How to wash cars in Western countries

The automatic car wash room is the same as in China, but it is unattended and you need to put in your own coins (usually 8-10 US dollars. The charges will vary according to the cleaning procedures, such as whether to wax after washing, the length of cleaning time, etc. Slightly different), drive the car into the car wash room, the machine will start cleaning automatically, and then drive the car out. The remaining water droplets on the car body need to be wiped off by yourself. At the same time, the car wash area is equipped with a coin-operated vacuum cleaner (about 1 US dollar for three minutes). ), you can clean the dust inside your car.

Manual cleaning is divided into two types, self-service and cleaning by others (mostly blacks and Mexican immigrants), both of which use high-pressure water spray devices. Taking self-service as an example, after you put in the coin (usually 3-5 US dollars and 3-5 minutes), you can remove the high-pressure nozzle by yourself and select different programs to start cleaning. The high-pressure nozzle will spray clean water, soap, etc. according to the different programs selected. Tire cleaner, wax water, etc. (the total time is generally 5 minutes, you control the time of each step) for you to clean the vehicle, and you also need to dry it yourself afterwards. It is rare in the United States for others to wash vehicles on their behalf, because Americans are not used to others working for them, and American labor is very expensive. Therefore, most of the people who do these jobs are black people and low-level immigrants from abroad. The fees are not high, usually about 5-10 US dollars, but you need to tip, and the washing is usually not clean.

In general, the proportion of fully automatic car washes and self-service manual car washes in the United States is about the same, and the proportions of OEMs are much smaller.

Another: Since most middle-class families in the United States have their own garages, car washing can be completed in the garage of your own home, and the utilization rate of the car wash room is not very high.