October 23, 2025 • 6 mins
HOW ABOUT A SPOOKY CAR WASH? I think this is a really fun idea if you're the sort who likes a jump scare while in your car. We're talking to Emilie Baratta from Gleam Car Wash about their Haunted Car Wash today at 1. Find out more by clicking here!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Emily Barada, welcome to the show.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Why thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
I have to tell you, Emily, and the interest of
full disclosure, my producer, Anthony Rodriguez absolutely loves haunted houses.
I am on the other end of this. I'm on
the other end of the spectrum. I hate being startled,
I hate like being scared. So you have everybody represented
right here on the show. But you own a car wash,
and now this weekend and next weekend it is a
(00:28):
haunted car wash. What does that even look like?
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Oh my gosh.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
So first of all, there are two haunted car washes
and we are doing it this coming Friday, this coming Saturday,
and the thirtieth, which is the Thursday before Halloween. And
it's seven to nine pm at both locations.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
One is in Denver. One is an Aurora. And what
does it look like?
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Ghoules and scary clowns and we have all.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Sorts of smoke machines and blood and oh noises. You
just gonna have to come see it for yourself.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Now, I'm gonna send Anthony he's coming on Friday to
do our full report because I really hate beings started up.
Now here's my question in a practical manner. Are you
still getting a great car wash?
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Of course you're gonna get a wonderful car wash at Gleam.
Gleam is we like to think for the best car
wash in town. Where one of the few independent car
washes left. We're one of the very few car washes
owned and run by a woman in the entire country,
and we take a lot of pride in the product
that we put out.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Now we are mostly focused on scaring.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
The Bejesus out of you at our Haunted tunnel. So
we are also giving everybody a half off coupon to
our top wash good only for November, so they can
come back and get the full car wash a versus
the ghouls and goblins and scary machete wielding clowns.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
Now. I've seen these different car wash all over the country, Emily,
people do do it different ways in these haunted car washes.
I have a question of follow up response that the
answer is no. The question is do your individuals that
scare people? Are they allowed to open doors and go
through and terrorize people? And if the answer is no,
(02:11):
can I give you my consent and authorization to do
it to us?
Speaker 2 (02:15):
Yes? The answer is no.
Speaker 3 (02:17):
And if you have given us your full consent and authorization,
we can have a scary scary clown even.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Go through the car wash with you. Yes, please, but
you get special dispensation.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
All of our scary clowns, all of our creepy crawleys.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
They are going to scare you from outside the car.
Speaker 3 (02:34):
Now, you might wind up with one or two bloody
handprints that will come off.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
In the wash, but that's it.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
My question is are they inside the car wash part?
Like you're gonna have the spinning things going around and
then all of a sudden, somebody's gonna jump out. That's
what I hate. Ay Rod loves it. I hate it
is that is it gonna be in the car wash too?
Speaker 3 (02:55):
So at both of the car washes we have a
lot of space for queuing for right, and so most
of the action is going to happen. That kind of
scary costumed action is gonna happen while you wait. When
you're in the tunnel, we've got all sorts of cool
lighting effects and sound effects, and it's going to look
like it's blood coming down on your vehicle. But we
(03:18):
know that some people are actually scared of normal car washes.
And we take safety very seriously. So hands off the wheel,
hands off the gas pedal, but off the feet off
the gas pedal, feet off the break, off the break,
sit back, relax, enjoy that show.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
And then as you exit the tunnel you'll have some
more surprises.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
How did you get this idea, Emily? I mean, how
did this come about?
Speaker 2 (03:44):
Well?
Speaker 4 (03:44):
I had so.
Speaker 3 (03:45):
My first car wash is nine years old and the
second one in Aurora opened two years ago, and this.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Idea has been floating around.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
There are a couple of car washes throughout the country,
not a lot, but a few that do this regularly,
and we always thought, Wow, wouldn't that be super fun
to do?
Speaker 2 (04:01):
But that's a lot of work.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
And so this year, you know, we looked around the
state of the world, the state of everything, and we thought,
everybody needs a little scare, a little fun, a little levity.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
This is our year. We're gonna do it.
Speaker 4 (04:13):
How spooky is the price on how car wash at
the Haunted car Wash?
