what's the last car care/detailing video you've just watched?

Coatingsarecrack said:
No just wondering who you’re referring to unless Khaled started detailing….


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He's got the tag line when he's finished one car.....
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It’s always nice when you learn a pro tip from social media detailers. Personally, I like to completely disassemble the engine block every detail. Gotta get in all of those nooks and crannies.
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Optimus Grime said:
It’s always nice when you learn a pro tip from social media detailers. Personally, I like to completely disassemble the engine block every detail. Gotta get in all of those nooks and crannies.
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Don't forget to put fresh air in the tires as well....throws off the balance if not.....💨
 
I watched a DIY Detailing one with Yvan,

They made a statement that pressure washing a car with dirt on it causes marring. Then there was an explanation that is because the pressure washer was high pressure (like 1500 psi) and pushes the dirt on paint to cause marring. He emphasized this it 1500 pounds per inch as if the then entire sprayed areas was experiencing 1500 psi water.

I guess Yvan does not realize even after a few inches from the nozzle the pressure (per sprayed square inch is dropping fast). It barely gets out of the PW at rated PSI. With a 40 degree spray at couple feet it is much lower and most spray is at an angle not normal (90 degrees) to paint

Their counter was to follow their foam rinse foam routine which they hype as a game changer (process has been used for years).. I asked in the comments that could prove and used the "experience" card. They had no video to prove it.

All that experience....
 
Bunky said:
I watched a DIY Detailing one with Yvan,

They made a statement that pressure washing a car with dirt on it causes marring. Then there was an explanation that is because the pressure washer was high pressure (like 1500 psi) and pushes the dirt on paint to cause marring. He emphasized this it 1500 pounds per inch as if the then entire sprayed areas was experiencing 1500 psi water.

I guess Yvan does not realize even after a few inches from the nozzle the pressure (per sprayed square inch is dropping fast). It barely gets out of the PW at rated PSI. With a 40 degree spray at couple feet it is much lower and most spray is at an angle not normal (90 degrees) to paint

Their counter was to follow their foam rinse foam routine which they hype as a game changer (process has been used for years).. I asked in the comments that could prove and used the "experience" card. They had no video to prove it.

All that experience....
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Bunky said:
I watched a DIY Detailing one with Yvan,

They made a statement that pressure washing a car with dirt on it causes marring. Then there was an explanation that is because the pressure washer was high pressure (like 1500 psi) and pushes the dirt on paint to cause marring. He emphasized this it 1500 pounds per inch as if the then entire sprayed areas was experiencing 1500 psi water.

I guess Yvan does not realize even after a few inches from the nozzle the pressure (per sprayed square inch is dropping fast). It barely gets out of the PW at rated PSI. With a 40 degree spray at couple feet it is much lower and most spray is at an angle not normal (90 degrees) to paint

Their counter was to follow their foam rinse foam routine which they hype as a game changer (process has been used for years).. I asked in the comments that could prove and used the "experience" card. They had no video to prove it.

All that experience....
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Add to that the fact that most people are using the 40 degree nozzle which will get you about 900 PSI with the average electric pressure washer.

I like DIY's content, mostly, but sometimes they come off as snake oil salesman.
 
Optimus Grime said:
Add to that the fact that most people are using the 40 degree nozzle which will get you about 900 PSI with the average electric pressure washer.

I like DIY's content, mostly, but sometimes they come off as snake oil salesman.
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This is a common misconception, the angle or spray pattern of the nozzle does not influence the pressure leaving the gun. The exception to that would be with 15 and below angles, which doesn't apply to car washing anyway. The only reason why you would go below 40 degrees would be to narrow the spray coverage for when cleaning wheels, in which case a 25-degree is perfectly fine.

What does affect pressure is the orifice size of the nozzle, and this MUST be paired to each specific pressure washer. If you run an orifice too small, you risk overworking the pump and motor, which can lead to tripping the breaker and even total failure of the machine. Going too big wont cause damage, but then you also reduce some of the effectiveness. I get the feeling a lot of people upgrading their gun setup don't take orifice sizing into account.

