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Randy, I have a couple of the Kleenrite T5 waterproof light fixtures. I am getting ready to install them in my detail shop. Last Week I bought 40- 4 foot twin bulb T5 fixtures for $45 each. These are also going in the detail shop to replace my T12 that I currently have. ANyone looking into...

I contacted a local radio station about giving away a free car wash during one of their morning contests. They do a battle of the sexes every morning during drive times when people are listening to their car radios. Part of the prize for the winner is a wash token for my car wash. The only cost...

I retro fitted a couple of mytee extractors with detail plus vac hoses that had internal hoses and the clear window on the extractor. THey can be used on any extractor. If you look at the hose on the top of the line extractor detail plus sells you will see the internal hose and clear window set up.

I think you can get those options on several brands. I got mine from Detail Plus.

A couple of things you did not mention that I like in a extractor is a clear window on the nozzle and the supply line ran internal on the vac hose. The clear window allows you to see what you are suckking up and if it is clean and dry. Running the supply line inside the hose means a lot less...

Depending on how concentrated your wax is the 2-10 gph might be a little overkill. I use flow meters on all functions used on my automatics even the ones that go through injectors that can use calculated tips. FOr waxes I generally set them between 1 to 2 gph. That gives me good beading and...

I would like to try the new tire shine machines that are offered with some vacs and as a stand alone feature. From my detail shop I know a lot of customers look for that the most. I also see several customers bring their own tire shine chemicals. For under a grand Kleenrite offers a retrofit kit...

I changed the lighting over about 2 months ago at 3 of my washes. I went with 42 watt wall pak CFLs. Home depot has lithonia wall paks like mine for under $40 each with the bulb. Using 4 in each SS bay and 6 in my auto bays I have ample light. It compares to the roughly 750 to 900 watts of metal...

I like to use a steamer.

My weather is routinly very cold. It is not unusual for us to not get over freezing for a month or more at a time. If the winter daytime highs got even 10 degrees more I know business would be better. ONce we get snow on the ground it is usually here for 3 months. Places that get snow that soon...

Sema has had a car care section for a while now. It often draws over 100,000 people. There are few car wash companies setup at the show. I would like to eventually see the WCA team up and put their show on during SEMA which is usually the first week in November. I think it would draw a lot more...

I am in a Northern state with a similar climate to North Dakota. I think your weather is cold enough that you will see a downturn in business overall. Winter business for me has always been slower than summer business. You will easily see heat bills over $1000 per month to heat the slab in the...

I have a couple of acw4 that in the last couple of weeks have acted up like you describe. I unplug the power cord to the modem and leave it unplugged for about 30 seconds then plug it back in and everything works fine again.

I will be attending and giving a session in the Self Service boot camp.

From what I read the inductive lights are good to -40 below for starting. The CFLs I recently put in are good to starting down to -13.

The rating would be closer to 80% on that boiler. If you are going to replace it you would want to get one with a similar output BTU rating. Most new hitech boilers are 90% +. If you use it for floor heat in the winter I would reccomend a boiler that uses a closed loop air induction so all the...

I recently replaced some metal halide bay lights with CFL lights. I replaced 900 watts of MH lights with only 210 watts of CFL lights and the bays are just as brite. I used 5- 42 watt CFL wall paks with great results. Cfl will not burn as long as the inductive lights but are a lot cheaper to...

I got a call last week from a customer complaining about a price raise on the price of my vacuums. It was late at night so it went to my voice mail. It took her 2 seperate calls to explain that she really like my wash and used it because it always worked. She of course explained that she uses it...

Could they be hard water spots? I would try some vinegar first to disolve the calcium. If that does not work dilute some alumabrite acid with 4 parts of water and see if you can remove the spots.

The APC is diluted 20 to 1 for light duty and 10 to 1 for medium strength. It leaves a nice scent and cleans very well. The hyper dressing can be diluted from 1 to 1 to 4 to 1 with water. The more water the less gloss. Goes from shiny finish to a satin or matt finish. I find them to be a good value.