Specialties
The Soft Touch tunnel is the safest, softest way to wash your car and it may surprise you to learn, it is better and gentler for your car than traditional hand washing! This is because pieces of dirt and microsopic grit particles embed within the fibres of rags, dusters and sponges you use.
Even when you rinse them in the bucket, you cannot remove all the fragments and when you wipe over the surface again, you scratch the fine paint duco on your car. Over repeated washes, the scratches get deeper and deeper until they are visible to the naked eye and quite upsetting for the car owner who has spent many hours washing and polishing their beloved vehicle.
In America, tests have been conducted to determine the effect of various car washing techniques on a vehicle. The tests showed that a single home handwash can produce scratches that penetrate as deep as 1/10th of the total thickness of the paint on your car!
These tests, conducted by the University of Texas at Arlington, substantiated tests done over ten years ago by the Technical University of Munich, Germany, in association with Mercedes-Benz, which at that time showed similar damage done to an automobile when using detergent and low water volume commonly found in your garden hose as well as sponges and towels used to dry.
Tests also showed that hand washing can reduce surface reflectance whereas cars washed in a professional tunnel wash such as Soft Touch Speedwash, show virtually no change in shine readings.
History
Established in 2011.
Our Automated car wash tunnel opened in 2011 and was a first for Adelaide and introduces World Class car washing technolgy. Entry to the tunnel and onto the conveyor is very easy, car in neutral, foot off the brake and hands off the steering wheel. Thats it and in under 4 minutes you exit the tunnel with a gleaming clean car.
Our VIP Unlimited Wash Clubs represents outstanding value at $47.50 a month for the Gold Wash package or $57.50 for our new top Platinum Unlimited Wash Club. Our Unlimited wash Clubs represent great value.
Our new Upgrade options are certainly worth checking out. We have installed a Lava Foam Bath which covers your car in thick rich foam to enhance the washing process and also a Carnauba Wax treatment which will protect and maintain the sealing protectant on your paint work.
We respect our environment and we have a large solar installation on our roof and large recycling tanks for our water.
We value our environment and we value your car !!
Meet the Business Owner: Greg B.
Greg has been involved in the Car Wash Industry for many years and is a past Chairman of the Australian Car Wash Association. Greg is also an owner of The Car Bath in Whyalla and is very experienced in all aspects of vehicle hygene.
Greg is our Technical Director and is responsible for all the complex operational aspects of Softtouch Speedwash including its Award winning Water Recycling system.