Small mercy's, half of me thought of getting a new light even knowing the price as the chip looks horrendous but I can't justify the price .Nooo the light, but at least it isn't broken! Have you seen the price of a new one
Cheers BH. We now have two 'mans' on the forum, an X3 and a V6
Could you not get a hold of some sort of resin of sorts like they use on windscreens....just a thought mateSmall mercy's, half of me thought of getting a new light even knowing the price as the chip looks horrendous but I can't justify the price .
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Hadn't thought about that, I shouldn't see why not, will have to find someone who could do that.Could you not get a hold of some sort of resin of sorts like they use on windscreens....just a thought mate
Could you not get a hold of some sort of resin of sorts like they use on windscreens....just a thought mate
So autoglass won't do it and pretty wary of just chucking some resin in there by myself without messing up the headlight so will have to peruse some more.lol was just about to say the same thing!
Spoke to a guy in work today and mentioned your headlight, he said Crystal Araldite.So autoglass won't do it and pretty wary of just chucking some resin in there by myself without messing up the headlight so will have to peruse some more.
Will give it a gander, thanks mateSpoke to a guy in work today and mentioned your headlight, he said Crystal Araldite.
That's a PITA Jimbo. Did you clean the filter / gauze ? Soaked mine overnight in vinegar . Don't think it's related to the K4 , my k5 puts out 145psi which is a tad more than the K4.
I'd start by turning down the pressure on the K4 to about 50%, assuming you can do this on the K4 . Then I'd run the Lance with maximum water flow and slowly dial back towards more foam. Hopefully you have more luck Jimbo
Ah, so the plot thickens. With the Karcher K5 you have the ability to adjust the pressure on the Vario trigger gun itself (see pic below).
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On the K4 you can only do this using the Vario lance (which you can’t connect your snow foam lance to). So it seems like I’ve taken one for the K4 team with this experiment. The 1.1mm orifice mod won’t work on the K4. You can’t dial back the pressure going to the snow foam lance on the K4, and the pressure is too much for the more restrictive orifice to handle, which creates back pressure and causes the K4 to ‘pulsate’. Oh well, for a couple of quid it was worth looking into, and it’s not like I was getting bad results anyway, so back to the standard 1.25mm orifice it is.
And for those with a K5 who also have the in2detailing Karcher short trigger gun (that would be you @X3man), I don’t believe it will work with the short trigger gun.
Looking good and wet coat on the windscreen ain't a bad thing,to be honest I think spraying directly on to the car then chasing it over the panels from further away than you'd normally stand to rinse snow foam off the car is the best way to apply wet coat you'll use lessNice dry day without any sun, so I washed the car and then applied the Gyeon Wet Coat I bought a couple of weeks back.
Sprayed it on one (wet) panel at at time and then wiped it all over that panel with a MF cloth, then jet washed it off. The only part of the car I didn't do was the windscreen.
After the car had been fully done I went over it all with the jet wash again to see what it looks like covered in water:
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I then dried the car and was pleased to see how shiny it was
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Looking at the bottle I didn't use as much as I thought I did! probably about 1/4 if that!
Looking good and wet coat on the windscreen ain't a bad thing,to be honest I think spraying directly on to the car then chasing it over the panels from further away than you'd normally stand to rinse snow foam off the car is the best way to apply wet coat you'll use less
Looking good and wet coat on the windscreen ain't a bad thing,to be honest I think spraying directly on to the car then chasing it over the panels from further away than you'd normally stand to rinse snow foam off the car is the best way to apply wet coat you'll use less
I've also found out that (and it might just be me ) rinsing it off with a hose gun rather than using JW you get better results & longevity.
Your standing too close to the car then when using a pressure washer initially l stand at least 3 metres away letting water haze over the panelsI've also found out that (and it might just be me ) rinsing it off with a hose gun rather than using JW you get better results & longevity.
Nice dry day without any sun, so I washed the car and then applied the Gyeon Wet Coat I bought a couple of weeks back.
Sprayed it on one (wet) panel at at time and then wiped it all over that panel with a MF cloth, then jet washed it off. The only part of the car I didn't do was the windscreen.
After the car had been fully done I went over it all with the jet wash again to see what it looks like covered in water:
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I then dried the car and was pleased to see how shiny it was
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Looking at the bottle I didn't use as much as I thought I did! probably about 1/4 if that!
Gave the interior of the Avant a good deep clean of leathers trims & window but haven’t got pics as the wife’s out in the car
7.5 years out of a pressure washer is pretty impressive! I could never justify the price tag for a Kranzle personally for what is a "hobby" so my opinion would be to go for a Karcher!My Karcher K5 Premium has decided it has had enough after 7.5 years. Hmm what to get next.
Options I think (as don’t want to go smaller):
a) A new K5 with controllable lance
b) K7
c) Kranzle
b) suggestions?
Anyway, had to revert to normal hose...what a pain! So no snowfoam this time, used cleanliness prewash in manual sprayer
CarPro Reset, topped off with Cure
Oh, and cleaned and sealed leather yesterday:
Looking great mate a beast of a car.....as for pressure washers a K4 is way more than enough for car maintenance...l have 2 remember....lolMy Karcher K5 Premium has decided it has had enough after 7.5 years. Hmm what to get next.
Options I think (as don’t want to go smaller):
a) A new K5 with controllable lance
b) K7
c) Kranzle
b) suggestions?
Anyway, had to revert to normal hose...what a pain! So no snowfoam this time, used cleanliness prewash in manual sprayer
CarPro Reset, topped off with Cure
Oh, and cleaned and sealed leather yesterday:
Finally got around to giving her a wash. All nice n clean and ready for the rain tomorrow.
BH auto foam
BH auto wheels
AB purple velvet shampoo
Auto finesse glass cleaner
Meg’s hybrid ceramic wax
Meg’s endurance tyre gel
A7 3.0tdi 272 Black Edition Mythos Black Tech pack
Looking great mate a beast of a car.....as for pressure washers a K4 is way more than enough for car maintenance...l have 2 remember....lol
After fitting my new head unit / screen thing the interior was looking a bit messy and covered in fingerprints so gave it a full hoover and clean, Koch Chemie green star worked a treat on all interior plastics, just waiting for my Zaino Z10 to be delivered to give the leather a coat
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In desperate need of a flat bottom steering wheel next I think.
can you still reach the hazard light button with that screen there ??
My Karcher K5 Premium has decided it has had enough after 7.5 years. Hmm what to get next.
Options I think (as don’t want to go smaller):
a) A new K5 with controllable lance
b) K7
c) Kranzle
b) suggestions?
Anyway, had to revert to normal hose...what a pain! So no snowfoam this time, used cleanliness prewash in manual sprayer
CarPro Reset, topped off with Cure
Oh, and cleaned and sealed leather yesterday: