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In the past I have had luck using paint on new block walls doing the following. After allowing the new block wall to cure for at least 28 days I applied 2 coat of block sealer/swimming pool sealer. Then I applied 2 part epoxy with 2 coats using Sherwin WIlliams products. Still on and no pealing...

I think a secure coin short drop should work.

Current price of is $3.71 for coin sized 26 bit bought in 100 increments but you can usually get them on special at 15% off. If I bought these through the distributor my cost is over $10 from them.

Price depends on system I think. info@IDZone.com Blair is my contact. I sent in one of my tags and he was able to match it. For my system my tag is less than $10

I have have been buying my RFID tags from IDZONE.

A local tire company tried to take one of their 1 ton service trucks through a automatic bay. He had the tire inflation cage standing up in the back and tore the high clearance bar down trying to enter the wash. $325 later it was replaced by the tire store. 6 months later the same truck at the...

I have been using secure coin for over a decade. I like that they make short and long drop versions. They are preprogrammed for quarters and dollar coins and let you program 3 more coins. They rarely loose their programing and have been very reliable for me.

I have not had any troubles with people swinging on the vac booms and have had no problems of the hoses marking vehicles. I checked the hoses on a several of my own cars and never saw any marks at all. No problems with the hoses catching on anything. The people do not always put them back in the...

I have less than $200 in my setup because I used the existing light poles. My vac clogs have gone way down since I use 1 1/2 inch down from the end of the booms. When I do get a clog it is right at the joint where the 2 inch and 1 1/2 inch hose are joined. I can unscrew the small hose at the...

I made some last spring out of regular foamy brush booms attached to my vacuum light pole. The people seem to like them and I have noticed a increase in my Vac revenue at this location. I posted a few pictures last spring under the thread easy hang vac hoses.

There are still many operators who do not use the forum or internet for that matter. The printed page is the only way they will get this information.

Top tip is to use a good cutting oil when drilling stainless and only use Cobalt bits. I get mine at the local industrial supply location. Much better than the ones I got at Harbor freight.

To the original question, I think it depends on if you are a voyeur or a hands on kind of person.

I have several Ryko vacs that come with built in springs inside of the filter socks. When the vac turns on the sock will compress and when it shuts off the spring opens back up effectively shaking the sock after each use. They are much easier to maintain than my other vacs.

If you look at the MSDS sheet on purple passion from KR you will find out that it is a neutral presoak. I don't think it has much cleaning action in itself but is a decent foamer. Being neutral is why algae will grow in it some times. I use it as a foam agent in my High PH presoaks. I am...

A lot of good advise from those who actually own washes. It does not matter what the equipment looks like in the equipment room as long as it works well. Spend your money where customers can see it. Sodium lights are not efficient compared to newer lights as mentioned. Many electric utilities...

I used the Blendco setup for a couple of years and it did work great but found it to be very expensive. $1 per car in my touchless washes. I switched to using Kleenrite Super KLeen powder and Kleenrite SS liquid presoak surfactant made by SImoniz. I now mix the powder portion myself and use a...

I plan on going this year. As always the highlight will be the forum dinner.

Been using hard water for 22 years. I see no benefit to using soft water for weep.

It depends on the gallons needed. Mine IBA call for 11 to 20 gallons per minute.