Spot Free Rinse Car Wash

I LOVED this car wash when I lived in East County. First of all it accepts credit/​debit cards… THANK YOU. (It’s 2016 not sure why 75 percent of these places are stuck in 1986 with coins or bills only) It’s always clean and well maintained, the brushes are fresh and not all worn out and grungy, and the wax is the best I’ve ever used at one of these types of car washes. Keep up the good work!

I’ve been here to wash and vacuum my car twice. It’s in a convenient place on Broadway in El Cajon. I like that I’m able to use my Visa card at the car wash and the price is reasonable with different selections. They also carry great turtle wax products which made my car come out really nice and it did improve visibility on the glass.
My dislikes… The vacuum could have sucked up a bit better… It didn’t get into every nook and cranny. I’ve noticed there’s no attendant. So in other words if a change machine breaks, something eats your dollar, or something isn’t working properly there really isn’t anyway to tell anyone? Also the soap brush was a bit worn… It didn’t scrub away dead bugs and such on the front of the car. I’ll be back, but hopefully this business considers reading its Unilocal reviews.

I have to say, this is probably the manual car wash I’ve been to in quite a while. They have the typical «no hand/​bucket washing» signs, but I ignore that nonsense. As long as I have that timer going (money in the machine) I think I’m entitled to do just about whatever I want.
They have the typical wash cycle options, but the reason I really like this place is the ability to use a credit card instead of quarters (don’t worry, you can still do that too). It takes $ 2 to start, and then a timer just keeps going until you hit the stop button (up until 20 minutes, which I think would be $ 12). That is nice so you aren’t wasting time or shooting yourself with the hose digging quarters out of your pocket to keep the water flowing!
There are a couple of vacuums for use as well. If you come in the late afternoon (after 6pm) there is enough shade from the car shop next door so you can chamois your car dry without it water spotting in the sunlight.

It gets the job done, but I’m not a fan for some reason.