Car Wash?

[stormsdotter.livejournal.com]

My partner's car was finally returned from his mechanic after almost two years off the road. It's filthy, and he's trying to find a car wash that actually scrubs with rags rather than just spraying the car with jets of water.

Can anyone recommend a scrubbing car wash in the area?

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[secretlyironic.livejournal.com]

The place over on Somerville Ave uses both jets of water and pushing the car through a series of cloth dangly bits. Although I hear that Very Serious Car People much prefer brushless wash, because you don't have the grit from the previous car dragged over your paint job.

Personally I'd suggest that you take it over to basically any shop and prepare to fork over extra money for the detail/handwash service. You'll leave it with them for an hour or so and they'll clean and polish it inside and out. I know that Very Serious Car People have strong preferences about which place does the Very Best detail service, but if you're just looking for "My filthy car needs a good serious cleaning" any place can do that just fine and it'll look great.

Or if you'd rather save fifty bucks, go to one of the self-serve bays and DIY. Bring some of your own rags to supplement the brush from the self-service bay. It'll help if you do it on a weekday instead of a sunny weekend day - that way there's less of a line).

[smammy]

If it is OK for robots to scrub, or do you insist on humans doing it? If robots are acceptable, Somerville Car Wash & Detail Center on Somerville Ave should be sufficient. (Especially exciting if you happen to be rather stoned and with your sweetie.)