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Do You Need a Pressure Washer?0:29 – 2:04

Nick McGurkHost

0:29

Ivan, we have so many things to talk about here.

Nick McGurkHost

0:31

I don't even wanna make this about DIY Detail in the first one.

Nick McGurkHost

0:34

Let's talk about a pressure washer because people are gonna be tempted to go out there and spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on a pressure washer.

Nick McGurkHost

0:41

We're talking to a beginning mobile detailer.

Nick McGurkHost

0:42

We're talking to an enthusiast at home.

Nick McGurkHost

0:44

There's so many things you could buy, and getting a nice pressure washer seems to be, like, a must.

Yvan LacroixHost

0:49

A must? Not really.

Yvan LacroixHost

0:51

Is it nice to have a pressure washer? Definitely.

Yvan LacroixHost

0:53

Can you get by without one? Of course you can.

Yvan LacroixHost

0:55

I know a lot of shops that don't have a pressure washer, and they're doing Ferraris and Lamborghinis and very high-end cars, and they simply don't have...

Yvan LacroixHost

1:03

They don't see the need for one.

Yvan LacroixHost

1:05

That being said, you can do a great job if you wanna foam because to me, that's the only real reason to have a pressure washer is you wanna foam, or you wanna save water because a pressure washer uses less water.

Yvan LacroixHost

1:17

But that being said, we want to...

Yvan LacroixHost

1:20

You wanna use a foam cannon.

Yvan LacroixHost

1:22

You don't have to go out and buy a $1,000 pressure washer for that.

Yvan LacroixHost

1:26

You can go to the local big box store.

Yvan LacroixHost

1:29

Whatever pressure washer they have on sale that's electric, uh, that'll give you at least 1,000 PSI, at least one gallon per minute will definitely do the job, and a lot of people have been, quote, unquote, "getting by" for [laughs] many, many years with pressure washers like that without an issue.

Yvan LacroixHost

1:45

A lot of mobile detailers, one of the industry favor- favorites is the Ryobi pressure washer.

Yvan LacroixHost

1:51

Uh, price range is between 100 and $150, depending if they're on sale, not on sale, and they do a great job.

Nick McGurkHost

1:57

It's one of these where it's nice to have all the nice tools, but you can get the job done with basics in the pressure washer department.

Do You Need a Pressure Washer?0:29 – 2:04

Nick McGurkHost

0:29

Ivan, we have so many things to talk about here.

Nick McGurkHost

0:31

I don't even wanna make this about DIY Detail in the first one.

Nick McGurkHost

0:34

Let's talk about a pressure washer because people are gonna be tempted to go out there and spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on a pressure washer.

Nick McGurkHost

0:41

We're talking to a beginning mobile detailer.

Nick McGurkHost

0:42

We're talking to an enthusiast at home.

Nick McGurkHost

0:44

There's so many things you could buy, and getting a nice pressure washer seems to be, like, a must.

Yvan LacroixHost

0:49

A must? Not really.

Yvan LacroixHost

0:51

Is it nice to have a pressure washer? Definitely.

Yvan LacroixHost

0:53

Can you get by without one? Of course you can.

Yvan LacroixHost

0:55

I know a lot of shops that don't have a pressure washer, and they're doing Ferraris and Lamborghinis and very high-end cars, and they simply don't have...

Yvan LacroixHost

1:03

They don't see the need for one.

Yvan LacroixHost

1:05

That being said, you can do a great job if you wanna foam because to me, that's the only real reason to have a pressure washer is you wanna foam, or you wanna save water because a pressure washer uses less water.

Yvan LacroixHost

1:17

But that being said, we want to...

Yvan LacroixHost

1:20

You wanna use a foam cannon.

Yvan LacroixHost

1:22

You don't have to go out and buy a $1,000 pressure washer for that.

Yvan LacroixHost

1:26

You can go to the local big box store.

Yvan LacroixHost

1:29

Whatever pressure washer they have on sale that's electric, uh, that'll give you at least 1,000 PSI, at least one gallon per minute will definitely do the job, and a lot of people have been, quote, unquote, "getting by" for [laughs] many, many years with pressure washers like that without an issue.

Yvan LacroixHost

1:45

A lot of mobile detailers, one of the industry favor- favorites is the Ryobi pressure washer.

Yvan LacroixHost

1:51

Uh, price range is between 100 and $150, depending if they're on sale, not on sale, and they do a great job.

Nick McGurkHost

1:57

It's one of these where it's nice to have all the nice tools, but you can get the job done with basics in the pressure washer department.