Recent content by Dan kamsickas

Southern Pride has been out of business for over decade. There's probably very few, if any, of their autos still in operation so you have a real uphill battle.

Any pictures from inside the equipment room? Using tokens is just a matter of having the right coin acceptor and possibly modifying the bill changer to accept them. The bigger thing you should consider first is to make sure every single thing is fully operational. Then make sure everything is...

Pictures are the biggest help so we understand what the starting point is......and I'm always willing to take someone's money.

Not trying to be rude but if I had a 5 dollar bill for every time I have heard a similar sentiment from someone looking to get into the business I'd be posting this while lying on a white sand beach in the Caribbean. The garbage heap of history is littered with similar stories that end in...

3 years of tax returns or you're only buying dirt.

Any way you can back out of the deal? You have absolutely no way to be certain he isn't just dumping his poorest performing wash on you.

I second opening it up and posting some pictures. First thing I noticed was what appear to be some sharp edges on the cover for that thing and some on the wand holder also.

Depending on the age it could be a Webtrol pump or StaRite. Currently we use pump/motor setups from Berkley. This would require rewiring and re-plumbing the system.

To clarify, we still have most of the parts for these units. What we don't have is the parts to rebuild the pumps. Now how long we still have some of the parts is anyone's guess. We haven't built on of those in over 15 years.

Could just be the overload is starting to go bad. We all have to come to grips with stuff not lasting like it used to. The days of getting decades out of things are done.

It's not less work, just different. Yeah, there may be some weeks where you may only be there a couple hours a day but there will be weeks where you never leave. You MUST have someone on site daily, at least. You also need to be passable with electrical, plumbing, controls, etc or every bit of...

I have several people on this board alone that will testify to the fact I am never opposed to taking someone's money. I'm a proud filthy capitalist pig.

Many times the lipstick is the most inexpensive and effective upgrades. Consumers want pretty. When was the last time you changed the decals on your vacs and meterboxes What does the building look like? How about the lot? Are you still using incandescent, fluorescent, or metal halide lighting...

This is the instructions they sent us a while back for newer units.

I second this. The ICA Show is May 13-15 in Nashville. https://thecarwashshow.com/