13 Best Car Detailing Tools
Pressure Washer
Pressure washers force water through a small nozzle. That extra pressure saves a lot of elbow grease when it’s time to remove tough, stuck-on muck.
You can also put car soap into a pressure washer to avoid hand-washing altogether. Will Creech, a professional detailer and blogger at DetailDIY.com, says the Karcher K1700 Pressure Washer, an electric model with a maximum pounds per square inch (PSI) of 1,700, is a good choice with a good warranty if you only need it a few times a year.
If you’ll use a pressure washer more regularly, Creech says the Active VE52 Electric Pressure Washer, at about $100 more than the Karcher, is worth the money. The mostly metal Active should be more durable and last longer than the Karcher, which has some plastic parts. The Active goes up to 1,800 PSI and flows two gallons per minute; the Karcher offers about a 1.2 gallon per minute flow rate.
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