Cant find a Touchless Carwash!!!!

coupe · 12-04-2004, 08:19 AM

Alright i live in Grand Rapids Michigan and cant seem to find a touchless carwash. Ive looked through all other means of finding one everything short of calling every carwash in the phone book. Does anyone know of one?

Nikki · 12-04-2004, 09:11 AM

Yeah if you wanna drive across state, I know of a few

magyver · 12-04-2004, 09:14 AM

all we got is touchless... there ok, but if you want your car clean, you HAVE to touch it.. theres no way to get it clean w/ out touching it, all the water/soap in the world cant get it off... physicaly have to touch it...

coupe · 12-04-2004, 09:48 AM

When it comes to the care of my paint there is NOTHING i dont know.
I understand it wont be a perfect wash but it is ALOT better than using a self sprayer carwash. Last winter i used the self sprayers and let me tell ya when its 25F outside it is unbarable and i still dont know how i did it last winter. My gloves where blocks of ice, my jacket turned to ice, by the time i got home my doors froze shut. I went through all of that pain for a less than perfect wash. With a touchless at least i wont have to go through all that freezing pain plus at the end of the tunnel there is a dryer so no more frozen doors.
I just cant seem to find one anywhere. I might have to do what i did last winter, go through an unbearable amount of pain to get a less than perfect wash.

magyver · 12-04-2004, 10:20 AM

do you guys have mobil gas stations up there? thats what we got and there the best... the soap they use is f'in sweet...

oh, i hear ya, you dindt say jack about "for winter" purposes, i hear ya on the freezin part, wis is the same temp... thas what i use, plus, if you get 6 gal of gas, you get a dollar off... anyways, good luck, and wear your long undies!

Nikki · 12-04-2004, 11:23 AM

The Mobil gas stations around here aren't "touchless" but they are drive-thru...and NObody should use those kinda car washes!!

Hodge · 12-04-2004, 12:07 PM

i've used the not touchless just a few times, it's getting cold as balls and i dono if i wanna do that, if there was touchless around me, i'd be there in a second.

12-04-2004, 01:42 PM

I can't seem to find a touchless in Ann Arbor. I broke down and took it thru a non-touchless Sunday just because it was so dirty from the snow and crap from Thanksgiving break. Ya gotta love the signs that read "not responsible for Grand Ams going thru'... I was literally sh!ttin bricks the whole time hopin my mirror didn't get knocked off. Definatley not makin a habit of it. Guess I'll just hafta freeze my arse off washin it myself or drive 20 or 30 miles and find one.

12-04-2004, 01:45 PM

Do you guys have a BP? Their touchless washes are teh shiot. Way better then anywhere else I have been.

coupe · 12-04-2004, 01:53 PM

I havent seen a BP with a touchless yet.
No one touches my paint so touchless or freezing pain, its gonna be one of the 2. There is one in Greenville called Classic Carwash but that is almost a 2 hour round trip. Thank god this is the last winter for my GA. Ill check the BP's though.

scotiez · 12-04-2004, 02:14 PM

All the BP gas stations here has touchless washes. Also try Mobil, Shell, or Holiday gas stations. Every carwash in town switched over to touchless exept 2 and both of those are Valley dairy gas stations.

Nikki · 12-04-2004, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoBlue30

I broke down and took it thru a non-touchless Sunday just because it was so dirty from the snow and crap from Thanksgiving break.

Your paint is gonna love you for that!!! Especially with a black car

Nikki · 12-04-2004, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotiez

All the BP gas stations here has touchless washes. Also try Mobil, Shell, or Holiday gas stations. Every carwash in town switched over to touchless exept 2 and both of those are Valley dairy gas stations.

I don't think any of the gas stations around here are touchless...

But there are 3 touchless car washes within 10 min. of my house.

coupe · 12-04-2004, 02:18 PM

Ive checked out every car wash ive come across and none are touchless.

12-04-2004, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikki

Your paint is gonna love you for that!!! Especially with a black car

oh I'm sure it already hates me, meh, I'm getting to the point where I don't care anymore, gettin the goat in the next week or 2 and just keepin the Grand Am around as a beater I guess. I've got enough Zaino on it though that it won't hate me too much... now the Goat - I'll get frostbitten washin it in the cold ha

i just found a touchless automatic wash in ann arbor

on a side note - where do people go to get their car fully detailed or does everyone just do it themselves? i'm thinking of a couple places that are a mobile detail center, they come to your office/house/school, etc and do all the work there as opposed to dropping it off at a shop for 'x' amount of hours.

