Woodward Winter Car Wash Schedule: How Often Is Too Often?
A Royal Oak winter is hard on cars. It isn’t just the cold — it’s the salt. Michigan road crews go through enormous amounts of it each season, and every commute down Woodward leaves another layer caking onto your rocker panels, mirrors, and undercarriage. Most drivers have one of two approaches. They either let the […]
5 Things Most Drivers Get Wrong About Express Car Washes in Royal Oak
Express car washes have quietly become the default for busy Royal Oak drivers. And yet a lot of what people believe about them is either outdated or flat-out wrong. Some folks steer clear over fears that stopped being true decades ago. Others just misunderstand what they’re actually paying for. Here are the five things drivers […]
The Break-Even Wash Count: When an Unlimited Plan Actually Pays Off in Michigan
Subscription plans for car washes are everywhere now. You see them at nearly every tunnel wash in metro Detroit. And the pitch is simple: pay a flat monthly fee, wash as many times as you want. For some drivers it’s a no-brainer. For others, it’s not. The difference usually comes down to one thing: how […]
How to Get Road Salt Streaks Off Side Mirrors and Trim Without Scratching in Royal Oak
It’s February in Royal Oak. Your car looks a lot like every other car in the parking lot: white salt streaks running down the doors, crust building up around the mirrors, and that chalky gray film settling into every piece of black trim. And sure, the rag in your door pocket is right there. Don’t […]
Inside an Automatic Car Wash in Royal Oak: What Each Stage Actually Does to Your Vehicle
You pull onto the conveyor, shift into neutral, take your foot off the brake, and hand control over to the tunnel. Then comes the usual experience: soap on the windshield, water spraying from every direction, giant pieces of equipment moving around your vehicle, and maybe that brief moment where you wonder if your side mirror […]
Free Windshield Solvent — Only At Jax Kar Wash
At Jax Kar Wash in Clinton Township, we offer FREE windshield solvent fill-ups with any car wash purchase (and of course for Unlimited Club Members). After your car wash, stop at the hut, open your hood and solvent reservoir, scan the barcode on your receipt, and pump away!
The Grime Suspects: Migrating Auto Chemicals Love to Leave a Film on Windshields
When it comes to that nasty film that builds up on the inside of windshields, blame your dashboard — or any other number of plastics and vinyl products used in automotive interiors. Hundreds of you called and e-mailed me after I wrote last week about how much the film frustrates me and reader Donald Halleck […]
Oasis Car Wash Becomes Jax Kar Wash!
Jax Kar Wash is happy to integrate the amazing Oasis team into our family! To learn more about Jax and our 70+ year history, visit our History page here. While retaining most of the original Oasis team, including Area Director Ken White, Maintenance Supervisor Don Bright, and most of the original managers, we will be adding […]
America’s Finest Auto Wash is now Jax Kar Wash!
ax has acquired the Auburn Hills and Clinton Township locations of America’s Finest! You will see some exciting changes coming soon, such as Auto-Attendants and time guarantees! Both locations are currently accepting all Unlimited Club Members, so come visit us! We’re glad to be able to service our new friends in these two new wonderful […]
Super Car Wash is now Jax Kar Wash!
EnhancementsWe have added the following enhancements to our facility – come by and check them out! Price and Package ChangesYour new wash package will be upgraded to an equivalent Jax Kar Wash Package, which includes at the minimum: The price for these wash packages, on a pay-as-you-go basis, differ. It will increase on January 1, […]