Jet Wash Trigger Gun Thingy
Discussion
Having seen these constantly appearing on detailing videos popping up on social media I find myself coveting one and I've no idea why. Has anyone got one on here partially tailored for cleaning bikes, are they any good? I see they range from about £25 to £80, any recommendations or just stick with the lance for cleaning the bikes.
Simon_GH said:
I think turning down the pressure on a standard lance is all you need but happy to be corrected.
There’s a difference between need and want though!
Mines doesn't have that function, I did however get the Nilfisk 110 bar one as apposed to the 140 bar unit for cleaning the bikes. So I've kinda done that in a way already.There’s a difference between need and want though!
Are you referring to something like this?
You can get ones that connect to your jet wash if that is an option. They work really well.
I use snow foam every time I wash cars or bikes, let it dwell for 5 to 10 mins and it helps loosen dirt and gets into all the little crevices.
You can get ones that connect to your jet wash if that is an option. They work really well.
I use snow foam every time I wash cars or bikes, let it dwell for 5 to 10 mins and it helps loosen dirt and gets into all the little crevices.
Edited by MDUBZ on Friday 4th October 09:38
MDUBZ said:
Are you referring to something like this?
You can get ones that connect to your jet wash if that is an option. They work really well.
I use snow foam every time I wash cars or bikes, let it dwell for 5 to 10 mins and it helps loosen dirt and gets into all the little crevices.
No I have a snow foam gun already, it's like this.You can get ones that connect to your jet wash if that is an option. They work really well.
I use snow foam every time I wash cars or bikes, let it dwell for 5 to 10 mins and it helps loosen dirt and gets into all the little crevices.
Edited by MDUBZ on Friday 4th October 09:38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxfW0KJ1_p4
moanthebairns said:
I didn't know I wanted one of these until watched the videoAhhh, i can see me losing several hours on youtube looking at reviews, i'm not sure i see much of a benefit, but if you want one why not. I bought a tip where you can direct the spray at an angle for cleaning the underside of cars and bikes without needing to get on my hands and knees, but his just looks like you'd have to work harder to get any job done, chances are it would get left in a drawer and I'd just use the standard lance.. but I have a lot of tools like that so that's never been a deal breaker..
I got one for £18 from TikTok and its great - Its attached to my Karcher k3. It makes life easier getting into tight spaces on the bike or car, and it uses universal quick connect fittings which makes finding lances and other attachments super easy.
The standard Karcher lance was good for quickly switching between spray patterns (twistable lance) but there were only 3 settings vs the 5 different nozzle attachments that came with the stubby.
I've been using it for a couple of months and build quality is good, some minor rust showing on one of the attachments but this has more to do with me leaving it attached after use for a couple of weeks.
The standard Karcher lance was good for quickly switching between spray patterns (twistable lance) but there were only 3 settings vs the 5 different nozzle attachments that came with the stubby.
I've been using it for a couple of months and build quality is good, some minor rust showing on one of the attachments but this has more to do with me leaving it attached after use for a couple of weeks.
I bought one of these Muc-Off kits a couple of years ago: https://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/products/muc-of...
I didn't actually expect it to last too long, but it's still going strong and works well.
I didn't actually expect it to last too long, but it's still going strong and works well.
Ive been meaning to update on this. I bought one of eBay, I was going to buy the trigger gun from where I got my snow foam attachment but they were showing out of stock constantly.
After looking at several detailing companies products I quickly came to conclusion they're buying them off temu and sticking their sticker on it, they're all the same.
£24 I think it cost off eBay, then £4 for a 1/4" male to quick connect adapter for my snow lance. Seems worth it though. A bit fiddly to start with, finding out what nozzels are best for that cleaning stage. Two aren't worth a f
k, one would peel the flesh off your bone, the other is like a hooker spitting on you. I only tried it out on the car, but it was great for alloys, around the arches and especially the roof, it's Fantastic for doing the roof.
