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The Nile is the longest

Amazon is biggest, flowing more water than the next 5-6 rivers combined

And that concludes todays geography lesson folks

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Silly Rabbit said:
Ok forgive my naive nature on some things, I see people comment on different things and catch the 'meanings' by the way worded, but sometimes don't get the inside meanings.
What is the "biggest river place"??

Other things I have caught on here is Chemical Guys. My thoughts, although not near the experience as any member on here, is today you can't lose no matter what product you reach for, the detail world is bonkers huge. Now again, members on here have tried hours and 100's of products I have never seen. That is why I rely and respect the comments and direction from everyone on here, they have "been there done that". I have never tried a CG product so have no working opinion or feedback, but I have noticed possibly no other brand with as much straight up "nope" as them. I always wondered about people's reasons for them? Cause they are more of a 'marketing brand' than a 'detailing brand'??
Sorry to derail the topic of the thread a bit, just always wondered these things while floating around the forums.
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So for a further derail

I doubt I could try every product in CGs line in my lifetime , not that I would want to

I’m not saying they are bad, they aren’t

I just never came across one of their products that stopped me in my tracks and made me think, wow, this is a game changer

Multiply that by many of the other “yup, we got that in 6 scents and flavors” companies and you have more choices than anyone could ever possibly try

As you say we rely on input and criticism and praise from others to guide our choices

I have seen brands over the years where I thought “cool, they are small and focused and concentrating on a small core of exceptional products” and I turn my back and bam, they are the next CG

I love simplicity and I cringe at complexity

I’m just too old is the problem

I have turned into my dad

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A very good friend of mine, (we’ll call him “Awesome Al”) sent me this 2” pad collection.


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PaulMys said:
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A very good friend of mine, (we’ll call him “Awesome Al”) sent me this 2” pad collection.


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What brand are those?

Make sure you keep us posted on what you think of them, please

Thanks
 
Bosko said:
So I put my Griots detailing cart together only to find out their bottles don't fit in the bottle slots!
It ain't rocket science.....

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Bosko said:
I think they are designed for 16 ounce bottles...to bad Griots bottles are 22 ounce.
I have enough other product that can go into the holes....still sorta stupid really
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While definetly annoying, I think you will be happy with the cart overall.

One thing I have learnt over the last couple of years is similarities between brands, especially in regards to detailing accessories like that detailing cart. In other words, the big companies are buying their stuff from another big company.

Take this detailing seat for example -



So while Griots have their version, so do Adams, Maxshine, Economax...................





 
Bosko said:
So I put my Griots detailing cart together only to find out their bottles don't fit in the bottle slots!
It ain't rocket science.....

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Yeah designed for 16oz bottles….. you would think the would figure out to make there 22oz bottles smaller to fit there detail cart, creeper……..

I’d actually prefer 16oz bottles and less product due to there size.

One of the things I do prefer about Adam’s. They seem to get carts and creepers from same manufacturers.



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chilly said:
I have stated this here before, my Greenworks 2300 has the same annoying hesitation spooling up after you hit the trigger, but my slightly smaller Greenworks in Alaska doesn't

I have learned to live with it for plain pressure washing but I absolutely hate it when using my foam cannon

Honestly I will probably buy an Active for cars and leave the Greenworks for household chores

I am curious about the 1.1 orifice "causing harm"

Is it a matter of back pressure stressing the pump?

I am glad you are happy with your setup, it can make such a huge difference in the whole washing experience
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With a to small of the orifice the PW produce a higher psi than it can handle. For an example I have 240V electric outlets here in Sweden as standard. So my Kärcher K7 PW is rated at 2600psi and 2.6gpm if I remember correctly with the bar and L/Minutes converted. So I tried an orifice 1.1mm in the foamcannon and it started to pulsing it out on and off on and off. I can go up to 1.3mm orifice also but it draws a little more chemichal then. But it wont go over the highest psi it can handle but more than it does with the original PW lance on it gives. The same with if you just buy any quick release nozzle to a PW. The first ones I bought the PW pulsing. The second set they where to large so the psi where quite low for me. So I order one where you chosed the nozzle size of the specs of your PW and the 40 angle. It where perfect for my PW and a huge difference with the second nozzles I bought. So you really don't know what the nozzle sizes that comes with your quick release nozzles. Looking for ones that has the specs for just your PW can be a thing to be doing. As it can save your PW from going on a higher psi than it should and break earlier this way. Or you get nozzle sizes that are to big and the effectiveness don't get as high as it could be. It's a science with the right sizes of orifice and nozzle. I think you can see a lot of these 2 charts on MTM website if I remember correctly. It's a chart with psi that you want and then follow it out to the gpm your PW gives you. And there you see the size to get you there.

