What a McKinleyville car picks up
Salt air off Clam Beach. Airport fog that leaves a film on the glass. Whatever the 101 drive into Arcata and Eureka throws at the windshield. A spray-and-blow wash moves most of it around. A hand pre-scrub gets the heavy stuff off before the car ever meets the cloth.
Then the crew towels it dry at the exit, mirrors and door jambs included, so the salt and the water spots do not dry back onto the paint on the drive home.
Make it part of the Eureka trip
If you already drive into Eureka for errands, the wash is on the way. Broadway is Highway 101 through town, so it sits on the same road you are already on. No appointment, no app. Pull in during crew hours, 9 to 6 daily, Sunday 9 to 5.
- From McKinleyville: 101 south through Arcata and across the bay into Eureka
- Stay on 101 through town onto Broadway. The wash is at 1441 Broadway
- About 15 miles, about 20 minutes in normal traffic
What is worth the drive
Every wash level gets the same two steps by hand: a pre-scrub going in and a towel dry coming out. Here is what people make the trip for.
- The $65 Quick Clean Out: the inside and the Platinum Wash in about 20 minutes
- The $50 Interior Express Detail, inside only
- The Unlimited Wash Club, from $24.95 a month. Sign the sheet now and your first month costs the same as one wash
- Self-serve bays and vacuums, open 24 hours