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tech4pdx 10-23-2013 02:09 PM

Portland people: where do you wash?
 
As my topic title so eloquently states, for those of you without driveways, where are you washing/detailing your cars? Seems like bucket washing (which I used to enjoy doing when I had everything (including a water supply) within easy reach) is a PITA.

JonnyRocket 10-23-2013 03:14 PM

When I'm by Darren's I'll swing by a touchless wash out on Division. Best touchless I've found here. It's got self wash booths as well.

Astro Gas Station and Wash
11214 SE Division St
Portland, OR 97266

Otherwise I bucket wash at home but Vancouver has such hard water I have to buy 4-5 gallons at the store and that is a PITA.

tech4pdx 10-23-2013 04:52 PM

We need a place (bay, room in a warehouse, etc) with a water hose/vacuum that we can rent by the hour (maybe $20-$25/hr), so that we can wash, clay, polish, wax, etc. I can easily spend 5-6 hours on a complete detail.

Any ideas on such a thing??

Chen 10-23-2013 05:19 PM

Speaking of which. I need to wax/clay bar mine. But I usually just do it at my girlfriends place. No idea of any public ones around here.

stockysnail 10-23-2013 09:56 PM

Washing? What is that? ;)

BRZPDX 10-23-2013 10:53 PM

The closest one to me is on MLK, next to Popeye's. I've seen a few OG's washing their low riders. They are pretty chill, the modding world between them and us is so different..

DarrenDriven 10-24-2013 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonnyRocket (Post 1288510)
When I'm by Darren's I'll swing by a touchless wash out on Division. Best touchless I've found here. It's got self wash booths as well.

Astro Gas Station and Wash
11214 SE Division St
Portland, OR 97266

Otherwise I bucket wash at home but Vancouver has such hard water I have to buy 4-5 gallons at the store and that is a PITA.

Yeah, haha, that Astro one is pretty good. They used to have a 7' 0" clearance and I could take my lifted Ram through there... but one day a bent sprayer scratched the shit out of the roof (my truck is 6' 11.5" tall, so only had 1/2" clearance). They paid over a grand to fix my truck -- but then the dropped the clearance down like eight inches. Other than that, I wholeheartedly recommend this wash.


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