Touchless automatic

Clean without contact.

A touchless automatic washes your car with high-pressure water and wash chemistry. No spinning brushes, no cloth strips, no friction on your paint. That is why it will not scratch your car.

Entrance of the touchless automatic bay at Petty Shine Express Clearance 7'2"

Why it will not scratch

Scratches need friction. There is none.

Swirl marks, the fine spider-web scratches you see in sunlight, come from something dragging grit across your clear coat. In a brush wash that something is the brush, still carrying sand from the car before yours. In a touchless wash, the only thing that touches the paint is water.

  • Pre-soak loosens the dirtWash chemistry breaks the bond between grime and paint.
  • High-pressure water lifts it offSensors map your vehicle so the arch follows its shape.
  • Rinse and dry finish the jobClean water carries the dirt away, then the dryer clears the water.

Who it is for

The wash a detailer would pick.

Petty Shine Express comes from the owner of Petty Shine, a paint correction, ceramic coating and paint protection film shop. Touchless is the wash that keeps that work looking new.

Ceramic coated cars

A coating sheds dirt on its own. Pressure and chemistry are all it needs, and brushes are the one thing that dulls it.

Paint protection film and wraps

Film edges and vinyl seams do not like being scrubbed. Touchless leaves them alone.

Dark and new paint

Black, dark blue and fresh factory paint show swirl marks first. Keep them off from day one.

Anyone in a hurry

Sit in the car, let it run, drive out. No appointment and no crew.

Step by step

How a wash runs.

  1. Pay at the station

    Cash, quarters, chip or tap cards, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Pick your wash on the screen.

  2. Pull in and park

    Follow the signal to the stop point. Windows up, mirrors folded.

  3. The arch does the work

    Pre-soak, high-pressure wash, rinse, and the extras your wash includes.

  4. Dry and drive out

    The dryer clears the water. Pull forward to a vacuum if you want to finish the inside.

7'2"Entrance clearance

Before you enter

  • Vehicle height under 7'2"
  • Fold in your mirrors
  • Lower or remove antennas
  • Remove bike racks and loose accessories
  • No trailers in the automatic
  • Windows up, then sit back
Self-serve bays at Petty Shine Express

When a bay is the better call

Heavy mud, trailers and tall trucks.

Touchless is gentle by design. If a truck is caked in red clay, or the vehicle is over 7'2", or you are towing, one of the 6 self-serve bays gives you the wand and the room.

Touchless washes from $8.

Four tiers, all brush free, in Randleman, NC.