A brief history of car wash evolution For as long as people have started owing cares as their status symbol, they have a desire of keeping them clean and shiny forever. Early days of Car Washes: Of course, the main car wash was the one done by hands whether they have hired someone for doing that or do it themselves. This manual car wash could not accomplish the exact level of cleaning as the latest car wash equipment but for sure it was the beginning. Simple automation turned up in form of attendants at car wash companies pushing down vehicle as one person is there for soaping, one for rinsing and another one for drying. Wax, sealant, car PPF were words referred to as magic. True automation Introduction: With the updated convenience of automatic car washes, it might be quite difficult to remember that this car washing industry was not so advanced. Though the commercial car wash company and methods came before in 1946, it was the US where the first semi-automatic car wash was started. Since then, these car washer companies have grown in sophistication, equipment, demand, and size. For the first time, the semi-automatic car wash was done in Detroit, Michigan with the use of manual brushing and automatic pulley system. Prior to this time, the face of car cleaning is has changed and there is still lots of scopes to change, update and modify. Even further in the 1950s, the deep car cleaning process was automated using an invention like hands-free automatic car wash equipment. In the early 1960s, the updated idea circulated in America along with more add-on features like many tire washing methods, recirculating methods, wraparound brushes etc. by the end of 1970s, quality features such as automatic wheel cleaner turned up on board.