Washing a car with nothing but only using steam cleaner????

[choijw2]

So I watched this detailer using nothing but steam cleaner to wash a car.

Looks like he is very eco friendly detailer ....

anyways, is this something safe to do on paint and LSP? assuming there is no vinyls and clear bra

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

I was specifically asked my thoughts about this and I typed up a detailed answer.

I don't have time to do a search right now but anyone else with extra time might be able to find it.

 

[choijw2]

I was specifically asked my thoughts about this and I typed up a detailed answer.

I don't have time to do a search right now but anyone else with extra time might be able to find it.

Let me know if anyone finds this!!!

I did quick search, but cant seemed to find one wrote by Mike!!


here is the video I watched

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCq2YzNdjzk

 

[Mike@ShineStruck]

It has to be the optima steamer which is stupid $$$$
All other ones , even of they have the pressure of 120(Vaporchief)-140psi(vapor Rhino)..they don't have the flow
With that said, I think it'd be a slow way about things

Youd be better off making a low pressure system or an air compressor setup

On both the vapor rhino and the vapor chief
Process seemed slow,
Think it was iffy on wetness,
Chemical injection wasnt atomized , it seemed too concentrated to be usueful

 

[Jeremy1976]

I wouldn't. And I have a steamer. Hell, I'm still uneasy about doing a RW or WW....

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[Mike@ShineStruck]

Post 3 for Mike Phillips post
https://www.autogeekonline.net/foru...sted-steam-cleaning-exterior.html#post1391603

 

[Mike@ShineStruck]

Also when detailers want to remove a PPF job, they infact use steam to aid in its removal, so think about that.

 

[GSKR]

Better charge for it,those steamers are big bucks and me personally wouldn't use that.

 

[ducksfan]

You need one of the big boys to wash paint with. I have a Dupray and I tried doing a couple of panels once to see how it worked - way too slow. You need a LOT of steam volume to clean paint with.

Also, isn't boiling water a technique some use to remove sealant from MF's. I would think if you were going to wash this way, you would need to put a sealant on regularly (maybe every time for some sealants).

The ideas been around for awhile and never really caught on. Probably a good reason why.

 

[GSKR]

Those high pressure steamers aren't cheap.I looked at one 3 years ago 9k.I see a liability as well.Those hoses will blast off that machine or gun like a grenade,not to mention getting burned or damage to a vehicle.major psi coming out of that.

 

[CarolinasFinestDetailing]

Theres a guy on a Facebook group I am in that uses a Lamborghini Steamer and adds ONR in the water. Im with Mike on this topic except........

Cleaning wheels, tires, wells, and other lower non-painted areas while in a garage in the winter if the occasion rises. I used this method often when I lived in CNY.

 

[VISITOR]

i wouldn't feel safe washing a car with a steamer, at least with waterless/rinseless/traditional washes they have polymers/surfactants to help lift contaminants when wiping...