Happy Happy Joy JOY!! My favorite car wash is FINALLY on my side of town!!!!
My car was in desperate need of a wash. Luckily I went to an event that was at night yesterday because my car was starting to turn from gray to brown from all the dirt on it! Inside needed a little vacuum love too. Just curious, I searched Yelped for BW and lo and behold, I noticed that there was one off the beltway. Could it be??? Near ME???!! Went to map and to my luck, it was!
As I was driving, I remembered that I saw the outer workings of the business being built a couple of months ago. I had forgotten to see if they had opened. Went to the website to make sure they were actually listed as open too before I made the decision to drive out of my way.
Seeing the Bluewave sign always makes my heart happy. I've never had a bad watch from any location Ive visited. It is completely true that you can guarantee your wash will be stellar for 48 hours, but let me backtrack...I had read on the website that BW has a VIP reward program where your 6th wash is free. I almost forgot to ask when I pulled up to the machine where they had someone taping down back wipers and removing antennas for customers as well as helping them with their transactions. After I had paid, I mentioned my interest in the VIP program. The attendant took my name and said she would take care of it and bring the card to me after the wash.
After my wash (which took less than a two minutes), I was wiping down my vehicle and as promised, I was given my card! I'm now a Bluewave VIP! and the 6th wash will be free!
I always like to wipe excess water off my vehicle and do a little detailing. I love the fact that the lanes are wide and there are vacuums on each side that are long enough to reach the back and front of the vehicle. There are also trashcans nearby each stall by the vacuums, and a handy mat holder housed by the vacuums for you to easily clean them STANDING UP versus stooping down and making them even dirtier on the sidewalk or ground. Genuis I tell ya!!
Detailing and vacuuming was a breeze since the vacuums are brand new and suck really hard. The suction of the vacuums are so strong that my shop towel almost disappeared! Only problem that I had with the vacs is that when I dropped it down in the crevices of my seat, I pulled it out and noticed brown stains on my seat! I quickly took one of my shop towels and wiped it off (with pressure) so the stain wouldnt set. I also wiped off the vac hose as well. Next time I will just do that automatically before I start to vacuum because everyone doesnt respect public places like I do...it would be nice if BW wiped the vaccums off each night, but I dont expect it.
I didnt take a star away for the stain...well maybe half a star. I took the other one away for the loud humming of the vaccums. I mean it is REALLY LOUD--like you're on the airplane strip waiting for takeoff!!! They run constantly so there is no relief from the humming. I almost grabbed my headphones to block out some of the sound, but didnt feel like digging in my gym bag for them. Next time I will!
Besides the vac stain and loudness of the vacs, detailng took half the time! The dryer from the car wash had gotten most of the water off my ride, and I only need to spray my tire wall shiner on because the basic wash INCLUDES tire cleaning--and it actually cleans those pesky rims shiny clean! No other basic car wash can even compare in value!
Besides a great value and wash, my heart enjoyed seeing the manager helping an elderly lady wipe water off the top of her vehicle and remove the tape that was used to secure her back wipers. Great too see people helping other people!
My newfound go to place to keep my ride drippin with Finesse! Its near me, affordable, quick, and makes washing ever so convenient with a reward program for free washes?!
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