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Posted March 11, 2013 at 2:10PM
as any used one of these for cleaning vehicles etc, been too a karcher centre and they look impressive, seen a few reports that the two series is poor but the 3 series upwards are good.
they are pricey so want to check to see if they are so good first.
looking for any readers feedback
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Posted March 11, 2013 at 3:55PM
I have the K375,and I can't fault it. For the first few weeks I was looking for things to blast with it, but that soon faded.
Be careful if you use it on the patio - it will have the pointing out if it's in any way defective.
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Posted March 11, 2013 at 4:08PM
I you want it for car cleaning stand well back when you first start or you will scratch the paint with all the road grime.
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Posted March 11, 2013 at 5:25PM
I have had one for about 10 years. Nice bit if kit.
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Posted March 11, 2013 at 7:24PM
Don't use it on tarmac either.
You'll end up sweeping it up!
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Posted March 12, 2013 at 3:37PM
Reading about the power of these Karcher machines makes me glad I've only got a cheapy endorsed by Eddy Irvine and bought from Woolies before they went bust! Mine may have a wonky wheel now but it still works well for blasting the bird mess off the deck, making my plastic guttering white again and just occasionally washing the car.... personally wouldn't be without one.
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Posted March 14, 2013 at 9:08AM
one of the attachments is a foam spreader for cleaning vehicles, is that any different to normal attachment with washwax added or just a gimmick.
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Posted March 14, 2013 at 9:34AM
When these products are advertised, it always seems to be a case of power washing a vehicle on a nice sunny afternoon, using all the various gizmo's also advertised, and surprise surprise you then have a showroom condition vehicle in front of you. What I would suggest, is that you go to one of the regular car 'hand wash' places, and see what the staff do and use there.
I have a number of power washers, from the once available £49.99 B&Q Special to the more powerful petrol engined unit. Generally, if the item as a 'detergent' dispenser provided, then I might use it. But a good old sleeves rolled-up job takes some beating!.
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Posted March 16, 2013 at 8:10AM
got another question looking at the brush attachments for cleaning the car.
looked at the car wash brush in homebase it seemed too soft to clean the grim off a car especially the the stuff that ends up on the rear of a hatchback.
also looked online at the delta racer rotation brush which looks like it would be better but reviews show the washwax feed will not work with this attachment, and the rotary wash attachment fails to rotate.
i was wondering what brush attachment do you use on the vehicles?
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Posted March 16, 2013 at 9:32AM
"i was wondering what brush attachment do you use on the vehicles?"
I don't, they usually end up microscopically scratching the surface.
I simply power wash to loosen the dirt and complete the job by hand with a sponge or chamois. Still possible to get scratches but less likely.
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