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SWETM said:
With a to small of the orifice the PW produce a higher psi than it can handle. For an example I have 240V electric outlets here in Sweden as standard. So my Kärcher K7 PW is rated at 2600psi and 2.6gpm if I remember correctly with the bar and L/Minutes converted. So I tried an orifice 1.1mm in the foamcannon and it started to pulsing it out on and off on and off. I can go up to 1.3mm orifice also but it draws a little more chemichal then. But it wont go over the highest psi it can handle but more than it does with the original PW lance on it gives. The same with if you just buy any quick release nozzle to a PW. The first ones I bought the PW pulsing. The second set they where to large so the psi where quite low for me. So I order one where you chosed the nozzle size of the specs of your PW and the 40 angle. It where perfect for my PW and a huge difference with the second nozzles I bought. So you really don't know what the nozzle sizes that comes with your quick release nozzles. Looking for ones that has the specs for just your PW can be a thing to be doing. As it can save your PW from going on a higher psi than it should and break earlier this way. Or you get nozzle sizes that are to big and the effectiveness don't get as high as it could be. It's a science with the right sizes of orifice and nozzle. I think you can see a lot of these 2 charts on MTM website if I remember correctly. It's a chart with psi that you want and then follow it out to the gpm your PW gives you. And there you see the size to get you there.

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There’s a company here in the USA that has a chart to figure out the correct nozzle for whatever performance you want

The chart is based on your machines flow on one axis and it’s pressure on the other and where the two axis meet for the performance you want, that’s the orifice size of nozzle you buy

The only thing wrong is that the published/claimed specs on machines in the USA are almost always horribly inaccurate

I asked the company if their charts were based on actual measured performance or advertised specs

That was the one question I asked that they wouldn’t commit to

I have been threatening to buy an in-line gauge but it really doesn’t matter in my case because the overall performance of the machine in pressure washing and foam production is actually quite good

It’s just the hesitation that drives me bonkers


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So got some products in yesterday.

Bilt Hamber Auto-Wheel and Touch-less and Air Con Bomb
Autodude Cold Degreaser
Sonax Max Effect Wheel Cleaner as the BH Auto-Wheel is new to me so will see if it's on par or better than Sonax. Which is the strongest bleeding wheel cleaner I have used so far. Sonax Bug &Tar sponge.
Gyeon Tire I have wanted to test out but never did LOL.
Valet Pro dilute bottles with Canyon Sprayer head that these comes with. And a detail brush.

Some new products for me but have been heard great of them.
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Bosko said:
At $1.82 I figured I couldn't go wrong

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What sucks is when that turns out to be the best $1.82 you ever spent and you go back to stock up and it’s gone




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They only had one bottle left.....hell if the bottle turns out to be decent, that alone is worth $1.82...lol
 
SNP209 said:
I'm going to try out the 1.1mm this weekend just for $#!t$ and giggles and compare the quality of the foam.

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Just an update, I used the 1.1mm orifice in the cannon a couple days ago on my mom's car and it worked great. No pulsating from the pw at all and the circuit breaker wasn't tripped, which is a good sign. Foamed very well nice and thick. Used the 1.25mm today to compare the quality of foam and it's a toss up between the two when it comes to the active pw. They both produced rich thick foam in the griot's brilliant finish foam cannon. My best advice is to try out both and see what works best for you. It's funny because when you input the specs of the active pw into MTM's calculator it actually recommends a 1.1mm orifice, I think that is due to the advertised lower pressure rating since their formula uses psi as one of the factors. Personally, I will be sticking with the 1.25mm orifice when using the active pw since there wasn't any performance benefits I noticed when I stepped down to the 1.1mm. But as always, YMMV!
 
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With a to small of the orifice the PW produce a higher psi than it can handle. For an example I have 240V electric outlets here in Sweden as standard. So my Kärcher K7 PW is rated at 2600psi and 2.6gpm if I remember correctly with the bar and L/Minutes converted. So I tried an orifice 1.1mm in the foamcannon and it started to pulsing it out on and off on and off. I can go up to 1.3mm orifice also but it draws a little more chemichal then. But it wont go over the highest psi it can handle but more than it does with the original PW lance on it gives. The same with if you just buy any quick release nozzle to a PW. The first ones I bought the PW pulsing. The second set they where to large so the psi where quite low for me. So I order one where you chosed the nozzle size of the specs of your PW and the 40 angle. It where perfect for my PW and a huge difference with the second nozzles I bought. So you really don't know what the nozzle sizes that comes with your quick release nozzles. Looking for ones that has the specs for just your PW can be a thing to be doing. As it can save your PW from going on a higher psi than it should and break earlier this way. Or you get nozzle sizes that are to big and the effectiveness don't get as high as it could be. It's a science with the right sizes of orifice and nozzle. I think you can see a lot of these 2 charts on MTM website if I remember correctly. It's a chart with psi that you want and then follow it out to the gpm your PW gives you. And there you see the size to get you there.

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TONY!!!

Where have you been, bud?? We've missed you!!
 
PaulMys said:
TONY!!!

Where have you been, bud?? We've missed you!!
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Hello Paul

Have had some health issueses and been off most social media. But have been slowly coming back. I'm not out of it yet but it looks way better. And the detailing interest has coming back as well. Have only been able to wash the cars every other 3 months. Did one polishing on a family car last year when they bought a newer car. Otherwise it's just been when I could be doing some washing.

Fun to be back and see what everyone is doing

Thanks

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