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One thing I see here is that many people are building commercial units that can be used as store fronts for various businesses that require a small store front but not a lot of space. Electricians, furnaces, painters, detail shop etc. They usually need these to meet zoning laws from not working...

Check with Sam Furno of the WEstern car wash insurance agency. The WCA has offered car wash insurance for decades and specialize in it.

Polymax holds up very well in a car wash. The only downside is the freight cost. 1\8 is what I would use.

I see a lot of people use FRP behind the mat holders. I would use the white poly panels from Farmtec if I were to do it again.

I use the NOrth American wand gun because it has the grippy blue surface, not the slick black plastic that other guns have. I have been using them for about 3 years now and never had a failure or leak. I have to use a flexible wand because we get a lot of ice and customers will use a solid wand...

I agree with buying smooth bore hoses. Never a problem with them.

The 125 number was given to me by a industry appraiser who does numerous washes every year. That was about 6 years ago. I also have asked others who operate express tunnels and been told 100 to 112 per million. Your $10 average may be a little high also. Either way we have to small of pie for...

Industry experts say 30,000 people per express tunnel. Around 125 cars per day per million dollars spent to break even. I doubt any are making a true profit since they all had inheritance cash and have no mortgage. Not many self service bays in town so I have my niche. The express tunnels here...

Business was good until October. October and November were cloudy and slow. Found out this week that someone is building the 6th express wash in our town of 60,000.

The dial on the amplifier should be turned all the way up. If it already is at what point does the light go off when you turn it down?

I used fr p plastic rivers over concrete block for my install.

I actually have 2 sets of photo eyes on each exit door. So it will see something low on either side. The reason I have mine setup like this is not to save dogs but to require that both sets of photo eyes to be clear before the exit door lowers or turns off the dryers. I had many vehicles with...

My rykos send the open\close signal through the door control buttons. When the photo eyes get dirty they occasionally keep the door.open. In rare occasions the door control buttons inn the bay gets corroded and does not allow the signal to always reach the opener. I replaced.one door control...

ON my own atvs and SXS I always use tire shine after I clean them. Just spray it on when wet and let it dry. It makes it much easier to clean the next time. A silicone after wash spray makes them look new and easier to clean the next time.

I installed Polymax on 2 automatic bays about 14 years ago. It is holding up very nice with no yellowing or deterioration. I ordered the stainless steel dividers and had them powder coated white before the install. I prefer the polymax over FRP and would do it again.

Last year I used a local sign shop to make some over lays so I could use my exisiting aluminum signs. They designed a 1 sheet instruction sign and used my old signs for about $40 each.

I always keep some the stick type antiseize around. It looks like a large chap stick and less messy than the can stuff.

3 weeks ago I got a call from a woman that started out like this " About a month ago.... says she lost $6 in a $2 shampoo vac and that she just now had a IBA shut down on her in the middle of the $8 wash. Says she left a note a month ago for the shampooer but never got a refund. I said no...

TSS is the car wash sign company that Rykonowns. They make a single LED fixture with multiple colors for around $700 that would work well in a IBA.

We did a few free vet washes but temps at 9 degrees this morning really slowed participation.