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  1. I.B. Washincars

    2 combo side by side or one touchless and one friction, thoughts

    I would do one of each. My thought is that the customer sees brushes on the combo and it’s a brush wash only. Convincing some of them otherwise would be an uphill battle. I would think a dedicated touchless machine would do a better job than a friction machine with some hp nozzles stuck on it...
  2. I.B. Washincars

    25+???

    So, your looking for rookies, greenhorns, and just total clueless newbies? I’m looking back at 50 years...
  3. I.B. Washincars

    A little bit of humor to start or end your day

    What does the sign on an out-of-business brothel say? Beat it. We’re closed.
  4. I.B. Washincars

    IBA car wash forum

    This is the only car wash forum there is. A couple of others have tried and folded. You already know this one has an IBA section, since your first post was there. There are a couple of car wash pages on FaceBook.
  5. I.B. Washincars

    Boom Hose Pull Down

    I think it's more of a caster thing.
  6. I.B. Washincars

    I started feeling like a carwash owner today.

    Yeah, I think I turned the power off once. IIRC, it was immediately after I grabbed the circuit board in the controller...🤬
  7. I.B. Washincars

    Boom Hose Pull Down

    Soapy, one would think using alignment shims would have been easy, but the store I always bought my tires from went out of business. I didn't really know anyone at other stores and didn't feel right trying to bum them (Translation: I was too cheap to buy some.). I had gobs of 1/2" washers and...
  8. I.B. Washincars

    Anyone have a crimping tool / machine for HP hose?

    Greg, I had a little trouble when I first got my crimper. It wouldn't crimp 3/8 well and the hose would get a blister just behind the fitting. I talked to my fitting supplier about this and he said I should be using the silver ring and not the black one. I told him the only ring I had was a...
  9. I.B. Washincars

    I don't know what I did to not send this as a PM. Anyway, the message that I sent after deleting...

    I don't know what I did to not send this as a PM. Anyway, the message that I sent after deleting the second post was "Advertising is not allowed." Hard to believe that got his panties in a bunch.
  10. I.B. Washincars

    Boom Hose Pull Down

    I'm assuming you have a 360° center mount boom. The problem is that it's not swinging back to the wall. Shim the mounting points so that the side you want the boom to swing to is lowest. With a little trial and error, you can get it to come to rest about anywhere you want it. I use washers with...
  11. I.B. Washincars

    Anyway, I looked at the forum rules and they don't really address advertising, other than...

    Anyway, I looked at the forum rules and they don't really address advertising, other than spamming. If it's not much trouble, I think you should add a line to the rules stating that advertising is not allowed.
  12. I.B. Washincars

    I deleted a couple of posts from the new guy "American Changer" because they were advertising...

    I deleted a couple of posts from the new guy "American Changer" because they were advertising. It pissed him off and he said he was leaving...whatever. Anyway, his name is Doug Bale and he is in Vegas. I think he is a distributor for American, but not sure if he actually works for them. He posts...
  13. I.B. Washincars

    I started feeling like a carwash owner today.

    I don't sell Hamiltons.
  14. I.B. Washincars

    Anyone have a crimping tool / machine for HP hose?

    I have a Parker KarryKrimp and love it. I bought it on the advice of forum members.
  15. I.B. Washincars

    .25 = $1.00 LED 7 ?

    Could you disconnect the coin mech and just touch the coin pulse wires together and see what registers?
  16. I.B. Washincars

    I started feeling like a carwash owner today.

    Hamilton, with Mars validators.
  17. I.B. Washincars

    Customer calls for accommodation

    I would just ignore it. You probably won't hear from her again. On a side note, I would like to see her car going down the road on three wheels and a lame foot...:D
  18. I.B. Washincars

    Oil or water based fragrance?

    Keep in mind that sometimes people cleaning carpet will unload a houseful of crap out of their minivan, sometimes the seats as well. Place your carpet wizard where this customer will be less of a detriment to the rest of the wash while there.
  19. I.B. Washincars

    Mosmatic vs Air shammee vs others

    How about mixing them up? Don't put the same style nozzle in every bay.
  20. I.B. Washincars

    Chemical line and competitors

    Never heard of it...
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