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Title: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: paulw123 on January 24, 2013, 09:41:15 am: 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?
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: JPC on January 24, 2013, 09:52:09 am: Pressure washer every time
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: camfollower on January 24, 2013, 10:08:37 am: Have a karcher pw with snow foam attachment, brilliant.
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: paulw123 on January 24, 2013, 11:20:38 am: Any comments on this amazon Nilfisk?
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: andrewparker on January 24, 2013, 11:31:49 am: Quote from: paulw123 on January 24, 2013, 11:20:38 am
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
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: paulw123 on January 24, 2013, 01:32:06 pm: is the intgral hose real worth an extra £30 ? suppose it tides things up nicely
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: andrewparker on January 24, 2013, 01:43:45 pm: Quote from: paulw123 on January 24, 2013, 01:32:06 pm
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.
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: paulw123 on January 24, 2013, 01:49:03 pm: would you recomend the nilfisk over a karcher?
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: stealthwolf on January 24, 2013, 01:58:15 pm: 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.
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: ripmateyy on January 24, 2013, 02:31:44 pm: I bought the Nilfisk and I love it!
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: swgti on January 24, 2013, 02:53:57 pm: 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 (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.
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: andrewparker on January 24, 2013, 03:10:04 pm: Quote from: stealthwolf on January 24, 2013, 01:58:15 pm
A mate had one with the integral reel and he hated it.

Out of interest, did he say why?
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: paulw123 on January 24, 2013, 03:47:56 pm: 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?
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: stealthwolf on January 24, 2013, 04:38:38 pm: Quote from: andrewparker on January 24, 2013, 03:10:04 pm
Out of interest, did he say why?
He said it was just too fiddly and poorly designed. He ended up removing the reel.
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: GTI-Ross on January 27, 2013, 10:38:59 am: 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
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on January 31, 2013, 10:04:15 pm: I have the c120, great pressure washer :happy2:
Title: Re: Pressure washers - for or against?
Post by: brookesb32 on January 31, 2013, 10:17:26 pm: I have a nilfisk too - tis great :happy2:

Recently bought a snow foam lance, and apart from being awesome fun it does loosen well which you can feel when running over with a mitt.

Also really good for washing off the bilberry wheel cleaner - much more efficient than a hose :jumpmove: