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We blew a line on our Pressure washer so it was sitting next to my automatic bay without hoses or lines attached while I ran to pick up a new HP line. This is 2pm on a Thurs with 3 other employees within 25-50 yards so I thought (wrongly) that it was safe. A scumbag rolled up in my auto bay...

Ok let me be more specific as @MEP001 brings up a good point about the variety of rubbing compounds cutting power and ability to scratch. Use a single stage lighter-cutting rubbing compound such as "3M Perfect-IT 36060". I use this on glass (both in my bay and my fleet of rental cars)...

Weird thought here. What if you cleaned the glass the best you can, then sprayed the glass with frosted glass coating. Then installed LED's around the edges of the glass so that it glowed and changed colors. That would be a pretty rad setup with each panel glowing and color changing. Might be...

I too have had a customer that complained that their car didn't get clean coming through my self serve. I accidentally started laughing my butt off at them, then realized they would probably google review my wash, so just refunded them, and told them to go through my automatic wash next time...

http://idspumprepair.com/ IDS is the only company I could find that does press in SS sleeving. They sleeved two of my 5CP2150w's 2 years ago for my wash, and so far I haven't had any issues. I will say that getting the high pressure seals into the sleeve is more difficult than it was before, but...

Ours have been flawless since we installed them on our WSII and our self serves. Once plugged in, you just have to get into the cryptopay chat box and tell them to link the cryptotaps serial # with the corresponding swipers serial #, and you'll be all set! The only downside is that under recent...

Excellent car detailing forum: https://www.autopia.org/forums/ Autopia Detailing Forum This forum is for Car Wash Operators :)

With some new paint, new awning, maybe some black metal roofing, and new signage, you'd be surprised how presentable you'll be able to make that building.

If they used apple pay or something similar through their phone via tap, it uses a different card number from what is on their credit card to process the charge. I would check for any and all $34 charges that day and see if there is one close to the time the customer was at your facility? Just...

Maybe you could have some kind of pivoting swingarm welded up with breakaway bolts like the awnings over fast food restaurants drive through lines? Something that scissors out of the way when hit? Would have to have a few extra feet of HP line in the attic ziptied in though so you aren't ripping...

Instead of replacing the cameras, buy yourself some "3M Perfect it Rubbing Compound 06085." Apply about a pea sized amount on a rag and rub the lens in a circular motion for around 30 seconds to a minute. Wipe it with a clean microfiber and check your camera to see if it is clear enough. If it...

This post just made me realize that there is a points program through KR... 5 years and tens of thousands of dollars later I just got my 500 points for signing up for their "free rewards program". Gotta say I'm feeling pretty stupid. Better late then never I guess 😒

I own a 2 bay SS + Mark VII IBA, a 2 location Avis & Budget Rent-A-Car Franchise, a small used car dealership, book reservations for Greyhound Bus Lines, and manage 2 paid ferry parking lots...

@APW Yes, it seemed to work for us. Sorry to hear that you are struggling with the same problem. Believe me, I know how frustrating it is :(

So a possible fix! The sale approved issue finally came to a head and decided to sale approve every single transaction the Wednesday before last, it would also do something new and beep the same amount of times as the wash price, immediately after selecting the wash I was trying to fire...

@thecasino5 Still not fixed yet. May have something to do with the hot weather, but it's been happening twice a day lately. I know there are plenty of other people running the WSII with the retrofit kit without any issues, so it seems like it is not a super common problem. My distributor is...

This same exact problem has been happening at my wash since 2019. Its the most frustrating thing ever! We have had multiple people from my distributor try to fix it, and at this point I literally have a sign under the screen on my WSII that says "If machine gets stuck on "sale approved" and...