[HampshireWindowCleaning]

Does anyone know if there's a brush for water fed pole that's specifically designed for cleaning cars?
I do my own with normal brushes but I wouldn't want to risk it on someone elses car in case I damaged the paint work

[windiewasher]

Does anyone know if there's a brush for water fed pole that's specifically designed for cleaning cars?
I do my own with normal brushes but I wouldn't want to risk it on someone elses car in case I damaged the paint work

Vikan do some m8

[Lee GLS]

Does anyone know if there's a brush for water fed pole that's specifically designed for cleaning cars?
I do my own with normal brushes but I wouldn't want to risk it on someone elses car in case I damaged the paint work

gardiners have an economy brush for cladding and vehicles, its only £15 and works really well

[A-W-C]

I have the vikan hi-low brush and also the gardiners cladding brush,both brushes are great but i prefer the vikan for vehicle cleaning the gardiners brush is perfect on upvc 

[HampshireWindowCleaning]

Thanks, I will check these out

[HampshireWindowCleaning]

Excuse my ignorance, what does it mean if a brush is flagged or unflagged?

[A-W-C]

Flagged is when the end of the bristles have been split to make them softer so less chance if scratching usually used for vehicle cleaning and on plastics etc

[Scrimble]

you shouldnt use a brush to wash a car with, you with scratch the paintwork

if you couldnt care less about your vehicle then prob best to use the cheapest brush you can find

[A-W-C]

you shouldnt use a brush to wash a car with, you with scratch the paintwork

if you couldnt care less about your vehicle then prob best to use the cheapest brush you can find

Oh ye you are right cuz vikan are wrong 

[CleanClear]

http://www.thecleaningwarehouse.co.uk/vikan-brush-11-with-pencil-jet-1059-p.asp

THis is the brush you want for cleaning cars, rubber edging and flocked (or flagged) soft bristles.
Thats what i use.

[home6442]

Wouldn't use filtered water to clean cars.
It will remove any protective wax and might damage some of
the water based paint that's now used on new cars and vans.

[rosskesava]

Wouldn't use filtered water to clean cars.
It will remove any protective wax and might damage some of
the water based paint that's now used on new cars and vans.

I'll remember that when when I clean my 6 year old van that's done 160 000 miles and get used almost every day.

Wax, what wax?

[Fin Clearview]

Wouldn't use filtered water to clean cars.
It will remove any protective wax and might damage some of
the water based paint that's now used on new cars and vans.

Excuse my ignorance but why would it do that?

[ben M]

Wouldn't use filtered water to clean cars.
It will remove any protective wax and might damage some of
the water based paint that's now used on new cars and vans.

[windiewasher]

Wouldn't use filtered water to clean cars.
It will remove any protective wax and might damage some of
the water based paint that's now used on new cars and vans.

Really
we better stop cleaning windows with filtered water too
Never thought of that waterbased paint,does that mean you will wash it off
 

[MATT BATEMAN (OWC)]

    

Some people.

So what happens when you go through a car wash and the paint gets the poop knocked out of it with those 10' bushes?

[rosskesava]

Some times when it rains, depending on the weather conditions, rain can have a tds as low as 15 which is for all intent and purposes, pure water.

If you are then driving at 70 mph, wouldn't that be worse on the paintwork than just cleaning with pure water on your driveway or where ever?

And wouldn't the car and van manufacturers have researched that in terms of the 'water based paint'?

My van, which has been scrubbed weekly for nearly 6 years with pure water using a Vikan made for vehicles brush, still has paint work and no rust.

[deeege]

   

Some people.

So what happens when you go through a car wash and the paint gets the poop knocked out of it with those 10' bushes?

What happens is you end up with loads of tiny swirly scratches on the bodywork of your car. Anyone who looks after their vehicle will use a hand car wash and avoid the automatic one (or preferably wash it themselves)

Also, on the automatic car washes the final blast of vapour that you drive through is purified water, obviously to stop it spotting when it dries. Does this also wash off the cars wax John?

[Mike #1]

you shouldnt use a brush to wash a car with, you with scratch the paintwork

if you couldnt care less about your vehicle then prob best to use the cheapest brush you can find

Totally agree you can and will scratch the paintwork on cars my truck is scratched to bits from using local garage jetwash and it causes fine scratches which can be seen in sunlight and my truck paint work looks a mess .

Try getting someone to sign a scratch waiver for cleaning their car  . Mike

Thought this was window cleaning forum anyway not a detailing forum

[rg1]

Wouldn't use filtered water to clean cars.
It will remove any protective wax and might damage some of
the water based paint that's now used on new cars and vans.

Remind me not to take my car out when it rains.