Pressure Washers: What do you use yours for?

[DCOutdoors]

I have a pressure washing business and will be doing detailing as well (I actually prefer to move entirely into detailing). I am curious though, if you own a pressure washer, when do you use it and on what? I know there are soaps and waxes for pressure washers that will get a car cleaned and waxed to a car lots standards in less than five minutes per car, but being a bit of a perfectionist I am not seeing where a pressure washer would play a big part in a detail business except perhaps on the undercarriage.



So again, under what circumstances would you or do you use a pressure washer?

[Accumulator]

DCOutdoors- I bet the vast majority of pressur washer users here use `em for maybe four things:



1) Prewashing, get "get the big stuff off".

2) Cleaning undercarriages, especially in winter

3) Dealing with really nasty stuff like greasy undercarriages and engine compartments

4) Cleaning floormats



Plus, a few folks have used pressure washers for other work on interiors (stuff you might not believe).

[imported_Quenga]

You forgot wheels!

[Richard Grasa]

For really nasty cloth seats, you can remove the seats from the vehicle and hit them with the pressure washer and you would be surprised how nice they come out. Though you would need to make sure there is enough time for the seats to dry before you put them back in. I believe David(?) posted a thread a while back where he did this and it was incredible how nice they came out with just a quick hit.



Floor mats as well clean up really nice with a hit from the pressure washer.

[Dan]

I use mine functionally for the pre-wash as it will get all the swirl inducing dirt off a car in short time. I enjoy it for other steps as it uses less water and makes rinsing much faster. Also great for wheel wells.

[az57chevy]

I am converted now and use for pre wash and rinse. Hardly uses any water.

[Accumulator]

You forgot wheels!

Gotta be a *little* careful with that, popular as it may be. IIRC it was...oh, ?maybe Michelin? that once said that people were messing the bead/sealing by getting too aggressive with pressure washers.