Touchless DIY carwashes in the Arlington heights area that take Debit/Credit cards?
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Dont know of any do it yourself, but not too far from Buffalo Grove/AH is a nice touchless wash called Rt. 62 on Algonquin by Harper College. The only time they make contact with your car is when they hand dry it, the washing process is pressurized water jets. Cheapest wash is $10 and tip, but they do a decent job and spend a good amount of time drying your car too.
I dislike how they advertise that wash as touchless. The hanging rags and those guide wheels that roll on your car (unless they got rid of them) is false advertising.
The delta sonic by me advertises touch-less, but its not touchless. There are automated brushes and soft cloths.
I usually take a bucket with me to the DIY places and while I use the water, I don't use their brushes if I'm planning on washing the car. Or if I don't have a bucket/mitt in the car I blast the hell out of the brush with the power washer before I let it touch the car.
2 bucket washes in my lot don't work I have no way to rinse the nasty concrete dust OFF the car before I start washing it. Hence I'd just be rubbing it on the paint with a wet mitt. And since i can't actually RINSE the car afterwards and there its in direct sunlight it means the times I can wash it are very early in the morning, or very late in the evening or the soap dries on a hot car with in a minute.
But since they are doing all the construction on the car its gets covered with a layer of dust daily, alot of dust. There is no way to escape it.
All I want is a quick bay to pull in, rinse all the dust off, and drive off.
Its not the cash, its the Tokens, aka not real money. And if the machine that takes the $$$ and gives you tokens is broken, you can't use it.
Twice I've been there, and its taken the $$$ and not given tokens. And it seems rarely is there an attendant on site to take care of that. I got tired of wasting my $$$ on that.
I usually take a bucket with me to the DIY places and while I use the water, I don't use their brushes if I'm planning on washing the car. Or if I don't have a bucket/mitt in the car I blast the hell out of the brush with the power washer before I let it touch the car.
2 bucket washes in my lot don't work I have no way to rinse the nasty concrete dust OFF the car before I start washing it. Hence I'd just be rubbing it on the paint with a wet mitt. And since i can't actually RINSE the car afterwards and there its in direct sunlight it means the times I can wash it are very early in the morning, or very late in the evening or the soap dries on a hot car with in a minute.
But since they are doing all the construction on the car its gets covered with a layer of dust daily, alot of dust. There is no way to escape it.
All I want is a quick bay to pull in, rinse all the dust off, and drive off.
Its not the cash, its the Tokens, aka not real money. And if the machine that takes the $$$ and gives you tokens is broken, you can't use it.
Twice I've been there, and its taken the $$$ and not given tokens. And it seems rarely is there an attendant on site to take care of that. I got tired of wasting my $$$ on that.
Busy Bee, in hoffman, is probably what you're looking for. I haven't been there in a while, but you bring your own stuff and they supply the water and soap.
Also across the street there is a touch free car wash at the mobil. I always go there when I'm too lazy to wash it myself. Uses air blow dryers.
Also across the street there is a touch free car wash at the mobil. I always go there when I'm too lazy to wash it myself. Uses air blow dryers.
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