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  1. sjb

    Chasing gremlins, need your thoughts please.

    Are you a religious person….? Go with exorcism, sometimes it’s the answer.
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    Valuation help

    Does the property location offer a higher and better value down the road….?
  3. sjb

    Selling my wash

    Hi Mac, Maybe I can help, as a Business Broker, I have sold several washes, some for cash flow, and others for dirt value… sj
  4. sjb

    Help Selecting New Self Serve Equipment

    Hey… 25 years ago I shopped 10 different mfg’s for new equipment … and went with Ginsan… as some of my engineering friends have said, “it’s over engineered “ and has worked well for me…. Good luck on your decisions!
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    Dog wash …. Do, or a Dodoo…?

    Range is $14k to $25k, plus integration, plumbing, electrical, etc. none of the Mfg’s offer “count up” with the CC’s … which is sad, and I know some dog owners that need dog washing therapy…. oooh la la
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    Lazy rednecks?

    Purgatory. It helps remind me of the stupid things I did in my Uth… My favorite is chicken bones in my flower pots…!
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    Close vacs because bays so busy?

    In Atlanta, we don’t get a lot of snow and salt days, so we don’t have that kind of intense demand…. And if we did, (I) would likely be on site keeping them moving, and with the vac islands generating income along the way… I believe we have a general rule to provide a good SS car washing and...
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    Dog wash …. Do, or a Dodoo…?

    Greetings! i would love to hear from owners of “dog washes”, the good, bad and poopy…. what would you do differently if you did it again…? We have a front wall with good visibility, and lots of potential pups in the community…Atlanta. Thanks for your thoughts!
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    Attempted theft

    I’m a Believer…! Now in our 25th year, we only made the conversion to $1 tokens an CC’s in the last 6 months, and YES, it has had a significant impact on the bottom line…
  10. sjb

    Dollar coin shortage?

    Here’s what I just did…. Hope it helps! convert to ONLY dispensing your new proprietary $1 tokens. Give them a deal when they buy more….shrinkage is good… Raise prices, and use dollar increments…accept CC’s, quarters, dollar coins and your fancy new proprietary car wash tokens… MicroCoin, new...
  11. sjb

    Coccka in my Crypto

    Appreciate it. I mess with tomorrow…
  12. sjb

    Coccka in my Crypto

    Greetings! I seem to have something stuck in one of my crypto readers… It gives a thumping feeling when you swipe the CC’s, and is not working…. and I really miss the counting up…! Suggestions on how best to correct this Snafu…? The CC’s have been a positive addition, with less than 6...
  13. sjb

    Are there any positive people here?

    Does the property offer a higher and better use down the road...? Based on average gross of $6K a month, your expenses, including utilities, insurance, taxes, maintenance, repairs, labor, etc, etc... are going to be a lot more than $800 a month... and soooo... depending on cash infusion, loan...
  14. sjb

    Yes or No Poll: 2019 was.....

    up 6.5% in 2019 estb 1997
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    Older washes that need a new owner

    Hi smallwash. 40 miles away, yikes! My 2 cents would be to figure out the current owners threshold of pain and make sure you have his top of mind presence when he is ready to throw in the towel. You want him in the mindset that you will remove his pain and take this headache off the table...
  16. sjb

    Where to list car wash for sale? Craigslist not bringing in real leads

    For what it is worth, my primary job is a Business Broker... (the car wash gig has been on the side for the last 17 years). I have sold lots of car washes. Many times the value was based on higher and better use of the land. Other times it was a multiple of cash flow/sales. Figure in the 3X to...
  17. sjb

    LED conversion for the SS bays

    Photo's of car wash and new LED lights... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204500249019833&set=a.2903921010703.139675.1640833433&type=1&theater https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204500255900005&set=a.2903921010703.139675.1640833433&type=1&theater
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    LED conversion for the SS bays

    Photo of the car wash. and the bulbs if I submitted them done properly...?
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    LED conversion for the SS bays

    Update for anybody interested in LED lights conversions... I bought a test order of 12 - 100W LED corn style bulbs with built in fans, to replace my 250W Metal Halide bulbs in my wall packs. The brightness (6000K) and simplicity of the conversion by passing the Ballast is excellent. (I hope I...
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    LED conversion for the SS bays

    Greetings..! I am about to pull the trigger on converting some (can't afford to do them all) of my 32 wall pack 250W MH lights to 80W LED lights... After you cut thru all the chaff, It seems to me the easiest way to do this is by by passing the Ballast and putting in these new LED bulbs...
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