I have been using this car wash for years. About a year ago they stopped putting soap in the wand high pressure "soap" cycle. It is difficult to remove winter road grime w/o soap. I keep telling myself maybe it is just a one time thing and it will be ok the next time. Nope. I think I have finally learned that the car wash just sucks. To Buffs CW. You see what happens to business in Boulder that suck. They go away. You need to go away. Save yourself the frustration and $$. Don't use this business. read more

My career requires a toucheless car wash and I thought this would be a great spot since it is close to where I live. Boy was I wrong. I don't know if it was just my experience but you do not get enough time to properly clean your car especially with the vacumms. I had to run two cycles and got charged for 3. At that price I can go to any other car wash and get a much better service. There is no staff so no way to complain and the bill didn't show up until a few days later on my statement. I will not be coming back and do not recommend this car wash to anyone. I would much rather drive 20 min to Arvada or Winchester for a Car wash read more

I just moved from Alaska. It took me 5 days to reach Colorado. Arrived 12.19.22 I put 3,248 miles from Anchorage, Alaska to Denver, Colorado on my brand new All-Wheel-Drive toy. I would not recommend to drive the AlCan Highway during winter time. Do it in the Spring or Summmer season, but if you insist, make sure you've an All-Wheel-Drive otherwise you won't make it through the AlCan Highway, bring plenty of foods and water. If you've a 14 gallon tank of your car. You should be ok on gas and make sure you plan ahead of your gas stops. As soon as I arrived Lafayette, I almost didn't recognize my compact SUV lol So I needed a self car wash. This place was so convenient. I'd definitely come back again if I'm in the area. read more

If you have racks on your car, you can't go thru a conventional car wash, so a DIY place is necessary. It can be kind of fun, too! Using this for the first time, we spent the whole 20 minutes and just barely finished, but that was because we wasted some time rinsing too long before we used the foamy brush. Our car had snow dirt on it so needed a good scrubbing, but came out clean and shiny. We didn't use the wax and the spot free rinse didn't work, but other than that it was a good way to get the job done. All the bays were empty when we pulled up around 1 pm on a Thursday but 20 minutes later, all were full with a car waiting. Being able to use a credit card is super handy. read more

Warning! Do not use the DIY tire pump/compressor. It drained my tire rather than inflating it. Wish I could get a refund.

When my Honda POS (Luxury Edition) needs a bath, I'll drive from 30th and Iris to use Buff Wash. The washing instructions are easy to follow (a huge plus for a girl like me) and being able to use credit is awesome. If you're efficient, you can be out of there within ten minutes, including vacuum. I can't say I'm surprised that there's not usually many people there - probably because it's so far West - so it's awesome not to have to wait. read more

Don't do this very often, and it has to be pretty bad for me to give anything a one. Used their car wash. A few weeks later, was charged 8 times on my credit card for washes I didn't use. After a couple calls and an email, finally got a response I would be getting a check for the amount I was charged ($20.96) and got a check for $20. Now, it's not the 96 cents that bothers me. It's the fact that they chose to round down a specific amount I was mischarged. Would not recommend them based on this lack of customer support understanding. read more

The only reason this isn't 1 star worthy is that you can usually find a slot to wash your car. Upon arriving you think it's cheap since you pay by the minute but unless you're Speedy Gonzales, it's not worth it. I went to wash both the inside and outside of my car which turned out to be about $16. The vacuum is a dollar for 2 minutes and 30 seconds. How can you clean your car in such short amount of time? Apart from the location, there's nothing really good about this place. If you want to pay $1 to spray your car down quickly than maybe it's ok. It's definitely not worth getting charged by the minute when I can go to other car washes and pay for much better service. read more

Since living on the west side of town for 10+ years this has been my go-to spot for cleaning mud off the mountain bike, the truck, you name it. Recently I enjoyed the credit card option which makes it easy to spend money fast. I like it because it consistently works, is maintained, relatively clean, etc. read more

Buffs Car Wash - Car Wash Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

I took my chance after reading some reviews, thinking it couldn't possibly be as bad as detailed... but it can, and it was. So expensive ($17.60 for 30 minutes?!), wasteful (the water literally can't be turned off once you've swiped your card), and a 20 minute max time allotment. The timer counts up, so you have to hurry. And this is totally impractical if you're washing your car alone. Don't take your chances, just don't go here. read more

