This is a great car wash place. Ive only been to it 3x as I recently found it but in those 3 times, somebody was actually cleaning the bays, emptying the garbage bins and making sure everything works as it should. The soap they use seem higer quality (at least compared to the other ones I go to in the area). Its thicker, foamier even from the high pressure nozzle. I also like the fact that it doensnt take long fot the chemicals to switch. The other car wash place I go to wastes about 10 seconds switching from soap to rinse etc. Cant say anything about their vacuums as I havent tried them out yet. Its not the closest wash to me but I still come here. read more

I came here to do my car wash after my friend told me about this place. It's super cheap and you have to do the drying yourself. What's nice is, I can just pay about seven dollars, to get the soap on, the wax on, and a little bit of the drying so that when I pull out from the wash, I can just wipe things down with a microfiber. A lot of people just drive out and then they do little bits of drawing that they missed and it's super easy. I usually go on a weekday, and there's at least two or three cars waiting. I definitely don't go on the weekend cause I think it's super busy. read more

Decided to give this place a try. This self serve car wash accepts credit card, which is a plus. You can also pay with cash, but you will need to redeem for tokens for use. I went on a weeknight and it was a very short wait. I was able to get a decent wash that included soak, soap, wash, and rinse for $8. I felt the water pressure could've been a bit stronger. I had to extend the time twice to fully rinse off all the soap. This place might be my go to spot now. read more

Really easy to use their equipment even for someone who is 5 foot 3 inches like me. You can put cash into the machine for coins and the wash starts at $5. Make sure to add coins before the time expires and it will extend the time. If you use your credit card the minimum is higher but you get more minutes. I always start with the prewash, then the soap brush, then the pressure washer. The vacuum is $2 and lasts a while. Avoid Saturday mornings after 10 am the wait can be half an hour or more. Also some people are in and out of the wash area in 7 minutes. I have also been stuck behind someone who kept adding time and did the full dryer and there was a line behind me - so I was stuck for almost 30 minutes. It's very clean and safe. Someone is always walking around clesning. read more

Always a good place. Berm going there all my life. Only problem now is that they are almost always busy, and people are rude and pushy. But the business is great. read more

5/5! I have been looking for a self serving car wash that accept credit card and I found this one today. When I arrived there was an employee (maybe owner?) picking up trash around the lot and taking care of the place! Which tells me there is staff that takes care of things! There wasn't a long line and it was less than $10 to clean my car and vacuum. read more

Clear Water Car wash - Accepts credit card - Car Wash Near Me - Mountain View, California

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This self serve car wash is ALWAYS busy, except early in the morning and late at night. Be sure to time your trip there or you'll wait in a line. There are five bays and there's always a line during most hours throughout the day. The great things about this place is it takes cards and tap to pay. There are other reviews that recommend skipping certain options during the initial timing of the wash. I tried one recommendation before but eventually just did my own thing. You'll find what works best for you. Another great thing is the large lot to park your car after the wash to do the detailing. I should probably vacuum my car but the machines are always busy. read more

Clear Water Car wash - April 2024 Wash Settings - Car Wash Near Me - Mountain View, California

I've always driven by this place on my way to work and noticed how busy it can get especially the weekends. Decided to give it a try and been going here ever since. For the price $8 gives you plenty of time to soak, wash, and rinse off your car. When using the brush, the extension wire can smack on and get in the way which is a bit annoying. Theres a separate area when you can clean and vacuum the inside of your car which I always bypass. This place does take credit card and cash but you might not be successful with the first or second swipe. Otherwise you can redeem tokens for cash to use. read more

This is one of the very good locations. However since there's no other way to contact the owner or person in charge of the shoreline location, I'll give this a try. Still will rate this place a five star. I know it's Labor Day weekend and more people are washing their cars this weekend, should have hired someone to be on site to monitor the functionality of the bays. Never had an issue here except tonight. September 3, 2022. Approximately 8:20pm. Placed my 4 tokens in. Found out non of the options except for the brush works. So I spent three minutes on the video on trying the functions and spent the remaining time just soap brush the windows and tires. There's no contact number anywhere to be found. Other than this incident this evening, no other issues. I went to another bay and everything works perfectly. read more

Clear Water Car wash - Soapy car - Car Wash Near Me - Mountain View, California

Majority of the options do not work. Low pressure soap and the tire cleaner do not work, there is no final rinse option. 8$ for a bad car wash read more