Most low cost pressure washers from Karcher, Ryobi, Greenworks, Sun Joe are best used with a 2.5 or 3.0 sized nozzle orifice to boost flow rate and deliver 900 - 1000 psi. For the bigger machines like Kranzle, AR and Active, you are opening up to 4.0 - 7.0 orifice to dial down peak pressure.
 
DFB said:
This is a common misconception, the angle or spray pattern of the nozzle does not influence the pressure leaving the gun. The exception to that would be with 15 and below angles, which doesn't apply to car washing anyway. The only reason why you would go below 40 degrees would be to narrow the spray coverage for when cleaning wheels, in which case a 25-degree is perfectly fine.

What does affect pressure is the orifice size of the nozzle, and this MUST be paired to each specific pressure washer. If you run an orifice too small, you risk overworking the pump and motor, which can lead to tripping the breaker and even total failure of the machine. Going too big wont cause damage, but then you also reduce some of the effectiveness. I get the feeling a lot of people upgrading their gun setup don't take orifice sizing into account.

Most low cost pressure washers from Karcher, Ryobi, Greenworks, Sun Joe are best used with a 2.5 or 3.0 sized nozzle orifice to boost flow rate and deliver 900 - 1000 psi. For the bigger machines like Kranzle, AR and Active, you are opening up to 4.0 - 7.0 orifice to dial down peak pressure.
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These 2 paragraphs are EXACTLY why your YouTube channel should go this route...informed people, not hucksters️️

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Klasse Act said:
These 2 paragraphs are EXACTLY why your YouTube channel should go this route...informed people, not hucksters️️

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Ha ha, maybe.

In my opinion, a lot of companies selling this stuff have no idea what they are doing. So people end up buying upgrade package without taking orifice into account, then go and blow up their pressure washer. I know one local retailer is sending out gun, nozzle and foam cannon packages with the wrong orifice fitted to the foam cannons, and that's despite offering brand specific options. Unless someone knows what to look for, that customer won't understand why their machine has burnt up, and by the sounds of it, the retailer as well.
 
The "orifice" is the problem, just not the one at the end of the power washer

These "established" YouTube channels always seem to miss common sense

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DFB said:
Ha ha, maybe.

In my opinion, a lot of companies selling this stuff have no idea what they are doing. So people end up buying upgrade package without taking orifice into account, then go and blow up their pressure washer. I know one local retailer is sending out gun, nozzle and foam cannon packages with the wrong orifice fitted to the foam cannons, and that's despite offering brand specific options. Unless someone knows what to look for, that customer won't understand why their machine has burnt up, and by the sounds of it, the retailer as well.
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I was looking at those upgrades on Instagram, mainly the ones from Waxit, but the advertised packages didn't look like they'd fit my Ryobi, I've since found the attachment on their website that was missing, but I don't need the whole kit, as I already have a foam cannon, but that also needs a different attachment. I put it on hold as it all got very complicated. Glad I did now, as I had no idea about the orifice size issue. It would have been very annoying to spend money on upgrades only to have the upgrades wreck it. Thanks for the info Deyon.
 
Big Dave said:
I was looking at those upgrades on Instagram, mainly the ones from Waxit, but the advertised packages didn't look like they'd fit my Ryobi, I've since found the attachment on their website that was missing, but I don't need the whole kit, as I already have a foam cannon, but that also needs a different attachment. I put it on hold as it all got very complicated. Glad I did now, as I had no idea about the orifice size issue. It would have been very annoying to spend money on upgrades only to have the upgrades wreck it. Thanks for the info Deyon.
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I agree, it can be very complicated.

If you want, send me a PM or email with what you want to buy and what machine you have, I can perhaps find you a solution.
 
DFB said:
This is a common misconception, the angle or spray pattern of the nozzle does not influence the pressure leaving the gun. The exception to that would be with 15 and below angles, which doesn't apply to car washing anyway. The only reason why you would go below 40 degrees would be to narrow the spray coverage for when cleaning wheels, in which case a 25-degree is perfectly fine.

