Columbus Automotive

The licensed, insured, Detail King–certified carriage scrubbers at Top 2 Bottom Auto Spa restore rides from growling cycles to massive SUVs back to showroom-style shininess. Skilled cleaners remove dirt, bugs, and eye gunk from tired headlights with hand washes, spruce up vehicular footwear, and buff waxed cars to a vitreous shine. Spot-free window cleanings provide unadulterated peeks at car interiors manicured with vacuumed floors, stain-treated upholstery, and a carefully wiped-down dash and console. While engines expose their bare cylinders to a sultry steam bath, owners can hop on the garage’s complimentary drop-off shuttle to run errands or pick up their car’s Christmas present. If rain besmirches a detailing job the day of or day after each appointment, Top 2 Bottom invites cars to return for a complimentary wash to remove the offending splotches.

For more than 50 years, the employees at Get N Go Car Wash—a division of the locally owned Get N Go fuel and convenience stations—have found ways to make people's lives easier. Not only do the automated washes render vehicles squeaky-clean in about 15 minutes, but the company's online car-wash club also lets customers buy packages and manage their accounts 24/7. Some Get N Go locations even offer fresh mixed salads and wraps for hungry, health-conscious travelers or SUVs trying to diet down to compact-car size.

The technicians at Premier Auto Spa lavish the metal exteriors of autos with dozens of soft and gentle swipes during basic and full-service washes. Hands run along paint, sudsing frames free of dirt using a mild, pH-balanced formula that protects and bolsters cars’ pre-existing clear coat before rinsing exteriors and gently toweling them dry. The techs complement these washes with detailing services and cater to overlooked areas of the vehicle by cleaning headlights or using rotary brushes to swab rims. Premier Auto Spa also welcomes vehicles typically unaccustomed to the car wash, including motorcycles, tractors, and street-legal pogo sticks.

The technicians at Columbus Car Care enlist top-notch diagnostic technology to not only repair autos, but also keep customers in the know every step of the way. They tackle any and every job, from swapping out sullied oils with fresh fluids to replacing a car’s engine, transmission, and broken heart. During every service, the team offers customers a good look at their work via snapshots and a Virtual Vehicle MD, and gives all vehicles that roll through the garage a thorough 79-point inspection.

Armed with their in-house line of cleaning products, Pro-Tec's detailing technicians clean vehicles during in-shop and mobile detailing services. They fend off grime with hand washes and waxes, or execute the shop's signature treatments to fortify vehicles against hindrances including UV rays, corrosion, or carpet stains shaped like a disparaging driver's-ed instructor. While waiting for services, customers can nab bottles of Pro-Tec's products—car-wash concentrate, exterior gloss preserver, or spot remover—for at-home auto pampering.:m]]