Recommend a Steam Cleaner for Car Parts

[scz4]

Evening all,

Currently "restoring" and older MX5 as a project and plan on protecting with Rust Encapsulator & Bilt Hamber Dynax, As per the guidance, I want to steam clean the suspension components and underside.

Given it will only ever be used a handful of times, can anyone recommend a budget cleaner they've has success with? Happy to pay £100 - £120

I have a wallpaper steamer somewhere, but don't think that would have enough pressure. Anything over 5 bar enough?

The other option is to rent one I guess.

Thanks in advance.

G

Edited by scz4 on Saturday 14th June 19:29

[scz4]

Perhaps something like this?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0D6QMLL5N/ref...

or

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0C5MR42X3/ref...

[Smint]

Do you mean pressure washer? because good hot water pressure washers start around £2000, though some cold water washers (Kranzle for example) can run on hot water from your household supply, for a Kranzle you're well over £500 last time i looked, £1000 for something decent.

A good pressure washer is an investment imho, not just for what you are doing presently (for which an L shaped lance will help immensily) and car cleaning duties but for driveway and path cleaning and with a jetting attachment can clean drains and other pipework.

[paul_c123]

I'd not trust a pressure washer or steam cleaner to remove the grease/grime/dirt from suspension components before repainting. The latest craze is ice blasting (as in, dry ice, CO2) but its expensive. A cheaper option would be to systematically disassemble all the components, then send them away for grit blasting and powder coating.

[scz4]

Thanks for the responses. I wasn't planning to pressure wash, I was thinking more to steam clean the sills, inner arches, subframes, suspension arms etc etc prior to protecting. This appears to be the process for any professional treatments.