Brush car washes

While there are many types of car washes, most fall into the following categories:

• Hand car wash facilities, where the vehicle is washed by employees.
• Self-service facilities, which are generally coin-operated, where the customer does the washing, including "jet washing".
• In-bay automatics, which consist of an automatic machine that rolls back and forth over a stationary vehicle - often seen at filling stations and stand-alone wash sites.
• Tunnel washes, which use a conveyor to move the vehicle through a series of fixed cleaning mechanisms.
• Chemical car wash, also known as waterless car wash, uses chemicals to wash and polish car surface. Thought to have originated in Australia and claims to be an eco-friendly car wash method.