Recent content by GreenMachine

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    Istobal Pump

    I have extra pump and motors and more for a Istoball m-22 some new and some working used I would be willing to sell them a discount as I have no use for them any more.
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    Has anyone converted their long IBA to a mini tunnel?

    When you see somebody prewash a car at a mini tunnel or even a express are they doing a extra service that’s not really needed or are they washing it because the tunnel will not clean bugs off very well so they have to do it so it does a better job? some Tunnels are great and don’t need it but...
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    Has anyone converted their long IBA to a mini tunnel?

    If you are open 84 hours a week (12hrs a day) and not pay overtime I guess you could run a skeleton crew but employees get sick or don’t want long days or work on weekends a day off for something or another or jus plain get sick. Minimum you need 3 but I say 4 because all the express washes I...
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    Electric cars

    bummer
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    full service

    Maybe he was looking for a job?🤣
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    $25 for ~10 min: looking to interview car wash owners

    $25 For 10 min? This one is for free. don’t take advice from a car wash owner if they need the $25. But if you want to have a 8 hour heart to heart talk I’m available some time in Febuary?
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    5-star Yelp review!

    Sweet hope the other biz knows they screwed up so they can fix it and you keep getting 5 star reviews.
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    Touchfree vs Softtouch

    I agree and the best part is if one breaks it’s not a emergency!
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    Advice for Someone Looking: How Did You Get Your Self Serve Car Wash?

    If you have the money to burn buy one and after 2 years you will have figured out just about everything there is know. But wax man is right and that’s pretty much what I had to do.
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    Has anyone converted their long IBA to a mini tunnel?

    mini tunnels do not clean as well as a IBA so you would need to pre wash the bugs and other stuff off first and now you got the labor cost and that’s not cheap, you would need at least 4 employees to run it properly. I got into the carwash business Not to have employees. I have a single employe...
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    Help w/ buying new Vacs

    Great idea. Cost less to operate as well?
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    Help w/ buying new Vacs

    I have 3 and 2 motor vacs in different locations and I do not really see much difference in the 2 but if you can up charge for three, Then Why NotI I suspect that most places only have a 2-3 of vacuums that do the heavy lifting and the other ones Handel the overflow. if you keep them clean...
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    Istobal Washes? Who owns one? FLEX5??

    I am looking on upgrading my current wash machine to the flex 5 but If there is no phone support for the Istoball equiptment then I am only left with a local distributor and the talent or lack of talent they have.
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