The RipTide Car Wash & Detail Center

Durham's favorite car wash and detailing! We uniquely offer top-tier car detailing services alongside our popular wash packages. Whether it’s a quick shine or a thorough interior detailing, our expert team is here to elevate your vehicle’s glow. We offer the most FREE amenities in town: vacuums, clean towels, all-purpose cleaner, window cleaner, rubber and cloth mat cleaners, and compressed air blaster to remove dirt, dust, debris and water from interior and exterior spaces! Experience the neon light tunnel in our automated, touchless car wash offering the a wide variety of options to keep your car shining!

The RipTide Car Wash & Detail Center is one of the car washes listed in Durham, North Carolina. The business is registered at 3639 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC 27707; use this page to check its hours, phone number and Google rating before you make the trip. Google also lists it under car detailing service, self service car wash, which is worth knowing if you are comparing several options in the area.

In Durham, washes are busiest on sunny weekends and the first dry day after rain or a snowstorm, when lines back onto the street; weekday mornings are the quietest. Across North Carolina, expect a basic exterior wash to cost about what a fast-food meal does, with wax, tire shine and undercarriage rinse sold as tiers above it. Self-service bays are the cheapest way to clean a truck bed, a muddy off-roader or a vehicle that will not fit a tunnel, and many run around the clock. Check the listing for the wash type, hours, free vacuums, unlimited plans and whether the site accepts cards or app payments, then call ahead in freezing weather, when tunnels close.

Hours are published for 7 days a week. The most common schedule is 8 am–8 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (252) 540-7931. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. Its website is riptidecw.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

Customers rate it 4.5 out of 5 on Google across 847 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded car washes in Durham.

Durham is in North Carolina, in the Southeast, where summers are long, hot and humid, winters are mild, and afternoon thunderstorms and the hurricane season from June to November can change plans at short notice. Getting around Durham is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across North Carolina's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

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