Two blue-dome vacuum awnings at Clear Water Car Wash with yellow bollards beside a work truck

● MOUNTAIN VIEW · SOUTH SF · SAN MATEO · REDWOOD CITY ●

SELF-SERVE
THE WAY
IT'S MEANT
TO BE.

$4 gets your car clean. $2 gets it spotless.
Four Peninsula bays. Mountain View open 24 hours. Bob's been running them since 2004.

FIND YOUR BAY SEE THE PRICES

No. 01

THE PRICES.

Hand-painted on the wall since '04. Posted here for the record.

SERVICE TIME / PRICE
WASH Quick rinse · 4 min 30 sec $4.00
WASH Full job · 12 minutes · the move $10.00
VACUUM Under the dome · 3 min $2.00
CASH · CARD · TOKEN NO MEMBERSHIPS · NO UPSELLS

No. 02

FOUR BAYS.
ONE PENINSULA.

Pull in. Drop the bucks. Drive out clean. Every day, 7AM to 10PM.

No. 03

22 YEARS.
ONE GUY.
FOUR BAYS.

Bob has been opening up these bays since March 2004. Same hoses. Same brushes (well, newer brushes — he keeps them sharp). Same idea: you bring the car, you do the work, you leave with it clean. No tunnels. No upsells. No "do you want the gold package?"

Four locations covering the Peninsula — Mountain View open 24 hours, plus South SF, San Mateo, and Redwood City running 7 to 10 every day. Bob picks up the phone himself.

It's not flashy. That's the point.

“I’ve been using this car wash for a while now (12 years PLUS). I’d have to say this is one of the BEST if not, THE BEST Self Serve…”

— A LOCAL · YAHOO LOCAL REVIEW
2004 DAY ONE
22 YRS RUNNING
4 PENINSULA BAYS
1 OWNER — BOB

No. 04

THE MAGIC WAND.

Wall-mounted. Seven colors. You pick the order.

Close-up of the wall-mounted Magic Wand selector at Clear Water Car Wash, showing colored buttons for pre-soak, foam brush, rinse, tire cleaner, wax, spot-free rinse, and dry
BAY #1 PAY STATION · MAGIC WAND SELECTOR
  1. PRE-SOAK Knock the road off. Hot solution, low pressure.
  2. FOAM BRUSH Soft brush + thick suds. Work the panels.
  3. TIRE & WHEEL Brake dust solvent. Aim low.
  4. RINSE High-pressure. Soap off, top to bottom.
  5. WAX Beading agent. Light coat, even pass.
  6. SPOT-FREE RINSE Deionized water. No streaks, no wipe.
  7. DRY High-velocity blower. Walk it around.

BOB'S MOVE: pre-soak → foam → rinse → tire → rinse → wax → spot-free → dry. You've got 12 minutes. Don't dawdle on the foam.

FIND YOUR BAY.

Tap the city. Maps opens. You drive. Bob's already got the lights on.

01 SOUTH SF 227 Hillside Blvd 02 SAN MATEO 341 E Hillsdale Blvd 03 REDWOOD CITY 1641 Broadway St 04 MOUNTAIN VIEW 466 N Shoreline · 24h