East Point Automotive

Inside Larry Johnson's Buckhead Auto Center, vehicles lounge in service bays while ASE-certified and specialty technicians work to foster trouble-free driving. Husband-and-wife team Larry and Bernadette Johnson oversee the staff, which includes Chrysler and luxury-import specialists, as they welcome all makes and models with sturdy wrenches, bottles of motor oil, and a promise that nearby tow trucks will be on their best behavior. The technicians perform oil changes, engine work, and transmission services as well as windshield and dent repair; further cosmetic upgrades may be found in the detail shop, where cars can visit when they need to shake off road filth and slip into a glossy coat of Meguiar's detailing products.

Dirt-dulled, pollen-covered car exteriors can ruin your paint finish, and a messy interior means inhaling germs, ATM receipts, and harmful McGriddle particulates. Your micro detail package includes a thorough clean inside and out, protecting your family from wayward french fries and impressing your neighbors with a superior shine that will dazzle dads, amaze moms, and temporarily blind attacking frisbees. The friendly car-care gurus at California Autobuff will apply a gentle yet firm hand wash using a soft wool mitt and a specially formulated cleaner that exfoliates car complexions to produce a smooth, even surface unmarred by bug guts, bird droppings, and auto acne. Then they'll rinse your car with a liquid wax that will make your paint shine like the mirrored surface of a dashboard disco ball and dress your tires and exterior trim with a UV protectant to prevent motorized melanoma.

Most great things have humble beginnings, and Express Oil Change & Tune-Up Clinic is no exception. In its 31-year history it grew to more than 170 locations across 10 states. Within these auto havens, ASE-certified vehicle-maintenance professionals slake engine thirsts with their signature 10-minute express full-service oil change and a menu of other automotive procedures. Techs swap out old oil for shiny, new oil and a new filter, followed by a thorough inspection of the engine and inner workings that ensures cars can run for miles and won’t fail during drag races through mall parking lots. Their service centers also perform general maintenance such as brake and AC service, and more advanced services such as radiator maintenance and computer diagnostics.

Mr. Mobile's soapsperienced staff prides itself on tireless dedication to sparkliness, including ticklish and easy-to-forget spots such as tires and lug nuts. Technicians pick off crusted-on tar, tree sap, and mustard as they expel every mote of dirt from your machine's exterior, rims, wheel wells, windows, and mirrors, then treat vehicle carapaces to a swirl-free polishing finished with a hand dry and slow waxing. The belly of your steel beast receives an equal apportionment of love: its shaggy carpets will be vacuumed, shampooed, and deodorized, its leather lotioned and conditioned, and its dashboard caressed with a radiance-bestowing squeegee.

At Luxury Wash, the first thing cars will catch in their headlamps is a hand outstretched and ready as the detailer waits, prepared to lather cars up with gobs of soap. Proudly sporting a letter of commendation from President Obama, Bentley Brandon used to be one of those detailers when he started working at the wash at age 12, sudsing up cars himself until he climbed through the ranks of management to become the current owner. Today, most of the wash’s cleaning, waxing, and detailing services are still done by hand. With painstaking precision, the staff of detailers performs interior and exterior deep cleans—protecting paints with stage-one and stage-two protective waxes, flushing out upholstery stains with shampoo, and cleaning engines with painstaking meticulousness. The company also dispatches its technicians and cleaning products to clean cars on location, whether vehicles are resting in their driveway or marching in a picket line in protest of dwindling parking-space dimensions.

Hometown Luxury Wash & Detail Spa helps vivify vehicles with a repertoire of aesthetic, repair, and maintenance services. The skilled staff flaunts auto expertise during interior and exterior detailing, hand car washes, and headlight restorations. Steam extractions help shorten drying time after shampoo sessions and Mist treatments help evict bacteria and backseat-driver particles from interior air.