Pressure washer paint damage
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Pressure washer paint damage
I washed my car today using my normal pressure washer which ive had for ages but i had to get a new head for it as the seal went on the old one. The jet was a bit smaller than before and consequently a bit more powerful. It still said on the packet that it was fine to use on your car.
Below is what has happened to my car when i used it.
http://host.photogalaxy.net/viewer.p...9_IMG_0859.JPG
Firstly do u think this is acceptable, as i am planning on complaining to the company, as it has also, on top of this taken some metal of my recently refurbished alloy wheel, despite again saying it was fine to use wheels. Im considering taking the wheel back to the refurb place as it was only done recently and should not have cracked off just from a pressure washer.
I am planning on taking it to the local body shop on monday morning but was just wondering if anyone her could recommend any way that i could fix this myself? It hasn;t actually taken any paint off just the layer over the paint.
Any help appreciated
Thanks
Joe
Below is what has happened to my car when i used it.
http://host.photogalaxy.net/viewer.p...9_IMG_0859.JPG
Firstly do u think this is acceptable, as i am planning on complaining to the company, as it has also, on top of this taken some metal of my recently refurbished alloy wheel, despite again saying it was fine to use wheels. Im considering taking the wheel back to the refurb place as it was only done recently and should not have cracked off just from a pressure washer.
I am planning on taking it to the local body shop on monday morning but was just wondering if anyone her could recommend any way that i could fix this myself? It hasn;t actually taken any paint off just the layer over the paint.
Any help appreciated
Thanks
Joe
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thats bad - but I suppose its how fine you had the jet of water set to as mine will take paint off a fence as well start cutting through the damn thing - I wouldnt dream of using it on that fine setting on the car you should be using a medium setting nothing more.
bit of a dodgy one this
bit of a dodgy one this
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cant really see what the damage is tbh??
the wheel, well that will not have been refurbed properlly, no fault of the preasure washer
the paint looks like small stone chips to me?
the preasure washer i have at work has insane amounts of preasure when turned right up (full on £8/900`s worth of 3 phase/420 volt BEAST!!! which needs to be mounted to a big **** bracket bolted to the wall to stop the torque smashing things up ) and i could not see how mine would cause damage like that picture?
FWIW i am useing mine to power 2 jet lances , its really quite powerfull
maybe if grit somehow managed to get into the water supply and it ended up grittblasting the paintwork?
the wheel, well that will not have been refurbed properlly, no fault of the preasure washer
the paint looks like small stone chips to me?
the preasure washer i have at work has insane amounts of preasure when turned right up (full on £8/900`s worth of 3 phase/420 volt BEAST!!! which needs to be mounted to a big **** bracket bolted to the wall to stop the torque smashing things up ) and i could not see how mine would cause damage like that picture?
FWIW i am useing mine to power 2 jet lances , its really quite powerfull
maybe if grit somehow managed to get into the water supply and it ended up grittblasting the paintwork?
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Stickymickey pan the picture to the right as you look at it. It's damn obvious.
It seems to me that the pressure washer may have opened a crack in the clearcoat then just peeled it back. this could be due to a number of reasons, best of luck m8.
It seems to me that the pressure washer may have opened a crack in the clearcoat then just peeled it back. this could be due to a number of reasons, best of luck m8.
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Originally Posted by 360ste
Stickymickey pan the picture to the right as you look at it. .
ah yes, that looks like a surface that has not been keyed properlly before the cleacoat has been put on
has it been painted??
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DOHH!!!!!
ah yes, that looks like a surface that has not been keyed properlly before the cleacoat has been put on
has it been painted??
ah yes, that looks like a surface that has not been keyed properlly before the cleacoat has been put on
has it been painted??
I did have a knock in the roof a while ago that had to be repaired, i think that was about a year ago, does that mean that they haven't done the job properly?
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Originally Posted by Joek101
I don't really know what that means to be honest mate, can you explain to me?
I did have a knock in the roof a while ago that had to be repaired, i think that was about a year ago, does that mean that they haven't done the job properly?
I did have a knock in the roof a while ago that had to be repaired, i think that was about a year ago, does that mean that they haven't done the job properly?
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Nice one, was going to say shoddy work is more than likely to blame. The only time I've stripped paint with my Karcher is when the bodyshop failed to do the edges properly on my wheel arch lips.
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