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I'm thinking about disconnecting 4 of my 8 bay hoses in the equipment room, blowing out the lines before it gets to cold, remove the bay hose/guns, close the bays and just wait it out. I'll keep the drip on the other 4 bays. When the weather breaks or I need the bays I'll open them up. I think...

Does anyone have a mat machine to clean floor mats? Do they work good? Does anyone have the carpet shampoo attachment to the machine? Does anyone charge for the service? Are they coin/bill operated or free for the customer to use?

What brand of mat cleaners do you guys use? Does anyone use the Rhino mat cleaner? I thought that the purchase price was pretty steep for the coin-op/bill acceptor model. I like the coin/bill acceptor model but am not sure if it's worth the extra dollars. They told me that I could charge $4...

Do you mix the cherry blossom with 10 gals. of water or pull it straight from the bucket? What tip? Does the cherry blossom have enough lubricate for the brushes? I was thinking of using KR sonic soap as the presoak but I like the idea of the cherry scent throughout the tunnel. Does the cherry...

Earl what are you using for a presoak before the car goes into the tunnel? Are you using KR orange or vanilla creme for the brushes?

Caught a guy emptying his cc fluid in the bay and told him to stop. He said he does this all the time in any ss carwash he's near. I told him that I sell time at this car wash and the final product is a clean car, so if he wants to continue doing this at my wash he better put money in the meter...

I would first start paying your employess on a car per car basis, not hourly. Start a new policy. Then tell your employees that you are changing the way a customer books an appointment and why. Because customers do want to pick up a newly detailed car that smells like smoke on the inside. When...

Had that problem a couple of years ago. I changed everything and it still continued. Finally I changed the hose from the pump to the bay, the hose to the gun and it stopped. I don't know why but it worked for me.

I had to switch my Rain-X and drying agent to get a dryer car. Now I have medium pressure rinse arch, Rain-X, drying agent, 2 rain bars and the the blowers. On the top package the car receives everything including the drying agent. I get a pretty good dry car. My question is do I need to be...

I also posted a sign that says Smile your on camera. That has almost eliminated people pounding on my vending machines.

I do use a tax firm. I've won some and lost some too. Last time the tax collectors office told us that it was a guessestimate on their part on the value of our ground because nothing has sold in the last few years that is similiar to our lot, nothing at all has sold this year.

Waxman you can buy glass that has a film in between the glass that is almost impossible to break through. I had a glass door I installed it in 12 yrs. ago and twice since then had have people try to break in. The glass cracked but they did not get in. On the camera you can see them pounding...

Earl I guess I shouldn't complain so much. If you have the car wash volume to absorb those numbers it makes it alittle easier but I just don't think it's right. I got this property in 1977 and the real estate tax was less then $600.00 per year. I built a self serv and a full serv on the...

Bill your exactly right. If I don't win my appeal there's probably nothing else I could do but close. I still can't believe that they can raise my tax bill from 24,000 to 46,000 in less than 4 yrs. and expect to increase it again. I'd love to know what other operators aroung the country are...

I have had Micrologic for almost one year and the verdict still out.

Earl the system I saw had the customer put the car in park when they got on the flat conveyor. As for as putting the conventional tire shine equipment at the exit you may have the problem of the customer turning on the car, putting it in drive and driving to fast through the tire shine...

You won't be as effected with the weather in the repair shop business. At least when it gets really cold you'll be busy whereas the car wash, if open, will not. I rent space to a large auto repair shop. He and I were just having this discussion yesterday because this whole week we have had rain...

I've been in the self serv business for over 30 yrs. and I can honestly say that I can't remember ever going to the bank to buy back quarters. I have always kept at least a $1,000 reserve for each location if possible. My question is to those that vend out tokens. Do you use the standard...

Do you have Red Box dvd rental boxes in Canada? You might look into that. Dog wash? Detail center in one bay? If you have an attendant with an office how about truck rentals? Just some thoughts.

Approach other P.D.s in the area. Ask what their annual budget is for washing cars. Then offer to wash all their P.D. cars unlimited for this amount. Tell them that if their cars get dirty after its been washed they can come back in and wash it again. It won't happen often but it might be the...