Jays Mustang

It would be nice to live in warm states all year round were you get a little dust to remove. But like today I washed off a load of salt/sand. Do you think I'd take a sponge and rub salt/sand? No. Some of us have to use the carwash, I mean the hand spraywash not the automatic. Just part of life in the north.

Rupp

I wouldn't use a pressure washer any closer than a mile from my care. Only hand wash with a the softest mit. Why would you use a pressure washer. As you can see they are very destructive.

wthalliii

Note to self: don't use pressure washer on car.

Okay, got it. I certainly won't use it near my new stripes. Thanks again for everyone's advice.

Oh, I got the new stripes installed today. But I'll post pix in another thread so it won't be buried in this one.

StantheMan

I have used a 2800 psi pressure washer for years, I have a 99 Isuzu, 93 Vette, 02 Avalanche and a 07 GT, I live in Colorado where I need to wash chemicals and sand from my car after snow falls. Mag Cloride and some of the chemicals litterally eat at the chrome finishes. Also summer bugs are an issue, I have never had a problem, the Avalache has 4x4 decals and they never came off. Public car washes use recycled water which is like sand blasting your car if there filters are not clean and in working order. All of my vehicles are impecable, including the Isuzu with over 160k on the original paint job(This car has never seen a public car wash). Using a pressure washer and keeping the wand at a safe distance and not allowing the pressure to catch an edge of a decal is the key, the remarks that make referrence to it is unwise or stupid to use a pressure are untrue, use your pressure washer wisely and your vehicles will look good for years and years.

SlinkyBMX

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delstang

I have vinyl stripes but I hand wash it only. I wouldn't use a pressure washer and I good see how that could peal up the vinyl along with many other things. Pressure washers are for deck and brick, not vehicles.