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Illinois Car Washes
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Приєднався 12 лип 2017
Thanks for visiting my channel! I’ve been uploading car wash videos since 2020, and I don’t plan to stop anytime soon! I created this channel due to my enthusiasm for car washes, and film many different wash facilities around Illinois.
Thank you for supporting my enthusiasm for car washes!
Thank you for supporting my enthusiasm for car washes!
Papo's Express - NuStar Soft Touch Plus - Hoffman Estates, IL
Papo's Express currently operates 10 car wash locations throughout the Chicagoland area, the newest addition being their Hoffman Estates location. This location received renovations to the car wash bay and a complete rebuild of the convenience store in 2022, with this location, I assume, opening sometime in 2023. Part of the renovation was installing a new car wash machine, with their choice being a NuStar Soft Touch Plus. Older Sonny's dryers were also installed, along with the Laserwind that remained from the old system.
Papo's Express locations that feature an in-bay automatic system seem relatively cheap. At this site, the Ultimate Wash is only $10. They also have a Deluxe Wash option for $9 and a Regular Wash option for $7.
I purchased the $10 Ultimate Wash and was pleased with how the car looked once it came out of the car wash. The wash was quick and efficient, with applications being applied with the brushes going at the same time, maximizing the efficiency of the wash. The drying quality was pretty good overall, and to anyone in the area looking for a cheap, quick wash, this is the place to go!
Papo's Express locations that feature an in-bay automatic system seem relatively cheap. At this site, the Ultimate Wash is only $10. They also have a Deluxe Wash option for $9 and a Regular Wash option for $7.
I purchased the $10 Ultimate Wash and was pleased with how the car looked once it came out of the car wash. The wash was quick and efficient, with applications being applied with the brushes going at the same time, maximizing the efficiency of the wash. The drying quality was pretty good overall, and to anyone in the area looking for a cheap, quick wash, this is the place to go!
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Dream Clean Car Wash - AVW Tunnel - Lombard, IL
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Established in 2021, Dream Clean Car Wash took over all 7 of the $3.00 Car Wash Locations. They mainly operated the same way until 2023, when the Lombard location received a renovation, which featured many upgrades including a new conveyor, new signage, new mitter material, and new brush material. Since then, the Wheeling, Oak Lawn, as well as Algonquin locations have received renovations as we...
Mike's Car Wash - AVW Tunnel - Evansville, IN
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Mike's Car Wash and Crew Car Wash are one of the oldest chains of car washes still operating today. It was founded in 1948. Through many years of car washing, they still operate today, with 86 locations in Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Kentucky. Mike's offers 5 wash package options, ranging from $11 to $29, and "early bird washes" where you can save anywhere from $2 to $5 from the wash you choo...
New Wave Car Wash - Sonny's/Belanger Tunnel - Burr Ridge, IL
Переглядів 7742 місяці тому
New Wave Car Wash in Burr Ridge brings a new and unique experience to the car wash, with an immersive light show as you progress through the wash. The light show brings entertainment, and chromotherapy effects with bubbles and colors carefully chosen to uplift your mood as well as calm your senses as you are sent through the wash. Tons of different light shows paired with various songs are offe...
Premier Car Wash - RARE Hydrospray Barracuda Touchless Car Wash - South Elgin, IL
Переглядів 4602 місяці тому
Premier Car Wash operates six locations across the North East Portion of Illinois, mostly featuring Laserwash 360 Plus machines. The South Elgin location offers two touch-free machines in its automatic bays: a Belanger Saber SL-2 in one bay and the Barracuda Touchless Car Wash System. The Barracuda, made by C K Enterprises and manufactured by Hydrospray, brings new technology not often seen in ...
