Comments on: “Do I HAVE TO pressure-wash my Twister?” http://thetwistermachine.com/blog/2009/11/do-i-have-to-pressure-wash-my-twister/ The Official Blog of the Twister Commercial Leaf Trimmer Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:20:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Team Twister http://thetwistermachine.com/blog/2009/11/do-i-have-to-pressure-wash-my-twister/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Team Twister Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:37:47 +0000 http://thetwistermachine.com/blog/2009/11/do-i-have-to-pressure-wash-my-twister/#comment-53 Thanks for the question, lamont. We can't really recommend a pressure washer or PSI for people to use due to the fact the there are so many variables from user to user. For example, a lot depends on how consistently you've been cleaning your machine up to this point. If you've been cleaning it after every use, then a small pressure washer should do the job fine. But if you haven't cleaned it in months and you have hard buildup caked on, then you're gonna need something bigger with more PSI (you're also gonna need to use something like WD-40 to loosen up the buildup before you pressure wash it; then a degreaser to remove the WD-40... (This is why we recommend taking the small amount of time necessary to clean your Twister thoroughly after every use)). We can say that too strong of a pressure could damage decals, bend the tumbler or damage the brush. So do be careful. We'll post a video soon of cleaning using regular garden hose pressure, WD-40 and a degreaser. By allowing WD-40 to penetrate and loosen any buildup, the degreaser can it break down and it can be sprayed off with a garden hose. Thanks for the question, lamont. We can’t really recommend a pressure washer or PSI for people to use due to the fact the there are so many variables from user to user. For example, a lot depends on how consistently you’ve been cleaning your machine up to this point. If you’ve been cleaning it after every use, then a small pressure washer should do the job fine. But if you haven’t cleaned it in months and you have hard buildup caked on, then you’re gonna need something bigger with more PSI (you’re also gonna need to use something like WD-40 to loosen up the buildup before you pressure wash it; then a degreaser to remove the WD-40… (This is why we recommend taking the small amount of time necessary to clean your Twister thoroughly after every use)).

We can say that too strong of a pressure could damage decals, bend the tumbler or damage the brush. So do be careful.

We’ll post a video soon of cleaning using regular garden hose pressure, WD-40 and a degreaser. By allowing WD-40 to penetrate and loosen any buildup, the degreaser can it break down and it can be sprayed off with a garden hose.

]]> By: lamont http://thetwistermachine.com/blog/2009/11/do-i-have-to-pressure-wash-my-twister/comment-page-1/#comment-52 lamont Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:58:46 +0000 http://thetwistermachine.com/blog/2009/11/do-i-have-to-pressure-wash-my-twister/#comment-52 wondering if you can recommend a pressure washer as well as psi thats practicle to use during cleaning. Thanks wondering if you can recommend a pressure washer as well as psi thats practicle to use during cleaning. Thanks

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