Ideal Bite

Water-Saving Car Wash

Wax On

06.10.2009

Submitted by dsimmons on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 11:00pm.

Chicago

The Bite:

Wanna fight off a filthy car? Let the pros at WashMe-EnviGreen crane-kick the grime with nontoxic cleaners and a gallon - that's singular - of water. WMEG comes to a handful of downtown garages, so while you're off window-drooling at Mag Mile, it'll spiff and shine 'er up in 20 minutes using a no-foam scrub and biodegradable, low-VOC spray wax. Plus, hybrid drivers get 15% off - no (karate) kidding.

Why Care?:

One-gallon car washes use 7-10 fewer gallons per wash than regular car washes and around 59 fewer than your average driveway hose-offs.

We picked a time slot at the Oak St. location online - our car was sparkling in the time it took us to ride the Ferris wheel.

Wanna Try:

WashMe-EnviGreen, check order page for seven downtown locations (888-473-6065). Exterior Wash and Wax, $23. Parking rates not included.

8 W. Monroe St. - Map It
345 E. Ohio St. - Map It

Cocktail Fact

The Karate Kid producer gave Ralph Macchio the classic yellow car that his character, Daniel, polishes in the "wax-on/wax-off" training scene. Macchio still owns it.

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 Chicago Biters wash their car at a low-water-use car wash just once instead of using a hose at home, we'll save enough water to fill two Olympic-size pools.

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