vehicle restrictions

are you
Wash Ready?

NOT ALL VEHICLES QUALIFY
Review restrictions and get your car ready for the wash.

01. the Wave Car Wash is devoted to keeping your car safe,

    • Vehicles at a height greater than 86″ (84″ at our Frederickson location)

    • Vehicles with tires wider than 12.5″ (except at our Frederickson location)

    • Vehicles that sit 5″ or lower to the ground

    • Vehicles with excessive mud

    • Vehicles with bike racks or any rear-mounted rack

    • Vehicles with large ladder racks

    • Trucks/vans with ladders

    • Trucks with beds containing fuel tanks

    • Trucks with dual rear tires (except at our Frederickson location)

    • Vehicles with permanently affixed, tripod-style mirrors

    • Full-size Hummers / H1

02. For the safest and cleanest wash, please prepare your vehicle.

    • All antennas removed or down – no after market antennas

    • Turn wipers off – front and rear

    • Automatic & extended mirrors folded in

    • Truck beds completely empty & free of any kind of debris

    • All hitches and hitch covers removed

    • License plates secured

    • Windows up, sunroofs closed

    • External covers, magnets, etc. removed

    • Assisted anti-collision turned off

    • Vehicle in proper mode (ex. car wash mode)

    • Do not touch steering wheel, switch out of neutral, or apply brakes/accelerator in tunnel

03. Our wash is safe and handles thousands of cars without issue, but it is a mechanical process that uses friction.

    • Any damage on cars older than 5 years or vehicles without warranty

    • After market, non-factory, and modified items

    • Any previous damage, known or unknown

    • Damage to loose, rusted, or cracked parts

    • Damage from previously chipped, cracked, scratched or oxidized paint

    • Paint newer than 6 months

    • Previously repaired or refinished vehicles

    • Antennas or antenna removal damage

    • Wipers or assembly damage from wipers activated in car wash

    • Bug guards

    • Parts blown off by air dryers including wipers, lights, molding, trim, & mirrors

    • License plates, frames, and covers

    • All types of racks

    • Running boards & louvers

    • Spare tire & plastic wheel covers

    • Wheels & hubcaps

    • Classic vehicles

    • Damage due to customer error

A white Chevrolet SUV inside an automated car wash station with a blue and black design on the walls and a wet floor of a car wash in the pacific northwest.
A white Chevrolet SUV inside an automated car wash station with a blue and black design on the walls and a wet floor of a car wash in the pacific northwest.