Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Hendrik Riessen]

Yeah, if you know it to be 100% clean but if it is anything like mine then 
it is full of crap just waiting to blow out onto that freshly washed duco. 
That and blowing dust off the ground onto the freshly washed car. Like I 
said pure genius.
On the rare occasion that my cars get a clean I use a chamois to get rid of 
the excess water. Seeing I only wash the cars every three months or so it is 
not a big deal.

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> Actually, drying a car with a leafblower does not sound like a bad
> idea to me.  Other than the noise annoying the neighbors.
>
> Allan
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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Allan Streib]

Actually, drying a car with a leafblower does not sound like a bad
idea to me.  Other than the noise annoying the neighbors.

Allan

"Hendrik Riessen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Genius, pure genius.
> I suppose he polishes it with sandpaper as well and details the
> engine with a sandblaster?
>
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> From: "Kevin Kraly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 2:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires
>
>
>> I thought it was the American way to use a pressure washer on
>> anything you can't clean with a leafblower.
>>
>> That's exactly how our neighbor was.  One day, he even got the
>> bright idea to dry off his truck with his leafblower.

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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Hendrik Riessen]

Genius, pure genius.
I suppose he polishes it with sandpaper as well and details the engine with 
a sandblaster?

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>I thought it was the American way to use a pressure washer on anything you
> can't clean with a leafblower.
>
> That's exactly how our neighbor was.  One day, he even got the bright idea
> to dry off his truck with his leafblower.
>
> Kevin in Portland, OR
> 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Scott Ritchey]

In a prior life, we washed Army vehicles with a fire hose, literally.  We
had driven those things through streams, shallow bogs, and small ponds
maneuvering while maintaining cover.  Those much more experienced than me
knew exactly where to direct the hose to blast out caked-on mud in the many
nooks and crannies.  These things were OD flat, so they didn't shine, but
they seemed to get pretty clean at the old wash rack.

Scott Ritchey

Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> On 7/16/07, LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I can't imagine anyone with half a brain in their head
>> getting a pressure washer anywhere near a car.
>>
>> Dan
>>
> 
> I thought it was the American way to use a pressure washer on anything
> you can't clean with a leafblower.
> 
> Alex



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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[R A Bennell]

Well, please do remember that there are pressure washers and then there are 
pressure washers. Most of the little
ones will do no harm and may not even clean sufficiently to please you. The 
commercial ones may remove the paint
from your car. I have one of the lesser models - 4HP B&S supposed to produce 
1600# of pressure. Works OK but not
likely to take the paint off. I would like to have a bigger and better one but 
likely would not use it to wash my
car. I recall trying to clean grease off of an auto engine that I was 
rebuilding a few years ago. The pressure
washer wasn't making much headway and I really wished I had more power to cut 
right through to the metal. I
wouldn't have minded at all if it had removed the paint in that case. I also 
know someone who ran a mobile wash
company for a while. They had pressure washers that used very hot water and 
some that mixed in sand like a
sandblaster. Those would clean anything and were mostly used in messy 
commercial cleanups.

Randy

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Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> On 7/16/07, LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I can't imagine anyone with half a brain in their head
>> getting a pressure washer anywhere near a car.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>
> I thought it was the American way to use a pressure washer on anything
> you can't clean with a leafblower.
>
> Alex

A leaf blower and a fire hose!

Marshall

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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Kaleb C. Striplin, work]

hahahahahahahaha

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Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 1:56 PM
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> Alex Chamberlain wrote:
>> On 7/16/07, LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> I can't imagine anyone with half a brain in their head
>>> getting a pressure washer anywhere near a car.
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>> 
>> I thought it was the American way to use a pressure washer on anything
>> you can't clean with a leafblower.
>> 
>> Alex
> 
> A leaf blower and a fire hose!
> 
> Marshall
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Marshall Booth]

Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> On 7/16/07, LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I can't imagine anyone with half a brain in their head
>> getting a pressure washer anywhere near a car.
>>
>> Dan
>>
> 
> I thought it was the American way to use a pressure washer on anything
> you can't clean with a leafblower.
> 
> Alex

A leaf blower and a fire hose!

Marshall

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[MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Donald Snook]

Dan wrote: 

 

"I can't begin to imagine what a pressure washer would

do to a paint job, especially an older one that might

be prone to peeling." 

 

Others have made similar comments. However, what do you think is used to
get cars cleaned in touchless car washes?  All of the equipment in
carwashes is similar to a pressure washer. The only question is the
angle of the nozzles and the volume and PSI.   The problem occurs when
the nozzles get clogged and this changes the PSI or the "spread" of the
water/chemical through the nozzle.   

 

 

Donald H. Snook

1990 300SEL 138K (For Sale) 

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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Levi Smith]

In my experience, pressure washers work just fine on cars.  That said, the
half-brained person just needs to realize that the higher pressure your
washer, the finer the point and the closer you get the more likely you are
to clean more than you wanted.

