Looking at home car washers.....

Thanks for the thought Freddy. Knowing nothing about them I can't answer the question but perhaps our fellow friends that have posted here can help with that answer.

 

Well there are the local car Jet washes that just use powered lances and they do remove the dirt ok, so would assume a home version would work.

From personal experience of Jet washes, if you have any paint problems on the car the jets will find them. I had a poorly done resprayed area that kept peeling off everytime I used the jet wash.

Looking at the current offerings, seems one of the standard nozzles is pressure adjustable on the C120 or C130 models. ( will have to look at mine, as did not know mine could ..?)

Nilfisk also do nozzles especially for car use .
They also say do not use high pressure jets on the tyres as it could damage them.
Nilfisk Auto Nozzle - Suitable for use on cars, motorbikes and motor homes 6411136

If you search the web or look at Nilfisks site there are a lot of car add ons you can buy.
Search results | Nilfisk Official Website


My thoughts about getting one are more on the practicality of using it, getting them out each time, connecting the power and water , then putting it all away again, is a chore.
In use they can be quiet aggressive beasts and can make quiet a mess to the surrounding area if you are not careful; gravel will go flying !

If cleaning the car myself it would be with a hose pipe rather than using the Nilfisk or messing with buckets of water from the house.

 

Just a follow up, sure you will have a hose pipe handy to try, seems Hoselock do a range of car lances/long handles/brushes which would make reaching down to the wheel and sills very easy on the back .
Cleaning Brushes - Hozelock

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hozelock-Professional-Medium-Brush-Plus/dp/B000TAUFHO

 

I agree with you Shiney.

Thanks for the information @ricky101, this is a better idea.

I bought a decent hosepipe 25 to 30 years ago and surprisingly there are still no leaks or kinks on it. Hozelock will fit it but my past experiences with the make haven't been good so I'll have a look around and see what other makes are available.