Truckomat vs blue beacon

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  1. Rooster1291979

    Rooster1291979 Road Train Member

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    So I need to get a wash and I am right in between both if these places. I have been to the BB many times, but never a truckomat. What do you guys prefer and why. I generally get the wash + citrus shine + tire dressing. I'm in a 389 so I want my wheels, tanks and other bits to get shined up a bit.
     
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  3. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    They both suck horribly, flip a coin and go.
     
  4. socal

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    Blue Beacon spray washes it only and Truck O Mat uses brushes.
     
  5. Doud

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    BB uses acid on your paint. They will do in a pinch, but if you use them alot your paint will suffer badly.
     
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  6. hatlesstrukr

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    I like going to the truckomat in Joplin, mo. The truckomat in north little rock was okay until the last time they left my wheels dirty.
     
  7. Gilbertbb

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    The pressure that blue-beacon uses is strong enough to take the paint off your truck. As you can see I'm outside the blue-beacon on the 3rd image and the manager stated that all the above are rock chips that flaked when it was washed. This is a new Blue Beacon in Temple, GA. The manager stated I'm not going to repair this and neither will my bosses at the main office. None of this was there until I had it washed at the Blue-Beacon. Even the employees noticed it and told the guy spraying my truck to step back a little bit because he was blowing the paint off of it. I have had it washed before at Newborns in Tallapoosa, GA and never had an issue like this. I will never take my truck to a Blue-Beacon again.
     

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  8. stayinback

    stayinback Road Train Member

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    Neither Place...Those are "Fasrt food" of truck washing

    You Have to to a Detail shop, Spend $200 But every Nook and Cranny is Spot Free, Plus you can have them detail your wheels,Tanks,Bumpers

    There was an ol' dude in South Bend,Indiana that was Great and Reasonable......
     
  9. Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    the pride truck wash in Fort Pierce Fl
    i never noticed how good they washed the truck
    but the girls doing the interior in short shorts
    were great :biggrin_2553:
     
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  10. Gulf

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    Don't make the mistake of going to BB like 4-5am, they're usually dead tired just waiting for the next shift to come in. They'll take forever or won't do a good job.
     
  11. Studebaker Hawk

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    It is easy to tell which fleets have a corporate account at Blue Beacon. They are the ones that trade their trucks in after less than 3 years with totally faded paint.
     
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