CAR WASHES ARE SPROUTING LIKE WEEDS And the wonderful lady we just met because of the Gleam Haunted Car Wash wants to sound the alarm on car washes popping up everywhere. I had this story about why so many seem to be popping up and it has nothing to do with clean cars and everything to do with tax breaks for ultra wealthy people. But real people who are in the business to make a living are in the cross hairs and Emilie Baratta pops back in to talk about it at 1.