Squeegee Journal is an independent publication about keeping cars clean: hand washing and waterless washing, interior and exterior detailing, the on-demand services that come to your driveway, and the occasional road trip that tests all of the above, from desert drives to Las Vegas to weekends on the Atlantic City boardwalk.
We write plain-English guides for ordinary drivers. No jargon for its own sake, no miracle products, and no pretending that a car needs a three-hour ritual every Sunday. When something is uncertain or depends on where you live, such as water rules or tipping customs, we say so.
Independent and not affiliated
This domain once belonged to Squeegy, an on-demand car wash app that served parts of Los Angeles in the mid-2010s. That service has long since closed. Squeegee Journal is a separate, independent publication. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Squeegy, its founders, the company that took over its customers, or any other car wash business or app. We do not offer washes, take bookings or sell products.
The website keeps the look of the old homepage, the cyan bar, the dark navigation and the three-step "how it works", because it is a good, simple design and a small piece of the history of on-demand car washing. Everything written here is our own.
What we cover
- Wash Guides: waterless, rinseless and two-bucket washing, wheels, glass and how often to do it.
- Detailing: interiors, clay, wax, sealants and coatings, leather and dashboards.
- On-Demand: how mobile washing works, water use, apartment living, tipping and runoff rules.
- Valet & Vegas: car care around casino resorts and road trips, valet parking, parking garages, prize cars and car shows.
How we work
We base our guides on manufacturer and product guidance, public information from water and environmental agencies, and long hands-on experience of washing cars. Numbers such as water use or coating lifespans vary widely, so we give ranges and say where they come from. Photos are from Wikimedia Commons, credited under each image.
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