Saint Charles Automotive

Since 1971, Car-X Auto Service has repaired, tuned, and rejuvenated auto-wagons with an array of alleviating automotive services. Pour your car a refreshing five-quart glass of oil change, revolve your ride's rubbers with a tire rotation, and switch blades with windshield-wiper replacements. The courteous and auto-savvy Car-X mechanics will also check to see if your car battery is charged and healthy. Finally they'll give a thorough safety inspection to ensure your brakes and seat belts are in tip-top condition and that there are no Latvian yodeling quartets living in your trunk.

Delta Sonic Car Wash‎ renews tarnished transportation with an innovative touchless car-wash system that automatically guides vehicles through a tunnel of high-pressure sprays and overhead buffing cloths. The hands-free wash massages mild lotions into paint jobs, leaving vehicles with sparkling, fingerprint-free finishes that are backed by a five-day guarantee. Detailing technicians do get their hands dirty as they make use of more than 100 hours of training to dote on vehicle interiors and exteriors with products from ValuGard, Aquapel, and Blue Coral. The team wields AOCA certification know-how when injecting engines with oil and devising rustproofing treatments that avoid drilling holes or covering corrosion in zit cream.

For 19 years, Marine-veteran owner Paul Kludac and the car buffs at Detail Kings have harnessed the restorative power of elbow grease during full-service, hands-on car-wash and detailing services. Whether locking in shine with Armor All applications, evicting paint-dulling contaminants with clay service, or hiding minor swirls with carnauba-wax massages, technicians remind outer shells to return to their show-room origins. Kludac personally inspects every one of the tens of thousands of automobiles that leave his facility every year, making sure that the sparkle in each vehicle shows off the staff's meticulous approach. This commitment to car cleaning know-how has earned the shop celebrity clients, including Michael Jordan and the police cars in Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp.

Offering four wash levels, Spirit of America Car Wash's automatic wash tunnels groom vehicles for shiny driving 24 hours a day, 365 days per year with Green Line Solutions products. They scour cars with Formula 575, a two-step cleaner that protects the environment with a low pH level and a dearth of harmful ingredients while safeguarding noses with a fresh citrus scent. A proud member of the Chicagoland Carwash Association and the International Carwash Association, Spirit of America scrubs mobile habitats and sturdy parade floats across the greater Chicagoland area with six locations.

At each of Fast Eddie’s three locations, technicians reward roughed-up autos with a spa-style cleansing that helped earn them the Northwest Herald's 2011 Best Car Wash/Detailing award. Performed entirely by hand, four types of car washes service the entire car, ranging from basic exterior jobs to all-encompassing packages that evict grime hidden in interior corners. Owners wait for newly primped rides in a dog-friendly waiting area that doubles as an iceless, bring-your-own-equipment hockey rink.

Attendants at Legacy Auto Detail kick off every service with a hand wash, using nimble digits to pluck the tiniest specks of dirt from car surfaces. This attention to detail knows no bias for antique hot rods or overburdened minivans, as the staff members groom auto bodies of all statuses with the same in-depth attention. They leave rides gleaming inside and out with artfully applied buffers, waxes, and applications of Armor All, and smatterings of shampoo and conditioner produce freshly laundered seats. The versatile menu of services also includes tiered wash packages and add-ons that target specific imperfections such as pet odors, rust, and food morsels stuck in the hood ornament's teeth.