Self serve car wash thats popular in the area... now I know why! I moved and the new apartment complex I'm at doesn't allow hand car wash. I always passed clear water and today decided to try it out. They're always so busy and it's understandable. The instructions on how to use it are very clear - you come up, swipe your credit card, clean your car, then press stop. Easy! There's a pressure washer, soap dispensing brush (stay away from unless you want to scratch your paint), and an air blower (which doesn't really work). I use the rinse, high pressure soap, and foam brush (for windows) and typically one swipe is fine. You select the different modes with the buttons depending on what you want to do - soap, rinse, blow, etc. Pretty easy to use. I forgot the prices but the first $4 swipe is about 5-7 minutes and the second $2 swipe is about 2-3 minutes. Regardless one or two swipes are usually good enough! read more

Clear Water Car wash - Car Wash Near Me - Mountain View, California

-Straightforward DIY car wash. -Found other comments helpful on monitoring your time as it winds down, if you add more time during the wash it's not incremental so be aware of that. -Power washer and brush were strong and helpful -ran out of time so didn't get to utilize the dryer extension One knock: wish the hand vacuum had more suction power. Has to charge it 4 times (2 minutes each) in order to go through my interior of a Mazda CX5. Otherwise no wait, intuitive, useful for exterior washing. Will go back read more

"Clearly" the choice of many to wash your car including mine. Best time to go is early on weekday mornings at around 6-8 am. I pass by there all the time and no wait. Forget about going on weekends as you will be waiting a long time. Pro Tips: - Swipe your credit card 2x for $6 min. Trust me, you'll need it if your car is as dirty as mine. - I use rinse, high pressure soap, rinse. I find presoak a waste of money but you do you boo! - Bring a friend so you can both wash. - Bring an additional sponge so your friend can help. - Bring your own microfiber so dry your car afterwards. Think of this as a workout and scrub, baby, scrub! read more

I enjoy this place, the blow dryer hoses need to be replaced - Several cracks in the hoses so not a complete full pressure drying.

I came from socal on a business trip and went to wash the car before driving back to socal and this is honestly my favorite self car wash spot I've been to. Pros: Power washer has a lot more options then most places( soap rinse, engine wash, pre soap wash, and more then I've notice from other places) Seems like it gives more time to wash then places I've been to in socal. And I think the biggest thing it has in my opinion is the hand dryer. I haven't been to a spot that has that. Everything worked, clean spot. Takes cash, coins, card(for the car wash part) Cons: The vacuums only take coins/tokens Unless it was the stall I used, there wasn't a button to add more time, still more time then I'm used to but I just ended up being able to dry the parts I needed to on the car. read more

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My go-to place is closed. Honestly, it's a drive away from Milpitas. I rarely wash my car, and this is perfect. It's a plus that the wash takes card, so much better. The vacuum only takes tokens. read more

Clear Water Car wash - $2 2 tokens, 4 minutes. Token machine only takes cash. Tokens are $1. - Car Wash Near Me - Mountain View, California

Very simple and straightforward, useful with no problems. My main go-to car wash place because I prefer washing it myself

It's tough to find a good self wash place and there's a reason this place always has lines! Well maintained machines that take credit card and plenty of room to dry your car after washing. My only advice is to come during off hours so you don't have to wait too long. read more

Simple and complete car wash near Tesla Supercharger. Everything I need to keep my Tesla clean

I have been taking my car to classic car wash for years and then I finally found this self car wash place and I love it!! I try to come early in the mornings on weekends so people aren't waiting for me and I don't feel rushed. I think the cost is pretty affordable and there are a lot of different cleaning options. They take card and tokens (two token machines on site). I definitely will be taking my car here alot more read more

Love this place for a self car wash. Really clean and easy to use. Great way to get your kids involved early and do this as a family thing.

First time going to this one today and I like it! $5 for the first 8 min, $3 for the next 3.5 minutes so $8 total for 11.5 minutes. Other self service ones I've been to cost more than that for less time. It was easy to use and takes card as well so no more fumbling with quarters! There's always a line every time I pass it and today there' was a bit of a line but I didn't wait for too long. There's ample room around the bays for you to pull over and finish up. I love that this one has a blower for your car, I haven't seen that before. It definitely helps dry your car off faster. For a self service wash, this was really nice and you get what you need from it. I will come back in the future. read more

Had a great experience with Clear Water Car Wash. The instructions are displayed clearly and they also have options outside the normal wash options (tire cleaning, wax, etc.) which I believe are all included in the original price. First swipe gets you ~5 minutes then each swipe after that gets you another 2 minutes. They also have a station to vacuum the interior of your car but that is extra. read more

