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Spot free and tire shine are pretty standard fare in modern tunnels, but fortunately don’t take up a ton of space. Tire shine units can sit below your blowers and sfr can be a rain arch. You need to make sure you have enough friction and high pressure component to get the desired result. It...

I used to have a similar length Hanna tunnel. If it meets your volume needs, is not undersized and has the appropriate equipment in in to clean, you should be fine. Can’t speak to Peco specifically, but it’s all just wraps, rockers, mitters and blowers 😆. I was semi - kidding, no matter the...

I’m not a prospective buyer, but you might want to give the location details and post some pictures just to get initial responses - before anyone even asks for your numbers.

Make sure the surface of the vehicle is neutral pH or slightly lower by the time it reaches your last mitter. Then, use a high quality drying agent followed by a spot free rinse rain arch. A flash dry immediately after the spot free flood gets a lot of water off quickly while it is still in...

The tempered glass on cell phones can crack after a few well-positioned and well timed drops. I’m talking about the vandalism that many operators face with hammers, baseball bats, axes, screw drivers etc.

No doubt it looks very cool, sleek and modern. I’ve seen a few posts about ss touchscreens on this forum before and the number one fear everyone seems to voice is potential vandalism and the problems it would cause, in terms of function and repair cost, on a screen like this versus a metal...

I love how this is a vending wall - awesome setup!

I did not see chemicals on their website - do you just contact them directly for ordering and information?

Some chemical companies boast a “layering effect” whether it is with a ceramic trifoam and ceramic sealer, ceramic wax and ceramic rain repel , ceramic drying agent- etc. - whatever. I’m not sure how much of the layering effect is true, or a way to encourage more chemical usage. If there is no...

I am a fan of the Simoniz ceramic sealant.

Nice to see this thread and all the concern, research and discussion that operators on this forum go through to give their customers the best. This truly is a forum for professional car wash operators.

I know another touchfree IBA operator who does all of his tweaking and adjusting of presoaks with a few tank sprayers in a self serve bay. He mixes up his dilution for both the hi and lo pH and then experiments on different parts of his car with the sequence, dwell , etc. before he rinses it...

I do not know if any operators rinse between the two applications of presoak. That doesn’t mean you can’t try it - you might find success with that approach- I just have not seen it done.

High and low are not necessarily neutralized. 8-14 is high, and 6-0 is low. Putting on a 14 pH and then a 3 pH is different than a 12 pH and then a 3 and so fourth. Many variables on both sides of the scale.

https://www.arcadianservices.com/catalog-items/super-soap/

Do you still have the friction wash? That is a good machine.

Great looking lights and arch, coach!

Oh boy - those moving walls - they sure damage a lot of cars! Sorry to see that. At least your touch up paint is still fresh.

That is good - if you’ve maximized the efficiency, given your property and layout, you are doing better than a lot of operators I have seen in the past.

I don’t run a full serve, but if you are talking about the traditional full serve model where cars are vacuumed and floor matts are washed at the entrance of the tunnel and interior glass , door jambs and dashes are cleaned at the exit, it just is not very efficient. You have one line that...