Self Service Car Washes in SoCal

[nyc_dude]

Looking for good Self-Service Car Washes in SoCal, in addition to the thread on Laser Car Washes.

If you search the Internet or youtube you will be jealous how nice some of
Self-Service Car Washes are around the USA and around the World, compared to LA/CA. Some are in-door and heated during the winter.

It is also important to have an air compressor option to blow water out of the crevices. It is sometimes called an Air Squeegee.

Poor guy needs a bigger microfiber drying towel and/or leaf blower.
Drying agent like P&S Beadmaker would be a good idea.

The one thing I am looking for is a Self-Service Car Wash that might let you bring your own pressure washer wand and foam cannon, so you can use your own advanced auto detailing products.

Also look for a self-service car wash that takes credit cards. Most sites only accept small bills and coins...I thought it was 2020.

There is a nicer self-service car wash in Hawthorne, CA on Inglewood Ave across from Al-Watan, a good Pakistani/Indian restaurant.

- $1 Car Wash on Inglewood Ave in Hawthorne (Look for Google Reviews and photos -- no website)


http://zeavycarwash.com/ Burbank off the I5!! -- Bring your own leaf blower or large microfiber drying towels

Zeavy Car Wash 520 S Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91502


Please add more...


Cheers

[Parth317]

$2 Car Wash on Paramount Blvd in Long Beach. Right off the 91.

[ashutoshkotha]

I use the Jamboree car wash here in OC. On google it is going to show up as drive through wash but they have around 6 bays for the self-service. All bays have the compressed air blower.

3091 Edinger Ave, Tustin, CA 92780

[StripclubDJ]

Originally Posted by ashutoshkotha

I use the Jamboree car wash here in OC. On google it is going to show up as drive through wash but they have around 6 bays for the self-service. All bays have the compressed air blower.

3091 Edinger Ave, Tustin, CA 92780

Oh we close
We should be weird and wash our cars together lol

[nyc_dude]

[ashutoshkotha]

Originally Posted by StripclubDJ

Oh we close
We should be weird and wash our cars together lol

lol yeah. get some photos later.

[tangsuva]

Originally Posted by ashutoshkotha

lol yeah. get some photos later.

let me get in on this i live nearby haha

[StripclubDJ]

We should do a car wash meet and play our music full blast in the stalls like The fuck boys do

[omgzirra_exe]

Originally Posted by ashutoshkotha

I use the Jamboree car wash here in OC. On google it is going to show up as drive through wash but they have around 6 bays for the self-service. All bays have the compressed air blower.

3091 Edinger Ave, Tustin, CA 92780

pretty sure i run into you a few times lol. i frequent there often.

[ashutoshkotha]

Oh wow! Quite some number of people using that wash!

[tangsuva]

Originally Posted by StripclubDJ

We should do a car wash meet and play our music full blast in the stalls like The fuck boys do

Like Taylor Swift & 2012 Justin Bieber hits?

[Dark5ide]

Self wash in Mission Viejo with 2 automated all spray/brushless wash. On Hillcrest in front of Home Depot

[nodemgr]

Originally Posted by Dark5ide

Self wash in Mission Viejo with 2 automated all spray/brushless wash. On Hillcrest in front of Home Depot

thanks for the tip, been trying to find touchless

[berisiw]

Hey Guys,
Washing my car in my building is very tough (no access to a hose), and the city is pretty strict above washing cars in general. I've read about the bucket system, however, it looks like I would still need a hose to rinse the car off.

The alternative aside from having it professionally cleaned is going to a self service car wash. I've always taken my car detailing bethesda md, but recently went to a self service wash once and didn't know what the hell I was doing :-). I basically just rinsed the car off/got it professionally cleaned the next day so I didn't cause any damage.

The local self service wash locations have signs saying no bucket washing, so I was wondering if there are any best practices for places like this (or not even going at all). Is it better to bring my own products, are there any good videos showing the best way to clean cars at these places, etc.?

Any advice would be really appreciated. Thanks a lot.

[nodemgr]

Originally Posted by berisiw

Hey Guys,
Washing my car in my building is very tough (no access to a hose), and the city is pretty strict above washing cars in general. I've read about the bucket system, however, it looks like I would still need a hose to rinse the car off.

The alternative aside from having it professionally cleaned is going to a self service car wash. I've always taken my car to have it washed, but recently went to a self service wash once and didn't know what the hell I was doing :-). I basically just rinsed the car off/got it professionally cleaned the next day so I didn't cause any damage.

The local self service wash locations have signs saying no bucket washing, so I was wondering if there are any best practices for places like this (or not even going at all). Is it better to bring my own products, are there any good videos showing the best way to clean cars at these places, etc.?

Any advice would be really appreciated. Thanks a lot.

You can try "no rinse" or "waterless" car washing, search on youtube. It's what I've been using since about 2016 on my cars and i've gotten complements from service people who can't believe it has > 100k miles. It's not really waterless, but you don't rinse the car off with a hose. I probably use about 4 gallons of water, of which 1 or 2 ends up on the ground and the rest has the dirt in it and is discarded.

[nyc_dude]

Originally Posted by berisiw

Hey Guys,
Washing my car in my building is very tough (no access to a hose), and the city is pretty strict above washing cars in general. I've read about the bucket system, however, it looks like I would still need a hose to rinse the car off.

The alternative aside from having it professionally cleaned is going to a self service car wash. I've always taken my car detailing bethesda md, but recently went to a self service wash once and didn't know what the hell I was doing :-). I basically just rinsed the car off/got it professionally cleaned the next day so I didn't cause any damage.

The local self service wash locations have signs saying no bucket washing, so I was wondering if there are any best practices for places like this (or not even going at all). Is it better to bring my own products, are there any good videos showing the best way to clean cars at these places, etc.?

Any advice would be really appreciated. Thanks a lot.

- Get you car ceramic coated and PPF'd. They probably do periodic foam canon details for customers.
- Then use a mobile detailer that can do a foam canon near touchless wash.
You would meet at a friend's house or their depot/home.
- Find a nearby Laser Car Wash that is touchless in between mobile details.
It is usually a gas station (Chevron) car wash instead of a private car wash with huge brushes and workers with cheap wax and dirty rags.


Cheers