Customers typically use a high-pressure hose and a foam brush to wash their vehicles. Some self service car washes also have additional features, such as rinsing wands and drying equipment.

The automated car wash method, as the name indicates, uses a series of machines that work together to clean your car. Automatic car cleaning can be done in two ways; roll-over and conveyor style. In a roll-over car wash system, you drive into a wash bay and stop your car.