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The Wave Car Wash
Reno and Sparks areas premier car wash company. We provide the convenience, affordability and superior cleaning results for one of your biggest investments. Our Touchless Drive thru Automatic, Self-serve Bays and Vacuums located at 2560 Longley Lane in Reno NV. Our Soft-touch/Touchless (Yes, both in one machine, you choose which one you want).

Self-serve bays and Vacuums are also available located at 1690 Evans Ave Reno NV and 1201 E. Prater Way Sparks, NV. We hope to see you soon! All are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We feature Touch-Free Automatic at our Longley location and Touchfree and Soft-Touch Automatics at our Prater way and Evans locations, Self-Serve Bays, and Vacuums, providing complete service in a bright, clean, secure environment.
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The WashCard will automatically charge your account for the selected service and activate the correct carwash. Receive a 10%-20% discount when you purchase or recharge a Washcard. If you already have a WashCard, REGISTER YOUR CARD HERE You will be granted access to your very own WashCard Account Manager.
For commercial accounts, we offer monthly billing. A detailed invoice will be sent to your business, allowing you to view the date and time of each wash. Each card can be programmed to an individual person, vehicle, or department. Perfect for businessess that have multiple vehicles and don't want to hand out cash for the washing of vehicles.
The Wave Car Wash defines convenience and customer service. We value your feedback. Let us know if you are satisfied with our service, if something isn't working, or what we can do to make it better. Pick up the phone and give us a call or send an email message. There are help line phone numbers posted all 3 of our locations.
Reviews (23)
Ali Saremi
Ali Saremi
Dec 13, 2021
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And the award for the worst automated car wash in Northern Nevada goes to … the Wave ! Been here multiple times and each time there was foam on my vehicle after wash & dry; seems like they cutting down on water consumption.
Christine Duckett
Christine Duckett
Oct 16, 2021
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The wave car wash is by far the best in all our Sierra Nevada region. You can bring your large vehicles RVs Trailers and they have several options for example the drive through soft touch" The Works" & the soft touch 7$ wash are our personal favorite and we've tried all of them! Clean, affordable and never extremely busy even during summer hours it is 10 wait at the most.
Nathan Buttry
Nathan Buttry
Oct 14, 2021
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Like this place, nice to be able to use my card vs tokens. Able to wash my truck and it shows up on my business account. Not sure if multi color foam works better or just a gimmick but truck looked pretty good when done, till it rained/snowed the next morning😤
Will Merritt
Will Merritt
Oct 03, 2021
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Great wash and dry, remember take your time on the way out for a complete dry. You have a timer on the right side counts down from 60. Can be a busy spot and can take 15 to 20 minutes to get through. Carpet cleaning works nicely as well
Shannon Calkins
Shannon Calkins
Aug 30, 2021
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This is usually one of my favorite places to go but you have to be careful because it's popular so it's busy during peak hours. Strong vacuum system. It's too bad these places don't have interchangeable adapters, I can never get in-between the seats.
Raquel Tartaglia
Raquel Tartaglia
Aug 29, 2021
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This a good wash! They have touchless and soft touch washes or self service at this location, plus vacuums! An error occurred 2 cars ahead of me and the attendant fixed it right away. Plus it is open 24 hours!
Ashley Greenleaf
Ashley Greenleaf
Aug 28, 2021
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These guys rock. Best customer service ever. Thanks for all your help getting my account figured out and rectifying the situation. Won't use another car wash but these guys.
T. Wright
T. Wright
Aug 26, 2021
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I like the convenience of a drive through car wash but my car never really gets 100% clean.
Kevin Laswell
Kevin Laswell
May 11, 2021
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I've always used the self wash, I believe there's 5 bays. Easy to use, efficient wash. The drive thru is touchless and there's always a line so it must be good. They accept cash or card which is a plus. And have vacuums. Always some nice rides in here. And they have self wash bays for your RV or trailer.
Jay Sandoval
Jay Sandoval
Jan 16, 2021
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It's my favorite car wash ever. I'm a car enthusiast and have tried many washes. This place has quality upkeep! never had a problem in the last 4 years, spray options has a lot to offer including a dryer and wax option. The scrubber is always clean and in great condition. I highly recommend this place if you love your vehicle and enjoy that one on one time
Jose M.
Jose M.
Dec 12, 2020
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During these unpredictable times, it saddened me to see the owner approach me at my vehicle for a night wash without a mask on and not following social distancing protocols to merely express his deep hatred for sports cars not allowed to show up on his property for an isolated wash.
This expressive hatred is towards these cars at night since this seems to attract and lure more vehicles to his business, which he doesn't want at all for some reason...

