Why Taking Your Car to a Tunnel Wash is Better than Hand Washing It
You might not see the many differences between taking your car to a car wash and hand washing it. Perhaps you adopt the “whatever gets the job done” approach. If the car is clean, the job is done.
Not so fast!
As it turns out, there are many reasons why running it through a tunnel is better than spending your Saturday afternoon spraying it with a hose.
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Here are three of the main reasons you should take your vehicle to a car wash:
1. Sustainability
Unlike your average garden hose, automated car washes use advanced methods to save and reclaim water. Their systems reduce and reuse water for the steps in the wash process that don’t need the cleanest water. Washing your car through a tunnel requires less water to get to the same level of cleanliness as washing it at home. Using less water has the trickle down effect of being better for the environment.
According to the University of Florida:
“Most commercial car washes use 60% less water to clean your entire car compared to only rinsing your car at home.”
Additionally, the soapy water you use at home seeps into drains or into the ground. Unless you have a car wash water reclaim pit set up in your backyard, your property just isn’t made to handle wash water runoff. The soapy water you use to clear your car at home is almost guaranteed to end up polluting your local bodies of water and harming wildlife.
As a bonus to saving water to benefit the environment, water usage efficiency also saves money. Taking your car to a car wash tunnel gives it a better clean at a lower price than trying to do the same quality at home.
2. Saves time
Hand washing your car at home is a thorough process and it ends up taking much longer than an automated car wash. Hand washing can take up to an hour, running a vehicle through a tunnel only takes around 5 to 10 minutes.
Saving time is good for everyone. Whether you’re a young professional adjusting to a demanding new job or a mom with too much on your plate, a faster clean is better. Saving time also means that you can afford to wash your car more often.
3. Step-by-step
Even though hand washing can be meticulous, as humans, we’re bound to miss steps sometimes. We forget to scrub the bumper or spray soapy water off the tires. It’s easy to overlook parts of the process.
“Today’s automated car washes are professionally designed to run through a specific set of steps, so it’s less likely that some part of your vehicle would get overlooked.”
If you’re debating whether to take your vehicle to a car wash or hand wash it, the solution is simple. When you buy an automated tunnel wash, you protect the environment, save time and money, and your car receives a more thorough cleaning.
For those who own a tunnel car wash that needs pit cleaning, we have the equipment and expertise you need – let’s work together!
