Recent content by el jefe

Had a customer in 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander come in and complain about some dents in their hood and roof. After inspection and witnessing it going through the wash it seems as though the panels are too weak to withstand the blowers. There is noticeable dents in both panels. Did some google...

Let me ask you folks a question. If you are a minority partner on a car wash company and the revenue and wash control provider prevents you from having access to reports and alerts/bulletins is that legal? Keep in mind that my family has done business with the company for decades and I was the...

Reclaim system I'm not going to put anyone on blast but I would very careful who you choose. I would go with whoever your installer likes and can warranty the install. I'm currently purchased a unit from someone listed in the previous post. Not very happy with them... If they dont resolve...

The other day I was dumbfounded when a customer asked if we recycled our water... I told him yes and the he said " then your washing my car with salt water washed off all the cars" He caught me off guard and was driving away when he made the comment... I've thought about this before but...

Sounds like to me the only one winning is the Carnetts... If P&G would have done their research they would have seen the tremendous trend in the industry.... anyone with any sense knows where its headed... Especially on a franchise... Full serve management takes years upon years to...

Is it worth the investment and will it change the storage business?

Why in the world would they not go EE???

I have noticed that the neo glide is leaving microscratches on the vehicles... The severity depends on what manafacturer and where on the vehicle... It usually leaves the most damge on plastic bumpers and around the mirrors... I was sold on Neoglide for awhile but now I definitly have my...

Thanks guys I appreciate the feedback

I fully understand the time vs cost vs quality issue... The answer I'm looking for is what temp is BEST.... I have operated detail shops with steam genies pumping 180degrees... THey work great!!! but I think a bit excessive...unless working on tar or heavy debris... I didn't know if any...

I use hp prep in the spring summer and fall.... This year we added a tankless water heater... We currently use Ecolab 3692 pretreat.... Was wondering what temp the water coming out of the pressure washer should be to ideally to remove the bugs... I also use adjustable nozzles that got from...

I have had many people claim that we scratched thier car. It's impossible. We tested it. I put a fishing lure in the mitter and ran my mom's brand new black lexus thru multiple times. No damage!!! It's a shame that the manafacturers and our associations don't take a stronger stance in...

It was the air shocks!! Ever since we replaced them we haven't had any problems... Knock on wood! Sonny's sent them to me FREE of charge--- Woo hoo! The power of the FORUM!

We have the a six wheel pusher roller. After looking in the BIG catalog I see there is a roller that claims to specifically designed for that x458 chain. The roller we have seems bulky and too big for the x458. It creates awkward movement on the chain. Why was that x458 roller not put on...

We started having problems where the chain was dragging on the roller raiser bar. It actually ate away probably 1/3 inch of the bar. Anyway Sonnys sent me a new roller raiser assembly along with a little 2x3 inch plastic wear guard that keeps the chain off of the roller raiser. Then we started...