A drive-through self-serve car wash on Wairau Road in Army Bay, which also takes boats, caravans, trailers and motorbikes, as long as they fit in a bay. It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and attendants are on site daily from 8am to 4pm.
There are nine drive-through wash bays, five vacuum and shampoo bays and five vacuum and fragrance bays. Each wash bay has a high-pressure water gun with a range of chemical options, and a foaming brush with a long handle that reaches roofs, vans and larger vehicles. The pre-soak loosens road grime, a tyre and engine cleaner breaks down grease and brake dust, and a spot-free rinse finishes the car so it dries without water spots. The site uses Turtle Wax products for the wax and the spot-free rinse.
The vacuums have twin motors and wide nozzles. The vacuum and shampoo machine cleans carpets and upholstery, and the vacuum and fragrance machine scents the interior afterwards, in Wild Cherry or Pina Colada. Scents, glass cleaner and Never Fog are sold from vending machines on site.
A coin changer takes $20, $10, $5 notes and coins and returns $1 and $2 coins, and all wash bays and vacuums take those coins. The site also offers a fully automated roll-over brush wash.
Washworld Wairau can be reached on 09 358 3372.