Question about automatic car wash

[UncleDavy]

You can also do just the rinse from the self serve coin op bay. It is a good pressure wash that can blast a lot of stuff off of the paint. You can then pull into the parking lot and do a rinseless wash. Just bring a couple of buckets with gamma seal lids. I have not tried it yet, but I have heard good things about Ammo NYC Frothe.

[DirtyDuty]

I would rather use the DIY pressure washer and bring a wash mitt and bottle of car soap with you.

They usually have signs up that say "No Bucket Washing" in the bays, but if you go at night they don't seem to care since nobody is there working.

This is how I do every wash, I bring my 2 buckets etc. and just use their pressure washer and bay. The place I go to is not maned, even in the day time, but it does have signs saying "no bucket washing" and "no towel drying while others are waiting". In the day time other customers would definitely have a problem with it, but in the evening there is nobody waiting.

I don't live in a cold climate, I do it out of necessity, but I have done quick spray downs at self washes in cold areas, they had warm water.