Bedford Automotive

The Kuhns' long line of entrepreneurship began in 1920 with a Sinclair Gas Station. Today, it's Jerry Kuhn's Kwik Car Wash, a full-service car wash that's been shining up Cleveland-area autos for the last 60 years. And the Kuhns are still at the helm with a skilled team—which includes Jerry's granddaughter—providing services such as soft-cloth washes, interior vacuuming, and tire dressings. The wash techs clean cars quickly with basic washes or can spend up to one hour executing more thorough detailing. During those more thorough details, they glaze exteriors with teflon sealants and rub in triple-coat shines to bring out the paint job's original showroom color. Then, they make the interior sparkle by shampooing the car's carpets and dreadlocks and wiping down the dash and console.

Midwest Auto Consultants has built a fortress on a foundation of auto detailing and customization. Staffers make cars, trucks, and SUVs feel proud of themselves with professional hand washes and waxes, interior shampooing, headlight restoration, and "Hello my name is Hot Rod" name tags. Cleaning up cars isn't all they do, though—the technicians also install custom chrome accessories, wheels, and tires and are equipped to outfit vehicles with alarms and remote-start systems. A 100% satisfaction guarantee backs each service, fortified by a two-week courtesy follow-up.

The Reflections Auto Spa's detail cart is stocked with buffers and bottles of Meguiar's wax and cleaning products. In addition to having access to top-of-the-line tools, the staff showcases a repertoire of techniques, including hand washes, upholstery shampoos, and leather-conditioning treatments, to ensure that autos emerge as fresh as the day they hatched beneath the maternal warmth of a monster truck.:m]]

Hovering around a cracked windshield, gloved mechanics discuss swapping in glass from Carlite, AP Technoglass, and other brands, all of which are designed to meet the vehicle manufacturer's requirements for safety and quality. Other crews move past, loading gear into vans to service vehicles at patrons’ offices and homes. They repair chips from rocks flung by truck tires or pennies flung by the parade floats millionaires always drive. The techs wield a resin that can prevent the chip from spreading and weakening the windshield's integrity and also fix and repair everything from door glass to moldings and mirrors.

All About Autos’ detailing technicians rely on both scientific potions and old-fashioned elbow grease as their tireless wrists scrub cars with pH-balanced soaps and glazes formulated to remove scratches and dings. Chrome polishing, window washing, and tire dressing populate the detailing roster, joining interior treatments including vacuuming and steam cleaning. Beyond the two- to three-hour detailing sessions, the techs also dress engines, replace broken windowpanes, and stock accessories such as remote starters.

Cogar Auto Detailing's professional cleaning techs welcome motorcycles, cars, boats, and SUVs into their 2,500-square-foot facility, sending vehicles back to their waiting owners in a pristine, spotless condition. During the process they’ll dress tires and wheels, vacuum and shampoo floor mats, and condition vinyl surfaces. This multistep, intensive detailing package is more effective than driving through an ordinary automated car wash and safer than driving up Niagara Falls.