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    Hamilton Goldline Fully Functional

    I have for sale a Hamilton Goldline with base for sale. Was fully functioning when it was removed with no problems. Selling as a whole or would possibly sell individual parts. Will be getting rid of soon as it is taking up room in our storage room. Shoot me an offer for everything as a whole or...
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    Graphene

    We are introducing graphene to our Kondor this spring. Looking for everyone's opinion on if I should apply it before the Ceramic or after? Ceramic and Graphene will only be included on our top wash. Any other recommendations on what you did when introducing graphene to your wash would be very...
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    Kleenrite now carries PDQ replacement parts

    Just wanted to let everyone know that Kleenrite is now a distributor for PDQ replacement parts. Hoping they start stocking belanger soon as well.
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    Kondor Drive Gearbox Assembly Worm Gear

    Our Worm gear on our Kondor KL2 is started to get worn where the key slot is on the worm gear. Does anyone know where I can get replacement for just the worm gear? Belanger quoted me two grand for the whole gearbox, but I only need the worm gear that is circled in the picture. I've heard others...
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    Speed Up Wash in Winter

    Curious as if anyone speeds up their passes during the winter busy months? Some days we are lined up seven deep, and the salt comes off so easy that I'm curious the effect if I sped up the wash to be able to get more cars through in a day.
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    Calculating Water Usage and Energy Consumption

    Hello, we have a Kondor KL2 attached to our car dealership and are trying to figure out the split between the two for energy and water usage for accounting. Does anyone have an idea of average water consumption and energy for a single bay automatic wash? Any help would be greatly appreciated...
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    No Snow, Slow

    Has anyone else been slow with the lack of snow and overcast weather? We had a decent rush the days before thanks giving, but has been very slow lately with the overcast. Our town has not had to use any salt on the road either this year. Hoping we get a good dumping soon so the lines at our wash...
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    Air Fill Station

    We are looking to put in a new air fill station at our carwash for our customers. We currently have an air fill station called the pnt 4 that is hooked directly to our large air compressor inside. Our customers love how fast and easy it is to use compared to the ones with a small compressor...
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    Unitec Portal TI + Keeps spamming update

    At our wash we have a unitec Portal TI +. We keep getting a update popup that comes up on the screen that prompts us to restart the kiosk to apply changes. We hit yes and the popup keeps returning within the next day. We have been getting calls from customers saying they are at the wash and that...
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    Ceramic Making vehicle Feel Rough?

    We have been using Simoniz Ceramic in our IBA for the last few months. Shine and water beading is very good. But I have noticed that when you run your had on the paint of the vehicle after the car is dry that it doesn't feel nice and smooth. It has a more of a rough feeling, you cant see it but...
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    Kleen-Rite Kleen-Pak Graphene Blast

    Anyone try Kleen-Rite Kleen-Pak Graphene Blast? I see its a new product being offered by Kleenrite. Thinking about pairing graphene wit hmy top wash by end of summer and want to see everyones thoughts on it. Was originally gonna go with Simoniz graphene but saw this had higher dilution which...
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    Best strong powdered presoak that is Safe on equipment.

    Curious what you recommend as a good strong powdered presoak that is still safe for equipment and cars. We have tried inbay turbo powder, simoniz correct, and super wash. Not to concerned on the cost as most powders are still cheaper than liquid presoak. Any input would be greatly appreciated...
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    Tunnel Wash Competition

    We recently had a tunnel wash come in to our town that we operate it in. I will be honest it is very impressive and can tell there was millions of dollars put in to this wash. They are offering huge discounts in the first six months for customers to sign up with their unlimited plan. First month...
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    Kondor KL2 Carriage Jam Fault

    We operate a Kondor Kl2 at our location. We have been getting a Carriage Jam Fault the last day. After inspection we have determined that the rollers for the carriage aren't making good contact with the rails that they move on. Has anyone ran it to this before and if so, did it require replacing...
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    Order of your Passes

    Curious as to how everyone has their wash passes set up? Also would you recommend we run our hot wax right before the ceramic, or is it good where we have it now? This is the order that our soap distributor set it up. We are using simoniz products, except for presoaks those are kleentrack. We...
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    Kleentrack Ceramic New Product?

    Just saw that Kleenrite released their own line of ceramics under the Kleentrack line. Does anyone have any info on who is making it for them or the quality? Kind of curious of the quality of it as it is super cost effective compared to other companies offerings. We run simoniz which is over...
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    JBS Ceramic Clear Coat vs Simoniz Ceramic Sealant

    Has anyone tried either of these ceramics in their inbay wash? Once winter season ends we are adding a ceramic and retooling our wash, with a $2 upcharge for ceramics. Any help would be greatly appreciated. We have used other simoniz and JBS products in the past but am new to the whole ceramic...
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    Adding a Ceramic

    Hello everyone, I'm currently looking at adding a ceramic to our carwash. Looking for everyone opinion between two products we are debating by JBS. Here are the links for both of them. Also would you recommend adding the ceramic as an upcharge that a customer can add to each package? Or have it...
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    Kondor KL2 90 Degree Swivels

    Hello, Looking to replace the 90 degree swivels on my Kondor KL2 when I replace my gear box coming up. I see that they are Super Swivels which kleenrite stocks. Does anyone know the specific part number for kleenrite for them? Or what size in general would be needed? Its hard to gauge the female...
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    Adding Fragrance to Presoak

    Hello everyone, we recently switched to Kleenrites all system polymer presoak in our Kondor KL2. Cleans really well but only down side is that it doesn't have any fragrance to it. Anyone have a cost effective solution or product that is made to add to it to give off a scent for the customers...
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