Brittain's Touchless Car Wash - Belanger Kondor KL2 - Elgin, IL
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Brittain’s Touchless Car Wash, located in Elgin IL, offers two automatic car wash bays featuring Belanger Kondor KL2s, three self service bays, as well as stand-alone Superior Tempest dryers. Formerly, the two automatic bays featured Supermatic machines, which both totaled due to a fire that happened in the automatic bay. Brittain’s took the fire as a chance to make the place nicer, and renovat...
Swift Wash - Sonny's Tunnel - Carpentersville, IL
Переглядів 7614 місяці тому
Swift Wash, located in Carpentersville IL, offers an express car wash with free vacuums, mat cleaners, and air guns at all the vacuum stations. Swift Wash's tunnel is about 135-140 feet long, with lights, arches, and signs to tell you what chemical is being applied at that moment. Swift Wash applies a 2-step Ceramic Process in this tunnel, which provides incredible results. The wash featured in...
Car Wash City - MCWW/Econocraft Tunnel - Taylorville, IL
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Car Wash City recently built its 3rd express wash site in Taylorville, IL, and it is one of the most unique sites yet. The new express tunnel offers touch-free and soft-touch washes, for whatever kind of wash you prefer. This is only one of two car washes that offer touch-free washes in the Taylorville area, so there is popular demand in the town for a touch-free wash. During my visit, this car...
SIF Car Wash - Petit Accutrac 360-I - Naperville, IL
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SIF Car Wash located in Naperville, IL offers two touch free automatic machines, four self service bays, and free vacuums for customers to use when an attendant is on site. Formally, SIF Car Wash offered two D&S i5000 machines in their touch free automatic bags, until recently when they replaced the machines with two Petit Accutrac 360-I machines, which seem to be working out well with the low ...
AUTOSTAR Car Wash - Washworld Razor EDGE - Bartlett, IL
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AUTOSTAR Car Wash operates four car washes throughout Illinois and Wisconsin, and this is the most recent one to get an upgrade to their system. Formerly, this bay had a Laserwash M5 Touchless machine, but in 2022/2023, they upgraded to a Washworld Razor Edge, which was the perfect choice for the cars they were doing at the wash. Both vehicles in the video feature the $12 Ultimate Wash in actio...
GRAND OPENING Tidal Wave Auto Spa - Sonny's/PECO Tunnel - Lombard, IL
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This is one of Tidal Wave Auto Spas' newest facilities in Lombard, IL. This site opened on 5/29, offering free $30 Graph-X4 car washes for customers to enjoy as part of their grand opening special. This site features 24 vacuum stalls with pressurized air guns, all under a canopy which I enjoyed very much as it gives you shade while cleaning out your car. This is the most expensive car wash in t...
Untouchable Auto Wash - PDQ SpectraWash Touchfree Tunnel - Elmhurst, IL
Переглядів 7967 місяців тому
Untouchable Auto Wash has served the Elmhurst community since 1987 and has provided a great car wash throughout the years. This wash has stayed the same since my last visit, except for the Airstream dryers which have been replaced with Air Cannons, most likely due to either a lack of parts or required constant maintenance. Untouchable Auto Wash offers 3 exterior wash packages named the Special ...
The PRIDE Car Wash - Macneil Tunnel - Carol Stream, IL
Переглядів 9038 місяців тому
*Sorry for the AC sound in the background, it was a warm day when this was filmed. The PRIDE is a chain of gas stations throughout Chicagoland, with some that have car washes. This is one of their bigger car washes but has about the same equipment as their smaller gas station stores. This tunnel was heavily underequipped, but for $12 I really wasn't complaining. It properly cleaned the car and ...
Hector's Car Wash - Belanger Tunnel - Carol Stream, IL
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Hector's Car Wash started as a detailing business working out of a garage in a nearby town. In September of 2021, Hector, the owner, got to take over the detail garage which had been operating as Mr. Car Wash at this time. In 2022, Hector's Detailing Center took over the wash tunnel, formerly Mr. Car Wash, and cleaned up the place. Not much is offered here, but your car will still look great. H...
