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JordonMusser

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I am thinking about adding a wall mount pressure washer to make washer my cars easier. I have 220V and water near the garage door so infrastructure is good. Right now I either just use the hose or if its really dirty (road trip)ill roll out my plug in pressure washer

Any recommendations? I am hoping to stay under $500 which may be a pipe dream. I will not be using this for industrial use so I don't need something super powerful.

I did not run hot water to this location (oops) so its just cold.
 
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Just curious, why are folks using pressure washers on cars? I've used them on semi tractors, trailers, and farm tractors, but not my personal vehicles. Save for the undercarriage at times. Is it water savings?
 
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It does a good job just like on a truck. It removes the dirt before you mechanical wash. I will agree that if a guy lives in the south, on paved roads it doesn't make such a difference. A cheaper unit would be better than none.
I live in the North, salt and ice, I spend 7 grand on one. I also have equipment and clean grease and oil. I have hot, 5 gpm, plumbed in and switched for instant service with 100 ft on a reel. Its a rare day I don't wash something. Deice a car most days in the winter.
 
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Y'all taking this too seriously. My little ryobi $99 1600 psi works great with a cheap soap cannon off Amazon for $20 and a $9 - 1.1mm orifice.
 
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AHHHHHH! Totally makes sense! I am in the Pacific NW, so rain, rain and more rain. But the Dept. Of Transportation is starting to use chemicals on the roads to prevent "black ice". It is murder on my friends semis with aluminum wheels. Wondering about my undercarriage now. We just don't have to deal with what many folks have to though.

I used to work for a company that pressure washed trucks and trailers, most had come back from Alaska. A remote unit on a belt mounted transmitter, and push button 1, soak it, then push button 2. The dirt would then melt off. Rinse with high pressure. I am guessing base and acid, or something worse. There looks like some real cool items out there.
 
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It helps remove debris that would otherwise cause swirls when you use a wash mitt (lets call it a pre wash).

Also cars with a lot of aero tid bits (like my Stage 3 Aero C7Z06) it is very hard to get into all the nooks/crannies/vents etc.

My portable unit works ok, but thought it would be nice to have a perm solution vs dragging that thing out every time I wash my car(s)
 
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