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Goo off is another product designed for this.

The coin mechs may have a signal duration longer than what the timer is looking for. The duration of the signal may be adjustable if you are using electronic coin mechs.

I have been on this forum since the beginning in the mid 90s. I remember when I found this site there were only a few posts but many dedicated car wash people. Back then members could be counted on a couple of hands. Unfortunatly many of those members are not here any more. Most have either...

Most vacs that offer high security is simply a bar that goes through a couple of slots that you can put a lock in. This gives you 2 locks, the pin lock and the slide bar lock. I took some older vacs that had been broken into and made a big cover that went over the coin drawer. It was a big heavy...

Check with Randy here on the forum. He is the one got dixmore to build the new red displays that work wonders on the hamiltons. He is also a Hamilton distributor and has all the info. and options.

There are laws against dumping trash. You will need a camara system that can capture license plate numbers. The cops won't do much for you if you don't have definite evidence of who did it. If you want to have the offenders stop coming to the place you can get a trespass order filed on them...

The Southwest Car wash association is one of the most active in the country. I would contact them and talk to a few of the locals about the market.

Wow, It looks like someone took stuff personally. I have dealt with Randy on bill acceptors, changers etc. for almost 20 years. He has always given good advise and great service. Maybe that is why he has been around so long and is consulted by all the manufacturers of bill validators, coin...

I also was thinking about an old member Coy. The big dust storm in Phoenix will bring him a lot of business.

I have converted 2 vacs to tire shine and am currently working on making my own cabinets for more that I will build myself.

Brushes should be checked at least once per year. Mine generally last around a year. When I check them if the brushes are over half gone I just put new ones in. At a couple of bucks each it is cheap preventitive maint. I also use a sharpie to write the date the brushes are changed on each vac motor.

Blood is one of the toughest stains to remove. I would first use some hydrogen peroxide on a clean white towel. Blot the stain and do not rub the stain. Other compounds that may work are diluted ammonia or salt water.

I have been using a prescrub bucket in front of my automatics for almost 20 years. People like the extra service. I use a small wheel wizard brush ( 4 inches wide) on a fiberglass handle. I have 30 gallon drums that I cut the top off of. I use a wheel and bug cleaner diluted down to a safe...

I used a old tire to roll the drum off side ways onto the tire. A large tire off a 4x4 works well.

The birds nest and also just hang out. They crap all over the bays and even on customers cars at times. The large beach ball with fake eyes seems to really work at keeping them away from the wash.

I recently started a new way of handling some complaints. Every now and then a customer will call up and say that the wash did not get their car clean enough. It happens both with automatic customers and SS customers. I get the customers information for a refund so I can send it out. Before they...

I tried a new method of keeping birds away that so far seems to be working. I found some large blow up beach balls that have round looking eyes on them. It seems the birds think it is a eye ball of a large predator. It is a single colored ball with some black circles on it similar to a Target...

Kleenrite sells a good system designed for carwashes by someone who owns carwashes. RIck can get you anything you want. He can set it up so you have an app on your phone to watch your wash if you want.

I have had to run soft water in the past for a while instead of RO water. I never had a complaint. My water starts at 20 grains hardness (2000 ppm) but after softner it is around 200 ppm before RO.

I replaced mercury switches with pressure pads on a Ryko friction machine and a Monarch 2. I used a double width pad that fit in the area of the mercury plate switch. I have had very little problem with the conversion. I got mine from Kleenrite. Been using the pressure plates for over 10 years.