Friction Stoppers

09/01/2026

Second/final layer going down now!
They made it to about Betsie River Rd with the first layer, now they're finishing this section up before moving further down.
All entrances still have one layer down, so just remember to slow down pulling in and out of parking lots!
Come on guys, let's show all of our neighboring businesses some love and support and help each other get through the last stretch of this construction!

08/28/2026

Busy morning!
They are doing the entrances this morning, currently working on Long Lake Marina and then moving onto ours!
Please be careful, go slow, or go a different route if you have a low car, Griber Pkwy entrance no longer has any approaches so the drop off is massive! (Currently have one casualty already, stuck...)
But we are open, business as usual, ready to get all them oil changes done!

08/27/2026

08/27/2026

Mmmmm, we love the smell of paving in the morning! Lol
I may have misspoke yesterday, looks like theres some VERY exciting new updates for this week!
Paving appears to be ahead of schedule!
But that poses a slight issue..... theres no way to turn to us from US 31, which means you will need to come through the back subdivision from J Maddy. If youre unsure of the way, please give us a call! We would be more than happy to help navigate you!

08/26/2026

Nothing big for updates this week, but they did clean up a lot and made everything look a lot more ready for paving!
We heard through the grapevine that paving should happen over the next 1-2 weeks.
In the meantime, we are still rocking out all those overdue oil changes!
But no judgements here, we understand life can get away from you and things become overdue! I mean, I forgot to pay my utilities last month and went over on my own oil change a couple months ago.... we're all in this together, were just here to help you take at least one thing off your Neverending to-do list!

08/21/2026

😬🙄😑
We always have the best bad jokes lol
Happy Friday!! Got weekend travel plans? Last minute camping trip? Before-school getaway? "I had a bad week at work" roadtrip?
Well, what are you waiting for?? Come get your oil change done and let us check over your vehicle so you can have peace of mind on your drive!

08/20/2026

⚠️Very important construction update⚠️
We officially have curbs!!
With that said, please drive careful and have a little patience as the crew works hard to get all of this done. They always make sure you can get through at any of the entrances, you might have to give them 20-30 seconds to move the equipment out of the way but they'll still let you through!
Remember, we are still open even during all this chaos lol and if youre unsure of how to get to us, just give us a jingle ☎️ 📞 and we will help you navigate through this!
Come see us for all your oil change needs, headlight bulbs, windshield wipers, and whatever else you may need!

08/19/2026

Good morning all you wonderful people!
We will be opening a little later this morning, we have a quick appointment in the morning and then Mike wants to take me out for birthday breakfast before opening the shop.
We should be open by 11AM at the latest!
Im genuinely sorry for the inconvenience, but I just couldn't say no to some birthday breakfast lol

08/17/2026

Were getting curbs very very soon 🤩
There's going to be lots of new activity on the US 31 road construction today, and this week. Lots of heavy machinery and lots of workers walking around as well. 🚧 👷‍♂️ 🏗
Yes you can still get around, and you can still pull into all the entrances but please be careful and respectful of the workers!
We are open and ready to tackle all your oil change needs, so come on out and see us! 🛢 🚗 🚘
As always, if you're unsure of how to get to us just give us a call 📞 😉

08/13/2026

Well this is kind of unfortunate...
MDOT came through yesterday for inspection, and today they're re-grading it. We guess they didnt like how they graded it the first time lol
There's still very small hope that they will get to the curbs this week, that is what we were told last week by one of the workers!
In the meantime, were still here all day every day (well, technically just Monday-Friday 9AM-7PM 😆)