First of all, their pre-wash bug wash is useless. It's watered down and is about as effective as water. It doesn't work nearly as good as the green stuff at Pelican Pointe. That stuff melts the bugs. This blue stuff wets the bugs and does nothing to dissolve them. Secondly, the signage for pricing is intentionally deceptive. They list all of the expensive options in really large print and circular bubbles, and it looks like $14 is the cheapest wash you can get. Underneath that, in really, really tiny print in a different format, is an option for a $10 wash. I don't like deception. The wash seemed excessively harsh on my paint. I don't think the cloth was as soft as Pelican Pointe. It didn't wash the back window of my truck very well, and no one pre-brushed the back of my vehicle before it went through, even though there were several young men standing around there. Finally, it was hard to vacuum my vehicle with the available nozzles. There was no wide nozzle for floors, and the suction was strong, so it kept getting stuck on the carpet. One of my pet peeves in most car washes was true here as well. The guy telling me to pull forward is talking with other people and not looking at my wheels as he signals with his hands for me to pull forward. If he's signaling me to pull forward, I want him to look at my vehicle. There is no reason for me to return here. There are far better options out there, especially at that price. I did think the music was a nice touch though. read more

Newer location. Vending machines you can use credit cards as many varieties of liquids. There's a vending machine cleaning supplies with cleaning supplies. For the technicians and that means a credit card. read more

Tropic Express Car Wash - Car Wash Near Me - Covington, Louisiana

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Get your shine on, get your shine on, get your shine on............. That song plays over and over in my head as my car is pulled through this car wash. That is way more than you wanted to know, but that's the risk you take when reading one of my reviews. This Tropic is similar to it's older brother located on Lapalco. The difference here is that this location is new and all fancy and stuff. This is an excellent car wash. Washes start at $6 and I think the most expensive is around $12 or $15. The main difference in the tiers is tire shine and liquid wax. I think they all do a very good job and can actually tell the difference with the more expensive wash. After the wash the vacuums are included and there are lots of trash cans to clean out your car. If you find yourself on the westbank and don't immediately drive back to civilization, this would be a good place to wash your ride. read more

I am pretty excited for this car wash. Usually, I have to travel all the way to Marrero to get my car cleaned the way I like, but this spot is closer to home so I thought I would give it a shot. I just did the drive thru wash on the day I came. Like Eddie said, it is a "touch" car wash, so there are brushes and stuff scrubbing the dirt off. They don't have a "pre wash", which is usually a guy with a soapy brush who loosens up the dirt on your car before your drive into the wash. It had been a while since I had my car washed, and while this car wash did get a lot of dirt off, there was still a lot of dirt left on my car after I was done- a bummer to say the least. I'm not complaining- the wash I chose was only $5 and I know that if I had done a "pre scrub" like Eddie suggests, it would have done the job. I'll probably be back. read more

This is a much needed Tropic needed on the westbank. The older one on Lapalco is set up Metairie style (i.e. cramped) but this one is huge and wide open. Lots of roomy pre wash scrub areas in the front and after the quality wash, plenty of roomy vacuum areas. The keyword here is spacious. They do enforce the loud music rule and keep the facility very tidy. Oh and one more thing, this aint no wimpy touchless type wash. The new brushes get all up in your grille So to speak ;-) But it does help to do a prescrub if you have running boards read more

Tropic Express Car Wash - Getting my touch on - Car Wash Near Me - Covington, Louisiana

My vehicle was damaged while going thru the car wash (tail light was either ripped or blown off). The assistant manager verified on video that there was no previous damage prior to entering the car wash and it was visible it came off during the car wash. I understand things like this happen but the manager was unable to provide any solution. I was hoping they would cover the $25 part, or at least a refund. read more

Tropic Express Car Wash - Car Wash Near Me - Covington, Louisiana

Actually this was surprisingly a really good carwash. I wash my car pretty frequently and I usually go to Pelican due to location but i happened to stop here by chance and my car was sparkling, no spots left undone and their vacuum are EXTRA powerful.! If i had one close to my location i would definitely be a consistent customer!! read more

Clearly, this business has been sold or is under new management. The new workers are rude, standoffish, and salesman trying to sell you a car wash package. I don't think I'll be coming back for a while, I don't need to be sold when I'm just trying to wash my car. No means no. read more

I have been going threw this car wash to many time to be going threw this for the second time I'm paying my money to get my car wash and tires shine and this the second time this have happened with my tires not shine so I talk to someone about it he hands me a glove and shine pack so I can do it myself if I wanted to do it myself I could have wash my car at home I just had a back injury and I cannot bend all the way down to wipe the tires I will not come here again read more

Went through the car wash and my front end came off *facepalm*. BUT, one of the guys was nice enough to help me put my front end back on better than he found it! Also let me go back around for another wash. Thank you John! read more

This place has a seemingly new facility, plenty of vacuums and very fairly priced. I've never had to wait and there's always a friendly attendant in front to guide you into the wash. It's a great spot. read more

If I could give negative stars I would. Tropic Car Wash will not accept responsibility for any damage that is done to your vehicle by using their car wash. My vehicle was damaged at this location and David, the District Manger, said there was nothing he will do to repair it because he doesn't know if the damage was there before I went through the car wash. I will never use another Tropic Car Wash location ever and I will continue to tell everyone I know about the excuse I received from David. read more