Car Wash City - MCWW Tunnel - Springfield, IL
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This is Car Wash City's 1st express tunnel site located on 6th Street. This site features six self-service bays, one touch-free Razor bay, one express tunnel, self-service dryers, mat washers, vending, as well as free vacuums. This 90-foot tunnel might not look like a lot, but it can push out some of the cleanest and driest cars I have ever seen. Car Wash City shows that even with a small tunne...
GRAND OPENING Tidal Wave Auto Spa - Sonny's/PECO Tunnel - Lincoln, IL
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GRAND OPENING Tidal Wave Auto Spa - Sonny's/PECO Tunnel - Lincoln, IL
WashU Car Wash - Sonny's/PECO Tunnel - Naperville, IL
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WashU Car Wash - Sonny's/PECO Tunnel - Naperville, IL
Premier Car Wash - RARE Hydrospray Barracuda Touchless Car Wash System - South Elgin, IL
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Premier Car Wash - RARE Hydrospray Barracuda Touchless Car Wash System - South Elgin, IL
Sudz Car Wash & Detail - AVW Tunnel - Glendale Heights, IL
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Sudz Car Wash & Detail - AVW Tunnel - Glendale Heights, IL
Brittain's Express Car Wash - 3B Industries/Sonny's Tunnel - Elgin, IL
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Brittain's Express Car Wash - 3B Industries/Sonny's Tunnel - Elgin, IL
Club Car Wash - Sonny's Tunnel - Springfield, IL
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Club Car Wash - Sonny's Tunnel - Springfield, IL
Williamsville Car Wash - D&S IQ Touch Free 2.0 - Williamsville, IL
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Williamsville Car Wash - D&S IQ Touch Free 2.0 - Williamsville, IL
Wash Boss Car Wash - PECO Tunnel - Evansville, IN
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Wash Boss Car Wash - PECO Tunnel - Evansville, IN
Everclean Car Wash - Sonny's/MCWW Tunnel - Bartlett, IL
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Everclean Car Wash - Sonny's/MCWW Tunnel - Bartlett, IL
Raceway Car Wash - Econocraft/AVW Tunnel - Lake Zurich, IL
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Raceway Car Wash - Econocraft/AVW Tunnel - Lake Zurich, IL
Raceway Carwash & Detail Center - Econocraft/Grace-Lee Tunnel - Arlington Heights, IL
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Raceway Carwash & Detail Center - Econocraft/Grace-Lee Tunnel - Arlington Heights, IL
Mark VII Softline¹ - Jiffi Wash - Jacksonville, IL
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Mark VII Softline¹ - Jiffi Wash - Jacksonville, IL
Ceccato Pegasus - Hurricane Bay Car Wash - Benton, KY
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Ceccato Pegasus - Hurricane Bay Car Wash - Benton, KY
Macneil/Peco Tunnel - Flying Ace Express Car Wash - Riverside, OH
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Macneil/Peco Tunnel - Flying Ace Express Car Wash - Riverside, OH
AVW Tunnel - Speedy Xtreme Car Wash - Streamwood, IL
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AVW Tunnel - Speedy Xtreme Car Wash - Streamwood, IL
This is an amazing find. Glad you took the opportunity to film it because this Nustar is clean!
I had to with this type of machine, NuStar is basically unheard of in the Chicagoland area!
Dang what a tunnel. It's making Nustar look like it became a new thing.
They really made this thing look really nice, it basically looks brand new!
Glad to see you filmed it! It’s actually an update Soft Touch Classic!
I honestly think it's a Soft Touch Plus because of its mid-pressure rinse pass before the rinse pass, just since I have seen it on the Soft Touch Plus machines.
Ok, woah. This is really REALLY cool! Looks to be a much newer Nustar machine. The dryers though, old Sonny's and a Laser-Dri! Loud dryers too.
This is the one I filmed! It’s a Nu-Star Soft Touch Classic!
@UnitedStatesCarWashReviews26 do you have a video on this location too? I did see the BP one.
