Quick Wash
Shampoo, high-pressure rinse and dry.
$12.99$10.99 with fuel
- Not included: Under-car spray
- Not included: Rust inhibitor
- Shampoo wash
- Not included: Tri Foam conditioner
- High-pressure rinse
- Not included: Shine Guard Plus protectant
- Dry
Which wash for winter?
Full Wash
Quick plus an under-car spray. The one for salted roads.
$14.99$12.99 with fuel
- Under-car spray
- Not included: Rust inhibitor
- Shampoo wash
- Not included: Tri Foam conditioner
- High-pressure rinse
- Not included: Shine Guard Plus protectant
- Dry
Full Wash details
$2 more than Quick Wash
Luxury Wash
Every stage on the menu, with two rinses and a protectant.
$16.99$14.99 with fuel
- Under-car spray
- Rust inhibitor
- Shampoo wash
- Tri Foam conditioner
- Two high-pressure rinses
- Shine Guard Plus protectant
- Dry
Luxury Wash details
$2 more than Full Wash
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For winter, skip Quick: it doesn’t include the under-car spray. Full rinses the underside. Luxury adds a rust inhibitor.
Winter tips
Know where salt collects
Crouch down and look behind each wheel, along the rocker panels under the doors, and at the back of the rear bumper. Those are the spots where slush packs in and stays wet. If you see white tide lines there, the underside looks worse.
Rinse every week or two
While the roads are white, aim for a wash every seven to fourteen days, and always within a few days after a big storm once the plows have finished. Commuting on the 401 or 402 throws more brine than city streets, so highway drivers should lean toward weekly.
Pick a milder afternoon
Watch the forecast for a day at or above freezing and wash in the early afternoon, when it is warmest. Water drains out of seams and door bottoms before it can freeze, and you get time for the car to dry on the drive home.
Wipe seals before you leave
After the bay signal says you are done, pull into the parking area out front and run a dry cloth around each door seal, the bottom edge of the doors and the trunk or hatch seal. Open and close each door once. It takes two minutes and saves you from a door frozen shut the next morning.
Clear packed slush first
If big chunks of ice are hanging in the wheel wells, knock them loose with your boot before you drive in. Water will not cut through a frozen block, and the spray will reach the metal behind it much better once it is gone.
Do a proper wash at the end of the season
Once the salt trucks stop for the year, usually in March or April, give the car one thorough wash that includes the underside. Salt left in place through a warm, damp spring does more harm than salt in January.
Luxury
Winter questions
Is it okay to wash my car below freezing?
Yes, the wash itself is fine. The trouble comes afterwards, when water left in door seals, locks and the gaps around the trunk freezes. Wipe the seals, open each door once, and if it is very cold, use your heated mirrors and run the defrost on the way home.
Which packages wash the underside?
Full Wash and Luxury Wash both include an under-car spray. Quick Wash does not, so it cleans the body and glass but leaves the underside as it was.
Should I wash right after a snowstorm?
Wait until the plows and salt trucks have finished and the roads have dried a little. Washing while fresh brine is still being thrown around just means you drive home and coat the car again.
My car is old and already has rust. Is there any point?
Yes. Rinsing salt off slows down rust that has already started, and it keeps it from spreading into brake and fuel lines nearby. A body shop can tell you whether a spot needs treatment.
When are you open?
All day and all night, every day of the year. If a bay is ever closed for maintenance, there will be a notice at the wash.