Super Spray - Hose end sprayer

Super Spray - Hose end sprayer

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Cotty

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285 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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First attempt. Forgot the camera until near the end of the bottle. Does what I wanted ie get some sunds on the car before a normal wash



Edited by Cotty on Saturday 15th March 14:08

jamoor

14,506 posts

216 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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Cotty said:
jamoor said:
£9 for that, what a con!.
Thank you for your contibution, it was very helpfull.
I think the following words were extremely helpful, considering I can help them save £8 by going to poundland and buying the same thing!

Cotty

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39,568 posts

285 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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I had a look at the Turtle Wax site and cann't see a similar product, can you please provide a link so I can see if its the same thing.

Cheers smile

f1john

16 posts

194 months

Tuesday 18th March 2008
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I rang the guys at Superspray, because i have 4 of these. I have one ready filled with car shampoo, one for the lawn, etc etc.

John (obviously a proper fellah with a name like that) assured me that they've never made anything for Turtle, and he did point out that the device Jamoor seems to be talking about:-
a) found it's way into the pound shop (why? - any other turtle products in there?)
b) as Jamoor himself says - The Turtle thingy is only designed for a one-off use
John also said
c) the Superspray comes with a money-back if not satisfied guarantee
d) take a look at the testimonials for Superspray www.superspray.co.uk/testimonials.htm

my oldest superspray is about 2 years old & no signs of giving up I must've used it a couple of hundred times, so if it dies tomorrow it'll have cost me about 4p per wash. That seems much better value than a "Use Once" product for £1.


I don't think it's a con at all. It saves me loads of time, and I know I only put clean water on my car when i wash it, so I'm not causing swirl marks

I know the superspray gets raved about on websites that are aimed at valeting/detailing, caravanning and gardening, so a lot of people must agree with me.

Seems you pay yer money & take yer choice, but I know where the smart money'll go. smile

Edited by f1john on Tuesday 18th March 19:26

f1john

16 posts

194 months

Tuesday 18th March 2008
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Greg!
If you've had it less than a year, just get in touch with the guys at superspray. They'll replace the thing. Doesn't matter whether you bought it direct or through a distributor. They really are nice to deal with & the service is 1st class.

GregE240 said:
I've got one.

At the time, I just couldn't justify spending the thick end of 50 sheets on a Gilmour, and, whilst I have a Karcher washer with shampoo attachment, Its enough hassle at the moment getting the hose out as I don't have any off road parking.

Its actually pretty good! I use Megs Gold Class shampoo in it and you get a reasonable amount of foam out of it, and no doubt a proper foaming shampoo would produce better results.

But...for a tenner its bloody good. Its quite well built, although the thread on the top has broken so you can't do it up too tightly, and the top part of the sprayer is loose on mine and falls off from time to time. Otherwise, it gets used every week to keep 2 cars clean.

7/10 for the results
9/10 value for money

Hope that helps you.

Given the choice again, I'd get a Gilmour as a mate bought one at the same time as me, and swears by it.

Cotty

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285 months

Tuesday 18th March 2008
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f1john said:
d) take a look at the testimonials for Superspray www.superspray.co.uk/testimonials
Link does not work.

You mean this link?
http://www.superspray.co.uk/testimonials.htm

f1john

16 posts

194 months

Tuesday 18th March 2008
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You looking after me again Cotty? Thanks for that.

It's a good job you're there or I'd have everyone totally confused by my links LOL.
Cotty said:
f1john said:
d) take a look at the testimonials for Superspray www.superspray.co.uk/testimonials
Link does not work.

You mean this link?
http://www.superspray.co.uk/testimonials.htm

Cotty

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39,568 posts

285 months

Tuesday 18th March 2008
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Its ok you just missed the http:// off the start and the .htm off the end

Edited by Cotty on Tuesday 18th March 20:51

f1john

16 posts

194 months

Wednesday 19th March 2008
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Hey Cotty! pardon my ignorance, but what's the motor you're washing there?

PJ S

10,842 posts

228 months

Wednesday 19th March 2008
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This one


Cotty

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39,568 posts

285 months

Thursday 20th March 2008
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f1john said:
Hey Cotty! pardon my ignorance, but what's the motor you're washing there?
Its my E30 BWM 325i touring, picture in my profile
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?h=0...

f1john

16 posts

194 months

Tuesday 25th March 2008
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Cotty said:
f1john said:
Hey Cotty! pardon my ignorance, but what's the motor you're washing there?
Its my E30 BWM 325i touring, picture in my profile
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?h=0...
NICE! smile

nurburgring1

617 posts

201 months

Friday 28th March 2008
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Bought one of these Super Spray things as a result of reading this thread. Used it today and have to admit I am pleased with it. I used a very small amount of Zymol shampoo and was able to cover the car in suds.

