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    How fast things are changing

    Over the years we would occasionally get something new to try. A new drying agent one year, a new pre soak the next etc. This last 10 months have been a chore!!!! As I have stated on several threads on this forum, we began testing new pre soaks last May. Shortly after that I started to prepare...
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    Possible to get an email or text if changer is down?

    Here are pics Hamilton box Etowah Valley -ized Pic of relays Hooked to - wait for it——- A Radio Shack dialer 🤦‍♂️ It will all be having its 23rd birthday in June
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    Possible to get an email or text if changer is down?

    I get a phone call from my changer if it goes down. I have a set up that sends a signal to a device that calls me. if power goes out it calls me Which is most helpful cause that means I need to check other stuff asap If it gets jammed - it calls me etc etc
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    Looking at taking out a soft gloss Max 5 and going Petit

    SE - that helps You should be able to clean cars down there in a touchless easy! One of the reasons I like touchless is the fact I can wash any pickup truck on the road!!!!!! And I wash a shit ton of them! Dually’s - flatbeds- four door cab with a 9’ flatbed is my biggest truck I have come thru...
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    Looking at taking out a soft gloss Max 5 and going Petit

    Tell us where you are located and we will be better able to answer your question Like washnshine said Every region has its own set of issues!
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    Graphene

    If you have all the ceramic/ graphene stuff Get rid of the sticky carnuba Life will get better!!!!!
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    Graphene

    I have not had any issues with walls or with the bay floor. just under the dryers I put plastisol up in the wash I remodeled In 21 months have not touched it with a brush, just the hose wand. still looks brand new!
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    Justifying touchfree auto replacement

    The project isnt any different than buying a new unit I completely removed every last rusty leaky piece of the D&S unit. put new white plastic walls in auto bay New doors on the bay The problem is finding a used unit and one that was removed properly. taking some time to go thru it while on...
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    Justifying touchfree auto replacement

    I purchased a site that had been half assed maintained Dec 30th 2021. old junk D&S 5000- never changed the nozzles in 20 years. $6-$7-$8-$9 washes town of 3000 people he was washing the same as you are. i bought a used Razor 3 and put it in Raised the prices Washing more cars Its making...
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    Graphene

    Warning: It sticks to concrete as well After running this stuff hot and heavy in cold weather. The concrete under my dryers is slicker than sh*t. (My dryers are outside of the bay) Dont get any soap or acid out there. scrub brush and bay cleaner and the pressure wand. Much harder than the old...
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    Graphene

    Wow 6 ml is not much I m about 25 ml I m applying thru arch as well- speed 9 On my razor 3 - hp rinse/conserv is the application ahead of graphene ( conserv is set at 400psi) I have about a 10 second delay programmed to allow the arch to fill before it moves. But - having said all that I do...
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    Pump Pulsating

    if its pulsing all the time- How old is your pump? When I have a pulsing pump - I have CAT 310’s Its usually 1 of 2 things 1) pressure regulator is going bad Or 2) the o rings and plastic pieces on the valves in the pump head are deteriorated
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    Graphene

    The short answer is Yes The long answer is more than I want to type with my thumbs If you want the long answer- pm me
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    Graphene

    I ll weigh in on this- You/they are correct carnuba and ceramic are like oil and water. Absolutely no benefit. Graphene - if its good quality, is as hydrophobic as ceramic. Is more durable and makes ceramic harden quicker and shine longer(durability) Thats why we put the graphene on before...
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    Graphene

    I m applying my graphene thru the arch Low pressure Can I ask how you are applying it?
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    Worst car of the day

    Working the wash yesterday this car rolled in. We washed a ton of ugly cars but this was the worst caked on one we saw. We got a burst of snow across central ohio and pa early saturday morning. The DOT’s were using up the salt budget just in case spring is arriving. I thought about some...
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    Going Ceramic? GO GO GO!

    I stared at the ceiling in bed half the night it seems thinking about that ? A couple things 1) I was surprised that the quality difference of ceramics is probably greater than any of the products we use on an IBA You know, pre soaks tend to be sodium hydroxide etc and acid is acid. (I still...
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    Going Ceramic? GO GO GO!

    To clarify I do not use Silk in my IBA I use Silk in my self serve bays I use Nova in the IBA Apply Zenith then the Nova Silk is an extreme hi end product As is Zenith graphene I m not sure you would use both of those together Someone from the company could better answer that ?
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    Going Ceramic? GO GO GO!

    Just added it It goes on the pass ahead of the ceramic. then SFR
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    Going Ceramic? GO GO GO!

    So 3 weeks ago, after the severe cold snap, I installed my new top wash without telling anyone. It’s my current top wash with the addition of Zenith graphene. I wanted to experiment with it some more before I ordered the new menu boards. As stated on the “eyebrow thread” I spent some time...
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