Shiny Brite Car Wash & Detail Center

Rating: 3.7 / 5 (162 Reviews)

Shiny Brite Car Wash & Detail Center is a Car Wash located in Shiny Brite Car Wash & Detail Center, 737 East Cork Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Listing Status: Verified & Active | Last data verification: Mar 10, 2026
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Working Hours

  • Monday: Open ()
  • Tuesday: Open ()
  • Wednesday: Open ()
  • Thursday: Open ()
  • Friday: Open ()
  • Saturday: Open ()
  • Sunday: Open ()

Reviews

Zach B. - Customer Review Photo

Zach B.

Shady business. Machines will charge you but never work, employees will pretend to not know how to issue a refund. No hot water in the winter and the place is always full of trash dirt and grime. Don't go here.
2 years ago
David Nellum - Customer Review Photo

David Nellum

Don't waste your money no soap low water pressure some bays don't even work
a year ago
Andrew Jones - Customer Review Photo

Andrew Jones

This place doesn't actually have spot free wash. Spend a full $10 just so my car could look like it had just rained 2 miles after I left. I used all of the cycles. It was so bad I had to spend another $10 for a new car wash on the same day.
8 years ago
Chuck R - Customer Review Photo

Chuck R

Scrub vac didn’t work as advertised... it didn’t work at all. Stole my money. I’d like a refund. Have pictures and videos of the establishment to prove it. Also, very poorly maintained will urge my friends in my complex to never return.
4 years ago
Dave Burkholder - Customer Review Photo

Dave Burkholder

Could use a little help with the vacuum hoses but the wash options were all there, okay spray power, overall not a terrible time there.
2 years ago
shelley mearing - Customer Review Photo

shelley mearing

Been going here for over 20 years. Still do due to convenience. But never has hot water. Always full of garbage And most equipment are broken. BEWARE AND AT YOUR OWN RISK
5 years ago
Thomas Himmelright - Customer Review Photo

Thomas Himmelright

Stalls are in rough shape and smelt like urine. Functionality was great, water pressure was good and soaps all worked as they should.
2 years ago
This is weird - Customer Review Photo

This is weird

Fair price, mostly clean. You can get in and out pretty quick during the week. Evening is probably your best time. Saturday and Sunday mornings are busy! Garbage cans may be overflowing if your looking to clean up any trash you have.
5 years ago
Scott Stricklin - Customer Review Photo

Scott Stricklin

I'm at the owner and he seems very knowledgeable very professional I knew right away that I would be coming to the wash more often because it seem like I had more time to wash the car and I like that so you get your money's worth and also I will be doing business with them for a detailing inside my Mustang Cobra and along with all my other vehicles.😁✌. Thanks again Scott from downtown Kalamazoo
4 years ago
Cleo Finch - Customer Review Photo

Cleo Finch

absolutely baffling at how many quarters I lost to faulty machines. I tried to use two different shampooers: all duds. One of the drive in washes hoses pressure was off, so you got a piddle of water trickling out. The other bay I went to after blowing through many quarters was flooded with dirty car water. In one final attempt, I went to go get an interior car wipe, and it ate my quarters with no product. How hard is it to maintain your machines? I just want an accessible place to clean my own car, and this ain’t it man.
2 years ago
Ken Squires - Customer Review Photo

Ken Squires

OK. Do you know how above average a pay'N'spray has to be to get me to review it? This place kicks a$$! Soft water... Great pressure.. Dunno what those other reviews were talking about.. And I got 5:30 for under 2 bucks! I won't wash any place else from here on out unless it's an emergency.
6 years ago
Christine Byrd - Customer Review Photo

Christine Byrd

This is my personal favorite car wash place... There are many like it, but this one is just right. The garbage is always taken care of, the water that is used gets warm, the change machines and coin operated machines seem consistently tended to, the soap brushs actually spit out a good amount of soap and the soap is colorful so you can see where you're cleaning. It sounds silly but I will drive across town to clean my car here rather than going to some other car wash.
2 years ago
Dustin Barnes - Customer Review Photo

Dustin Barnes

It's definitely a great value, but the water pressure sucks. I couldn't even get the bugs off my car with their sprayer. Other than that, I'd recommend it for a budget friendly wash.
a year ago
Ramitha Kalhara - Customer Review Photo

Ramitha Kalhara

I had a great experience at this self-service wash. The equipment was clean, the price was fair, and it’s open 24 hours. It was also a lot of fun! I’ll definitely be coming back!
a year ago
Mike White - Customer Review Photo

Mike White

In a day where automatic car washes are taking over it is nice to have a good ole fashion do it yourself wash. It can be pretty busy here which is always a good sign however can come with some downfalls. First there can be a good wait depending on the day. Not much you can do about that and only shows what people want. So in a way that's good news. However the day that I went in my particular stall a couple of the options were not working which was kinda a bummer. But I worked around it and got my car clean. I definitely recommend this place if you are looking to get your car clean the way you want it clean not how the machine does it. I'll keep coming back every week.
2 years ago
Andres Marquez-Collins - Customer Review Photo

Andres Marquez-Collins

Water pressure has improved, pretty clean stalls and good equipment!
a month ago
Colin Maley - Customer Review Photo

Colin Maley

Rough at best, place is always full of trash, faulty machines that eat your money and even then is a roll of the dice if they will actually work. Additionally it seems there is a homeless encampment behind the structure, adding to the ambience of the place.
7 months ago
John Rozsa - Customer Review Photo

John Rozsa

Free air. Some stalls accept cards but not all. There's not many DIY washes in the area, but this one is my top choice.
3 months ago
chyer ery - Customer Review Photo

chyer ery

Seems like each stall has their own flaw one is completely out of order the first stall i went to had no soap coming from the brush the second one I sat in line and wasted my time be cause the coin slot was jammed It does take card but I didn't have my card so I just left because I wasn't getting back in line for a different stall just doesn't seem like they put money back into their business...
3 weeks ago
DOUG ADAMS JR - Customer Review Photo

DOUG ADAMS JR

Went to this place last week and It did work. If you don't mind washing your own car you can still do it yourself at this place and a reasonable price.
a month ago

Contact

Address: Shiny Brite Car Wash & Detail Center, 737 East Cork Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo

Phone: 12695989855

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