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Mega Wash cleans your auto from top to bottom

Andrew Sarff talks about his new business, Mega Car Wash. The state-of-the-art express car wash facility is run by a computer. (J. BART RAYNIAK / The Spokesman-Review)
Juli Wasson Correspondent
Andrew Sarff talks about his new business, Mega Car Wash. The state-of-the-art express car wash facility is run by a computer. (J. BART RAYNIAK / The Spokesman-Review)

A longtime Spokane Valley family wants to help put a shine on the region.

Earlier this winter, Harold and Geraldine Sarff along with sons Hal, Larry and Andrew opened Mega Wash Express, a state-of-the-art car wash system that can wash, polish and dry within minutes.

“It’s really actually technical,” says Andrew Sarff, who first came up with the idea for a car wash on the family-owned property along Sprague Avenue near Greenacres Middle School. “There’s a big computer that we call the brain. The entire function of the car wash goes to the brain.”

Behind the scenes of the new 120-foot wash and dry tunnel is a large computer that reads input from the entry clerk’s station. That information includes whether customers are to get the basic, supreme or mega wash. The “brain” directs the appropriate soap, polish and drying lines to take action.

Car wash prices range from $6 to $10. And free vacuums are available on site. The mega wash process is a combination of high pressure and chemistry, with soft touch materials and the latest in car wash technology.

“It’s not just a bunch of hose and water lines running out there,” Sarff says. “And everything has to run systematically.”

The $10 mega wash includes the basic wash process along with a two-step wheel cleaning, tri-color foam polish, a clear coat treatment, a windshield water repellent, an undercarriage rinse, tire shine and the hot air dry.

Metro International of California helped with equipment installation. The conveyor belt that glides vehicles through the tunnel was manufactured locally.

Sarff said he will take on maintenance and repair, as he along with his brothers have had a hand in hydraulics and plumbing as they helped their father operate his heavy equipment repair business once located on the same property.

“I can repair or improve where necessary,” Sarff said. “It takes some knowledge to do it correctly.”

Currently, the Sarffs also manufacture their patented Extend a Hand locking grab bar that sells worldwide. They came up with the design to help people at the family-owned assisted-living facilities in the area.