What does affect pressure is the orifice size of the nozzle, and this MUST be paired to each specific pressure washer. If you run an orifice too small, you risk overworking the pump and motor, which can lead to tripping the breaker and even total failure of the machine. Going too big wont cause damage, but then you also reduce some of the effectiveness. I get the feeling a lot of people upgrading their gun setup don't take orifice sizing into account.

Most low cost pressure washers from Karcher, Ryobi, Greenworks, Sun Joe are best used with a 2.5 or 3.0 sized nozzle orifice to boost flow rate and deliver 900 - 1000 psi. For the bigger machines like Kranzle, AR and Active, you are opening up to 4.0 - 7.0 orifice to dial down peak pressure
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The net is the pressure drops based upon the distance and dispersal pattern. As you increase the water dispersion (like using a 40 or 60 degree pattern sprayer), the wider the pattern the more the resultant pressure on any given spot is reduced. For example, my Kranzle has two wands - one with a column stream (highest pressure for best cleanerbut would not never on paint) and one with a spray pattern. Guess which ones cleans best?

I chose 40 degree since it is a common spray pattern. The closer the output orifice is to the impacted surface the higher the pressure . Use a pattern sprayer, it drops more. One can demonstrate the concept with a simple garden hose with an adjustable sprayer. The sprayer has multi-orifices,
 
DFB said:
This is a common misconception, the angle or spray pattern of the nozzle does not influence the pressure leaving the gun. The exception to that would be with 15 and below angles, which doesn't apply to car washing anyway. The only reason why you would go below 40 degrees would be to narrow the spray coverage for when cleaning wheels, in which case a 25-degree is perfectly fine.

What does affect pressure is the orifice size of the nozzle, and this MUST be paired to each specific pressure washer. If you run an orifice too small, you risk overworking the pump and motor, which can lead to tripping the breaker and even total failure of the machine. Going too big wont cause damage, but then you also reduce some of the effectiveness. I get the feeling a lot of people upgrading their gun setup don't take orifice sizing into account.

Most low cost pressure washers from Karcher, Ryobi, Greenworks, Sun Joe are best used with a 2.5 or 3.0 sized nozzle orifice to boost flow rate and deliver 900 - 1000 psi. For the bigger machines like Kranzle, AR and Active, you are opening up to 4.0 - 7.0 orifice to dial down peak pressure.
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Are you talking about the orfice size in the foam cannon that you can change?

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I was watching some mike phillips content and came across this. Idk what to say other than this guy uses a crap ton of bh touchless.

I will say i thought the thick foam was cool, but runny, watery foam is what works best imo

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opie2 said:
Are you talking about the orfice size in the foam cannon that you can change?

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My posts have been in reference to the nozzle tip orifice, but you are correct, a foam cannon also has an orifice which can be changed. In both cases, the orifice affects how the motor and pump work.

For a nozzle, if you go too small to boost pressure, you risk overworking the motor and pump, often it will trip a breaker but if you continue doing this, it will blow the thing up. Going too big will relieve the pressure and boost flow, but it doesn't pose the same risk to the machine. Again, this is different to the spray pattern or angle of the nozzle.

For the basic un-shrouded nozzles, you can't swap out a nozzle orifice, rather you replace the whole nozzle. On a shrouded nozzle, you can swap out the nozzle tip. When I did my wall mount with a KHD/10, I found I had to open up the nozzle tips to dial back the pressure, going from a 4.0 to 4.5.







For foam cannon, it works in a similar way. If you use a small orifice on a powerful machine, you will be tripping breakers and burning up your machine. Go too big though and it won't foam properly. The foam cannon orifice is located behind the inlet fitting, to remove/clean/replace, it requires removal of said inlet fitting and to gain access. You really shouldn't need to mess with these unless you buy a different pressure washer. Most low to mid-market machines use the 1.1 orifice, for higher flow machines you should have the 1.25 - 1.5 fitted.





I know most don't like him, but the below link is a very good pressure washer setup resource -
 
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