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  1. Waxman

    Self Serve Wash Functions

    not sure of hydrominder tip size but I will check. knowing me, it's a large one!
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    Self Serve Wash Functions

    JBS 5381.
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    Weather closing

    Right now we keep the self-serves open 24/7/365. Our IBA is 15 years old with unreliable doors, so I close at 5pm and re-open the bay at 8am when it's below freezing. Once I have my new equipment installed, the IBA will be open 24/7/365 as well.
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    Large Vehicle Wash Systems

    I'm thinking of installing a rigid height restriction sign as a barrier to entry for overheight vehicles when I install my new equipment. I would rather replace a damaged double 2'x 8' than a gearbox on my machine!
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    Self Serve Wash Functions

    i would go for the tire gel brush. people like their tires to shine. i'm not sure how much use it would get, but it would set you apart from competitors. i would make the existing selections the best you can. make everything good and strong. I played around for years with my 3x foam...
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    Uh oh. One of those calls

    Those calls are bound to happen in the car wash business. They still bother me a little, but the bottom line is that some vehicles need a hand scub and more . I saw a white mini cooper cued up for my touch free a couple weeks ago. It had red stains all over it that were stuck like glue. i...
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    HP Rocker Blasters At Entrance

    I opted for underbody flush only on my new IBA equipment package. I think the side spray does dilute the presoak too much. I plan to make up for it by adding an extra HP pass on my top wash. I know it will make the c.o.g.s. higher, but at a $20 price point, who cares?!?
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    Help with Sta-Rite Pump

    What about this? https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-65761-sta-rite-pp1657-multi-stage-pump-overhaul-kit-for-1-horsepower-ms-and-mse-6-pumps.aspx Looks like the MS2 is in the full part # here:https://uspumpparts.com/product/pentair-part-hp6f3-ms2-booster-6gpm-10stg-1-5hp-washworld-tefc/
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    Ceramic Protectants are causing issues now

    I think it's a mistake to start fiddling with your process because a couple nutty customers who wash multiple times say your soap doesn't work. Sounds like a small issue that you can ignore.
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    Paint for "Fire Lane" marking

    I bought one of these...
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    Ceramic Protectants are causing issues now

    Well if nothing will stick to the paint shouldn't that include the dirt? I don't have any experience with the ceramic coatings, but my friend has ceramic coat in all his inbay automatics and hasn't noticed a problem there.
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    2/1 Friction or Touch-free?

    Yes I'm replacing a Superior Side Trac with a new Washworld Razor. I'm renovating the bay with new wall panels and lighting and doors. I tinkered on and reengineered my machne for years and it will be running well when I remove it in a couple weeks, getting $15 for the top wash. But it's not...
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    2/1 Friction or Touch-free?

    Having owned a touch-free machine for over 15 years, I can appreciate the rationale behind purchasing new. I'm sure there are machines in operation that are decades old and still working, but continuing on with an aging piece of equipment is the wrong choice for many. While the investment in a...
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    Kleen Rite

    Kleen Rite handled my issues properly after a few phone calls.
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    Veterans Day Car Washes

    We didn't wash as many cars for Veterans this year due to the rainy weather. However, we did manage to collect donations for Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center in Gardner, MA. Our business and our employees also contributed. I mailed them out last week and it felt really good to do that.
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    Closed doors in winter has customers thinking wash is closed.

    https://www.ebay.com/i/172667041599?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=172667041599&targetid=935694488106&device=m&mktype=pla&googleloc=9001743&poi=&campaignid=10829254536&mkgroupid=106351043893&rlsatarget=pla-935694488106&abcId=9300396&merchantid=113417254&gclid=Cjw...
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    2/1 Friction or Touch-free?

    Easy choice; Washworld Razor. The customers that come back will appreciate a new touch free wash. The new customers will like that you are different from your closest competitor.
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    Warnings You Would Give Me Letting Large Crowds of Youth "Loiter" at the SS?

    OOOOHHHH. I didn't read it right; I thought you wrote violators are confiscated.
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    Warnings You Would Give Me Letting Large Crowds of Youth "Loiter" at the SS?

    What do you do with the violators once you confiscate them? lock them in your ER until police arrive?o_O
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    Trying to get away from HF presoak on Touch free IBA

    I like doing 2 passes of hi ph. I'm opposed to using hf and abf and even oxalix acids. I know they get the car clean, but there are consequences to the machinery and to the health of the human body.
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