Culver City Automotive

The technicians at Overland Car Wash reach for premium products from brands such as Meguiar's, Rain-X, and Armor All as they scrub autos clean with gentle microfiber towels. The team is well versed in vanquishing grime and odor, performing eco-friendly detailing packages and car washes that focus on interiors, exteriors, or both. Technicians wax and shampoo surfaces by hand and make heavy use of steam cleaners to brush up trunks and gas cap compartments. Two-wheeled vehicles also receive gleam-inducing services, as Overland Car Wash handles motorcycles, bicycles, and penny farthings.

Drawing on half a century of automotive service, Midas helps drivers to prolong vehicle vigour with factory-recommended maintenance services. Mechanics pop car hoods to perform oil changes with standard and temperature-durable synthetic solutions, taking time to inspect belts, hoses, fluids, and the air conditioner's resident penguin. Armed with efficient catalytic converters built to U.S. EPA standards, the staff helps to shrink harmful emissions during muffler and exhaust-system checks. Trained technicians augment brake services with lifetime guarantees and curate healthy, evenly worn tires with rotations or replacements from Goodyear, Michelin, Firestone, and Bridgestone.

Since 1956, attendants have been hand washing cars at Lakeside Car Wash from bumper to bumper, polishing everything from tail fins and hood ornaments to GPS systems. The employees, some who have been with Lakeside Car Wash for 20 years, expertly detail automobiles inside and out, dress tires for Fashion Week, and shampoo interior and exterior carpeting. They also perform a cornucopia of other services including engine washes, hand waxes, and top-to-bottom Armor All–treatments.

The environmentally conscious staffers at Eco Auto Care Park and Wash cleanse each vehicle with little more than a teaspoon of water, helping reduce both runoff and water pollution. Stationed at area parking structures, they guide vehicles into parking spots for several tiers of detailing services, all of which employ organically formulated products. Specialized serums rejuvenate rubber and add shine, and a wash-and-polish solution with UVA and UVB light absorbers protects paint against light from the sun and cheese crumbs from the moon.

Performance parts and auto accessories from companies such as Injen, AEM, Brembo, and 3M decorate every inch of The Carshop's walls, displayed as a treasure trove for auto enthusiasts. Technicians with more than 20 years of experience give these parts new homes, using them in services that include engine work, lighting conversions, and custom audio-system installations. They also sell premium wheels and tires and free cars from dents caused by debris on the road or the scornful gaze of golf carts.

When cars leave Dr. Smog N Lube, they roll out with an engine full of new, clean oil and a clean bill of health from the state. Technicians bolster cars with regular- and synthetic-oil changes, tire rotations, and safety inspections that check 18 separate points. During state-emission inspections, the staff tests each car to make sure its smog output is below the legal limit and awards passing vehicles with a state-certified approval before sending them on their way to brag about it at the nearest gas pump.