is this a good deal? - Saxperience

conal1 · 20th February 2013, 21:00

is this a good deal and a good pressure washer?
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search...ms/7420315.htm

cheers conal...

Prickle^p · 20th February 2013, 21:04

only 64 quid dude lol

conal1 · 20th February 2013, 21:05

i know lol is it a good one though??

tom_vts16v · 20th February 2013, 21:14

you pay for what you get when it comes to jet washes i had a cheap £60 rac one then had a karcher given me for a present and the difference is amazing

griff_106 · 20th February 2013, 21:40

Nilfisk is a good brand mate - the one in the link is the one I have (I think - there's so many variations) and it's a good little machine. IMO Karcher is a tad overpriced and you pay for the badge alot of the time. I've never heard anyone praise the RAC PW's but have with Nilfisk's - that's why I bought one. If I was a professional detailer needing a PW all the time (day in day out) I'd upgrade it and get an industrial one, but I've had no problems with mine

Works a treat with a snow foam lance as well - this is my Mum's new car after a coating of Ultimate Finish foam after dwelling for ~5 minutes:

You just need the correct attachment and you're away

conal1 · 21st February 2013, 07:50

cheers buddy got one reserved now going to pick it up inabit, what snow foam do you use and what mixture, i just want some that is thick and sticks to the car cheers...

JAGVTS · 21st February 2013, 21:26

Autobrite magifoam is very good. Few brushes to agitate nooks and crannys and your away

griff_106 · 21st February 2013, 23:25

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Originally Posted by conal1

cheers buddy got one reserved now going to pick it up inabit, what snow foam do you use and what mixture, i just want some that is thick and sticks to the car cheers...

No worries man!

At the moment I'm using this - it was part of my 21st birthday present (albeit belated) so my Dad just announced that he'd ordered it up tbh haha.

It recommends 1:3 of solution:water IIRC but sometimes it gets slighty more or less than that if I slightly overfill the container past the markers on the side of the bottle (if that makes sense?) but I've had it really foamy and thick before - the beauty of it is that you can play about it until you've reached how foamy/thick you want it.

At this time of year when the car is always caked in crud, I always pre-soak the car in a Traffic Film Remover (TFR) like Auto Finesse Citrus Power (it's good but feckin' expensive for how much I use) and jetwash that off before snow foam so the car is alot cleaner before snow foaming it. After that, you're touching with a mitt what is essentially a clean car so reducing the risk of swirls and minor scratches

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Originally Posted by JAGVTS

Autobrite magifoam is very good. Few brushes to agitate nooks and crannys and your away

Have heard good things about AB Magnifoam though tbh - once the UF stuff has been used up I'll probably switch to this

Saxjoe · 21st February 2013, 23:37

David from Berkshire gave it 4 stars but wouldn't recommend it to a friend

conal1 · 24th February 2013, 14:55

just tryed this out for the first time and really happy with it, thanks for everyones comments cant wait for the snow foam to come so i can give that a bash....

0rang3peel · 25th February 2013, 10:51

niifsk are regarded as fantastic pressure washers. I've had the one you bought for 3 years now they come with a 5y warranty too.

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you pay for what you get when it comes to jet washes i had a cheap £60 rac one then had a karcher given me for a present and the difference is amazing"

I've had a karcher and found my niifsk which was also cheaper, far better so not always the case