Car Wash Basics To Ease Your Labor

10/06/08

Remember the times washing your car used to be such a tiresome chore? For those who could not bear to indulge in this work, the neighborhood odd job man or the automated car wash was the answer. These options did not yield satisfactory results as the odd job man worked at the task as an 'odd job' while the early car washes caused more damage to the car paint because of the use of stiff brushes. Car washes since those early contraptions of the 1950s have evolved significantly. You have self service coin operated, 'in bay or tunnel washes as the basic options to choose from. The brushes are better and gentler on your car skins and the detergents used are not as corrosive. In a self service car wash the driver pays for using the service by putting money in a slot machine. Then the driver had to personally use the various appliances for a time duration determined by the number of coins inserted. In the 'In bay' variety, the car remains stationery and the brushes, jets and dryers move over the car. A tunnel system incorporates a moving conveyor belt on which the car remains stationery with fixed appliances mounted on either side of the belt doing the job. Try this..

A sure hit are Bikini Car washes, which appeal to every red blooded male's vicarious self. Bikini clad girls, washing cars, gyrating to music, are the unique selling point of this approach which is garnering great success. The movie, 'Bikini Carwash Company' popularized this fun form of washing cars. Bikini carwashes are also organized for noble causes. Indeed car wash has come a long way in its evolution from a stand alone activity to a community fundraiser event. Click here.