My wife and I used this car wash for the past several years on our way up the canyon. Within the past few weeks we've attempted to wash our cars 3 times, each time the spray wand was out of soap. We've even tried different bays. This has been happening several times over the past two weeks, so it's definitely not an isolated incident. I've tried twice phoning the owner, Gary, leaving him messages about the problems we;re experiencing, leaving my name and contact number, however he hasn't called me back or responded in any way. I feel as though Gary's customer service is suffering greatly, and he's lost two long term customers. read more

Very poor quality for the cost. You'd spend less time and money for significantly better results at a drive-thru car wash.

Wowwww what an annoying experience... LITERALLY HAD to review So to start say your car is relatively muddy don't expect to wash your car from step 1-8 in the allowed 20 minutes max time given you'll pretty much get stopped w a car full of soap that'd be fine IFFFFF the pay machine allowed you to swipe your debit card more than once it will decline every time and in every other wash spot trust me I tried moving my car full of drying soap so I guess ur supposed to copy some random mystery code to take in the office to print your receipt so u can swipe your card again (again while soap drying on your car) but good luck finding any employee I looked everywhere even called my bank which had plenty funds so had to leave get cash at an atm come back and get quarters to finish which took two additional runs of the wash (40-50$ later) then two out of three vacuums were out of order and a ton of ppl waiting in a cramped lot ...ugh I was sooooo over it never go in slot 1 the water pressure and foam brush have a very weak stream Back to the vacuums you get 2:30 seconds per $1 so prepare yourself for expensive vacuuming ...all in all avoid the frustration go elsewhere read more

This place charged me $10 for only a rinsing and hand vacuuming. I can get a better deal at an electronic drive-through carwash. I will not be coming back here this was a rip off. read more

Gets the job done. However, the directions are not straight forward. For example, under the timer it says "Time Remaining" but the clock actually counts up, not down. This means that as time keeps ticking, you keep paying. This makes it difficult to understand how much you're actually paying. Then in order to get a receipt, you have to go to a different machine, not the payment system that's in your car stall. If you watch the time and are fast, the price is reasonable. read more

These guys are thieves! I had used them over 20 years(before the current owners took over )I had last used them 2 months ago. Imagine my surprise when 2 weeks ago, I got 5 charges from them, all for the same ammount( 15 minutes of the first to the last), and on a day when I was'nt there(or even in Boulder) Called Kerry, said it was a software mistake, and he would reimberse my charges,( and it was happening to lots of other people). Well that never happened. Had to have my banks FRAUD department give me the credit. Yesterday I find they are trying AGAIN to do the same thing. DO NOT USE YOUR CREDIT CARD THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Absolute rip off! I try to understand that there are issues with technology, mechanical issues, etc. But over the years I've gotten jammed here several times. The latest was a DOUBLE charge for the car wash, that I never really got to use. I'm now disputing with Visa. Don't use them, they'll mislead you or take your money. Sincerely, One Unhappy Customer Note to Owner, read your reviews, there is a pattern! read more

All the tools worked great but are rather expensive, if you are quick you can get your car washed, vacuumed and a few spots vaguely scrubbed at for around $40. Would have appreciated somewhat clearer instructions on the machines as well. Area is a bit seedy, I had all of my full packages of armor-all detailing wipes stolen while I was vacuuming under my seats. I will probably try a different place next time read more

As Taylor says above, it's true, they will charge your debit card later for washes you never did, and my guess is that this scam hopes you don't look to closely at your bill. I am pissed off now that it's happened 2 times and am going to call the police. I have put in two calls and no calls back..... read more

Screen for getting more time on the wash is broken and unreadable. I now have a large vehicle with soap it that I have to wash by hand since someone is waiting behind me. Directions for wash are confusing and out of sequence, soap is wimpy and cleans off little read more

I have been taking my car here to wash for many years. It is conveniently located and everything is always in working order and if help is needed the attendants are helpful and friendly. Recently I absentmindedly left my bag with coin and some cash etc there and they went out of their way to track me down and return this using a blank check that I left. I greatly appreciated this as it was above and beyond what might be expected and I greatly appreciated this. read more