The biggest plus is I didn't seem to tie myself in a knot like I normally do with the hose and lance. It swivels round as you use it on the connector. Dunno what it'll be like on the bike, but very impressed with it for the motor.
After looking at several detailing companies products I quickly came to conclusion they're buying them off temu and sticking their sticker on it, they're all the same.
£24 I think it cost off eBay, then £4 for a 1/4" male to quick connect adapter for my snow lance. Seems worth it though. A bit fiddly to start with, finding out what nozzels are best for that cleaning stage. Two aren't worth a f
k, one would peel the flesh off your bone, the other is like a hooker spitting on you. I only tried it out on the car, but it was great for alloys, around the arches and especially the roof, it's Fantastic for doing the roof. The biggest plus is I didn't seem to tie myself in a knot like I normally do with the hose and lance. It swivels round as you use it on the connector. Dunno what it'll be like on the bike, but very impressed with it for the motor.
https://www.directhoses.net/collections/short-trig...
I ordered from the above about 5-6 years ago along with a Nilfisk 110, it's been perfect. I don't have any issues with it at all but am about to give it to my parents and buy another kit with the extended hose length this time around. Even the neighbours at my old house bought from this site after enjoying my snowfoam game from their bedroom windows!
I've attached a handy guide to the differences between nozzles, careful with the finer one because, as you say, it'll strip flesh (and paint) if you're not careful!
I ordered from the above about 5-6 years ago along with a Nilfisk 110, it's been perfect. I don't have any issues with it at all but am about to give it to my parents and buy another kit with the extended hose length this time around. Even the neighbours at my old house bought from this site after enjoying my snowfoam game from their bedroom windows!
I've attached a handy guide to the differences between nozzles, careful with the finer one because, as you say, it'll strip flesh (and paint) if you're not careful!
beambeam1 said:
https://www.directhoses.net/collections/short-trig...
I ordered from the above about 5-6 years ago along with a Nilfisk 110, it's been perfect. I don't have any issues with it at all but am about to give it to my parents and buy another kit with the extended hose length this time around. Even the neighbours at my old house bought from this site after enjoying my snowfoam game from their bedroom windows!
I've attached a handy guide to the differences between nozzles, careful with the finer one because, as you say, it'll strip flesh (and paint) if you're not careful!
Set about 3 bikes on Sunday with the gun and just used the white connection for them. It was utterly fantastic, even better than using it on the car. I could get it in nice and close using the white connection without any worry of damage or washing grease out etc. I ordered from the above about 5-6 years ago along with a Nilfisk 110, it's been perfect. I don't have any issues with it at all but am about to give it to my parents and buy another kit with the extended hose length this time around. Even the neighbours at my old house bought from this site after enjoying my snowfoam game from their bedroom windows!
I've attached a handy guide to the differences between nozzles, careful with the finer one because, as you say, it'll strip flesh (and paint) if you're not careful!
in regards to the muc-off pressure washer kit mentioned, my mate has one for MTB's. I wasn't that arsed with the reducing of the pressure it was just nice that you can have different options with this gun. I was primarily looking to get rid of my lance, which the muc-off has, it always felt a bit cumbersome cleaning motors/bikes. The guns well worth the £20 odd quid.
KTMsm said:
Whilst I can see a stubby gun could be handy in certain situations. Surely the entire point of the lance was to keep you an extra metre away from the spray ?
I had a 0-90° attachment for mine which worked well underneath cars / bikes etc
With it on the white one you can run your hand through it, it's not going to damage nothing but much better than a garden hose. it's a the perfect jet for getting under the bike and into the headers, swing arm, the inside of the fairing etc. With the lance and the power of one as you say, you had little chance of properly cleaning under a bike especially at the meter distance you had to keep. I had a 0-90° attachment for mine which worked well underneath cars / bikes etc
Of course this wouldn't have been such a relevation if I had a variable jet wash lance, I got the gun for the manoeuvrability,
it's just a nice added bonus.
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