Living the Dream: Ollie Wash fulfills Reames’ longtime goal | Features

He dreamed of possessing his possess car wash.

And in November 2019, he achieved his aspiration, opening Ollie Wash (named for 1 of his daughters) at 3850 Frederica St.

This yr, he broke ground on a next location in Henderson that really should open up in about a calendar year.

And Reames has a couple of other locations in the pipeline.

He and his spouse, Jamie, arrived to Owensboro from Kokomo, Indiana, in the slide of 2007, when they purchased the Owensboro Ease and comfort Keepers franchise.

In 2008, it was named Kentucky’s compact organization of the year.

“We bought into a Consolation Keepers franchise in Kokomo” as minority homeowners, Reames said, “but we wanted to own our possess. The closest we could get was in Owensboro.”

“We adore Owensboro,” Reames mentioned. “My dad is relocating here too.”

Ollie Clean opened in November 2019.

“Right before COVID,” Reames reported. “We were considered an essential assistance and permitted to stay open. It was frightening, but it assisted catapult us, for the reason that this was a great deal of people’s getaway from it all.”

Driving in their cars via a 150-foot tunnel with obvious sides, a high apparent ceiling, “an LED gentle display within a properly choreographed dance of cleaning soap and water” and fragrances becoming pumped in was relaxing in a tense time, he stated.

Birds, pollen and bugs all mess up cars and mail folks to the car clean, Reames reported.

But he has a deal for individuals who like to preserve their cars clean and shiny.

For the price of two washes, persons can go through the car clean every single day of the thirty day period, Reames reported.

The packages are named for his little ones.

The Ollie is $22 ($43.99 per thirty day period), the Website link is $17 ($33.99 for each month), the Royce is $12 ($23.99 per month) and the Ila is $7.

“It’s challenging to keep charges down,” Reames stated. “The value of tire shine has tripled in a few a long time. But so considerably, we have.”

He explained he enjoys Frederica Road.

And when Ellis Park opens its off-observe betting parlor in Towne Square Mall, Reames claimed, he expects site visitors on Frederica to pick up.

Ollie Clean incorporates 24 vacuum stations and air hoses to blow the water off the car or dust off the dash.

Reames reported he has 12 workforce at Ollie Wash.

“They are the spine of the area,” he claimed.

The Ollie Clean web-site lists vehicles that ought to not use the wash — factors like the Hummer H1, basic vehicles and vehicles with racks of any sort.