Went to clean the car yesterday

[Gabbastard]

at my mates. Car was in pretty good nick for a 16 year old car. Then my mates pressure washer had a go at the car, and has lifted loads of lacquer off the bonnet. I could just about cry. Will need to get it resprayed, which should be interesting trying to get a match on an old car.

I thought his attachment seemed a bit powerful. Lesson learned. Be careful out there.

[kuli280]

I've seen this happen far too many times. Stonechips, people try and power wash them off and end up stripping the lacquer off the bonnet.

[Gabbastard]

Yeah thats the thing, Id used my pressure washer before, with the fan attachment which is pretty low pressure but good for washing the car. His seemed a bit higher pressure, shouldve known better.

Going to ring round for comedy quotes for a respray.

[Malky]

I've seen this happen far too many times. Stonechips, people try and power wash them off and end up stripping the lacquer off the bonnet.

Hang on there Stavros. People try to powerwash off stonechips???? Are they retarded?

[J222JRA]

Oopsie....

Advantagge of the nilfisk c110.....it has a low pressure setting.

Washing a car doesnt require lots of pressure.......

[Viper]

You may as well take ALL the lacquer off now. At least it will be clean under it ;)

[MoonstoneBen]

only time i have ever taken laquer off is when i depadged, i used tar and glue remover and got carried away with a used credit card lol

[Lewiswhitlock]

Working at my dads bodyshop in poole i once managed to take all the paint off a freshly painted bonnet, was a civic type r aswell. Since that day i wont ever use a pressure washer!

[holdawayt]

When I got the Mx5 home I stripped all the laquer off with the pressure washer. But it was on purpose, couldn't stand seeing it half peeling and half ok. Just got rid of the lot and re-laquered.