Car washes like the popular ARC / IMO drive-throughs are a quick and easy way to stay on-top of cleaning your car. Whilst the results don’t match up to a decent hand car wash, I thought I’d take a video of the car wash experience to help inform those that are nervous of using them.

If you’re considering using one, or have a complete phobia of car washes and want to understand the process, here’s a quick video to show how easy it really is!

For anyone watching this to get a view of what happens before going…. you start by pulling up well before the car wash to pay, and then get a quick “hand wash”, that’s basically a power hose, and someone with a soapy brush… just a quick removal of the worst, and a clean of the wheel arches. They’ll then ask you to move forward a little bit (half a wheels distance) so they can clean the whole of the tyre.

You then simply drive up to the front of the car wash conveyor, switch off your engine, and sit back… the conveyor will pull your car through as seen in the video. Just start your engine when you reach the sign at the end that tells you to… and your done. Quick and simple!