My favorite feature of the place is the "Turbo Dry" option. That gives you a high velocity blower nozzle, on a long hose, to "blow" your ride dry "touchlessly" while still in the stall. No streaks, spots, or puddles left over, no added swirls on your paint job from wiping it down. It's truly a game changer, if you're worried about protecting your shine, or just forgot to bring your premium microfiber towels to hand dry properly. Much less labor intensive than hand drying too. Wash and dry completely without breaking a sweat. read more

Only the soap and water jetspray is working. Pipes are leaky on all joints. Timer is not working/actually there's none. Don't ever Ever EVER use the brush, not unless you wanna scratch your car. The only 2 good things about this place is they will ensure your card is not triple or double charged, if you swiped more than once, & the jetspray pressure is so powerful, you don't need any scrubbing or brush, to remove any stubborn grime. Hence the 3-star read more

There aren't many options for giving a motorcycle a good deep cleaning -- you can't take it through a conventional car wash, obviously, and doing it with a garden hose and bucket just takes forever. Especially on a big bike. I brought my ST1300PA to Clear Water Car Wash and it was so easy! And quick! One swipe didn't give quite enough time -- but to be fair, the bike was really dirty -- but I didn't need all of the second swipe. Very happy with this place and will certainly return next time my bike needs a bath. read more

Clear Water Car wash - My Honda ST1300PA getting a bath - Car Wash Near Me - Mountain View, California

Seems a bit pricey this place but it's a good place to wash your car. Everything was clean and in working condition.

Hoses work with high pressure. As of 7/12/2021, $6 for first 7:30 and $2 for next 2:30. Start with the soapy or tire wash setting and work on tires first. Clean the wheel wells too. Then, with soapy wash setting, attack the roof and work down around all four sides. Make sure to start the rinse cycle by the 2 minute mark or you will likely run out of time and require another $2 to get rid of all soap suds. Even at $8 total, the car was washed much better than at a traditional car wash. I never use the brush on either the exterior or tires because brushes will scratch paint. read more

Giving this place 4 stars but only in comparison to the other self service washing places in the South Bay area. Don't expect to have your mind blown. Lot of old reviews with old pricing, so I thought I'd update the public. This place has changed name to Clear Water Car wash. you can find in on google maps under that name. This place as of 2019 is $4 for...oops I forgot..I think 3.5 minutes. $5 for more. They accept credit card, but I think minimum charge is around $7 bucks. Still not bad and you do get more time than with just $5. What makes this self service better than others in the south bay? 1. The water will not leave white marks (soft water) 2. They have a pre-rinse setting (softens dirt, good for those who do NOT use foam brush). 3. Every setting you use, you really feel you are getting a good amount of chemicals. For example, if I use the soap rinse, I see and smell a lot of soap. If I use the wax rinse, I see and smell a lot of wax. Pre-rinse? I smell so much chemical that I feel its a good idea not to let it touch my skin. They don't skimp out on the chemicals and seem to regularly refill their chem tanks. This is NOT the case at other self service washes. 4. They have an air dryer (good for those who want to go full touchless). I believe they are one of the only people in south bay with air dryer, and it works well to get most of the water off. Water pressure is good. And contrary to some other review here, when i accidentally put in a nickel, it spit the nickel right back out. The lighting here is also good compared to others. Bright and white light. Very helpful when inspecting your car. Also makes the place feel more safe when you are on a late night wash. Its across the street from 24hr jack in the box, so that also adds a little peace of mind knowing there are witnesses in the drive through for your potential mugging. Negatives? Sometimes the hoses up top can leak. Normally this happens only when you are washing the car, which is not a big deal. BUT I have had a minor drip AFTER I had finished washing and drying, which was annoying. So thats it. 4 stars in comparison to the rest we have on hand. The next best is Coin Wash in Fremont, but they don't have pre-rinse or air dryer. read more

Finally a reliable self service car wash that understands how to run a business! - Very strong water pressure. - Great amount of soap compared to other self service washes nearby. - Clean location, well lit, and accepts credit card. If you enjoy washing your own car or just don't trust someone else to do it, come here. read more

Very effective high pressure water. The soap brush and the dry blower are also useful. 4 dollars for 7 minutes and 30 seconds is really good price. I'll definitely come back again! read more

I really like this car wash. Note it accepts only credit cards and tokens, but there's a cash to token machine you can use. I found on a Sunday afternoon, it wasn't crowded, and I was able to spend my time spraying, drying, and then waxing my car in the back area. I have a new Tesla so I've been careful to not use the scrubbers- they did look a little janky and I would be afraid they'd scratch up the car. But overall, it was a very pleasant car wash. read more

