Coin-op or laser wash in NYC / Queens / NJ / LI / Etc

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Looking for a coin-op or laser wash around here...........



Been searching this forum ... haven't found the answer yet



There's got to be a few, right?
 
There's a coin op off of Long Beach Road by Pete's Clam Bar/West Marine/Outback in Oceanside/Long Beach (not sure)..its called Texas Car Wash..it looks cheap but it IS a coin-op. I am not reccomending it since I have never been there.
 
Laser wash...that sounds scary. Anyone care to please enlighten me on what that is? Thanks. Also, I get alot of people asking me to detail their cars in NYC, particularly Manhattan. It seems like there is no such thing as a detail shop in that area! Too bad I don't have a power source to allow me to service those customers. :(
 
there are'nt any really dedicated detailers around that i know of. most of the car wash detailers are basiclly wash and wax, vac. the car, dress the tires. i've never heard of any that will correct paint, clay, polishish, seal etc. that does'nt mean they don't exist i just have'nt seen or heard of any.

as for a laser wash, you drive your car into a booth and this big pressure washer goes all around the car, then you drive out and park your car and dry it off. i very rarely see anyone dry their car. they just drive away. to them the car is clean.
 
WhosRich said:
i believe there is a coin-op at a the gulf station on Horace Harding Expressway Queens West Bound..
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How far from the city / near which exit(s)? I'd be coming from the city or LIC, so I'd need to know how far east to go













And thanks for all the info, guys!
 
blucpe said:
there are'nt any really dedicated detailers around that i know of. most of the car wash detailers are basiclly wash and wax, vac. the car, dress the tires. i've never heard of any that will correct paint, clay, polishish, seal etc. that does'nt mean they don't exist i just have'nt seen or heard of any.

as for a laser wash, you drive your car into a booth and this big pressure washer goes all around the car, then you drive out and park your car and dry it off. i very rarely see anyone dry their car. they just drive away. to them the car is clean.
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Haha, so typical.....I kind of want to slap sense into those people but then again I really shouldn't care.....and don't.
 
I am a n00b. Someone please link me to some drying techniques. I've heard some people use blowers, but does that dry the car enough?
 
Bandits007 said:
I am a n00b. Someone please link me to some drying techniques. I've heard some people use blowers, but does that dry the car enough?
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Most people on here would probably give you 1 of 2 choices for drying: Prior to both, teh final step should be a rinse without a nozzle. Of course, the better the prortection on teh vehicle, the easier it will be to dry.



1. MF waffle weave towel or

2. Electric leaf blower/compressed air



The electric leaf blower does a pretty good job as long as the sealant in fresh and it isn't too hot out!



As for COIN - OPS, there is on at teh intersection of Hempstead TPKE and Stuart Ave in Bethpage about 1/4 mile or so west of teh 135 or Seford Oyster Bay Expy
 
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