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      10-22-2018, 08:14 AM   #23
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I also forgot to mention that I purchased a Sun Joe 2030psi 1.76gpm electric pressure washer from home depot. I honestly can't wait to use it to foam up my 1er. My old pressure washer had the motor go on me mid wash, and the small red karcher you can see in the corner of one of my pictures is just too weak for the job.

The 1er really needs a bath and a wheel cleaning.
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I also forgot to mention that I purchased a Sun Joe 2030psi 1.76gpm electric pressure washer from home depot. I honestly can't wait to use it to foam up my 1er. My old pressure washer had the motor go on me mid wash, and the small red karcher you can see in the corner of one of my pictures is just too weak for the job.

The 1er really needs a bath and a wheel cleaning.
Looking good man! And I'm jealous of your pressure washer. My buddy just picked up the exact same unit last week and I've been dying to steal it from him to try it out haha
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Looking good man! And I'm jealous of your pressure washer. My buddy just picked up the exact same unit last week and I've been dying to steal it from him to try it out haha
Step 1: Buy your friend a couple drinks at the bar
Step 2: Ask to borrow his to try it out
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Profit

Looking back, my car washing technique has changed so much thanks to the internet. If I watched my 16 year old self wash my 1er, I would cringe and rip the wash mitt out of my own hand.
But foaming the car down is just too damn cool to skip out on for regular washes!!!

Edit: Since I will have my own pressure washer and a spigot in the garage, I can rinse the salt off my GTI in the winter. This setup should save me a least $45 every winter by not going to the self wash bays that are coin operated!
(15 washes x $3 = $45, not including gas)
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Step 1: Buy your friend a couple drinks at the bar
Step 2: Ask to borrow his to try it out
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Profit

Looking back, my car washing technique has changed so much thanks to the internet. If I watched my 16 year old self wash my 1er, I would cringe and rip the wash mitt out of my own hand.
But foaming the car down is just too damn cool to skip out on for regular washes!!!

Edit: Since I will have my own pressure washer and a spigot in the garage, I can rinse the salt off my GTI in the winter. This setup should save me a least $45 every winter by not going to the self wash bays that are coin operated!
(15 washes x $3 = $45, not including gas)
Oh he's already offered, I think he bought it just to make me jealous LOL.

Definitely hear you on the wash techniques of our former selves!!

The winter is the worst time for self-washing. I actually got a set of waterproof gloves just for washing the car so my hands don't freeze lol
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Step 1: Buy your friend a couple drinks at the bar
Step 2: Ask to borrow his to try it out
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Profit

Looking back, my car washing technique has changed so much thanks to the internet. If I watched my 16 year old self wash my 1er, I would cringe and rip the wash mitt out of my own hand.
But foaming the car down is just too damn cool to skip out on for regular washes!!!

Edit: Since I will have my own pressure washer and a spigot in the garage, I can rinse the salt off my GTI in the winter. This setup should save me a least $45 every winter by not going to the self wash bays that are coin operated!
(15 washes x $3 = $45, not including gas)
Oh he's already offered, I think he bought it just to make me jealous LOL.

Definitely hear you on the wash techniques of our former selves!!

The winter is the worst time for self-washing. I actually got a set of waterproof gloves just for washing the car so my hands don't freeze lol
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That sounds like a game changer for me!
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That sounds like a game changer for me!
Unsure if they're made anymore I got them a while back from REI and couldn't find them on the site. I'd imagine any cheap pair of waterproof gloves would work, mine are neoprene and were about $20. I use them when washing the car/shoveling/anything else I don't want to use my ridiculously expensive Sealskinz for
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Unsure if they're made anymore I got them a while back from REI and couldn't find them on the site. I'd imagine any cheap pair of waterproof gloves would work, mine are neoprene and were about $20. I use them when washing the car/shoveling/anything else I don't want to use my ridiculously expensive Sealskinz for
I am still thinking about it. But i have washed the GTI now a couple times at around freezing temps and if my hands get cold, I just dunk them in the rinse bucket of warm water.

I added shelving for shoes, when I get home tonight I will put up another picture.
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I am still thinking about it. But i have washed the GTI now a couple times at around freezing temps and if my hands get cold, I just dunk them in the rinse bucket of warm water.

I added shelving for shoes, when I get home tonight I will put up another picture.
You can always just get a pair of elbow-length dishwashing gloves for super cheap. They'll keep your hands dry and by default warmer
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Haha nice! Like the staggered setup
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Haha nice! Like the staggered setup
Yeahh, but square is where it's at
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Yeahh, but square is where it's at
"It's hip to be square," as a famous '80s MTV star once said.
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I also forgot to mention that I purchased a Sun Joe 2030psi 1.76gpm electric pressure washer from home depot. I honestly can't wait to use it to foam up my 1er. My old pressure washer had the motor go on me mid wash, and the small red karcher you can see in the corner of one of my pictures is just too weak for the job.

The 1er really needs a bath and a wheel cleaning.
Is assembly difficult? What's the longest length high-pressure hose can I connect to the gun. It came with 20’ and I got the 25’ pressure extension. can 2 extensions? 70’?
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Not difficult to assemble. All I had to do was connect the hose to the unit, and clip in the hand rail to the body.

There shouldn't be an issue with a hose extender as long as it connects securely. Before running the high pressure, just have water flow through the hose with the power washer turned off and check for leaks. If no leaks then run pressure washer at low pressure and finally high pressure.

READ: Before running at low/high pressure, be sure to just have water flowing through pressure washer without any spurts to bleed out any air in unit before pressurizing the water. This prevents motor from pumping dry and decreasing life of pump.

If storing in freezing temps, bleed unit from all water.
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