Planet Wash

This place was awesome! I took my car here after work on a Thursday and it was fairly busy but I was lucky enough to get an open spot. For $ 6, I was able to utilize most of the features available in the self wash bay and make my car nice and black again!
Everything worked as described, and I found it really cool that the brush kept spitting out enough foam for me to cover my entire car. It took me a little less than 10 minutes to go around my car twice with each feature I chose (Power rinse, soap, rinse, foam brush, power rinse, air dry) and my car was almost spotless. It might have helped that I read the instructions provided and pre-​planned what I would use.
I would definitely recommend you bring a towel if you want to make sure you don’t leave with any water spots. I didn’t and by the time I got home I had to polish the spots off. However, if the place isn’t too busy, the owner told me you’re more than welcome to continue using the bays to polish or wax your car while you’re there.
My interior didn’t need to be vacuumed but I checked them out anyway, and can vouch that they get the job done!
Overall, a pretty cool experience if you want to take some time and wash your car yourself.
I’ll definitely be back!

Called to asked what time the car wash closes tomorrow and the person who answered said «planet wash…» In an already annoyed tone. He said they are self served and are open ²⁴⁄₇. He didn’t mention anything about the automatic car wash which was what we were asking about. He seemed very irritated and the last person you’d want as a customer service representative. It’s not very hard to find someone who can sound pleasant on the phone and be helpful.

My first experience here was great! I did the self car wash and brought a friend to help (sped up the process since they charge you based on time). I spent $ 10 on the full round which included the car wash + tire wash + protectant sprays + etc. It would’ve probably been half the price if I did a basic car wash. Definitely can’t go wrong if you like washing your car yourself. The last wash place I went to left a lot of bird droppings on my car but I didn’t notice until I got home. Planet Wash is now my go-​to place!

I had a great experience at Planet Wash, the owner Tim is a really nice guy and helped me when I lost a couple quarters in a machine and even helped me wash my floor mats. I would go back there again, its organized, clean, and everything works well

Hidden behind the Circle K gas station is a great self serve/​auto carwash station. This place does the job if you live far from home and would love to keep your car clean!
Although your car doesn’t leave spotless, what I like about this place is that it uses high pressure JETS to clean your car. This prevents your car’s paint from being scratched since conventional carwash’s brush/​flaps might harbor rocks and dirt.
Overall, an affordable carwash to rinse the dirt off of your car. However, I would recomend using the self serve station as you can wash your car for under $ 5 if you are fast enough!
Also vaccums lined up near the end if needed for the interior.

This is a review of the automatic car wash.
There are 3 washes to choose from. I used the most expensive one and the basic one before and they all pretty much have the same results. The added bonus of the highest wash is not worth the extra money in my opinion.
The wash process itself is pretty cool and remember to roll up windows and close your moonroof. It uses high pressure jets of water to blow every leaf, bird poop, and other dirt that is stuck on your car. Davis have a lot off trees and can make cars dirty very quickly. Although the wash is pretty good, don’t expect a show room look or a car show look when you use it, even if you choose the most expensive wash. Sometimes bird droppings will stick and not get blown off depending on how well fed the birds are. The dryer very short, if I remember it was 1 minute. It won’t dry your car bone dry, but adequate. Also the timer starts exactly when the washing is complete and sometimes the water jet rods haven’t even cleared your way yet. And if you decided to turn off your engine during the wash, turn it back on during the final rinse so you don’t have to chase the timer.

So this review is both for the autowash and the self-​car wash.
Autowash:
I purchased the ultimate wash and well it was a bit weak sauce. I’ve been having problems with the windows on my car not streaking (I partially think it’s due to the weather being so hot). The ultimate wash actually sprays a high jet of water from below to really clean the undercarriage of the car. It also uses high pressure water to clean the car fairly well. Besides the windows streaking, this autowash did it’s job, though I might skip out next time and just use Chevron’s as I get a discount on my gas when you use the autowash.
Self-​Serve Wash:
Pretty simple instructions on a wheel. There are a lot of steps that you don’t necessarily need, but some of the soap comes out much better and also more thicker so when you clean the car, you can clean it very well. Overall, it is cheaper to use the self-​serve car wash than to use the autowash. You also get more bang for your buck, but be warned if you have a tall car, you might want to reconsider going through the self-​serve.

