Updating Car wash tunnel

[AnalyticWash]

is that even a thing? touchless iba followed by a full service?

I have seen it done outside the US.

The labor costs would definitely be a factor.

 

[Greg Pack]

A decision needs to be made as to what business model is being pursued here.

Hanna back in the 90s had some very short tunnel packages made for C-stores, and this might be one of those sites.

 

[washnshine]

You could also could consider a rental/fleet wash drive through unit. If you want to keep the labor and offer the full service options, just have one of your employees drive it through. Full serve washes often have employees loading and unloading the cars from the conveyor anyway. I would not allow customers to drive their own car through, however.

I’d recommend foam - not nylon brushes. There are a lot of manufacturers who make simple drive through units like this.

 

[liftheavy]

i wonder what came of this

 

[geterdone]

Currently we have 50 ft conveyor tunnel, about 40 ft building and 5 ft extended outside building on entrance and exit. Until last month before closing we were cleaning about 800 cars & over 1000 during pollen months. We didn’t had any brushes or Mitter in the tunnel. We were basically using hand brush with stick at the entrance for cleaning/scrubbing dirt and then send car in the tunnel for rinse. It was labor intensive.

We want to update our car wash tunnel.

Should we put mitter and side brushes or go with inbay automatic from Wash world?

Any advice would be highly appreciated.

Automatic wash 24/7 never calls in sick!! Lol
Tunnel you have labor . You know your site better then anyone else. Inbay can only wash 5 to 6 car's per hour. 50' tunnel 20 to 25 per hour . I hope this helps

 

[Just Call Ben]

is that even a thing? touchless iba followed by a full service?

Yes, well, it was for one client. He marketed touchless but in reality, there was a significant amount of hand prep with stick brushes, wheel brushes, yellow scrubbers and prep guns at the entrance and since it was full service, there was towel drying at the exit.

 

[Keno]

Automatic wash 24/7 never calls in sick!! Lol
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Sure they do, when they break down

 

[soonermajic]

Automatic wash 24/7 never calls in sick!! Lol
Tunnel you have labor . You know your site better then anyone else. Inbay can only wash 5 to 6 car's per hour. 50' tunnel 20 to 25 per hour . I hope this helps

WTH kind of an iBA only does 5cph?
I got a Petit that will do 16 on top pkg & a Razor Edge that will do 13.
An Oasis Typhoon will do 20cph, on top pkg & wash the hel outta the car!

 

[OurTown]

WTH kind of an iBA only does 5cph?
I got a Petit that will do 16 on top pkg & a Razor Edge that will do 13.
An Oasis Typhoon will do 20cph, on top pkg & wash the hel outta the car!

The ones that have on board dryers and inefficient programming with stupid amounts of passes. They also have pay stations that are 10' or less from the entrance and are in line with the predominant wind so most people will not pull up to it until the car in the bay is pulling out. Then they screw around putting cash in or inserting their card the wrong way. End result is 5 CPH.