold them, when did you give it up?
The machine I bought from Lidl came with 2 lances.
One of them was in a cardboard sleeve with the warning that this lance was
not to be used on vehicles as it could do permanent damage and it had a
disclaimer etc.
I certainly wouldn't chance putting that nozzle half an inch from my car
when on full power after seeing the bumper incident. However used properly
these machines are great and I wouldn't be without one.

Steven.