Newer Ryko SoftGloss Maxx 5 at Shell/Timewise Gas Station in Houston TX скачать в хорошем качестве

Newer Ryko SoftGloss Maxx 5 at Shell/Timewise Gas Station in Houston TX

After an awful wash experience from the last video, today I'm up at a Star Stop owned Shell Gas Station in Houston TX off i10 Frontage Rd off Katy Freeway by N Kirkwood Rd, that houses a newer Ryko SoftGloss Maxx 5 that was installed barely a year ago. This car wash system replaced an old aging Autec AES 425 that's been at the gas station since it was built around late 2012 (replacing another Shell Timewise gas station that was demolished at the end of 2011, and I believe that place had a Belanger mini tunnel), and although it's a shame I never got to go through the old Autec system, at least they did manage to get a good replacement (complete with all red brushes instead of the standard blue/red 2 tone brushes). This system is still fairly new as of 2024, and is the latest version of the Maxx 5, which design wise and functionality wise, nothing is that different between the years of these machines, other than the dryers, which are the newer MacNeil made dryers that discontinued the old Slimline and Thrust Pro dryers of previous years (and it's a shame they discontinued the older dryers, especially the Thrust Pro). I did buy the top dollar wash for this video which Fischer calls it the Color Max wash which came out to $14.99 (about the average for in bay washes by today's standards, though I don't understand why they didn't just offer the car wash at $15 flat instead of giving a weird 1 cent discount) and wash quality I would give this a 8/10, the undercarriage wash actually did very good (I do believe that was one thing that was reused from the old Autec system), the tri-foam had an great coating (though was a bit watered down), the soft touch cycle did go well, and like many of these Ryko SoftGloss systems a bit on the aggressive side and did shake the entire vehicle around (though it wasn't as bad with this system compared to the older SoftGloss models), but all 4 brushes and the top brush did profile the vehicle pretty well for the most part, the post soft touch rinse was good complete with the rotating nozzles and the wheel blasters, the color wave feature did pretty good (though like the trifoam application, was a bit watered down), as did the rinse cycle from the same application to wash it off, the surface protection and spot free rinse passes were also good, and the newer MacNeil made Dryers actually did a pretty good job in drying off the vehicle, they're nice and powerful, but truthfully nothing can replace the nostalgia and effectiveness respectively of the old Slimline and Thrust Pro dryers (though that does go without saying). Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoyed the video, and stay tuned for more to come.