What pressure washer and lance are you using ?

[sevenfourate]

I'm gonna bite the bullet and buy both tomorrow if I can (Only haven't earlier because of layout of house and taps). **Gonna have to get another tap and plug put in nearer car wash area too to make use as easy as possible.....

Anyway: Without going silly - is a Nilfisk washer coupled with an Autobrite lance a reasonable combo ?

Cheaper Karcher pressure washers any good (K2 / K4) ?

 

[Big Ben]

I have a cheap bottom end Karcher Shuv and can't see why you'd need anything expensive to wash one vehicle. I've had it over 5 years I believe.

I filled the detergent attachment with citrus pre wash last weekend and it produced a decent foam. I don't have anything to compare it with though if I'm honest!

It's also man enough to do patios and driveways etc..

Good luck with whatever you go for.

P.s. It's a K2

 

[nutnutwelshman]

A BOSCH Aqt 40-13 works fine @sevenfourate had it 4 years now ish

 

[Sean197]

Karcher K2 and for snow foaming I use this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171952362155
Gives a good thick foam and has a knob to adjust the foam to water ratio which obviously changes the foam thickness. Can't fault either.

 

[BenAG200]

I've got a Nilfisk C120 I think is the model. Snow foam lance I got of a detailing group on fb, really good group if you're into detailing and lance was significantly cheaper than a lot of others but has served me well.

 

[Greg0986]

The Autobrite lance is overrated and you can get the same if not better for cheaper, ie £18 for a good one off eBay.

 

[Arran]

I've got a Karcher k2, I bought it on offer from somewhere, I'm not sure where it was. I didn't realise that it didn't come with a variable power Lance, but I bought one off ebay. It works well. I bought my snow foam lance from cleanyourcar.com years ago. I think the injector might be a bit blocked though, it doesn't spray the way it used to, but I've found using a decent foam has made it better. I used Auto Finesse Avalanche for the first time a few weeks ago and it's good.

 

[LOCKE]

Karcher K2 and PA foam lance.

 

[sevenfourate]

Karcher K2 and for snow foaming I use this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171952362155
Gives a good thick foam and has a knob to adjust the foam to water ratio which obviously changes the foam thickness. Can't fault either.

Cheers Sean.

You linked me to the correct one ?

£500 for a lance is a bit more than I'd hoped to pay

***But genuinely interested in the one you have experience of......

 

[sevenfourate]

The Autobrite lance is overrated and you can get the same if not better for cheaper, ie £18 for a good one off eBay.

I see many lookalikes on eBay greg.

You got experience of any or using one yourself ?

 

[LOCKE]

Here is the one I'm using

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/pa-foam-lance-cat2.html

 

[LOCKE]

Cheers Sean.

You linked me to the correct one ?

£500 for a lance is a bit more than I'd hoped to pay

***But genuinely interested in the one you have experience of......

£500 for a foam lance!!!!!!!! Obviously a mistake.

 

[Greg0986]

I see many lookalikes on eBay greg.

You got experience of any or using one yourself ?

Yep, my foam lance is a cheap one of eBay. They all do the same thing and are made by the same wholesaler I believe.

I have this one with the nilfisk attachment: (except mine was red when in got it year's ago) Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361647483010

 

[Big Ben]

Here is the one I'm using

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/pa-foam-lance-cat2.html

Nice bit of kit. Not cheap all this detailing is it?

I'm still trying to get my car in A1 condition and detailing gear is eating into my budget all the time!

 

[Greg0986]

£500 for a foam lance!!!!!!!! Obviously a mistake.

No mistake, they have probably got no stock on either the lance or the snow foam so they put the price up to stop people with any money sense from buying it which means they don't have to pay to relist.

 

[sevenfourate]

Cheers for the help so far guys......

Why is this so cheap (And they have in stock near me). Anything else i'd need to go with this other than a foaming lance ?

http://www.diy.com/departments/karcher-k2-pressure-washer/827601_BQ.prd

 

[Micah]

I also have the K2 and it's more than capable, no idea why the prices crashed on them though but at £40 you definitely cannot go wrong!

 

[Big Ben]

Cheers for the help so far guys......

Why is this so cheap (And they have in stock near me). Anything else i'd need to go with this other than a foaming lance ?

http://www.diy.com/departments/karcher-k2-pressure-washer/827601_BQ.prd

Looks a bargain. Ideal imo

 

[sevenfourate]

I also have the K2 and it's more than capable, no idea why the prices crashed on them though but at £40 you definitely cannot go wrong!

Cheers bud.

B&Q also have two other K2 set-ups. Both more expensive than this. One has a load of attachments i wouldn't ever use......the other is this one:

http://www.diy.com/departments/karc...56_BQ.prd?GD_POWER_GRIDTITLE_CAT_PRESSUREWASH

^^^^^ And i can't see any difference between the £56 one and the first £40 one i linked too ?

My ultimate point is: Can i fit a Karcher attachment lance straight to the £40 kit and go ??
Or are there other parts i would need ?

 

[Micah]

Weird! I could only buy the one with loads of attachments at the time. One had a bottle to put shampoo in for the car. It went in like 10 seconds!
A K2 at £40 is defo a bargain and dead handy for other tasks like decking etc.