Personally, I've used them many times over the years and the only time I
really did a good one was with a 10-15 year old CRX with plastic(and who
knows what kind of paint).  It already had some flaking off, and the
pressure washer took good chunks out.  Otherwise, no issues.  I did use mine
to remove some fedex decals from my van when I was done working for them.
THAT took a while.  Those suckers are on there good.  I ended up having to
use the pencil point at about 2 inches away for a lot of it and remove
little pieces at a time.

Levi

On 7/17/07, Royce Engler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Dan said
>
> I can't imagine anyone with half a brain in their head
> getting a pressure washer anywhere near a car.
>
> I agree if we're talking carsmy son and I used to routinely use the
> pressure washer on his '83 Jeep CJ-7 after a day of "muddin"...but then
> again it had a rattle can paint job and was subjected to much worse abuse
> than the pressure washer.
>
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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Royce Engler]

Dan said 

I can't imagine anyone with half a brain in their head
getting a pressure washer anywhere near a car.

I agree if we're talking carsmy son and I used to routinely use the
pressure washer on his '83 Jeep CJ-7 after a day of "muddin"...but then
again it had a rattle can paint job and was subjected to much worse abuse
than the pressure washer.

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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Kevin Kraly]

I thought it was the American way to use a pressure washer on anything you 
can't clean with a leafblower.

That's exactly how our neighbor was.  One day, he even got the bright idea 
to dry off his truck with his leafblower.

Kevin in Portland, OR
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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[dave walton]

Here in Ohio, they won't let you use a coin-op car wash if you don't chew
tabacco and have a gun rack in your rear window. However, marrying your
cousin let's you get in without the gun rack. Being at least 100 lbs
overweight helps too.

In all seriousness, my time working for BP taught me that the largest single
expense for a coin-op car wash is water. That is why all the water they use
has been recycled from the guy in line before you. Stations use fresh water
for the rinse cycle, but only if the tanks need topping off. Try collecting
some of the the rinse water in an old 2-litre coke bottle towards the end of
the cycle. It's disgusting.

-Dave Walton

On 7/16/07, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > That being said, I have never seen anyone down here
> > use one on a car.  I have a fairly high powered one
> > (6.5 HP B&S, 3500 psi) that is strong enough to cut a
> > 2x4 in half, and I was amazed that they mentioned
> > "washing" your car with the "low pressure" nozzle
> > provided.
> >
> > And to get one around a tire?  Yikes!
>
> You don't have the coin-op self-service car washes?  They're
> everywhere here, and are used heavily.
>
> Allan
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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[LWB250]

Yeah, we do, but the ones I've seen don't compare with
a pressure washer.

And after all, it's just the good ol' boys with their
mud covered swamp buggys that use those things anyway
(I think.)

Dan



--- Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> > That being said, I have never seen anyone down
> here
> > use one on a car.  I have a fairly high powered
> one
> > (6.5 HP B&S, 3500 psi) that is strong enough to
> cut a
> > 2x4 in half, and I was amazed that they mentioned
> > "washing" your car with the "low pressure" nozzle
> > provided.
> >
> > And to get one around a tire?  Yikes!
> 
> You don't have the coin-op self-service car washes? 
> They're
> everywhere here, and are used heavily.
> 
> Allan
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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Allan Streib]

LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> That being said, I have never seen anyone down here
> use one on a car.  I have a fairly high powered one
> (6.5 HP B&S, 3500 psi) that is strong enough to cut a
> 2x4 in half, and I was amazed that they mentioned
> "washing" your car with the "low pressure" nozzle
> provided.
>
> And to get one around a tire?  Yikes!

You don't have the coin-op self-service car washes?  They're
everywhere here, and are used heavily.

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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Hendrik Riessen]

Just about every workshop (including MB) uses high pressure cleaners to 
clean the cars prior to working on them. However any damage they do will be 
passed onto the customer.
"Ahhh sorry sir, your routine maintenance service has unfortunatley turned 
into a very expensive exercise"
Another reason to do your own work.

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> On 7/15/07, Walt Lasher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> So if you insist on using your pressure washer to clean your wheels and
>> tires, be careful not to get too close, especially if the nozzle of the
>> pressure washer is set to a narrow angle.
>
> Better yet, don't use a pressure washer anywhere near a car at all!
> They will force water through seals into the interior, cause
> mysterious electrical gremlins under the hood, and strip the newer,
> less-durable environmentally safe exterior paints right off.
>
> Alex Chamberlain

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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[LWB250]

That's a little different.  I was talking about just
regular washing, as in exterior.  I have pressure
washed engines and other components both in and out of
the car, with everything sealed up properly or removed
to prevent damage.  Yours is a perfect example of what
one might use a pressure washer for...

I can't begin to imagine what a pressure washer would
do to a paint job, especially an older one that might
be prone to peeling.

