Washing my car

[trace1967]

After the horrible rain I finally managed to wash my car with meguiars which is a great sudsy car wash. thing is my pressure washer gave up the ghost and I really need another for my wheels as they got very very dirty and a sponge just does not reach the edges and corners. Can anyone recommend the best pressure washer, but want to keep cost down! My neighbour said he will take me to b and q as he gets 10% off but am sure I can get cheaper?
I fixed my aerial too, took motor out, when putting back on the nut to fix motor to boot got a spark from the nut touching the metal. Anyhow it pulled the new aerial down perfectly but now a quarter of it is stuck up above the rubber cover. So when I go to eccles to see wayne (who is going to fit missing bits to my engine) I will ask him to look at it again.

Edited by trace1967 on Thursday 7th May 21:59

[ApexJimi]

Why not just buy some decent alloy wheel cleaning solution? Quite a bit cheaper than a pressure washer, and less hassle!

[bluetone]

Wickes do some good deals on Pressure Washers:

Here's the search:

http://www.wickes.co.uk/bin/venda?ex=co_wizr-xapia...

This is the one I got (though it was on special offer @ £99 at the time):
http://www.wickes.co.uk/Pressure-Washers/140Bar-Pr...

Just the job

Edited by bluetone on Friday 8th May 14:57

[MX-5 Lazza]

How about Wheel brush or Hose brush?
Hell of a lot cheaper than a pressure washer!

[Matt UK]

All you need is a wheel brush and some elbow grease - a pressure washer alone cannot clean wheels properly.

[trace1967]

I could do with a new hose really as mine is so old its bent and twisted. It connects to the outside tap. I want one that does not twist and bend. I think I may get the meguiars wheel brush. These are my wheels.

[Big Bad Ben]

I've got one of these - it's fab. And cheap as chips.

These are my wheels (albeit not on my car)
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They're a bh to clean and a bh to get on and off as the recesses for the wheels nuts are only just big enough to fit a socket into, and the spokes are quite proud so I've got to wrap the socket wrench in a tea towel or similar otherwise it scratches them. But they look cool so its worth it.

[OnlyMX5ives]

Pop to your local market.

At Wellesborne for example there are loads of sellers selling new, boxed ones from Argos / B&Q etc from £15.