@ No. I will do a revisit when I go back down.
@UnitedStatesCarWashReviews26 no worries.
It honestly is a really cool machine, it does seem to be a little of an older model but they really take care of it. The Sonny's dryers seem to be taken from possibly one of their old tunnels, and the Laserdri remains from the 4000 that was here previously.
New carwash in Niles,opens this week Wash U
@@drumultabereim5 I was told that they were opening a site up there, don’t know if I’ll get to it though.
@IllinoisCW 711 Civic Ct Dr. Niles Il.
Can low cars go through this without hitting the under carriage nozzles?Also Is there a time limit on the under car rinse, or can you slowly pull through to make sure the underside gets rinsed well?
@@cdh77any cars that sit lower than 5” I do not believe will be able to go over the undercarriage nozzles, this is just basing off of the vehicles that they can’t wash sign they have posted. There is a time limit usually for the undercarriage rinse, it usually depends on who is the operator for how much time they set. You should be able to go relatively slow through the undercarriage and be just fine. I want to say you usually get 15-20 seconds for undercarriage.
@@IllinoisCWThanks for the reply. Glad I asked since my stock Scat Pack sits at 4.5”
That flashing light actually got on my nerves
NOW THATS A WHOLE LIGHT SHOW!! 100/10
I agree that this is a whole light show! Brings a whole new experience to the car wash.
used to have one near me at a shell gas station, it was replaced with i think a mark vii softline tunnel
@@BingChing-u9w these things are obsolete. I understand why they’re getting replaced, as I don’t think many parts are out there and technology has gotten better with these new car washes.
@@IllinoisCW this thing that used to be near me actually did better than the mark vii tho
@ the only thing that would explain that is either a new chemical provider, or the velvet touch just had the air pressure turned up on the brushes so it was more aggressive, compared to the Mark VII Softline which is a lot less aggressive than what was shown in this video as an example.
We got 5-6 locations around the Louisville area.
@@cgluigiyt that’s nice! They offer a really nice car washes in my opinion.
@ they do. I’ve been a Mike’s person since I was kid before the company split into 2
Hey, I recorded that one!
@@carwashesandotherfunvideos cool!
Great wash!!
@@michaelzolli9847 it sure is! I really enjoyed this one, was a great price for what was offered and it cleaned the car up nicely.
@ let me know if you want to check out our other 3 locations. I will get you some free wash codes.
Tidal wave must not know what theyre doing. All the ceramic and wax applications are supposed to be applied with brushes, not to mention, they dont even rinse it off at the end so it leaves spots.
i swear those omnis will rip the paint off your car
It's great to see one operate in person. I saw one at the Car Wash Show in Nashville, but it obviously wasn't washing a car inside the convention center. They run about $200,000+ for a single bay set up, and this is a relatively new system, so it will be interesting if any changes come out in subsequent revisions.
For sure! I saw some photos of the Barracuda in Nashville, and the covers they had made for the arms were pretty interesting. $200,000+ seems a little excessive for a machine, but it definitely stands out among other machines. The trailer they use to install the system I think is pretty interesting too, wonder how it'll work out in the future. If they make any revisions to the machine as you said, would be interesting to see what they do to it.
This thing really was foaming at the start, I can imagine some are doing the same over this like me
Let me guess. This is Hydrospray's custom design with turbo nozzles after the Cobra got bought by Coleman Hanna, renaming that the FasTrack.
@@kingcarwashnfansdrivesetc8364 this was actually made by C K Enterprises, a chemical company! Hydrospray is the company that manufactures this machine.
Can you come back here and maybe do an outside view?
@@blazebrodypc2006official I am unable to do an outside view here due to liability.
@@IllinoisCW Damn, what about at least an inside view revisit?
@@blazebrodypc2006official I do not know when I'll be in Springfield again, but it should be fairly easy getting an inside view as we have a membership here.
