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opass
10-23-2005, 08:08 AM
My pressure washer usually set at 1700 psi for washing cars and wondering how much psi do other detailers like to use?
I found over 2000 psi is kind of getting dangerous for cars.
psl car wash
10-23-2005, 08:44 AM
My pressure washer usually set at 1700 psi for washing cars and wondering how much psi do other detailers like to use?
I found over 2000 psi is kind of getting dangerous for cars.
hehehe to each his own on this but yes the lower the safer!!!!
i own a 3200 honda pressure washer and most of the time i use it full blast (CAREFULLY) with a 40 tip
HomicidalSloth
10-23-2005, 12:31 PM
hehehe to each his own on this but yes the lower the safer!!!!
i own a 3200 honda pressure washer and most of the time i use it full blast (CAREFULLY) with a 40 tip
Yeah, I find it`s more about the tip than the actual PSI setting really. I just keep the tip set to where the water fans really wide and isn`t putting too much pressure on any one area.
psl car wash
10-23-2005, 05:07 PM
Yeah, I find it`s more about the tip than the actual PSI setting really. I just keep the tip set to where the water fans really wide and isn`t putting too much pressure on any one area.
40 tip is about a 2 inch wide spray, one of the thinest sprays. u just need to know how to use it at that hard of a spray.
My pressure washer usually set at 1700 psi for washing cars and wondering how much psi do other detailers like to use?
I found over 2000 psi is kind of getting dangerous for cars.
My mid range karcher from a few years back is 1000 and does the job fine
Just remember to not aim it straight at the paint even from four feet back but instead, do it side on gliding the water across the horizontal and vertical panels accordingly
Find that 2000 + can take the slickness out of a well detailed car and sealed paint job
Doors - horizontal spray pattern
Roof - vertical
Bonnet and boot - vertical
ktlimq
02-16-2006, 12:36 PM
How is the pressure spec measured? Right at the outlet? Or at 20 cm or 50 cm distance?
Is there an easy formula to calculate the water pressure at a chosen distance?
What is usual pressure at auto car wash, self car wash?