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Has anyone tried flex seal (liquid rubber in aerosol can)? Got some leaky gutters I want to fix this weekend. Thanks!

Does anyone remember the average detail price for a passenger car in the most recent ALN survey? I have had some customers telling me they paid some crazy-high prices for detailing and received lower quality work than my shop normally turns out. My basic recon is: wash, clay bar, machine wax...

I will add this: Set a sales goal for detailing so you can determine when it is warranted to build a detail shop. You're only going to get so far with one detailer under a canopy. I have a 4 bay detail shop and we stay busy. Think about it; I can turn on the lights and turn up the heat on...

I am going to take pictures today. I have not seen the financials yet. I am good at delegating. I'd like to know the financial health of the Laundry as well as the renters. I'd like to know the lease terms and the payment history of tenants.

No, but a customer did. She had a BADLY spotted Charger that I buffed. The water spots were very deep in the paint and the glass was just as bad and she got it all out herself on the glass and said the product was simply amazing.

Try this http://www.spot-x.net/ first. If no work, get glass coverage (insurance)and have it replaced.

A laundry mat came up for sale near my wash. It's part of a strip mall and the price includes the strip mall as well. It features a hair/tanning salon, the mat, a mechanic and a meat/deli shop. Owner says mat does $4500/mo. gross and rent receipts add another $2k/mo. He also says the driers...

Sounds too inexpensive to me.

My guy who handles merchant services handled PCI compliance. No charge to me.

Just raised my price a few months ago. Weather and economy are reasons for lower counts. My wash does a nice job for touchfree and we are on site most days operating the wash and detail full time. There are no friction competitors in my market. I welcome all the feedback; thank you! I am...

The problem: Soap tank overflows when rinse is running in the bays. The background: I recently hooked up cold water rinse option after running 5 years w/everything on hot water. There is a Watts regulator on cold water line. It was pegged at 60psi and I dropped it back to 45-50 thinking it...

Yes; it is used to clean fabric and carpeting.

I've been giving the 'go work at a wash' advice for years. Has anybody done it?

I put this in 'General' because I am not looking for one single solution, per se. My automatic (Superior) is okay. It washes good. It is simple. It was affordable (my first wash, first machine). Ideally I would like to start shopping for a new machine. My friend Whale said he had waited too...

Sounds too complicated. The more time I spend in this business, the more I want to simplify everything; processes, machinery, chemical delivery, everything. Even the most simple in bay automatics are robots. One wire gets chafed (my problem / currently I am fixing) and the machine will not...

It failed to vend for me this afternoon during a 'quiet time', when the wash and detail were not busy and large motors were not running.

I did look at the wiring harness. It is possible to pinch a wire in the door, so I will be wary of that. It happens on multiple trays/selections. I do not have a surge suppressor. I do get a low voltage situation sometimes when all things are running at the wash/detail. If I reset the power...

No doubt it takes awhile to pay it back. My town estimates water and sewer costs at 1 cent per gallon. I use a 250 gal. tote to recover the reject from R.O., so every time I fill it and use it I save $2.50. I think the plumber fee plus pump and materials was around $500 and I got the tote for...

I bought the Mytee Lite II last year and really like it. I would skip the crevice tool but if you can get the suction hose that has the chemical delivery line running inside it, get that instead. Problem w/the external one is that it will kink if you're not mindful of it when moving the tool...

No I would not. It may or may not be profitable. But you do not walk away with anything after 10 years, except your profit (or loss).