Planet Wash has been my go-​to self wash since moving to Davis! For $ 6 I can wash my car and vacuum inside. ($ 5 to pre-​soak, scrub and rinse and $ 1 vacuum!) Vacuum machines also have hot soap. The machines also take credit cards now which is great if you don’t have coins handy on you. There’s also a change machine next to the vending machine around the corner if you need it.
There’s three spots to wash your car. Once you’re done, pull up to the right to access vacuum spots. To the left you will find the doggie wash area. I’m always such a happy camper after leaving Planet Wash — How can you go wrong with detail washing your car for 6 bucks? Seriously! I’m a huge advocate for washing your own car because you are much less likely to miss a spot on your sweet ride ;-) and you save a lot of money!
Highly recommend for everyone! Very self explanatory. There’s posted pictures and directions on how to use if you’ve never used a self wash.

This review is for the self serve area only. Pulling into the establishment you’re greeted with multiple stalls equipped with a variety of modern car cleaning tools. In Davis, you need all the help you can get to fight off all the bird poop and dust that sticks on and Planet Wash will allow you to have a clean car… at least for a few hours until the birds strike again.
Starting at 2.50 to get the machine going it isn’t too pricey to get your whole car clean in about 4.50−7.00. I personally would skip most of the functions available and just soak, soap, brush, and high pressure rinse but if you want more they have more. However I would avoid the drying machine and just dry the car with towels outside as the drying machine eats money since it takes so long to blow the water off.

The nicest self car wash I have ever been too. I was surprised they had a booth for dogs too. Great idea!

Unfortunately I had a similar experience to another reviewer here (Jackson P.) where I purchased the best quality automatic wash, drove my car into the wash bay in accordance to the lighted signals, stopped the car when none of the light indicators were telling me to do anything anymore, and I waited… and waited… and waited… until a weak stream of water rinsed just the rear end of my car for barely a minute and stopped. That was it. I drove out and looked for some staff on the premises to help me out but couldn’t find anyone.
Fortunately for Planet Wash, as I came here after work, I was much too tired to go around trying to find a way to contact them to complain and get a refund. Instead I just drove my car to one of the self-​serve stations out of desperation to clean my dirty car. I was reminded that your height has a lot to do with the degree to which you’ll be able to clean the roof of your car as well as the rest of the body of the car — the high pressure wash option didn’t help with this. Yeah I’ve never been able to effectively clean the roof of my car myself before, but I minded this outcome less when the wash was practically free (at home). All in all, I wasted my money here.

I came by for the auto car wash with a free voucher for Davis Lube Express and I was skeptical but I went in anyways. It looked like it would be a weak car wash, I’m used to shell with all those things to slap your car to clean it.
Instead it was just 2 poles that rotate around your car and soap and wash your car. My car is clean now but the air dryer didn’t blow for too long so my car was still a little wet, but none the less can’t complain about free!

Great place to wash your car if you do not have access to a hose or something like most college students. Everything was super easy to use. Will come back.

Great self car wash! You can use your credit card so you don’t have to carry quarters on you. Not crazy busy, so you can take your time and clean your car the way you want it. They have a automatic wash as well which is good if you don’t have the time to wash your car yourself!
p. s. they have animal wash too. For those of you with dogs! yaaa

Tired of getting auto washes from gas stations that never fully cleaned my car, but instead smeared the already existing bird poop all over my windows, I thought it would be a better idea to wash my car by hand. But I didn’t have anything to wash it with so I looked up Planet Wash on Unilocal.
I went along with my friend so we could team up and wash the car faster, which would also cut cost. I WANT to say its $ 2.50 for 5 minutes, but I’m not 100% sure. There’s just a sign that says $ 2.50, but it doesn’t say for how long.
The machine accepts credit cards (convenient because it lets you continue washing until you’re done without having to continuously insert money. It also automatically stops the transaction at the maximum of $ 10) and all you have to do is set the dial to what you want to spray your car with, pick up the hose, and start washing!
Sadly, my friend and I were total noobs and couldn’t finish washing before the machine maxed out at $ 10. The owner came out and let us finish at no charge! He stuck around and gave us tips on how to wash our car faster (apparently everyone else is able to wash their car for around $ 6 –_​-​).
The broom and power dryer work well. The hose also sprays at a really high pressure so be careful… don’t be like me and totally fall backwards when you pull the trigger.
I suggest bringing a towel to wipe down your car, especially for the windows to prevent water spots. Also, don’t wear cheapy flip flops! I was totally slippin and slidin all over the soapy floor!