My go-to place. I go here every few weeks. it seems to me that people new to this area don't know how the main control panel in each of the bays works because I get asked for help from other customers often. Fast and effective car wash, all it takes is 5 or 6 bucks and a little elbow grease. read more

I almost never wash my car anymore. Part laziness; and partly because my car is no longer new; and finally because I'm just not one of those people who has "sparkling, shiny car" at the top of their list. (It's #47). But sometimes even my low standards are breached; like when my car begins to look as if it has been abandoned by the side of a dusty road for the last three years (while also sitting under a tree with a dozen large birds suffering from dysentery.) It's that condition (which I'll call a "Look"), combined with the fact that I have an event coming up (where people will actually see or be in my car) that makes me feel the need to take action. Enter Stierlin Auto Wash. All DIY. I don't go here to get my car the cleanest it's ever been; I do go here to get my car from about a "2" to a "9" on the clean scale. The best part? A mere $3 for 4.5 minutes. Fast; cheap; practical The procedure: -- Step 1: Close the windows and pop up the windshield wipers; -- Step 2: Enter $3 cash and select "foam brush"; -- Step 3: Quickly foam-brush the S#!& out of my car for about 1-2 minutes -- Step 4: Switch to high power rinse until time runs out (about 2.5 minutes); starting at the roof and hood and working down and back In the end, I've spent only a few bucks and I haven't used a ridiculous amount of water. I've also only used up a mere 5 minutes of my time. As for my car - it's not pristine, but it looks great and is no longer embarrassing. Is it possible to get my car cleaner than this? Absolutely. Add'l funds can be added for more wash time with more wash features; and vacuums outside the wash bays allow you to clean the inside as well. But in my experience, that last 10% of clean takes at least twice as long as the first 90%. Sort of like designing software (except software is never done). Tips and Tricks: -- Bring dollar bills or quarters if you want the cheapest/quickest option. -- Credit cards accepted, but is a minimum of $5 (about 8 minutes - still a good deal) -- Keep add'l bills handy in case extra time is needed; money can't be added after the timer completes. Once that happens, you'll need to pony up another $3 minimum to start up again. read more

Clear Water Car wash - Looks like the price has been the same for a while - Car Wash Near Me - Mountain View, California

My truck has never looked better and i have this car wash to thank for that. i grab my spare change jar and sort all the quarters out before i go. i spend $3 for the washing stage then another $3 for the rinse. I usually bring a friend so they can operate the gun while i use my hand mitt or scrub brush on the wheels. Not a once have i used the vacuums because i just take it back to my place for that. This car wash is nice and i am glad it recycles the water. Close to the freeway so you go fast to blow dry the vehicle!! :) read more

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Good exercise and better than paying $13.99 (cheapest nowadays with coupon) $3 cash (or $5 credit card) for 4.5 minutes. $1 for additional minute. Much easier if you have two people working on it together. Like the other reviewer said, skip #1 (pre wash) #2 high pressure soap #3 foam brush #4 rinse #3 spits out a lot of soap, so personally I would concentrate on #2 and #4. If all stalls are taken, just wait a bit and one will free up, as mostly people don't spend more than 5-10 minutes in the stall read more

Great place for a self car wash! Was my first time doing it and it was fun! They have vending machines and vacuums near the drying area that require tokens and a machine that can turn singles into tokens, but the vacuums didn't last too long sadly. The car wash itself takes card, definitely will come back! read more

Super great deals, always open, a great chance to keep everything fresh and clean! This is the go to for all clean ups and weekly shine! Thank you for this location and for so many options! (Vacuum, wax spray rinse, cleaners, etc!) read more

Fast, cheap, do it yourself. Not much to say about Stierlin Auto Wash. It has enough room to handle 4-6 cars at a time and it costs a minimum of $3 to use the washer. The overall cost of your car wash is dependent on how fast and thorough you want your car wash to be. I typically spend $6-$10 and my car is clean enough. read more

I have to see for myself to see if it was closed for good, and it's not. I'd stopped by at this location on June 8, 2018. And it was some people there washing their vehicles, I've washed my car at home in the past, but stopped due to my nosey neighbors, tired of having an audience every time I'd wash my car. The items are very easy to use, no need to bring a bucket of water or soap, you just need to bring some towels, and there is an area where you can vacuum out your vehicle. It excepts Credit Cards, coins and paper money. No audience, washed my vehicle in peace, I'm a fan will be back again. My favorite features are the soft brush with the soap that comes through the brush and the rinse off to rinse the soap off. Love it!!! read more