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    Pink stains from was

    Bleach will work.
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    Recommendation for Air Hose Replacement – Self-Serve Bays

    I had air machines or year and would only use the 1/4" wire Braid HP hose. I bought the assemblies from KR.
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    Would you rather own a express/full service or a 4+2?

    You could change the Flex to simply express and dal with fewer labor headaches.
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    Dry brush washers. I can’t keep doing this

    Should ask for their address. When they ask why tell them you need a place to stay for free.
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    Dry brush washers. I can’t keep doing this

    I do not recall.
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    Are my memberships profitable

    No, Yes, No, Maybe, No. If you want to know the incremental cost of putting a car thru the tunnel you need to factor all costs, and only those costs that vary with the volume. For an EE labor will not Vary much if at if you wash 100,000 cars or 150,000 cars a year. There may be a volume...
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    Is 20K enough to get started in the car wash business?

    Also why you need to operate as a Corp or LLC and have decent insurance.
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    Are my memberships profitable

    If you want to factor how much it costs to put a car thru the tunnel , only direct incremental costs should be considered. Certain items like A roof depreciation replacement have no direct connection to number of cars washed.
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    Dry brush washers. I can’t keep doing this

    Bought when they first came out nd loved them. Lasted a year or two each. Later replacements had been modified and only lasted a few months and I gave up n them.
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    Credit card pricing

    Ticket is higher but Gros margin is lower. Really good gross margin on Gas might be as high as $100 A portion of the swipe fee plus the percentage will nock 10 cents off of that. I did raise Vac Min / Start but kept bays the same. Count up is the game changer.
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    Are my memberships profitable

    You need to add a maintenance / repair factor. Likely fluctuates little by package. I would take annul # of cars washed and annual repair cots to make that determination. Also keep in mind that for a new location this factor will be low first couple of years (Depending on Volume) .
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    Dry brush washers. I can’t keep doing this

    1. If using foam brush without soap I tell them this is not good for there car. The dirt will scratch without the soap lubricating and rinsing. Its the old WIFM Principle What is in it for me. This tells them it's in their interest not to do this. 2. Signs that say use of bay limited to...
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    Rainbars.

    I hung curtains at one location a couple of feet in front of the Blower intakes to reduce the amount of moisture they sucked in. I used to question why installers had intakes toward the entrance and now I see they do it the opposite way.
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    foam/soap spraying arch issue

    Having solenoids in the tunnel was an older system. Having them in the equipment room closer to the source of the air or liquid makes things easier to work on - Yep - need photos. If soap solution is supplied by an air operated pump the ari regulater to that pump air supply wouldcontrol...
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    Coin reader help

    You should keep a spare on hand. It's cheap insurance vs lost business waiting for a replacement.
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    foam/soap spraying arch issue

    You may have 2 solenoid valves - (Difficult to know details of your system) One for the liquid or if liquid is supplied by an air operated pump to the air supply for the pump and another for the air supply to the arch. .
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    Coin reader help

    1. Make sure there is power to the unit. 2. If it has power - where it says "Slide to replace... " remove quarter an clan with folded paper towel with Alcohol on it on both sides. 3. If that doesn't work - replace. .
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    why is there no 360 rotating dryers

    I liked my flips for the Back of SUVs and Vans but that was only that single flip per car. Not the side to side.
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    Vandal proof (almost) change machine

    I think it was in Houston where I saw stuff was in "Jail" A Rebar Cage was constructed around the changer and venders just large enough to put your hand with $ thru and retrieve whatever.
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