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I bought an AMS combo unit from Shurvend; 51 selections with a refrigerator for drinks. It is successful. I vend everything from sodas and water to nudie air freshners, trees, AA, rain x, hot wheels cars, s.o.s. pads, tokens (5 $1 tokens for $4), etc. It takes credit cards and cash. I...

Interesting research! On a super-busy day today, I witnessed a customer with a 90's Ford Ranger dunking the foamy brush in the pit cover soup and 'pre-scrubbing' his finish. I was literally too busy to say anything. Oi Vay! "There's some men you just can't reach".

What would you buy for $200k?

We are all in this business to make money. Price increases should be a regular part of our business. Why? Because our own costs also increase at regular intervals and it is only common sense and 'business 097' that increased costs must be absorbed somewhere if healthy (or any) profit margins...

I wouldn't condition because it's like suede. I'd clean it very gently by spraying the proper cleaner on a towel and wiping.

Try it and see! Maybe one strong pass and say 15-17 sec. dwell would be good?

I think you're asking for trouble if you install cheapo doors. I am the king of cheap (okay prince; whale is the king), but my doors take a pounding here in New England. I'm lubing them daily and pm'ing them twice a year in the off season to keep them functioning in the Winter. A failed door...

I installed photo eyes on my stand alone dryer arch. If customers leave before the alotted 60 sec., blowers shut down via the eyes. We couldn't figure out how to cue another wash until 60 sec. was up, but maybe you can figure that out on your M5? An added bonus if they leave the blowers early...

I just keep track on my autocashier and token vendor. I am still fairly new at all this and am now more completely grasping the impact of money-saving ideas, pricing services (SS, IBA, vacs, vending) and purchasing chemicals, etc. For example, I raised my IBA prices after realizing a very high...

This forum works alot better if you say what the problem was and how you fixed it. Thanks.

Salty cars are easy to clean for us. Maybe because of the softener; don't know. Just curious. I wouldn't know how the cars come out w/out the softener because I've never bypassed mine.

It has come up in another thread and I am wondering (Where applicable; i.e.; cold weather washes), in this era of sought -after savings, do you bypass your water softener during certain months where there is ample roadsalt on cars being washed? Yes/No? Why/whynot? Procedures for doing so...

What are your easy cleaning months? Do you do anything special to the softener or just turn the valves to bypass? All my heated water is softened. so no rinse water is softened. I didn't even think of this as a way to save with cold water rinse but as you pointed out, it is! Thanks.

Reds: What would you say your cost savings are annually?

That's a $1000 raise for Waxman. Probably more nowadays with propane at $2.24/gal. Cool!

My friend estimates 1/3 propane savings! That's worth some bitching. Actually that's worth alot of bitching IMO. Plus I explain how hot rinse is no benefit to the customer or vehicle.

Why wouldn't you opt for a second friction rollover IBA??? Just curious. Although throughput is less, so is cost, right?

My Ingersoll Rand (older, pre -box store style) compressor in my detail shop builds pressure and once in awhile releases pressure through the safety (?) valve near the pressure switch right after shut-down. I push the button on the valve with my finger and it stops. Crud in the valve? Bad...

I should save alot on propane now that I have plumbed in cold water rinse to my SS bays. I ran it for 5 years with hot water rinse. I was inexperienced when I built new and never thought of cold water rinse. But after realizing my SS pump stand setup was fitted with the option (a separate...

Stopped by there last night. There are MANY machines out of order; probably 8+ washers o.o.o. and 4-5 dryers o.o.o.!!! The carpeting in part of it is shot. The tables and stools are junky looking.The mat is clean and well-kept. There was a dryer or 2 in use but no one there at 6:15 pm. Not...