First Play with New Toys

[EdV6220]

Hi All

Just wanted to say thanks for the advice you guys gave me recently about pressure washers and snow foam lances. Finally got a chance to play with them today so thought I'd post a few piccies up (iPhone 4s only, sorry)

Pre-wash (pretty clean but some general filth caused by impact of the building site that we now live at:

Ewwwwww

Here's the kit I used (as recommended by CS):

Bottle loaded up with 1/3 Valet Pro PH Neutral and 2/3 tap water (going to try out different makes over the coming months). It was a bugger applying the thread seal tape, got there in the end but still a few small leaks. Might resort to clingfilm next time unless anyone has any better ideas?

First sight of snow in the town this week

Went over the car about 3 times and only used about 1/4 of the solution (much better longevity than the detergent method)!

And here's some after pics (getting dark at this stage so no time to do much else):

The car was then blown dried with a quick spin round the block (encountered some t**t in a Seat who insisted on tailgating me, pulled over and let him go by as can't be bothered with morons like that these days).

As said, the car was pretty clean to start with so not much dirt removed with run-off foam very white still. The whole reason for using this method is to reduce swirl marks though so as we get into the summer I'll probably do this regularly as a contact-less washing method or, if I have more time, a preliminary exercise before a proper detail including hand wash.

Roll on the spring, I'll do a proper detail and post some pics in decent sunlight taken with the DSLR / tripod

Thanks again guys

 

[Richyy182]

What a lovely V6. When I saw the first pic I thought wow that has worked and then realised you'd not actually cleaned it!!! Looks good and I'm jealous

 

[EdV6220]

Cheers mate, it makes it worth going through all the stress that work brings

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

/Jelous

 

[PS Trophy]

Very very nice!

 

[Gally]

Special little car. Suits the colour so much.

Very jealous.

 

[not normal dan]

Lovely looking car mate, I've recently got into detailing myself after a lot of reading an advice.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Not very foamy, Charles Should look like shaving foam and stick/dwell for a while... More practice needed !

Approx 1" of foam then about 3/4 full of warm water and see how you get on. Wind the throttle/mixer screw on top of the lance all the way in, then come back 1/2 a turn and adjust to suit. I think you're at the other end of the scale there at a guess...

 

[Austin-182]

Looks brilliant

 

[NFox]

Very nice mate

 

[EdV6220]

Not very foamy, Charles Should look like shaving foam and stick/dwell for a while... More practice needed !

Approx 1" of foam then about 3/4 full of warm water and see how you get on. Wind the throttle/mixer screw on top of the lance all the way in, then come back 1/2 a turn and adjust to suit. I think you're at the other end of the scale there at a guess...

Only a first attempt Mutt Chops, plenty of tinkering to try

 

[EdV6220]

Not very foamy, Charles Should look like shaving foam and stick/dwell for a while... More practice needed !

Approx 1" of foam then about 3/4 full of warm water and see how you get on. Wind the throttle/mixer screw on top of the lance all the way in, then come back 1/2 a turn and adjust to suit. I think you're at the other end of the scale there at a guess...

Right Mr Giraffe, I had another play today. Used up what was left from last week and wound the throttle right down, better foam, mental consumption. Will have another go tomorrow using warm water

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Thaaaaaat's betterer !!!! Looks like foam, not spit

 

[EdV6220]

The giraffe is happy, that makes me happy

 

[Jonnio]

That first attempt is how my lance has been performing. Hoping the servicing guide on DW sorts it.

I have had to go out and by a vice and other bits to carry it out though!