Things Just Got Real

[Rapidoil]

A little progress

What size are your petit 360 bay? It's looking great

 

[HeyVern]

What size are your petit 360 bay? It's looking great

The auto bays are 19' x 40'

 

[OurTown]

What is the clearance height for the SS bays and truck bay? We are going to replace our roof structure and raise the height on ours. Debating 12', 13' or 14'.

 

[HeyVern]

What is the clearance height for the SS bays and truck bay? We are going to replace our roof structure and raise the height on ours. Debating 12', 13' or 14'.

Ceiling height is 16' door clearance is 14'

 

[HeyVern]

Taken awhile but, almost there

 

[washnshine]

Taken awhile but, almost there View attachment 8595

Amazing looking wash!

 

[HeyVern]

One more now The accent lights are up.

 

[sparkey]

10k per bay is just stupid.

Check out these guys.

Mile High LED Systems

Mile High LED Systems offers LED lighting solutions to car washes. Lights for bays, tunnels, vacuum arches, canopies, wall packs, pole lights and more.

www.carwashlights.com

The company is called mile high lighting. Seen them at the car wash show. There booth was packed. They gave me a price list and it was very reasonably priced.

To bad you can't see the prices on thier website.

 

[washnshine]

One more now The accent lights are up.

Looks great. Are you holding off on the second automatic for later?

 

[AZcarwashman]

Got city approval to begin building my wash this morning. So here's the plan, two self serve bays and one self serve truck/RV bay, one Petit automatic and another bay to add a second automatic if/when needed. Carolina Pride for the self serve and Dencar paystation. JE Adams canopy vacs and one shampoo/spot remover. Hamilton DRS with Mars validator changer. See any holes in my plans?

Congrats. Have you planned price points yet for the SS and IBA. Curious what the competition is charging. With a brand new site, don’t come in cheap. People like new and will pay for it.

 

[AZcarwashman]

Dispense only your proprietary tokens, and accept customers cash and CC’s.

You might consider a dog wash, depending on your local demographics…

Congrats! And Good Luck!

Definitely proprietary tokens. Check out VanBrook. Look at their bi-metal tokens. They won’t sell the same token with in a 75 mile radius I believe and charge $1 for em. Good call also on not building a new site that is only Credit Card. Those operators that swore off tokens, quarters and Cash are losing a lot of profit. One of my sites blew up with new customers when the competition went to only CC.

 

[HeyVern]

Looks great. Are you holding off on the second automatic for later?
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Yes, just have one Petit running right now, from the first couple days running, I think I'll need the second soon.

 

[Blanco]

To bad you can't see the prices on thier website.

Here’s a list they gave me at the show a few years back. I’m sure there prices increased since then but gives you an idea roughly.

 

[HeyVern]

Been open two weeks now, ran 168 cars through the Petit yesterday, best day so far. I've had a lot more push back on not having free vacuums than I expected, also had several people tell me how nice it is to finally have vacuums with good suction. Already one bent wand and first coin acceptor jam. Had a few issues with the Dencar, but nothing major. So far so good.

 

[washnshine]

168 - that is a heck of a day - congrats!

 

[soonermajic]

Been open two weeks now, ran 168 cars through the Petit yesterday, best day so far. I've had a lot more push back on not having free vacuums than I expected, also had several people tell me how nice it is to finally have vacuums with good suction. Already one bent wand and first coin acceptor jam. Had a few issues with the Dencar, but nothing major. So far so good.

168 in ONE day?!! WOW
Is that all paying customers, or any already from memberships?
I guess you're dling memberships, based on using a Dencar? If so, describe your's please

 

[HeyVern]

168 total members, single washes and new members. Around 90% washes or new members. I'm at $37.00/15 washes a month on the top package. I think I can raise it in a few months.

 

[Roz]

168 total members, single washes and new members. Around 90% washes or new members. I'm at $37.00/15 washes a month on the top package. I think I can raise it in a few months.

Will be interesting to see the average use per member. We never found monthly programs for an IBA worthwhile, too many take advantage of the program.

 

[HeyVern]

Some are trying to tae advantage, the Dencar shows me right away who they are and lets me shut their pass down

 

[Sound_Boi]

I went and visited it today. Went thru the automatic and it did a pretty good job. I forgot to to get before pictures of my car but here are some after pictures.