Steam Vapor Cleaner???

[AlphaOmega]

I'm seriously thinking of adding a Steam Vapor Cleaner to my equipment inventory. Can anyone tell me if the McCulloch MC 1275 model (or similar model from any other company) any good for detailing?

One major detailing company has a review of steam machines. It explaines why these models, and medium duty models, and most professional models all suck in their opinion...then tell why the model that they offer for "UNDER $1000" (Call for price) is the best steam cleaner they have ever used .

I don't do 100 cars a month or anything close to that . So shouldn't a basic home use model last me awhile?

 

[Beemerboy]

Stephan has done some back ground R&D on steamers...he has a pretty nice unit...hopefully he will chime in on this thread.

The one thing that he did tell me is the cheaper models don't have near the steam intensity and can't cover as much area as the larger models...so its really going to depend on what he is going to do with it

 

[Anthony O.]

I'm seriously thinking of adding a Steam Vapor Cleaner to my equipment inventory. Can anyone tell me if the McCulloch MC 1275 model (or similar model from any other company) any good for detailing?

One major detailing company has a review of steam machines. It explaines why these models, and medium duty models, and most professional models all suck in their opinion...then tell why the model that they offer for "UNDER $1000" (Call for price) is the best steam cleaner they have ever used .

I don't do 100 cars a month or anything close to that . So shouldn't a basic home use model last me awhile?

A cheap unit will cause more heartache than anything. These types of machines go by the rule, "You get what you pay for".

Look to start at around $500 for a good quality unit with a boiler unit that will actually work the way it's supposed to. It should put out at least 65psi, have on/off controls within reach, preferably on the handle itself, operating temperature of at least 190 degrees and being able to refill on the fly is always good also.

Once you get the hang of a steamer and begin to see its potential then you'll wish you had bought a better unit which stands up to more use. The smaller units you see for a $100 or so won't last long.

Anthony