12-04-2004, 06:57 PM

I do it myself. I won't pay someone to wax my car. Now the interior, that is a different story. I have yet to do it, but it probably needs it. My friend has a truck mount which would be perfect, but he can't steal it from his company for a couple of hours.

crazypontiac03 · 12-04-2004, 07:53 PM

Come To IL most around here have a "Touchless" But i much rather do it myself personally

Nikki · 12-04-2004, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoBlue30

on a side note - where do people go to get their car fully detailed or does everyone just do it themselves? i'm thinking of a couple places that are a mobile detail center, they come to your office/house/school, etc and do all the work there as opposed to dropping it off at a shop for 'x' amount of hours.

Well you'd have to drop your car off and they are in Wyandotte...but I'm sponsored by Danase. They are way better than any "mobile" detailing place considering they would need power to detail it and how would they do that if they came to your school?! Plus they carry tons of detailing supplies, which in my experience are much better than Zaino too.

crazypontiac03 · 12-04-2004, 08:27 PM

Way Off Topic how did u manage to get sponsored,I could do some much Sh!t if i could get sponsored!

Nikki · 12-04-2004, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazypontiac03

Way Off Topic how did u manage to get sponsored,I could do some much Sh!t if i could get sponsored!

Well this is just a small sponsorship...as in free detailing and a % off supplies. They approached me becuz they thought I could help bring them more business since I was winning 1st Place in my class at the local car shows. I am their first sponsored vehicle.

12-04-2004, 08:19 AM	#1
coupe lick it AKA: Rand Join Date: May 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi Age: 40 Posts: 7,347 Vehicle: 99 GAGT/96 Z71/05 R6	Cant find a Touchless Carwash!!!! Alright i live in Grand Rapids Michigan and cant seem to find a touchless carwash. Ive looked through all other means of finding one everything short of calling every carwash in the phone book. Does anyone know of one? __________________ CarDomain.com http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=31690558 he has asserted his dominance over competing males with the loud masculine sound form his exaust system, Females searching for a potential mate will be driven away by weaker exaust systems and attracted to his SLP.

12-04-2004, 09:11 AM	#2
Nikki 6 speed sickness. AKA: ~Nikki~ Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Age: 43 Posts: 1,892 Vehicle: '06 G6 GTP Sedan	Yeah if you wanna drive across state, I know of a few __________________ ::Redline Motorsport Member:: *Goodbye Accord & Talon...Hello G6 GTP 6MT*

12-04-2004, 09:14 AM	#3
magyver Blue Light Special Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: midwest Age: 39 Posts: 1,575 Vehicle: 00 ga gt coupe black	all we got is touchless... there ok, but if you want your car clean, you HAVE to touch it.. theres no way to get it clean w/ out touching it, all the water/soap in the world cant get it off... physicaly have to touch it... __________________ Giggity

12-04-2004, 09:48 AM	#4
coupe lick it AKA: Rand Join Date: May 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi Age: 40 Posts: 7,347 Vehicle: 99 GAGT/96 Z71/05 R6	When it comes to the care of my paint there is NOTHING i dont know. I understand it wont be a perfect wash but it is ALOT better than using a self sprayer carwash. Last winter i used the self sprayers and let me tell ya when its 25F outside it is unbarable and i still dont know how i did it last winter. My gloves where blocks of ice, my jacket turned to ice, by the time i got home my doors froze shut. I went through all of that pain for a less than perfect wash. With a touchless at least i wont have to go through all that freezing pain plus at the end of the tunnel there is a dryer so no more frozen doors. I just cant seem to find one anywhere. I might have to do what i did last winter, go through an unbearable amount of pain to get a less than perfect wash. __________________ CarDomain.com http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=31690558 he has asserted his dominance over competing males with the loud masculine sound form his exaust system, Females searching for a potential mate will be driven away by weaker exaust systems and attracted to his SLP.

