Thanks for all your comments.
I settled on a 1200lb electric and am keeping my distance
It's actually more for the hard to get at places that would otherwise not
get cleaned, i.e. wheel well and undercarriage in general.
Seems the 1200 is not as strong as most commercial wash bays so still leaves
lots of room for elbow grease.
Still not quite sure if I wasted a couple of hundred clams.
Heinz
>
> I agree with John on elbow grease is all that works.
>
> I have both a 1200 psi electric and a 2500 psi gas washers. The first
> time
> I tried to clean some plastic lawn chairs, but to get the dirt off I
> had to
> get so close that I took the top layer of plastic off of the chairs.
> Glad
> I didn't try that on my coach.
>
> However the washer is good for wheel wells, bumpers and undercarriage.
> Just don't
> get too close or the paint will come off.
>
> I use ONLY soap and water on the outside of my coach. I have found
> that
> Tilex works great on the roof and Simple Green in various solutions
> works
> well every where else.
>
> Mike F
>
>
>
> >I have an electric pressure washer and it's OK for washing general
> >stuff, however...
> >Electric washers usually develop around 1200 PSI, you need 1500 PSI+
> if
> >you ever want to strip a wooden deck or paint from a house/shed etc.
> >In either case, a pressure washer alond won't get rid of the film of
> >dirt on your coach, it takes elbow grease and a little soap!
> >John, '76 Palm Beach
> >
> >
> >>
> >> I'm considering buying a pressure washer. Never having had any more
> >> experience than with self-serve washeries I'm wondering how much
> pressure is
> >> required/suitable.
> >>
> >> What it seems to boil down to is electric at 1200 lbs vs gas
> powered for up
> >> to 3000 lbs. I'm not anxious to peel paint or anything, but would
> like to
> >> get areas around wheels & axels a little cleaner.... I think.
> >>
> >> Your thoughts on this would be much appreciated... even if it means
> to leave
> >> the underside alone and stick to brush and bucket
> >>
> >> Heinz
>
I settled on a 1200lb electric and am keeping my distance
It's actually more for the hard to get at places that would otherwise not
get cleaned, i.e. wheel well and undercarriage in general.
Seems the 1200 is not as strong as most commercial wash bays so still leaves
lots of room for elbow grease.
Still not quite sure if I wasted a couple of hundred clams.
Heinz
>
> I agree with John on elbow grease is all that works.
>
> I have both a 1200 psi electric and a 2500 psi gas washers. The first
> time
> I tried to clean some plastic lawn chairs, but to get the dirt off I
> had to
> get so close that I took the top layer of plastic off of the chairs.
> Glad
> I didn't try that on my coach.
>
> However the washer is good for wheel wells, bumpers and undercarriage.
> Just don't
> get too close or the paint will come off.
>
> I use ONLY soap and water on the outside of my coach. I have found
> that
> Tilex works great on the roof and Simple Green in various solutions
> works
> well every where else.
>
> Mike F
>
>
>
> >I have an electric pressure washer and it's OK for washing general
> >stuff, however...
> >Electric washers usually develop around 1200 PSI, you need 1500 PSI+
> if
> >you ever want to strip a wooden deck or paint from a house/shed etc.
> >In either case, a pressure washer alond won't get rid of the film of
> >dirt on your coach, it takes elbow grease and a little soap!
> >John, '76 Palm Beach
> >
> >
> >>
> >> I'm considering buying a pressure washer. Never having had any more
> >> experience than with self-serve washeries I'm wondering how much
> pressure is
> >> required/suitable.
> >>
> >> What it seems to boil down to is electric at 1200 lbs vs gas
> powered for up
> >> to 3000 lbs. I'm not anxious to peel paint or anything, but would
> like to
> >> get areas around wheels & axels a little cleaner.... I think.
> >>
> >> Your thoughts on this would be much appreciated... even if it means
> to leave
> >> the underside alone and stick to brush and bucket
> >>
> >> Heinz
>
