Car Wash & Detailing
Q. How much water is consumed per car wash (sedan)?
A. There are many factors to determine the water consumption for car cleaning, such as the size or dirtiness of a vehicle to be cleaned, the cleaner's skill, the climate condition, and so on. If you hold the steam gun trigger continuously, you will consume 0.6 liters (Max.) of water per minute. When you wash a car, it’s unlikely that you are holding down the trigger continuously. You should spray, stop, wipe, and do other things in-between. We have found that a typical wash for an auto consumes about 4-8 liters of water.
Q. Is steam car wash effective when cleaning a very dirty car?
A. Optima Steamer effectively washes various surfaces using adequate amount of steam pressure with high temperature. The heat of the pressurized steam helps break down caked-on dirt and grime on vehicle surface very quickly and efficiently. Besides, the machine has a moisture control valve enabling users to spray more moisturized steam onto the heavily dirty body surface and save washing time. If you open up the moisture control valve, you can spray maximum 1.8 liters of water per min with it.
Q. Can I clean vehicle interiors with steam?
A. Optima Steamer can easily clean vinyl, leather, and upholstery. With the machine, remove stains and odors from upholstery, in less time and with less water, than with a cold water carpet extractor, even if a user should be trained. Using steam, interiors come to be dry within minutes. If you do a lot of upholstery cleaning work, we recommend the Mirage Max extractor to go along with it.
Q. What is the operational cost for washing a vehicle with Optima Steamer?
A. It depends on many factors: Costs of diesel, water and labor different greatly per country. Typically, washing a sedan requires about 3~5 liters (<1gallon) of water, 350mL (0.09 gallon) of diesel and 20 minutes of manpower.
Q. What parts of the vehicle should you avoid steam from?
A. Do not use steam on radios, speakers, dash board displays or on exposed electrical components. Also avoid leaving the hot steam hoses on heat sensitive materials such as vinyl for some period of time.
Q. Can the steam remove brake dust, grease and decals from the surface of a vehicle?
A. Yes, Optima Steamer can quickly and effectively brake and remove dust, tough stains, grease, odors and other contaminants from a variety of surfaces without chemicals. Simply hold the steam gun over a particular surface until the contaminants are completely removed.