Anybody refuse to clean a car without a PW......

[Accumulator]

cameronthmpson- Welcome to Autopia!

I only use a PW, far less water and far more cleaning ability.

But, maybe another of my quirks, I don`t like it for *rinsing* except with DI water (which I try to conserve). For rinsing off suds I`m all about volume as opposed to pressure.

[mobiledynamics]

For rinsing, I prefer the hose too and this is merely due to how the water reacts on coated surfaces

When I rinse with the PW, the water just seems to do a combo for beading/sheeting on whatever direction I`m pointing at - and it`s not like I`m exactly pointing at the ground at all times. All I want is the rinse water to fall straight down. I find I`m actually working harder to get the rinse water to rinse straight ~down~ if I`m using the wand.

Acccu. No DI for me. Had a CR spotless. Was not my cup of tea. Sold it.
I just dry with a blower and follow-up with a single 16" MF that get`s maybe 25% wet from the minor blobs I need to catch.

[Accumulator]

Acccu. No DI for me. Had a CR spotless. Was not my cup of tea. Sold it.

I can understand that; I`m not really a CRS fanboy but begrudgingly accept that I need it for certain specific things.

I just dry with a blower and follow-up with a single 16" MF that get`s maybe 25% wet from the minor blobs I need to catch.

Sounds similar to my AirWand approach, though my vehicles just trap *SO* much water

[mobiledynamics]

though my vehicles just trap *SO* much water

Don`t they all.
On the window trims, I`m generally a 3 step approach. Blow from L-R. The come back and Blow R-L.
Do the opposite side of the care. Same Technique.
Then come back to the original side and do one more final blow

[trashmanssd]

I love a power washer for at least the first rinse to knock all the loose sand and grit off the truck or car. Around my area there is a lot of sand and it rains a lot so the lower body panels and the in fender wells are always covered in grit and sand.

[Ronkh]

I love a power washer for at least the first rinse to knock all the loose sand and grit off the truck or car. Around my area there is a lot of sand and it rains a lot so the lower body panels and the in fender wells are always covered in grit and sand.

I don`t miss that in the least.............

[Ronkh]

I love a power washer for at least the first rinse to knock all the loose sand and grit off the truck or car. Around my area there is a lot of sand and it rains a lot so the lower body panels and the in fender wells are always covered in grit and sand.

This is the sand and salt we have to deal with............

[Ronkh]

This is the sand and salt we have to deal with............

[JustJesus]

Pretty skies there, Ron.

[Swanicyouth]

I`ve been saying for years I`ll only wash my cars if I pressure wash first...

That goes for rinseless, waterless, or 2BM washes.

I simply see no reason to wipe dirt off that can be pressure washed off. I live n PA & water is abundant & cheap here.

Prolly why I haven`t seen a swirl on either on of my cars in years.


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[Bunky]

I also wish I could have my pressure setup ready to go since it takes some time to get it out, hook it up, unspool the hose, etc. I do have quick connects for the inlet connection.

[The Driver]

I also wish I could have my pressure setup ready to go since it takes some time to get it out, hook it up, unspool the hose, etc. I do have quick connects for the inlet connection.

I`ll post my new wall mount once it`s done, I finally switched from Karcher to Kranzle.

[jatleson]

Here is my setup. Small Ryobi PW from Home Depot and a garden hose reel to store 50 ft of PW hose. Plug in the PW, hook up the garden hose, unreel the PW hose and good to go. Adds about 2 minutes of work vs. just hose alone. The hose reel has a compartment to hold all the nozzles for the PW.

The Ryobi PW has a frame that I put some velcro straps around to hang on the wall. The foam pad keeps the vibration down. Looking to get a CR system and plumb that into the mix.

[Accumulator]

.. I haven`t seen a swirl on either on of my cars in years.

That`s what I like to hear!

[RaskyR1]

I would much rather do a traditional wash with a pressure washer when the car has more then just a light dust on it. Typically this time of year I just run my truck through the touch-less wash to get the salt/sand off and then do an ONR wash in the garage when I get home. My wife`s car us small enough to wash inside though so hers will likely always get a traditional wash using the pressure washer. Eventually I`ll have it all set up so it`s mounted on the wall and ready to use, but even now it`s nice being able to finally pressure wash the car inside with sub-zero temps outside.