[Rhodes22-list] Pressure washer

[brad haslett]

Ed,

The model I purchased is a mid-size electric unit that
produces 1650 psi.  I washed my 10 year old riding
mower yesterday and it removed some of the decals so
I've chosen not to use it on cars.  My S2 has a good
bit of surface grime on it from being on the hard in
Baltimore and a 1000 mile truck ride.  I'm sure the
washer would readily clean it but I wonder if it would
just grind some of the dirt into the gelcoat as well
as actually washing it off.  After cleaning the deck,
the driveway, and couple of other things yesterday,
I'm impressed with the utility of these things.  I'm
just real sceptical about using it on "big toys".

Brad
--- Kroposki <kroposki at innova.net> wrote:
> Brad,
> 	You did not tell us the specs on your new toy.  Is
> it gas or
> electric?  How many psi?  I have a medium sized
> electric model, works
> fine.  I was thinking of getting a more powerful gas
> model, but after
> talking to a guy who washes his boat regularly with
> a medium sized
> electric model, I backed off the powerful units.  On
> a car, porch or
> boat a big unit can cause damage quickly.  My
> electric model even took
> some paint off my van.  The guy on C dock showed me
> how the big units
> can even take the chrome finish off.  He now only
> uses the smaller
> electric model.  
> 	Ed K
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
> Behalf Of brad haslett
> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 1:25 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Boat Cleaning
> 
> My enticing Chinese puzzle of a wife encouraged me
> to
> buy a power washer from Home Depot as an early
> Father's Day present.  When I got it home she said
> something in Mandarin that roughly translates, "Now
> get your lazy ass out there and clean the deck"! 
> I've
> done that and it works great.  The use of this
> device
> to clean the bottom at the end of season is obvious,
> but here's my question:  has anyone used a power
> washer on the topsides?  You'd need to stay away
> from
> the ports and anything bolted through the deck but
> it
> sure seems a quick and easy way to clean.  Anyone
> got
> any experience?
> 
> Brad
> 
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