Edited by nurburgring1 on Friday 28th March 20:28

jamoor

14,506 posts

216 months

Sunday 30th March 2008
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here


Edited by jamoor on Sunday 30th March 20:08

f1john

16 posts

194 months

Friday 11th April 2008
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Ah OK Jamoor, I can see how the Turtle thing should be quite a lot cheaper than a superspray.
1st thing it doesn't have a quick connector fitting, so straight away you'll have to spend another £2-£5 before you can even attach it to your hose.
2nd thing it only has 1 control tap, so that means either the water is flowing all the time and can't be switched off, or the shampoo is flowing all the time. Either way it's a waste, especially if you're on a water meter.

Go back to the original pic at the beginning of this thread & you'll see the superspray has 1 control for water, 1 control for shampoo, and a built in connector to clip onto the hose.

I'm sure the Turtle thing is fine for what you pay, but it's a lot simpler than a superspray, and as you say it's only designed to be used once. My supersprays seem to last for years.

jamoor

14,506 posts

216 months

Friday 11th April 2008
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f1john said:
Ah OK Jamoor, I can see how the Turtle thing should be quite a lot cheaper than a superspray.
1st thing it doesn't have a quick connector fitting, so straight away you'll have to spend another £2-£5 before you can even attach it to your hose.
2nd thing it only has 1 control tap, so that means either the water is flowing all the time and can't be switched off, or the shampoo is flowing all the time. Either way it's a waste, especially if you're on a water meter.

Go back to the original pic at the beginning of this thread & you'll see the superspray has 1 control for water, 1 control for shampoo, and a built in connector to clip onto the hose.

I'm sure the Turtle thing is fine for what you pay, but it's a lot simpler than a superspray, and as you say it's only designed to be used once. My supersprays seem to last for years.
Well you would say that considering you own the superspray brand!!!!

Why don't you just fvuck off or try being a part of the community instead of usign it to flog your products.

Edited by jamoor on Friday 11th April 21:50

Cotty

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Friday 11th April 2008
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jamoor said:
Why don't you just fvuck off or try being a part of the community instead of usign it to flog your products.
Well thats not very nice is it.

I don't know if f1john has any connection to Superspray, but even if he does its my thread, I found a product that I though might have been helpfull to other PHer's and shared it with them. There has been some positive feedback and some alternative suggestions like a foam lance that would work better but for the money and after using it I like the Superspray.

It does what it says on the tin (to quote a well known brand). It sprays, it does not claim to foam. Spraying shampoo on my car is what I wanted and hoped it would do and it has so im happy.

If you don't like it don't buy one, but I will continue to use mine.

jamoor

14,506 posts

216 months

Saturday 12th April 2008
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Cotty said:
jamoor said:
Why don't you just fvuck off or try being a part of the community instead of usign it to flog your products.
Well thats not very nice is it.

I don't know if f1john has any connection to Superspray, but even if he does its my thread, I found a product that I though might have been helpfull to other PHer's and shared it with them. There has been some positive feedback and some alternative suggestions like a foam lance that would work better but for the money and after using it I like the Superspray.

It does what it says on the tin (to quote a well known brand). It sprays, it does not claim to foam. Spraying shampoo on my car is what I wanted and hoped it would do and it has so im happy.

If you don't like it don't buy one, but I will continue to use mine.
All he has done on these forums is flog his products, look at his post history.

All he does is talk about xopc and superspray.

XOPC, do a whois on the site
http://www.whois-search.com/whois/www.xopc.co.uk

and the owner is John Akin.

do it for superspray
http://www.whois-search.com/whois/www.superspray.c...

and the owner is John Akin and Co.

With a name like f1john, it's certain that it's his company,the superspray and the xopc sites look like they were designed by the same person.

He also seems to be putting down that turtlewax produce, which is exactly the same as the superspray one!

f1john said:
I rang the guys at Superspray, because i have 4 of these. I have one ready filled with car shampoo, one for the lawn, etc etc.
Do you like ringing yourself?

Edited by jamoor on Saturday 12th April 09:01

grand cherokee

2,432 posts

200 months

Saturday 12th April 2008
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imo the superspray is pretty poor

as i said in an earlier post if you have a Karcher pressure washer (as most seem to) you can on fleabay buy the Karcher Foam Lance Attachment for less than £10 (hell its only about £15 from Halfords)

it will produce proper foam when used with the 'right' products (eg Snow foam/shampoo mix)

now i'll not pretend its as good as a 'proper' foam lance but imo leagues better than Superspary whatever!!

also despite some claims being made in support of superspray - think you'll not find it rated very well on say Detailing World?

Edited by grand cherokee on Saturday 12th April 12:11

Cotty

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Saturday 12th April 2008
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grand cherokee said:
imo the superspray is pretty poor

as i said in an earlier post if you have a Karcher pressure washer (as most seem to) you can on fleabay buy the Karcher Foam Lance Attachment for less than £10 (hell its only about £15 from Halfords)

it will produce proper foam when used with the 'right' products (eg Snow foam/shampoo mix)

now i'll not pretend its as good as a 'proper' foam lance but imo leagues better than Superspary whatever!!

also despite some claims being made in support of superspray - think you'll not find it rated very well on say Detailing World?
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Different products. One claims to spray the other foam, both do what they are intended to and a are not ment to compete.