Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB

Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/index.php)
-   Northwest (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=16)
-   -   PDX Touchless Car Wash Locations (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20583)

JonnyRocket 10-24-2012 04:14 PM

PDX Touchless Car Wash Locations
 
I like to wash my cars by hand at home, but in a pinch I'll use a car wash if it's touchless. I figured it could be useful to have a group map of available locations in the PDX/Vancouver area.

Map of touchless car wash locations in PDX/Vancouver

Please add locations to the map if you know of them!

DarrenDriven 10-25-2012 12:20 PM

Good idea, I went to add a location, but I can't figure out how to add anything to that map. What do I click to add a location?

JonnyRocket 10-25-2012 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarrenDriven (Post 519500)
Good idea, I went to add a location, but I can't figure out how to add anything to that map. What do I click to add a location?

Oops, I forgot to enable collaboration. You can now add places by clicking the big red "EDIT" button.

DarrenDriven 10-25-2012 02:20 PM

Added the Astro Wash at 112th & SE Division.

Chen 10-25-2012 02:35 PM

how does a touchless wash exactly work?

JonnyRocket 10-25-2012 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chen (Post 519770)
how does a touchless wash exactly work?

In my experience they work on a gantry system. Picture an overhead, rolling crane. You drive into the booth, park, and the automated heads move around your car, working front to back. It consists only of spray nozzles, no brushes or other physical agitators touch your car.

The one I'm familiar with is back in my college town, local ones may be different.

DarrenDriven 10-25-2012 06:57 PM

Yeah, it's like a bunch of pressure washers that spray your car from front to back. It doesn't do as good a job as a hand wash, but it won't hurt your paint. In a pinch, it's a good $5 wash when you just don't have time but want the car to look respectable.


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:29 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2026 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.


Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.