Speaker 2 (04:20):
How spooky is going to be? So spooky?
Speaker 4 (04:23):
Is that?
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Was that your question?
Speaker 4 (04:24):
How spooky is the price? I saw a thing I
was Online's actually pretty chap. Come through, get a car
wash and get scared.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
It is twenty dollars and that's not twenty dollars a
car that's all.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Your friends into one car.
Speaker 1 (04:35):
Come on through, Emily Burata. Tell people where they can
find your car washes, your Gleam car washes for the
Spooky Haunted House this weekend and next Thursday. Where can
people find those locations?
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Oh my gosh, we're so easy to find.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
So Gleam Denver is at four eight nine to five
West thirty eighth Avenue, so it's essentially the intersection of
West thirty eighth and Sheridan, so we're in the Denver Highlands.
And my other location is in a war It's fifteen
nine to eleven East Collfax, so it's Annie Callfax. It's
past I two twenty five. It's between Chambers and Airport.
We've got a really big site. It's going to be
(05:10):
a really great show. And then you can find more
details at our website which is Gleamcarwash dot com.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Emily, I don't know if you know this, but my producer,
Anthony is quite the scary clown. And I'm not saying
that you should bring him into consult for your scary clowns,
but I'm just saying like, if you need some coaching,
or if they're not scary enough, if people say you're clown,
you call a Rod and give her a little laugh
for me, a Rod to give her what she doesn't
know as out there.
Speaker 4 (05:37):
Emily, you have my full consent to do anything you
want to me and my group this coming Friday. See.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
I mean, so if you need any help I freaking
people out, We've got someone that can that can do that.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
I don't know if we can top that. That is
pretty good. Hey, you know what you want to come
down and help scare people?
Speaker 1 (05:54):
Does?
Speaker 4 (05:54):
I mean? I'm not gonna say no. I always will
say yes to that. Absolutely.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Well, you'll see this since your offer.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
You'll see him on Friday, and you guys can go
this weekend or next Thursday. Emily Barada from Glem Carwash,
Thanks for your time. Yeah, thanks for your time today.
I hope it goes really, really well and this becomes
an annual tradition for freak shows like a Rod who
love this stuff. Awesome all right, Thanks Emily Barata with
Gleam car Wash
Emily Barada, welcome to the show.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Why thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
I have to tell you, Emily, and the interest of
full disclosure, my producer, Anthony Rodriguez absolutely loves haunted houses.
I am on the other end of this. I'm on
the other end of the spectrum. I hate being startled,
I hate like being scared. So you have everybody represented
right here on the show. But you own a car wash,
and now this weekend and next weekend it is a
(00:28):
haunted car wash. What does that even look like?
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Oh my gosh.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
So first of all, there are two haunted car washes
and we are doing it this coming Friday, this coming Saturday,
and the thirtieth, which is the Thursday before Halloween. And
it's seven to nine pm at both locations.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
One is in Denver. One is an Aurora. And what
does it look like?
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Ghoules and scary clowns and we have all.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Sorts of smoke machines and blood and oh noises. You
just gonna have to come see it for yourself.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Now, I'm gonna send Anthony he's coming on Friday to
do our full report because I really hate beings started up.
Now here's my question in a practical manner. Are you
still getting a great car wash?
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Of course you're gonna get a wonderful car wash at Gleam.
Gleam is we like to think for the best car
wash in town. Where one of the few independent car
washes left. We're one of the very few car washes
owned and run by a woman in the entire country,
and we take a lot of pride in the product
that we put out.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Now we are mostly focused on scaring.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
The Bejesus out of you at our Haunted tunnel. So
we are also giving everybody a half off coupon to
our top wash good only for November, so they can
come back and get the full car wash a versus
the ghouls and goblins and scary machete wielding clowns.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
Now. I've seen these different car wash all over the country, Emily,
people do do it different ways in these haunted car washes.
I have a question of follow up response that the
answer is no. The question is do your individuals that
scare people? Are they allowed to open doors and go
through and terrorize people? And if the answer is no,
(02:11):
can I give you my consent and authorization to do
it to us?
Speaker 2 (02:15):
Yes? The answer is no.
