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Depending on state regulations you could do a few things. In California if the pit dirt is dry you can dump it in the dumpster. With a handi-clam you could scoop out a few buckets full each day and drop them in the dumpster when dry. might save a few bucks but would be back breaking work.

We are still at $3.15 per gallon but it is dropping. In the spring everyone was blaming high gas prices for the lack of business at carwashes. WIth this gas price drop is everyones business just going through the roof based on the lower prices? I am not seeing a big rebound in business.

I have etowah valley CC readers in some of my bays. They use Blue Pay and I can go to their site and use a virtual teller to input CC. I can do it from any computer.

This shows that the regional associations do far more than just put on trade shows. Monitoring and effecting legislation is a big part of what they do. By working on all this other stuff that comes up they enable carwashes to stay in business so they can buy from the vendors that support the...

Randy Nix gets an A for sure. Kleenrite is also very good B+ Etowah Valley A

When I had the track machines I would take the gear box and wheels to a machine shop to be pressed off. Sometimes they can get them off and save you the expense of a new gear box. Also I always replaced my bearings with stainless steel marine bearings. THey cost about $70 each vs. $40 but lasted...

Mine has always stayed mixed. I have several washes around me that do take the brushes off the wall during the winter. I choose to keep my up. I am also where it gets very cold. Usually when it gets below 10 degrees here not many people wash.

Here is how I make my own. I buy a 55 gallon drum of methenol and drain 10 gallons out of the barrel. Then I add 5 to 10 gallons of concentrated foamy brush soap. I draw out of the barrell going through a hydrominder to get the following dilutions according to how cold it is. A 10% mixture of...

They make several types. FOr your Vacuum, one like you use on a door or window that has 2 parts would work. WHen the door is closed the 2 magnetic contactors are close to each other and when the door opens it breaks the circuit and activates the sensor. What ever brand of alarm system you use...

You can buya wrieless contactor for alarm systems at Lowes. I bought some a couple years ago. GE made a system and they sold spare wireless contactors you can add to most systems. I have some of them that are going on 2 1/2 years on the same battery.

I checked fight cost to Lake Tahoe vs. Vegas for me. TO Vegas it is $118.00 round trip to Lake Tahoe it is $324. Why is the ICA going to Vegas for the next 10 years? Because they always get the best attendance there. I can not speak for the ICA so I can't address anything about them.

I agree on the raffles that they do draw the people away from the booths. I will see what I can do about that. Maybe I can introduce a mystery time raffle where it is just announced over the PA system all over the show floor and give the people who won 10 minutes to pickup the prize. It would be...

I have another brand of equipment that has a bubbler. I watched when it was new and what they used was mineral oil. After each vial was full they added food coloring to oil to acheive the colors.

Please keep all the new ideas coming for trade shows. All may not be implemented but we might find a few that can be included. Here are some reasons trade shows are like they are. For the WCA in Vegas we are a small convention by their standards. We do not get to tell them when we want to have...

Next year the trade show will be in one room at the MGM. The full service side of education was about the same attendance as last year . We did see less attendees on SS side of education seminars. The boot camp featured 9 venues instead of 6 like before so they seemed more sparse. One of our...

I have not seen the final numbers for the show. Still waiting for last days sign ups. I talked to at least 20 vendors and asked them how the show was for them. Honestly you are the only one I talked to that was not happy with attendance. The economy being what it is I was happy with the numbers...

I was at the WCA show and talked to several Ryko people. All that was announced is that a new CEO has been appointed. He had been rykos ceo before but was battling cancer for a couple of years. He now has it in remission and will be returning to work.

I think a good SS car wash usage runs about 10% of total time available. National average per bay is about $1500 per month. If you are the only one then maybe you could get to $2500 per month. If you do buy it get a noncompete agreement from the owner. He could turn around and build a 2 or 3 bay...

I told shurevend years ago before they started making the half pint vendor that they should make a small vendor with the same footprint as the old Max vends. I have seen hundreds of them at washes and they all need replaced. The new shurevend half pint vendor is about 6 inches bigger than a...

Many companies have a rubber threshold that you can install under the door. It has 2 chanels in the bottom that you can run a heat cable in. WHen the door is resting on the threshold the heat cable will keep it from freezing. Try american garage door or ultimate products. They both carry this.