@@IllinoisCW Alrighty
Brushes: AVW. Dryers: Aero-Dry
Car wash suggestions: Adam’s Ultimate Car Wash, Fuller’s Car wash, Rainstorm Car wash, and Wash U Car wash by Urban Air trampoline park.
I do not know if I'll return to this area soon.
Can you do the car wash at the Citgo Gas station on W Army Trail Rd. That’s the closest one to my house.
I visited it not too long ago, I'll have to review the video and decide if I go back and film again or upload the video.
$1.00 for drying? Lol interesting
@@carwashslayer4235 yeah it is interesting, but it’s a nice thing to offer. Both people from the automatic bays or self service bays can use it if they want, or they can use the handheld dryers located in the self service bays.
@@IllinoisCW I agree
@@CARWASHCHANNEL. I agree
After all that washing and a ton of water the beading doesn’t seem that good. Poor quality sealant
This wash really didn't clean the car either. It just sprayed a bunch of chemicals and water on it. From what I know, the 4000 that used to be here also did not clean cars. They really need to get the chemicals straightened out there as they aren't working out.
Why would you knock the soap off the windshield with the wipers?
@@Jpw824 to show the process of the wash as well as the equipment.
Sooooo relaxing.
@@Danmandingo I have to agree, car washes are very relaxing.
Epic sonny’s tunnel.
I love how the attendant raised his arms like why are you going through the car wash when it’s raining 😂
@@Alex.AL_26I wasn’t even the only car who went through in the rain. It was just a light shower at the time and it wasn’t a big storm at all so it really wasn’t a big deal.
Keep the camera more on the cars.
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Illinois Car Washes is cooking
5:26 is that Hector Salamanca in the BMW?
10:55, this is the best Protovest Air Gate view I have ever seen!
Petit knows how to build a quality machine
@@southwestcarwashes for sure!
I love Accutrac's, they're so quick and efficient. Those dryers look interesting though, the middle blower nozzle pivoting weirdly reminds me of a LaserDri.
@@LoneStarCarWashes-dc3er I really like Accutrac machines as well. You really can’t ever go wrong with one of them. The oscillating nozzle in the middle is Premier’s new drying nozzle! It’s very interesting for sure.
Man, I have yet to discover that new Premier dryer variant (top dryer).
@@kingcarwashnfansdrivesetc8364 I do have to say that the new premier nozzle is pretty neat, it’s pretty interesting to say the least.
Never seen an IBA bay with a fire alarm before
What car is that, that you’re driving.
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I just drove past this the other day, since I live in the area, and noticed they were finally open! Seems like a decent place, so I’m definite going to have to stop in and try it out
I do have to say they are really thorough, their wash was really nice and car came out clean. Even with the price the washes are, I’d have to say give it a try just to see and compare to other washes.
Now that's HOT $30 for the top wash tho 💀
I visited a day after they opened, so they had a free wash promotion that I was able to take advantage of. Luckily I didn’t end up having to pay $30 for a car wash.
I haven't seen you for a while! I was really busy lately and recently graduated high school 2 weeks ago. But now, I'm back!
Sad that the AirStream dryers are gone, but like you said, they probably got rid of them for maintenance reasons and/or lack of parts. Glad they kept the SideKicks though! Still a nice wash nonetheless.
It was a really nice wash! Did not expect the airstream dryers to be gone but they have probably been here since the late 80s/early 90s when the wash opened.
Ok, somebody needs to buy an Airstream Nozzle to keep forever at their residence. However, I like how they installed the new dryers, and kept both pairs of Sidekick Dryers.
The old sidekick dryers were working just fine so there was no point in getting rid of them, they were perfect for getting the side of the car dry.
Very nice
I went here today, could not get through touch screen payment for touch less wash. Do you know of any touch less washes near carol stream?
The closest one I know of that would be decent is in Bartlett at Valvoline. There are touchless washes in Bloomingdale but have been ran down by the new owners.