Self-serve · open 24 hours
The bays never close.
Wand, foaming brush, and vacuums right beside the stalls. For the truck bed, the boat, the lifted rig, and the wash at whatever hour the day ended.
Open 9 to 6 daily, Sunday 9 to 5 · bays 24 hours
Directions to the baysIn every bay
Seven steps on the dial, and a vacuum three steps away.
- 1
Presoak
Soak the vehicle top to bottom to loosen dirt and grime.
- 2
Tire cleaner
Breaks down brake dust and tire grime.
- 3
High-pressure soap
Knocks off the solids and loosens more dirt.
- 4
Foam brush
Clean the surface from top to bottom.
- 5
High-pressure rinse
Rinse every surface.
- 6
High-pressure wax
A protective layer that makes drying easier.
- 7
Air dryer
Dry from the top down.
- Vacuums right next to the stalls
- Credit cards at the bay: swipe to start, press Stop to end
- Lit bays for the early shift and the late one
Prices
Bay and vacuum prices are on the sign at each stall. The bays take credit cards (swipe to start, the timer shows your time, press Stop to end the charges).
Hours
- Wash, crew, and tunnel
- Mon to Sat: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PMSunday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Self-serve bays & vacuums
- 24 hoursEvery day
The tunnel runs later in summer (8:00 AM to 8:00 PM). Holiday hours change. Call (707) 443-2448 if it is a holiday or the weather is wild.
1441 Broadway, Eureka. Get directionsThree things worth knowing
Salt, mud, and the order to do it in
Get the salt off the underside
Eureka fog carries salt. Once a month, run the wand under the car and along the rocker panels. It is the cheapest rust prevention on the North Coast.
Mud first, soap second
After a ranch road or the Eel bottoms, knock the heavy mud off with the rinse setting before you soap. Soap on dry mud just makes paste.
Top down, wheels last
Roof, glass, panels, then wheels and the foaming brush. The brush picks up grit from the wheels, so keep it off the paint after that.
More on the bays for Eureka and for all of Humboldt County.
Questions
Self-serve questions
Are the bays open 24 hours?
Yes, every day of the year. They are lit and open whenever you show up.
What do the bays take?
credit cards (swipe to start, the timer shows your time, press Stop to end the charges)
Can I wash a boat, a trailer, or a lifted truck?
Yes. Anything too tall or too long for the tunnel belongs in the bays. Rinse the trailer frame well after salt water.
Are there vacuums?
Yes, right next to the stalls, so you can vacuum without moving the car.
What if I would rather the crew did it?
Pull around during crew hours, 9 to 6 daily, Sunday 9 to 5. The automatic wash and the $65 Quick Clean Out run right next to the bays.
Or let the crew do it next door.
The $65 Quick Clean Out, 9 to 6 daily, Sunday 9 to 5 every day, right beside the bays.