Dan

--- Scott Ritchey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Well. I used a pressure washer to clean out the
> inside of my 300SD fuel tank
> when it got so full of crud that crud plugged up the
> filter screen at the
> fuel outlet.  It actually worked pretty well
> blasting from the fuel gage
> hole with water draining out the big hole at the
> bottom where the filter
> screen goes.  I ran a shop vac on "blow" all night
> to dry it out.
> 
> Scott Ritchey
> 
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> Machanics re: tires
> 
> I can't imagine anyone with half a brain in their
> head
> getting a pressure washer anywhere near a car.
> 
> Dan
> 
> --- Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> 
> > On 7/15/07, Walt Lasher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > So if you insist on using your pressure washer
> to
> > clean your wheels and
> > > tires, be careful not to get too close,
> especially
> > if the nozzle of the
> > > pressure washer is set to a narrow angle.
> > 
> > Better yet, don't use a pressure washer anywhere
> > near a car at all!
> > They will force water through seals into the
> > interior, cause
> > mysterious electrical gremlins under the hood, and
> > strip the newer,
> > less-durable environmentally safe exterior paints
> > right off.
> > 
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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[E M]

no no, the washer is for cleaning, the blower dries the car.

Ed
911SC

On 16/07/07, Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On 7/16/07, LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I can't imagine anyone with half a brain in their head
> > getting a pressure washer anywhere near a car.
> >
> > Dan
> >
>
> I thought it was the American way to use a pressure washer on anything
> you can't clean with a leafblower.
>
> Alex
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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Scott Ritchey]

Well. I used a pressure washer to clean out the inside of my 300SD fuel tank
when it got so full of crud that crud plugged up the filter screen at the
fuel outlet.  It actually worked pretty well blasting from the fuel gage
hole with water draining out the big hole at the bottom where the filter
screen goes.  I ran a shop vac on "blow" all night to dry it out.

Scott Ritchey

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I can't imagine anyone with half a brain in their head
getting a pressure washer anywhere near a car.

Dan

--- Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On 7/15/07, Walt Lasher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> 
> > So if you insist on using your pressure washer to
> clean your wheels and
> > tires, be careful not to get too close, especially
> if the nozzle of the
> > pressure washer is set to a narrow angle.
> 
> Better yet, don't use a pressure washer anywhere
> near a car at all!
> They will force water through seals into the
> interior, cause
> mysterious electrical gremlins under the hood, and
> strip the newer,
> less-durable environmentally safe exterior paints
> right off.
> 
> Alex Chamberlain
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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[LWB250]

Understand that in Florida a pressure washer is pretty
much a standard yard implement, like a rake or shovel.
 With the crap that gets on your walls, sidewalk and
screened enclosure over your pool ("pool cage") you
pretty much have to have a pressure washer to get
things clean.

That being said, I have never seen anyone down here
use one on a car.  I have a fairly high powered one
(6.5 HP B&S, 3500 psi) that is strong enough to cut a
2x4 in half, and I was amazed that they mentioned
"washing" your car with the "low pressure" nozzle
provided.

And to get one around a tire?  Yikes!

Dan




--- Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I thought it was the American way to use a pressure
> washer on anything
> you can't clean with a leafblower.
> 
> Alex



  

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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Alex Chamberlain]

On 7/16/07, LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I can't imagine anyone with half a brain in their head
> getting a pressure washer anywhere near a car.
>
> Dan
>

I thought it was the American way to use a pressure washer on anything
you can't clean with a leafblower.

Alex

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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[LWB250]

I can't imagine anyone with half a brain in their head
getting a pressure washer anywhere near a car.

Dan

--- Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On 7/15/07, Walt Lasher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> 
> > So if you insist on using your pressure washer to
> clean your wheels and
> > tires, be careful not to get too close, especially
> if the nozzle of the
> > pressure washer is set to a narrow angle.
> 
> Better yet, don't use a pressure washer anywhere
> near a car at all!
> They will force water through seals into the
> interior, cause
> mysterious electrical gremlins under the hood, and
> strip the newer,
> less-durable environmentally safe exterior paints
> right off.
> 
> Alex Chamberlain
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Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Alex Chamberlain]

On 7/15/07, Walt Lasher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> So if you insist on using your pressure washer to clean your wheels and
> tires, be careful not to get too close, especially if the nozzle of the
> pressure washer is set to a narrow angle.

Better yet, don't use a pressure washer anywhere near a car at all!
They will force water through seals into the interior, cause
mysterious electrical gremlins under the hood, and strip the newer,
less-durable environmentally safe exterior paints right off.

Alex Chamberlain

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[MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

[Walt Lasher]

Pressure washers used to be a high-ticket item, so they weren't that common.
Now they can be had for no more money than the tab for a pretty good
Saturday night's partying. I've got a couple, actually (pressure washers,
not bar tabs). Clean freaks beware! Car and tire manufacturers recommend
against using pressure washers to clean the sidewalls of car or truck
  tires. It's not the
high pressure that's really the problem - it's the high-frequency pulsations
caused by the style of pump used. The several-hundred-hertz fluctuation from
near-zero pressure to 1500 psi or more can damage the sidewall cords in your
tires. 

So if you insist on using your pressure washer to clean your wheels and
tires, be careful not to get too close, especially if the nozzle of the
pressure washer is set to a narrow angle.

Interesting. Never even entered my mind

Walt Lasher
Seattle
W140 S350
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