I did enjoy my time at this car wash and giving my supporting business; however, the owner of this specific wash has enlightened me otherwise
Scott C.
Scott C.
Oct 13, 2020
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I would consider myself a touchless car wash aficionado in Reno. There is a wide range of establishments, most being a one time shot.
I stopped in here as it was on my way home and I have never been here. This is a new house.
It had a great pick on yelp and I pull in and it looks pretty beat down. Not a great first impression. This place only has one auto wash and it is touchless.
I go and pay the $8 mid grade and procede. I have never seen this kind before.
Holy crap I thought my paint was peeling off and my roof was dented. Each station had plenty of product and their dryer works great
John L.
John L.
Feb 18, 2020
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Good wash, terrible dry bring two towels to get your car decently dry.
Lacey L.
Lacey L.
Jan 29, 2020
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Super super nice employees. Everything worked well and was fast and efficient. You can use your credit card at both the wash and vacuums which is nice because i don't carry change. They also have a quarter dispenser at the front if you have cash. All in all super good experience
Shelli C.
Shelli C.
Apr 15, 2019
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Great car wash! Our car was covered in bugs following our drive from Vegas to Reno. High pressure wash, excellent soap and a dryer! We wish we had one of these in Clark County. Inexpensive and great quality. We have a clean car for little money or effort!
Douglas H.
Douglas H.
Nov 03, 2018
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Nice place I came here to wash the vehicle after a cross country trip and back. Everything was in working order and the staff were onsite and really nice as well as keeping the grounds clean.

I did not go through the automated wash but will try that next time. The self wash was great and all the cycles worked. It was only a 50 cent charge to start the wash and they take credit cards. Some places are a minimum 2.50 to start which sucks if you don't need that long or need to stop and start again.
Dave B.
Dave B.
Jul 04, 2018
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Due to the ratings I drove all the way from my home in Galena to use the drive thru touch free wash. Pulled in. Machine started to move and then stopped. Tried calling the phone number but no answer.

Update:
A few days later I received a response from the operator offering to refund the cost. I actually didn't get around to calling back. I gave them another try though and it's an ok automatic wash but you have to bring a chamois or towel since the dryer doesn't get the vehicle completely dry. I have a pickup truck so perhaps it would be different for other types of vehicles.
Leanh E.
Leanh E.
Jun 26, 2018
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Great place to take your RV to clean the exterior. You can use the soap brush and also the spray. We took a 32 foot motor home and it had enough clearance. We needed 14 feet and it was perfect. $7.50 to clean the motor home exterior. They have vacuums also but did not try to do it in the motorhome. Good deal and clean. They even have a stall with a step and platform if you need to get to the top.
Erik W.
Erik W.
May 08, 2017
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Because i have SUP rack on the top of my car, so i can't use the regular carwash, so i came to this place because of the touchless car wash, but i am not happy with the result.... white dust from parking outside is still there after the wash, i also tried the self wash, it worked better than the automatic touchless wash. I got a wash card with them cuz you'll have discount with wash card. The vacuums are good! Oh the little self dryer is too slow.......
Michael F.
Michael F.
Aug 21, 2016
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Great self-serve car wash! They accept credit card, so no more fumbling for coins or exchanging your cash for tokens. Very convenient, and works great!
Road H.
Road H.
Jun 15, 2016
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Great car wash! Did the touchless. The pay machine worked great. Used the vacuum and I like that after the first $1 for the vacuum you can feed quarter at a time (time limit I am sure) until done. Only tip would be garbage cans at each of the vacuum stations. I am guessing they might try to limit folks tossing tons of stuff but maybe size limiting lids would help. Either way it was great and I will use it again.
Aaron Batts
Aaron Batts
Apr 26, 2016
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Very disappointed you guys raise your prices to $2.50 a car wash when you driving around in big lifted Duramaxs. As if your not making enough coin?!!!
Katy S.
Katy S.
Sep 18, 2015
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Came here after about 8 days in the desert to clean up the rental car (the need was pretty dire as the thing has about an inch layer of dust on it).

The place was great, there's 4 wash bays and a touch less drive through wash as well. The prices are pretty decent, and the machines also accept cards. There's also vacuums and rug shampoo to use, both are also coin or card op. They also have a card you can get through them to load up, which gives you a discount on the services offered there.

The drive through car wash was also pretty decently priced, about $5-$10 depending on what type