Self Service Car Wash

HMA. was the first (or one of the first) self-serve car washes in New England over 45 years ago. The price was 25 cents to start for just soap and rinse. Forty-one (41) years later HMA. is one dollar $1.00 to start plus you have a choice of soap, rinse, hot foaming brush, pre-soak, spray wax,triple foam wax and spot-free rinse! Even though there is less time for a dollar than there was for a quarter, HMA's dollar car wash is one great dollar value!

HMA. Tokens can be used in all our car wash bays, all vacuums and vending machines.

PRE-SOAK	Select "Pre-Soak" and soap vehicle down from bottom to top for 30 seconds to remove loose dirt.
WASH	Select "Soap" and go back to where you started, washing from the bottom up. Hold the gun 6"-8" from the vehicle.
HOT FOAM BRUSH	Select "Foam Brush" and scrub entire vehicle thoroughly. Return brush to holder.
RINSE	Select "Rinse" and apply high pressure water, rinsing the vehicle from top to bottom. Total time 4-8 minutes.
HOT WAX (optional)	Select "Wax" and apply high pressure spray wax, waxing from top to bottom.
TRIPLE FOAM WAX	Just follow the simple instructions in each bay.
SPOT-FREE RINSE	Select "Spot Free" rinse and apply from top to bottom, paying special attention to windows, side view mirrors and chrome. Approximately 1-2 minutes.

You do not have to follow ALL seven steps. You may choose to simply wash, rinse and spot free your vehicle if that's what you prefer.
On newly HMA.-waxed vehicles, you may want to just rinse and spot free rinse it!

IN OUR OFFICE

SAVE TIME AND MONEY

The following is a must for proper cleaning and will save you time and money!

Start with the dial set in the "WASH" position and spend 30 seconds going once around the vehicle, in a bottom to top fashion, to get soap working on the dirt. This 30-second "once over" with soap helps loosen up the dirt for easier cleaning.

Then, go back to where you started and begin to really wash your car, either by continuing to use the high-pressure gun (holding the gun 3" to 8" from the surface, as though "painting" the dirt off) or by using the bubble brush.

That 30 second "once over" means that the soap will be on your vehical longer. This "dwell" time helps loosen up the dirt for easier cleaning the second time around.

Another important suggestion - After rinsing or spray waxing, spend the last minute or two on Spot free rinse - greatly reduces spotting. If used properly we know you will be pleased with the results.

Please! - If you are unfamiliar with our facility don't hesitate to ask for help.

We are here to serve you. Attendant on duty most daylight hours, 365 days a year.

Thanks for your patronage.

Washing your car at home consumes 80 - 147 gallons of water, according to both U.S. government figures and an independent study by Lycott Environmental Services of Southbridge, MA. This is far greater than the average car used at an automatic car wash. Self-Service washing uses only 10-15 gallons of water per cycle.

Some may argue that leaving your car dirty, or letting the rain wash it, will save the most water. Unfortunately, dirt and acid rain deteriorate auto finishes, which seriously affects the resale value of your vehicle, costing you financial loss.

As a local business and a member of the community, HMA. is concerned about conservation of water. By using new water management technology developed through industry and university research, HMA. uses water with efficiency...There is just NO reason to wash your car at home... you will save money and you will be helping the environment by not letting soap and chemicals go down your local storm drains polluting underground water sources.

Thank you for your continued patronage.

The entire staff of HMA.

Before and After is like Night and Day when done by HMA.