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I thought the ICA show was smaller than usual. I did not see many new innovations like I have seen in the past. I really felt that there was very little educational seminars for the Self Service side of things. The Q and A session was very good and could have gone on much longer. A lot of good...

I also go to see friends. I am hoping that Randy can finally put away the 64 oz. prime rib at Jerrys Nugget. I will also get to see my daughter who is going to UNLV. I like to hook up in old school Vegas hangouts like the Peppermill across from Circus Circus and Batista's Italian across from...

Knock on wood. Check out Kleenrite as they now have several parts for Ryko automatics.

I think that we are getting some of the ash here in the Northwest. I am getting similar cars to what Mep1 showed and is is not pollen. We are still freezing at night so things have not been budding yet. It looks similar to what we saw from Mt. ST. Helens but a little bit lighter. It is tough to...

I just sent my spare timer in to dixmore and they got it fixed and returned in just a couple of days with the fix being under $100 also. They are just a great company to work with.

All of mine are 10 foot and have worked fine. A wider door may seem easier but what happens is that it gives people another foot on each side to get off center. I have seen people get so far to one side of a bay that the wash has to shut down because it can't get around the car. Many people have...

I like my 22 caliber air pump rifle. I gave 2 pigeons lead poisoning today. Another thing I have found to work is to place the large rat traps that use very sticky glue. I place them where the birds land and nest. As soon as they step on one or try to peck at it they are stuck to it and the...

I just got a email offer from the Venetian for suite rooms at only $109 per night for a 1400 square foot suite. You have to book by this friday. These are normally $500+ per night rooms. They have next week availible for the nights of 11,12,13th during the show. I will be at the forum party with...

The scource mentioned in the article you are talking about came right from the head of the EPA. The article spells out exactly where it came from. Another good article on this subject was published a few years ago in StormWater magazine. Brown Bear carwash did fund a study and the city of...

Take a small marker and mark every input on the PLC that is on when the machine is in the correct operating mode. Then when you have a issue you can look at input lights and see which ones are not on or some that are on and should not be. It makes it much quicker to diagnose the problem. ON...

I sent some money in for a renewal today. I never want to let my subscription lapse. That would be like not paying the power bill and being on a ventilator. In fairness to JJ he does it all himself so he can only send so many per day. I have had to wait for my copy before and I know it can be...

Not sure what brand of automatic you have but I occasionally have problems with the dixmore timers that my Ryko auto use. Dixmore fixes them for a small fee. About 1/2 the time it is the timer and 1/2 the time it is wiring somewhere else in the system.

The other nice thing about getting the SSCWN is that the new Kleenrite catalog comes with it. It is great to look through that catalog and see all the new products they carry, Many products are not even on their website yet.

The new kleenrite catalog that arrived with the SSCWN has several options for SS tire shine including a brush setup.

I apply water based tire shine in my detail shop with a pressure bottle that uses a brush with a trigger. The nice thing about the brush is that you use very little product and still get very smooth and even coverage. The draw back to having the brush setup would be that probably the next 2 or...

I got mine yesterday and as luck would have it the wife was not home so I got to spend the whole night enjoying my favorite magazine. In a time when everyone is saying print magazines are dead the SSCWN certainly is showing it is not.. No other publication like it. I have heard several times...

One other thing that should be mentioned is that the numbers for carwash and detailing will take 1 to 2 years to build. You will have to be ready to loose some money for a while before they start paying off. I have seen several body shops like you said start detailing in the last year around my...

It would be nice to have one operating SS bay just for cleaning the cars that you will be detailing. Muddy trucks, engine cleaning etc. is nice to do outside of a detail bay so you are not walking around on a wet floor all the time. If the IBA are over 15 years I would consider replacing...

Follow the wire from one of your photo eyes and see were it leads. I have not had a ryko friction machine for a few years so I can't tell you exactly were to look. The relay for the photo eye does not look like a ice cube relay. You can use one pressure plate but it is safer to use 2. If a large...

Photo eyes should have a relay somewhere on your machine. Ryko uses Carlo Galvazzi photo eyes and relays. The relay will have 3 lights on the face and when you put something in front of the photo eye one of the lights will go n or off. The relay also has a dial on it that lets your vary the...