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  1. soapy

    New SoftGloss lost RainShield & foam wax

    Ryko used to have foaming chambers built into their foam applicators. They are filled with a tight knit scotch brite material than can become clogged with chemicals. I have taken these chambers apart and pulled out the material and put in a course scothbrite material that you can get from a auto...
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    Trash Cans

    I only use Rubbermaid Brute garbage cans. They have a heavier bottom so if they get dragged you don't end up with water draining out the bottom when you dump them. They also have handles that are reinforced so they don't break. If you can find the commercial Brute plastic cans they are even...
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    Fire, Fire, Fire

    Insurance Randy probably has like all of us. A huge deductible that comes out of his pocket. Sorry for the loss.
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    Bucket washers

    What are we really selling at our car washes? does anyone know? TIME is what we are selling plain and simple. When they bucket wash in bays they are stealing the thing we sell in that bay TIME I dont run them out if we are not busy but I have found that when you let themduring slack times...
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    Bucket washers

    "All time spent in bay must be paid for". Today It was raining and a guy came up and asked to rent one of the SS bays to install a motorhome window. He specializes in Motorhome windows but was from out of town. Just the fact that he asked me first and was willing to pay me lead me to let him...
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    Adding a logo projector on an iba

    I had some reverse logos cut that fit over my existing spot lights mounted on the Iba. They light during trifoam.
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    In bay tire shine

    I built a stand alone tire shine out of a old vacuum. Under$300 using the vac coin acceptor. It works great and could be adapted to a bag very easy.
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    Who’s installing Ceramic Coatings?

    People are paying between $1000 to $2000 for a ceramic coating including buffing. The actual application of the ceramic is really pretty easy. I have a simoniz kit i plan to apply to my Hellcat. Kit was $80. I picked up some mothers CDX ceramic and allied it to a work truck. Very easy...
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    Pit Boss

    Randy, the bucket is 22 inches wide and 20 inches deep so not sure exactly how much but it sure beats a handiclam. I would guess a good scoop will probably be equal to 15 to 20 large handiclam shovels.
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    Pit Boss

    Finally got it all done and tested it today. A little technique is required but so far I am very happy with the results. We did 2 IBA very large pits and 4 SS pits in about 3 hours. Thanks to Gator and SLedge for their design.
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    Prices at self service cw around the USA.

    For a good laugh about chinese buffet you tube John Pinette and chinese buffet.
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    What do you miss?

    In defense of Randy he has only yelled at me a couple of times for being on his lawn.
  13. soapy

    Car wash superstore "prime shipping" type deal expires 05/15

    I think KR has a response coming out on 6/1/19. I am sure they raised their eyebrows wwhen they saw this offer from CWS
  14. soapy

    Car Washes being flipped for 8 times EBITDA?

    The only way I could see this happening is if the city had a moratorium on building carwashes and it meant you had a exclusive. Otherwise another operator could come in and build his own and have half the overhead.
  15. soapy

    Which function would you add?

    Summer sales makes both RO PRODUCERS and distribution setups. They have worked great for me for many years.
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    Which function would you add?

    If you are in a area with hard water I would go spot free rinse first then dryers. I switched my SS trifoam over to Rain X and it sees much more use than my trifoam ever did.
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    Regular self-serve/Pay One Price hybrid

    A cover charge up front like the bars that Pat hangs out at.
  18. soapy

    Crypto pay ..... Count up or down ?

    Count up is the way to go. I do post minimum and max per swipe.
  19. soapy

    Best Dryer Options

    I put in some Sonny mammoth side dryers last year and have been very happy with the. If you added a single top fan to them it would be a great setup for a IBA
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    Treadle Plates

    Kleenrite sells pressure pads in many sizes.
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