Recent content by CCAR

Purple Passion is a neutral presoak, tried it, I thought it was junk. It did smell nice, however. In order to get it to work successfully on bugs and other tough to remove dirt I had to run it at 30/1 dilution.

A lot of the mixing ratio depends on how concentrated the powdered soap is. The one I'm using I mix at 8 ounces to a gallon, it then goes through a hydrominder at 10-12/1 and then to the pumps. If I mix it at say 10 ounces to a gallon it will fall out of suspension, so for me I'm as concentrated...

Do you use three tanks and three Flojets like most do? Don't I need a timer controller or a switching device to change from one color to the next, or is that what the programmable relay is that you are referring to? Which one should I use? I have plenty of Flojets and solenoids on hand. I would...

MEP001, I hate to ask but I have thought about building one myself, just to save the dollars. I have lots of extra parts that could be used as part of this. Can you tell me or show me how to build it and the parts needed. Air logic triple foam looks like a nice design, and six colors would even...

Just curious, how did you decide that the 85 watt was going to put out enough light to equal the 175 metal halide? On their website they also have 105 watt and 150 watt. All of them seem to be less lumens that a 175 watt metal halide produces and yet I can see in your pictures that the clear...

Sorry I forgot to ask you what color temperature are the bulbs in the picture they look about right as far as color. Are they 4100 kelvin?

Where did you get the 85 watt CFL bulbs? I have tried other CFL bulbs and have found that they do not last as long as they are supposed to. Thanks CCAR

The powder I'm using is called Blue Label. I have tried a lot of other brands in an effort to find something better than this product but I'm convinced it's the best there is. It is made in Denver,Co. Website is choicemfg.com. Give Dave a call for more info. One other product that he has that...

Simoniz Correct I have not used Correct either but have used Simoniz Power Wash. My thoughts were the same, this is priced right. In presoak it worked but lacked the foam show and in high pressure, not even close to enough show. I was mixing it at 3/4 lb to 1 gal of water and still could not...

I went to a competitors carwash and he was using 2506 vv tips, I thought that this was better than what I was using (2506 IMEG). After trying the vv tips there is no comparison, the 2506 IMEG is hands down the better tip. I have even tried them a couple of times since then and still prefer the...

I'm interested in all of your questions, I hope someone will answer. I can tell you that I'm using my presoak at 36/1 just to get it to work on bugs. Normally I can run it at 90/1 and it works great at that level if bugs are not present (winter and spring). I have tried a lot of presoaks and...

Try questwashproducts.com they have a lot of scents and colors to add to products. CCAR

I actually have a call into Scotch Plaid to talk to their chemist as to what I can do to acheive better results in this area. I have mixed some together before with fairly good results, just don't like playing chemist and the hassle of doing it. What really seems to work is to spike your presoak...

The only thing that I have found that works is to keep going to a larger hole tip (more concentrated) in your hydrominder until the bugs come off. In my wash my pre-soak works fine at 120/1 but does nothing on the bugs, however at 48/1 it works great on the bugs. Check with your supplier to see...

I have used both mosmatic and fluid control swivels on my self-serve guns. I did not have luck with the mosmatic, they did not last as long as the fluid control brand. The ones I like best are sonic swivels. You can buy these straight from where there made at Scotch Plaid in Texas. There also...