Pressure washer/foam cannon reccomendations?

Any reccomendation on a good quality but inexpensive pressure washer and foam cannon?

 

You'll find info on this in the Detailing sub forum. https://www.tundras.com/forums/detailing.66/ Happy hunting.

 

Sunjoes are pretty good pressure washers for it’s price.

I’ve got the Trinova foam cannon to use with quite a few CG products.

 

Ive had the Greenworks 2100 psi electric washers for 4 ish years. Get them at Lowes. Good price and excellent for washing cars. Got a $20 foam cannon at the same time from lowes and both have been great. Use them at least weekly for the past 4 years, always works great and cost- I invested about $150. Expect to pay about $220 now for both items.

 

I got the ryobi with the Honda engine and it’s been flawless for 3 years this far.

 

Do yourself a favor and buy a foam cannon that has a wide base, it doesn't change performance at all, but it keeps it from tipping over when you switch over to rinse.

 

I bought a Simpson brand pressure washer from Home Depot on a good sale, has a Honda motor and commercial pump, wasn't the cheapest but it's very nice. I bought my foam cannon from Autgeek.net, used to be $99 but the price has gone up, if you watch though, they regularly have sales of 20-35% off. I use Sudzbox soap and other cleaning products, they run sales regularly as well. For the washing, I use a boars hair brush I bought from Autogeek, quick and doesn't scratch. After rinsing I use my leaf blower to clear away most of the water and then use a waffle weave microfiber towel to finish drying.

 

^^This! Mine has a smaller base and the top heavy nozzle makes it tip over sometimes.

 

Dewalt just came out with a 2100 psi electric power washer. Small compact footprint, and all accessories are stored in unit. It’s $250, and was in stock at Home Depot. I keep it in the back of my truck. Been using it for everything. Last weekend used it to clean a sack of oysters and clean up after crawfish boil. MJJC foam canon works great. $70ish on Amazon.

 

Gotta John Deere, great pressure washer for about 10 or 12 years now. Wasn't cheap, but considering the years of pretty rugged use, less than $100/yr. That said, washing my Tundra only requires a ladder, handled brush, sponge, bucket, and Absorber. A little Starbrite marine protectant on the black trim and other plastic, then it's off to the races looking damn good. What I'm saying is IMO pressure washers are great, just not for truck washing.

 

Sometimes.....more like every time, lol

 

What do u mean by wide base on the cannon?

 

The diameter of the bottle

 

Are you interested in an electric or gas.....and what else do you plan on using it for? I've been running a SunJoe SPX3000 for few years now, and his not given me any problems. When it comes to washing cars. GPM is more important than PSI. Most electric pressure washer manufacturers overstate the specs on their machines...mine is listed at 2030 psi/1.76 gpm....neither is accurate. That being said, it still has more than enough power to wash cars, and do smaller jobs around the house. Active sells the VE52/VE56 for around 250.00, and comes very close to its spec of 1.8 gpm.....which is very good.

You have many good options for foam cannons.....most of the cheapest (approx 20.00) ones will have a taller, narrower bottle and are a pain. The MJJC Foam Cannon Pro V2.0 has gotten some very good reviews, and can be had for about 60.00 direct from MJJC. Griots Garage Brilliant Finish Foam Cannon has also gotten some good reviews, and is around the same price point. Either would serve you well.

 

So what is the difference in the cheaper foam cannons compared to the more expensive ones?

 

Must be an Okie, about $30-$70.

 

If you’re just getting into it; get the cheap harbor freight pressure washer for $69 and then get their attachment wand for another $15 or so. Couple that with a cheap $18 foam cannon off Amazon with a new mixing valve ($10). Bada bing bada boom; you have a solid foam cannon for like $125

 

Typically...the quality of the construction. Do yourself a favor, and buy one with a wide(r) base.....the narrow ones fall over easily. There are tons and tons of YouTube videos out there. If you're using an electric pressure washer, you will want to swap out the orifice in the cannon.....from the standard 1.25mm to the 1.1mm...it will make a difference in the foam thickness. The MTM PF22.2 is probably the most expensive one.....I have the original PFM22.....much better built than the cheap ones. If I were buying another one, It would be one of the two I mentioned in my earlier post....the Griots Brilliant Finish foam cannon or the MJJC Pro V2.0.

To help narrow your search a little, there is a YouTube channel out there called 'mike life'...and he does a nice review of the MJJC.

 

Yeah I have a cheap one from Amazon and you are !00% right about needing a wide based one. It is always falling over.