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Yeah, that too. I turn off one pass of hp rinse to make it go faster. I would like to get 1-2 extra cars per hour.

I run a loop of warm water through my trough. It really doesn't take much heat too keep all the lines in your trough from freezing. I put styrofoam under the lines and 2 layers on top. No problems.

It failed because only 5 in 100 people will go out of their way to use the car wash of choice. The other 95% are all about location. Advertising in the newpaper hits the wrong market. I like the suggestion of free wash days. At least, that captures the market that passes the wash. Lower...

when I see them, I tell them that there is no problem washing their race cars there, but I do expect them to clean it up. If they don't I do. I get a lot of customers because of the cleanliness of my wash, but I also take almost everyone's money. One tip. I do find that the "mudders"...

I think you have that capability with a razor. It is just a question of whether you use it or not. all I am talking about doing is another HP pass with colored wax instead of a triple foam pass. I cannot get the triple foam to apply reliably in the cold winter months. As for the...

On Saturday nights, I have lots of people stop from a dirt racetrack 28 miles away. They usually trash the place. They wash their racecars. I am happy to have their business even though it results in additional cleanup. I did however ban a guy who dropped 100 lbs of stone dust during each...

One thing I do is to run my triple foam through my arch. I have a LW4000 and the triple foam freezes. yes, they do sell expensive methanol based triple foam but it freezes too. All the freezing causes the triple foam applicators to fall off or break. I run blue triple foam through a HP pass...

Every industry study I have seen says that car washes are 95% location. You can advertise all you want but that will not change your location. My goal is to keep the customer who would use my location by taking care of problems quickly and offering the best was possible.

well, I left my wife's car at my friend's shop for a full detail job. He and his helper worked on it most of the day. When I picked it up at the end of the day, they had cleaned the interior and washed to outside but had not had time to wax it yet.

Yeah, what he said. That's what I was trying to say.

I have one of those hanging gas heaters with no fan hooked up to a thermostat set to 55. It is plenty to keep my equipment room warm. I think they are in that price range too. They also come on without electricity which is nice. If the power goes out, you still have heat. I would assume...

Mine does not. I use LP on two presoak passes to coat the car with presoak and leave it on the car for the time necessary. I have never seen a wash that uses HP for presoak. I have seen ones that use HP for a soap pass.

Rustproofing would be the opposite of your original question. You started this thread asking about spraying acid on the bottoms of customer's car without a subsequent rinse or neutralization. That is bad. Rustproofing, however, would probably be good. Rustproofing would probably not clean...

I agree with your disagreement. With the other guy's comment that high pressure spray is not needed on underbody and the risk isn't worth it. What risk??? Really, out of the thousands of cars washed, how many are detrimentally affected by high pressure underspray?

Mine are high pressure enough to blast off loose parts off cars. Particularly, the Cadillac SRX has a cover under the car in the rear. If anyone needs one, I have 3 laying around waiting to be claimed. Also, hummer hubcaps are particularly susceptible. I never have any complaints except when...

Wow, you must have a bigger lot than me. I certainly do not have room for a multi-family residential site at my wash, not to mention no room for car sales. I considered a pet wash, but I do not believe that it would be profitable in my market. I have 5 SS bays and could use one, but the...

So how's that working for you? What additional profit centers have you added? I am space limited. What has made you the most? I did several money saving projects over the last year saving myself approximately $800 per month in water and electric.

Most commercial oil-dry will also pull it out of the concrete. Get some of that sand like oil absorb and put it over the oily spots and stand on it. Grind it in with your shoes. Keep doing it. It will actually pull the oil out of the concrete.

Yes, a rust inhibitor would likely not be spraying acid on the bottom of a car. Or well, "low PH" chemical. Of course, the definition of acid is anything with a PH below 7.

OK, not HFl, but you are talking about putting acid on the underside of cars and not neutralizing it or removing it afterward. I understand that some cars would have the right amount of de-icer on the underside of the car to neutralize some of the acid you are putting on but not all cars will...