Hi folks,

 

I live in an upstairs flat with no access to an outside tap and it's not practical to run a hose from the kitchen/bathroom tap.

 

Is there a pressure washer on the market that anyone can recommend that has an on board tank or am I stuck with running up and down the stairs umpteen times to rinse the car?

 

Cheers,

 

Kev.

1 hour ago, e30kev said:

Hi folks,

 

I live in an upstairs flat with no access to an outside tap and it's not practical to run a hose from the kitchen/bathroom tap.

 

Is there a pressure washer on the market that anyone can recommend that has an on board tank or am I stuck with running up and down the stairs umpteen times to rinse the car?

 

Cheers,

 

Kev.

There are pressure washers that run from a water butt for example, so a large bucket of water could do the trick.

Question is, how far do you want to go to wash your car? Is it a simple wash, or 2 bucket method with full decon before a detail?

if it's a matter of a regular wash only then then you could do a safe wash with a few of your own products at the local jet wash. Just a thought.

Strangely enough I came across this only today

 

 

Hi and thanks for the replies.

I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to looking after my cars paint.

I'll describe my amateur routine so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

 

1. rinse with several buckets to wet the car and take off any loose dirt.

 

2. wash car with sponge using two buckets (one with soap and the other to rinse the sponge).

 

3. Rinse with a million buckets of water.

 

4. Dry car with Chamois.

 

5. Maybe once or twice a year polish by hand and apply armour all shield.

 

My car is going to have some cosmetic treatment this year with at least a front end respray or a complete blow over, and I fully intend on upping my game and doing this properly to protect the paint, any advice welcome.

 

Cheers,

 

Kev. 

There more people on here that can provide better advice for the whole process than me.

 

Although I would dispense with the sponge and chamois, and replace with a wash mitt and microfibres towel, that will make an improvement to your current process.

 

it all depends on how far you want to go, there are many guides available on the Styling and Care (guides and links) section of this site.

 

16 hours ago, FluffyEyeball said:

Strangely enough I came across this only today

 

 

I would not consider that to be a dirty car and therefore it is not a challenging test.