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I have 3 locations that dispense Rain X through the high pressure wand and one location that has a different gun for the rain X. At the location with the different gun It is a challenge to keep it from freezing in the winter. The use of rain X in the winter does drop down alot. It is mainly used...

I decided to try a few of these but I branded my car wash name into the plastic. These new ones have metal screws that hold the flashlight assembly on so I hope they last longer. I will let everyone know how they work out.

It coated the car fine with presoak and the triple foam was OK. It just did not have the impact that I am used to seeing with the high impact pump that uses more water at lower pressure. This pump was not a high volume type and just did not give water impact on the car that I am used to with a...

I just went through a brand new installation a couple of times with 2 different cars. It did not have the cleaning ability of the more expensive ryko touch less washes. It is sold as a low cost low volume touch less car wash. I run rumps and personally would not be interested in owning one of...

I use muratic acid from the hardware store for my toughest cleaning problems. They sell low fume version now. I drill a small hole in the lid and squirt it on full strength on heavy build up area and let it sit for a couple of minutes. Then a light scrub will remove heavy build up. For regular...

Talking to several operators at the WCA show it sounds like the way to go if you offer a monthly unlimited wash program. Depending on what pay station you have it could cost from 10k up.

I had to repair a dryer fan this summer and ran into similar problems. When I took the whole assembly to a electric motor rebuilder after I could not get the motor seperated from fan they did the following. 1. They sprayed the connections with a product called aero koil penetrating oil. They...

When I saw this lighted vac nozzle I thought it would be great for a detail shop. I have enough nozzles get stolen from the vacs, it would be worse if they could get a free flashlight.

At a couple of my locations I have the shurevend vendors setup to accept my tokens. So IBA can also redeem their bonus token for any vend product, vacuum, $1 off next wash etc. I just had to have coin acceptor in shurevend setup to recognize token.

I use count up with blue pay and have never had a problem with double charging. For the most part the problems I have had are with phone line problems. 3 locations use the EV system and processing is pretty expensive. I got a call from hamilton and Tsys this morning and they said that Hamilton...

I hope the pictures come through. One is a Hamilton Token teller and the other is a American Changer token teller. If you have a current hamilton goldline with the proper controller it offers many more features than others I have seen. If you have to change out your controller in the Hamilton it...

Giving away free vacs at the first location has resulted in almost a 20 percent increase this year at the first wash I tried it at. That RR is not sucking away profits. Seems RR always condemns any idea the SS AND IBA industry tries.

Your findings are right in line with mine. Blue pay is more than double what I pay through the processor I use with Wash Gear.

I think the push button is a good idea. The only draw back I can see is that a few people will forget to push the button and will call you wanting you to send them tokens. I get that with my ACWs that require they push a button for a receipt.

I added token vendors to my automatics at one location a couple of years ago in response to a recently opened express wash. At the time it was my 3rd busiest wash. It took a while but people started to catch on to the tokens. At first I would find several tokens in the vendor but now I rarely...

Super Kleen is made by Simoniz. The simoniz version is called Power Solve. Both are delivered without surfactant just pure cleaning agent. Simoniz sells a pure surfactant product called Power Blend that is designed to be used with the Power Solve. I have had good luck adding about 2 gallons of...

I use a flow meter that all my presoak goes through to a non tipped injector. I titrate the presaok at a given flow on the flow meter so I know how strong it is. If I need a little stronger I just dial up the flow meter a little and I know I am getting stronger presoak. I can also watch the flow...

I am probably one of the few who does not have a website for my wash. I am thinking about doing one soon but was wondering what others have paid for their website. One company offered to build one for about $2500 and then I would own everything. Another company wants $200 per month to setup a...

I bought a 1970 ring o matic 750 pit cleaner in 1994. It was all original then. I have replaced the vac pump vanes once and the motor once. I can still clean a 500 gallon pit in less than 15 minutes. If you do not clean your pits every few months then the black sand will build up in the bottom...

I bought a wash in 1995 with a flat hot mop roof that needed replacing. I went with a white membrane roof and in 18 years it has not leaked or given me a problem. It still looks great and had a 15 year warranty when I bought it. We get a lot of snow and it is the only type of roof people put on...