This is a great place to get your car and pets washed. They have the full set up with vacuums, upholstry shampoo, etc. As far as being as green as they claim, I can’t comment one way or the other but I can say the foam that comes out of the jets at least isn’t bright blue!
If your car is super gluey with bug splatter, this auto wash may not get it all off, and you might want to check out the hand wash downtown. In my case I figure it’s just going to get all bug splattery again, so why worry about it?
Davisville Auto is always doing a deal with them if you get an oil change there you can get a voucher for a free wash!

i wish i had a pet so i could take it here. the pet station looks like an outdoor spa lounge for pets! but sadly this review is for the car wash station only…
i really don’t need to note that living in davis makes your car hellsa dusty every couple days because you all probably already know! i first tried this place for an automated car wash because it was a complimentary gift from Davis Express Lube (which, btw, does an excellent job doing oil changes as well). woop woop!
after that i decided to be ambitious and do the self car wash (and maybe cop a workout and a tan at the same time). i like it because you can pay any amount of money you like for an alloted time to do whatever the hell you want. the controls are in a dial form and you pick the mode you’d like. i must admit that it takes a bit of getting used to for allocating your time correctly, but once you get in the groove there’s no stopping you! for the first timers, don’t trip — the timer beeps when you are down to 2 minutes and 1 minute.
my agenda: $ 5 for 9 minutes. rinse, soap, high pressure rinse. clear coat, DONEZO. avoid the tri-​color foam, the air dryer, and all that other bougie stuff. just bring a squeegee and you’re all set. get in get out get clean and be the shiniest car in davis… until it gets dirty again in 2 hours.

So Awesome!!! $ 2.50 to wash a dog complete with Oatmeal Shampoo, Flea & Tick Shampoo, Conditioner and a Blow Dry! So clean and nice and they take cards! :)

Wow! I’m impressed!!! One of my good friends used to live at the WIllows apartment across the street and every time I drive by, I would see Planet Wash but I was always too lazy to get a car wash.
This time however, I was in desparate need of a car wash. The tree outside my house covered by car in this nasty pollen looking crap. It was getting so bad, I could barely open my car door without first taking a Claritin.
My friend raves about Planet Wash’s self service car wash ALL the time, so I finally decided I just had to give it a shot myself.
After pulling into the little self wash area, I was a bit confused about how to work everything. There are about 4 hoses attached to the side of the wall and a little machine thing with a knob near the front. Turns out if you slide your credit card, you can wash as long as your want without having to keep putting in quarters! We quickly went through all the steps of washing our car and ended up making it look all shiny and new (the machine automatically does soap and wax as you turn the knob around to each function). We were able to do everything for $ 6! Granted, I pay for the «hand wash car washes» for $ 7. But every time I get one, I always find bird poop still stuck to the top of my car.
When we were done washing, I saw that they had a vacuuming station, so I just HAD to stop by (since I had all this dog hair stuck to my car seat from my friend’s dog). It cost a $ 1 to use the machine for a period of time. But for some reason, the machine did not take my credit card. No matter which way I slide it, I would not even attempt to read it. Finally the nice man that works there came over and tried to help me. But still. it did not work. So I had to move to another station. Halfway into my vacuuming the man comes back and says, oh I think the machine was lazy! It took my card. So you can use this one too to vacuum your car since it’s already paid for :)
Oh and they have a pet washing station also! I think next time, I’ll bring my dog to wash while Mr. X washes my car :)

This place offers an automated and self serve car wash. I received a free «express» car wash and decided to try it out. Huge disappointment.
The express car washed would’ve normally cost 7 dollars but while driving to the entrance, I noticed that there someone punched in their car wash code already and left so I could get my car super clean since i still had my own code. Woot! My car will be super clean, i thought…
But i actually thought wrong. What ended happening was me running my car through the same car wash twice and still leaving with a dirty car. WTF
The automated car wash didn’t even have any brushes on it. It simply sprayed soap and water on the car which didn’t remove any dirt or dust.
On top of that there were weeds that let its seeds floating so everywhere we see these dandelion seeds flying about further dirtying my car.
I will never ever bring my car to this car wash again. Its a waste of money. The automated car wash is simply a joke.
oh and it say eco — friendly? My ass! I have to now wash my car again at home –_–