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Main Street, I have 2 guys that I call in whenever I can't figure out a problem....they are at $85 and $95/hr respectively.

Thanks for the ideas guys I will give it a shot tomorrow and see what I can come up with

Thanks Slash....i checked it with other working timers and it does the same thing. Just got the timers back from B&C Electronics (manf.) so they checked them out did some minor repairs so I think Im good timer wise. Wayne there did say the only way he could mimic what I was explaining was with...

Hey guys I just bought some coleman combos that I am rehabbing and I am having the hardest time with this Shampoo/Vac Upon turning on the breaker the 1034R timer displays the following: Wait Flashes 1:00 (motors fire up for 1 sec then shut off) R2.54 SVAC this cycle keeps on...

Hear your pain down here in Dallas Fort Worth coach! Still suprised and watch when people come in and wash while its raining???

Agree my retirement would probably consist of keep at least 1 of my car washes to have something to tinker with.

Earl, Are you vacs in direct sunlight all day or most of the day? My vacs are completely covered under the vac canopy so I think if I decided to paint them that would help them last longer.

Thanks for the input guys....yeah im debating to bite the bullet in the domes bc I was going to try to light them up to draw customer attention to the new combo vacs.

Hey guys looking for some help to save some dollars here. I have a refurb project going on some JC combo units to put at the wash and just got the pricing back from Coleman and yikes!.....$93 for just a dome! Anyone tried painting the vac domes and if so what paint did you use? Any tips or...

Just got my 6 decals for my Coleman Vac combo units from STA and they look great! Quality looks great as well! I didnt have any issues with ordering and 5 workday turn around...highly recommend them!

Coach, Did you ever do a free promotion on your new Softgloss? I know you have an attendant out at your site I would educate him on the machine especially on the brushes and the brush material so that he could in turn educate your customers. When I installed my machine along with running a...

Mainstreet I believe I have one laying in the shop and if I do im in Ft Worth. I'll let you know on Monday

I'll share this about Chinese equipment from my other business (commodity oilseed processing) had a customer balk at the price for a piece of equipment I quoted him. He was wanting another unit to expand production and said, "For your price I can buy 5 machines from China" I expressed my...

Pgrzes & Earl, Thanks for the feedback as always this forum is a great asset for anyone in the game or getting into it. I don't have an issue right now as I just got them to my shop from south Texas. I will be rehabbing them so I was trying to get ahead before installing them at the wash you...

Pgrzes Im in the process of rehabbing 3 of them (coleman shampoo/vac combos) any tips or pointers you can pass along regarding the hose would be appreciated. I also have coleman vacs...14 in total at 2 sites...cant complain, very happy with them as well.

My bank, smaller local bank, takes them for free. No wrapping, no bags, nothing....I just dropped a 5 gallon bucket full of quarters they run them and deposit them. After reading everyone's post I'm appreciative of what I have here for sure!

Dieselonly, I understand you looking at cap rates when valuing this deal & real estate (cost, sales, income approach/cap rate).....7 cap not bad....(a 9 on your $530K bid) I have a finance and real estate background. I also invest in multi-family properties in my market and use this method...

Wash #1 5 bay jim coleman ss Ryko softgloss maxx Hamilton goldline with DAN system And a snow cone stand Wash#2 7 bay jim coleman ss No auto....yet 18 self storage headaches

Sooner, When I installed my softgloss a few years back I ran free washes and advertised them on the road sign and with feather flags....gave me great results been thinking about doing a customer appreciation and doing it again...good luck!

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