Help w/ tight vacuum stations ( car doors getting baneged)

[soonermajic]

I have 4 covered vacuum stations, & in between them it is very tight. The vacuum islands are on brick, & from time to time a car door bumps them pretty good. My question: what could I put on the inside edge of the bricks, kinda like door edge guards for cars, that would cover the edges of the brick islands? My customers would love this, & so would I. It's just a mtter of time til someone ttries to make me pay for vehicle damage.
I'd like something several inches wide, that is pliable, & would cover the edge of my brick (& STAY PUT FOR A FEW YEARS). Any advice?

 

[cantbreak80]

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=Dock-Edge-Boat-Shield&i=35676

 

[MEP001]

Look at Coleman islands, they use a heavy rubber edge that you can buy. You can secure it by running a strip of aluminum through it and anchoring it to the brick.

 

[Earl Weiss]

As noted, there is all sorts of commercial stuff out there. Pool Noodles work well cut lenghtwise or not.

 

[Eric H]

I have mine wrapped with plastic boards made out of recycled HDPE (milk jugs). I got them here: http://www.plasticboards.com wrapped all 4 sides of the island to match the vac domes. I attached using tap cons but would recommend nylon wall anchors and stainless steel crews. Be sure to oversize the holes in the boards because there is considerable expansion and contraction due to temperature.

 

[mjwalsh]

I have mine wrapped with plastic boards made out of recycled HDPE (milk jugs). I got them here: http://www.plasticboards.com wrapped all 4 sides of the island to match the vac domes. I attached using tap cons but would recommend nylon wall anchors and stainless steel crews. Be sure to oversize the holes in the boards because there is considerable expansion and contraction due to temperature.

Eric,

Thanks for the link to another source for the recycled product. We have used those types of plastic boards including the letters for our large CAR WASH sign on our large Metal Mansart over 15 years now. One advantage to that product is that the color goes clear through so there really is no way for surface paint appearance problems to occur.

mike walsh www.kingkoin.com

 

[robert roman]

If you are referring to a parking space or stall and it’s only the front door at issue, I would test whether or not you could redesign the parking space.

Place a bright red traffic cone about 3’ from curb to prevent the front end of car from skinning up to property.

This should force the car backwards enough to prevent door from banging against island.

If cars can navigate safely in the remaining area located between end of the new parking space and the building, put up a fence and re-stripe parking space.

 

[soonermajic]

Good ideas.
Robert, it's not just the front door. My Wash is too small of a lot to change it any. It is not configured like you are thinking. Thanks though