Speaker 3 (02:17):
And if you have given us your full consent and authorization,
we can have a scary scary clown even.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Go through the car wash with you. Yes, please, but
you get special dispensation.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
All of our scary clowns, all of our creepy crawleys.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
They are going to scare you from outside the car.
Speaker 3 (02:34):
Now, you might wind up with one or two bloody
handprints that will come off.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
In the wash, but that's it.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
My question is are they inside the car wash part?
Like you're gonna have the spinning things going around and
then all of a sudden, somebody's gonna jump out. That's
what I hate. Ay Rod loves it. I hate it
is that is it gonna be in the car wash too?
Speaker 3 (02:55):
So at both of the car washes we have a
lot of space for queuing for right, and so most
of the action is going to happen. That kind of
scary costumed action is gonna happen while you wait. When
you're in the tunnel, we've got all sorts of cool
lighting effects and sound effects, and it's going to look
like it's blood coming down on your vehicle. But we
(03:18):
know that some people are actually scared of normal car washes.
And we take safety very seriously. So hands off the wheel,
hands off the gas pedal, but off the feet off
the gas pedal, feet off the break, off the break,
sit back, relax, enjoy that show.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
And then as you exit the tunnel you'll have some
more surprises.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
How did you get this idea, Emily? I mean, how
did this come about?
Speaker 2 (03:44):
Well?
Speaker 4 (03:44):
I had so.
Speaker 3 (03:45):
My first car wash is nine years old and the
second one in Aurora opened two years ago, and this.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Idea has been floating around.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
There are a couple of car washes throughout the country,
not a lot, but a few that do this regularly,
and we always thought, Wow, wouldn't that be super fun
to do?
Speaker 2 (04:01):
But that's a lot of work.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
And so this year, you know, we looked around the
state of the world, the state of everything, and we thought,
everybody needs a little scare, a little fun, a little levity.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
This is our year. We're gonna do it.
Speaker 4 (04:13):
How spooky is the price on how car wash at
the Haunted car Wash?
Speaker 2 (04:20):
How spooky is going to be? So spooky?
Speaker 4 (04:23):
Is that?
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Was that your question?
Speaker 4 (04:24):
How spooky is the price? I saw a thing I
was Online's actually pretty chap. Come through, get a car
wash and get scared.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
It is twenty dollars and that's not twenty dollars a
car that's all.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Your friends into one car.
Speaker 1 (04:35):
Come on through, Emily Burata. Tell people where they can
find your car washes, your Gleam car washes for the
Spooky Haunted House this weekend and next Thursday. Where can
people find those locations?
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Oh my gosh, we're so easy to find.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
So Gleam Denver is at four eight nine to five
West thirty eighth Avenue, so it's essentially the intersection of
West thirty eighth and Sheridan, so we're in the Denver Highlands.
And my other location is in a war It's fifteen
nine to eleven East Collfax, so it's Annie Callfax. It's
past I two twenty five. It's between Chambers and Airport.
We've got a really big site. It's going to be
(05:10):
a really great show. And then you can find more
details at our website which is Gleamcarwash dot com.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Emily, I don't know if you know this, but my producer,
Anthony is quite the scary clown. And I'm not saying
that you should bring him into consult for your scary clowns,
but I'm just saying like, if you need some coaching,
or if they're not scary enough, if people say you're clown,
you call a Rod and give her a little laugh
for me, a Rod to give her what she doesn't
know as out there.
Speaker 4 (05:37):
Emily, you have my full consent to do anything you
want to me and my group this coming Friday. See.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
I mean, so if you need any help I freaking
people out, We've got someone that can that can do that.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
I don't know if we can top that. That is
pretty good. Hey, you know what you want to come
down and help scare people?
Speaker 1 (05:54):
Does?
Speaker 4 (05:54):
I mean? I'm not gonna say no. I always will
say yes to that. Absolutely.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Well, you'll see this since your offer.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
You'll see him on Friday, and you guys can go
this weekend or next Thursday. Emily Barada from Glem Carwash,
Thanks for your time. Yeah, thanks for your time today.
I hope it goes really, really well and this becomes
an annual tradition for freak shows like a Rod who
love this stuff. Awesome all right, Thanks Emily Barata with
Gleam car Wash
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