Auto Service in Lighthouse Point

Though they acknowledge that other automatic options may be quicker, the friendly staff at Inside-n-Out Handwash takes pride in the attentiveness with which they service each customer’s car. Their hands-on approach allows them to tailor their services to each car’s most sullied spots as they manually scrub, dry, vacuum, and wax headlights’ eyebrows. Inside-n-Out stocks only gentle cleaning products that augment an already environmentally friendly process, as it uses less water than at-home car washing. As an added service to the community, Inside-n-Out facilitates fundraising events with no upfront costs to the participating organization.

While the techs at Coast Carwash are experts at washing dirty autos, their expertise doesn't end there. They've got everything they need to make sure grungy cars leave looking as good as the day they drove off the dealership lot. Waxes by Meguiar's and Nanoskin help seal in the car's restored shine and repel incoming filth, while Meguiar's leather treatments keep seats and other interior surfaces soft, supple, and crack-free. While they're inside, techs can also freshen the upholstery and carpets, shine all gauges, switches, buttons, and vents, and remove any foul odors left behind by forgotten take-out containers or hitchhiking trout salesmen. Tears in upholstery or isolated scratches on the car's finish are swiftly brought to rights, and the crew can also handle full headlight restorations or repair cracked windshields to ensure each auto drives away safely.

Mr. Clean Car Wash's mud-loathing machines and talented technicians work together to restore allure to road-weary wagons. Wash tunnels delicately swallow vehicles during the Gold package, massaging away exterior grime with soft cloths and tickling underbodies with a rust inhibitor. An application of tire shine and triple-shine polish works to imbue autos with the regal glow of Louis XIV's nightlight. Along with a spot-free rinse and blow-dry, the wash lathers steely steeds with Mr. Clean Surface Protectant and Wheel Guard to defend newly primped exteriors from the bad-boy appeal of dirt. Fast and effective, the gentle machine finishes cleanly deeds in about eight minutes. Mr. Clean's technicians constantly strive to protect natural resources by recycling and filtering water as much as possible, protecting the livelihoods of whales and whale-to-English translators.

A business has to have something special to survive for more than half a century. For Mr. Magic Car Wash, perhaps that thing is a signature blend of nine cleaning solutions that work together to cut through tough road grease and leave vehicles with a glimmering luster. Or perhaps it’s the business's attention to detail, manifested in its soft-cloth hand washes. Either way Mr. Magic has not only survived the passing decades and the end of the DeLorean, it has thrived and expanded, now boasting five Pittsburgh-area locations. Even when sending cars through the automated car-wash tunnel for a quick rinse, Mr. Magic keeps auto owners' interests in mind, spraying fiberglass surfaces with only fresh water and drying them to a spot-free shine with hot air. Extra services, such as underbody flushes and interior and exterior detailing, help enhance each wash, and coats of Magic Repel surface protectant deflect new smudges and wizard spells.

Attendants at Signature Car Wash hand dry vehicles fresh from a trip through the drive-through cleaning station. There, the rotating cloth side wraps and brushes as it cuts through dirt, dust, and grime for a cleaning that's strong, yet gentle—like the six-million-dollar man's bionic puppy. Jets also squirt cars with clear-coat protectant, and brushes wipe wheels with DuraShiner tire-shine treatments. To finish, attendants clean out auto insides with vacuum cleaners and carefully wipe exteriors with soft drying cloths for signature and platinum washes.

While their wagons are being pampered, owners may opt to kick back outdoors under umbrella-topped tables or browse the internet at the iPad bar.

Gabriel Mejia lathered his first car in 1985—a modest attempt that soon blossomed into a full business serving Boca's prestigious clubs and neighborhoods. As his clientele increased, his number of arms didn't, so he taught a small crew how to perfectly replicate his hand-wash technique by strengthening their muscles with lead shoulder pads. Today, Gabriel's 12 mobile technicians perform washing and detailing services around town with the help of 10 fully equipped vans. When they aren't polishing roadsters, they also re-dye leather, remove dents, and block UV rays with window tinting.