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Wow! What a visual that is! 
"...A man with a pressure washer... Rubber boots pulled high, with a big plastic poncho strewn over his shoulders...",
Arms are flailin' while he tries to dodge all the small parts that are-a-bustin' off the inside, zooming to the outside, whirlin' around like a ping-pong ball in a tornado...!
Point taken.
I knew how risky that sounded... I guess I should have elaborated on correct usage of a pressure washer in an interior. I treat an interior as such.
If one (a consumer, enthusiast, or detailer) does not have the room, money, space, or desire to utilize an extractor, then a pressure washer can be STRATEGICALLY used on certain interior parts, without detriment to said interior.
Since the pressure and flow can be controlled via regulation through use of a regulator and/or the trigger on the wand, it could feasibly deliver a minute amount of water to a predetermined area (As a comparison, equivalent to no more than a few pulls of a standard trigger delivering soapy solution from a bottle.).
Of course, one would have to use the standard method to remove the water triggered in to the interior: A wet/dry vacuum. Further, a wet/dry vacuum strategically placed next to the area to be cleaned makes short work of water removal, and keeps the rest of the interior tidy.
Common-sense use of toweling (used to cover electrical components and gauges), use of a keen-eye to avoid cuts and/or holes in the carpet, and awareness of one's surroundings... Will further minimize RISK of using a pressure washer to strategically remove imbedded dirt, french-fries, and the like. In my detailing world, I used my pressure washer on at least a thousand interiors. I didn't say I yanked the trigger and let the car fill with water until it spilled out the cowl via the air vents.
I know it doesn't sound professional, but the reality is not all detailers have an extractor.
My apologies to you all for making a blanket statement on the use of a pressure washer on an interior.
"...A man with a pressure washer... Rubber boots pulled high, with a big plastic poncho strewn over his shoulders...",
Arms are flailin' while he tries to dodge all the small parts that are-a-bustin' off the inside, zooming to the outside, whirlin' around like a ping-pong ball in a tornado...!
Point taken.
I knew how risky that sounded... I guess I should have elaborated on correct usage of a pressure washer in an interior. I treat an interior as such.
If one (a consumer, enthusiast, or detailer) does not have the room, money, space, or desire to utilize an extractor, then a pressure washer can be STRATEGICALLY used on certain interior parts, without detriment to said interior.
Since the pressure and flow can be controlled via regulation through use of a regulator and/or the trigger on the wand, it could feasibly deliver a minute amount of water to a predetermined area (As a comparison, equivalent to no more than a few pulls of a standard trigger delivering soapy solution from a bottle.).
Of course, one would have to use the standard method to remove the water triggered in to the interior: A wet/dry vacuum. Further, a wet/dry vacuum strategically placed next to the area to be cleaned makes short work of water removal, and keeps the rest of the interior tidy.
Common-sense use of toweling (used to cover electrical components and gauges), use of a keen-eye to avoid cuts and/or holes in the carpet, and awareness of one's surroundings... Will further minimize RISK of using a pressure washer to strategically remove imbedded dirt, french-fries, and the like. In my detailing world, I used my pressure washer on at least a thousand interiors. I didn't say I yanked the trigger and let the car fill with water until it spilled out the cowl via the air vents.
I know it doesn't sound professional, but the reality is not all detailers have an extractor.
My apologies to you all for making a blanket statement on the use of a pressure washer on an interior.
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