12-04-2004, 10:20 AM	#5
magyver Blue Light Special Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: midwest Age: 39 Posts: 1,575 Vehicle: 00 ga gt coupe black	do you guys have mobil gas stations up there? thats what we got and there the best... the soap they use is f'in sweet... oh, i hear ya, you dindt say jack about "for winter" purposes, i hear ya on the freezin part, wis is the same temp... thas what i use, plus, if you get 6 gal of gas, you get a dollar off... anyways, good luck, and wear your long undies! __________________ Giggity

12-04-2004, 11:23 AM	#6
Nikki 6 speed sickness. AKA: ~Nikki~ Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Age: 43 Posts: 1,892 Vehicle: '06 G6 GTP Sedan	The Mobil gas stations around here aren't "touchless" but they are drive-thru...and NObody should use those kinda car washes!! __________________ ::Redline Motorsport Member:: *Goodbye Accord & Talon...Hello G6 GTP 6MT*

12-04-2004, 12:07 PM	#7
Hodge Chrome Wheel Lover AKA: CK Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Michigan Age: 33 Posts: 1,496 Vehicle: 2000 Grand Am Se	i've used the not touchless just a few times, it's getting cold as balls and i dono if i wanna do that, if there was touchless around me, i'd be there in a second. __________________ 2000 Grand Am SE

12-04-2004, 01:42 PM	#8
GoBlue30 Guest Posts: n/a	I can't seem to find a touchless in Ann Arbor. I broke down and took it thru a non-touchless Sunday just because it was so dirty from the snow and crap from Thanksgiving break. Ya gotta love the signs that read "not responsible for Grand Ams going thru'... I was literally sh!ttin bricks the whole time hopin my mirror didn't get knocked off. Definatley not makin a habit of it. Guess I'll just hafta freeze my arse off washin it myself or drive 20 or 30 miles and find one.

12-04-2004, 01:45 PM	#9
luniz Guest Posts: n/a	Do you guys have a BP? Their touchless washes are teh shiot. Way better then anywhere else I have been.

12-04-2004, 01:53 PM	#10
coupe lick it AKA: Rand Join Date: May 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi Age: 40 Posts: 7,347 Vehicle: 99 GAGT/96 Z71/05 R6	I havent seen a BP with a touchless yet. No one touches my paint so touchless or freezing pain, its gonna be one of the 2. There is one in Greenville called Classic Carwash but that is almost a 2 hour round trip. Thank god this is the last winter for my GA. Ill check the BP's though. __________________ CarDomain.com http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=31690558 he has asserted his dominance over competing males with the loud masculine sound form his exaust system, Females searching for a potential mate will be driven away by weaker exaust systems and attracted to his SLP.

12-04-2004, 02:14 PM	#11
scotiez GAGT - Member AKA: Scott Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota Posts: 134 Vehicle: 2003 Jeep Wrangler X	All the BP gas stations here has touchless washes. Also try Mobil, Shell, or Holiday gas stations. Every carwash in town switched over to touchless exept 2 and both of those are Valley dairy gas stations. __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/557114

12-04-2004, 02:18 PM	#14
coupe lick it AKA: Rand Join Date: May 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi Age: 40 Posts: 7,347 Vehicle: 99 GAGT/96 Z71/05 R6	Ive checked out every car wash ive come across and none are touchless. __________________ CarDomain.com http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=31690558 he has asserted his dominance over competing males with the loud masculine sound form his exaust system, Females searching for a potential mate will be driven away by weaker exaust systems and attracted to his SLP.

12-04-2004, 06:57 PM	#16
luniz Guest Posts: n/a	I do it myself. I won't pay someone to wax my car. Now the interior, that is a different story. I have yet to do it, but it probably needs it. My friend has a truck mount which would be perfect, but he can't steal it from his company for a couple of hours.

12-04-2004, 07:53 PM	#17
crazypontiac03 MiDnIgHt AKA: Jason/Sparky Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: IL Age: 37 Posts: 3,019 Vehicle: 2008 HHR/05 Galant	Come To IL most around here have a "Touchless" But i much rather do it myself personally __________________ Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if it wasn't for FORD's our tools would rust! "Unions were the rise and will be the fall of this Great Nation" "A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in... And how many want out." Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: 1. Jesus Christ 2. The American G. I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom. -Tony Blair

12-04-2004, 08:27 PM	#19
crazypontiac03 MiDnIgHt AKA: Jason/Sparky Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: IL Age: 37 Posts: 3,019 Vehicle: 2008 HHR/05 Galant	Way Off Topic how did u manage to get sponsored,I could do some much Sh!t if i could get sponsored! __________________ Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if it wasn't for FORD's our tools would rust! "Unions were the rise and will be the fall of this Great Nation" "A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in... And how many want out." Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: 1. Jesus Christ 2. The American G. I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom. -Tony Blair

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