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    Guy says 1000psi stripped his paint

    We’ve used 2505 nozzles since 2005 and never had any issues. I really believe the issue is with the paint and not the wash equipment. I can’t see how anyone could prove the car wash owner is responsible for this?
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    Guy says 1000psi stripped his paint

    Yes, purchased new in October 2020. I thought the same thing. I suppose it could have been damaged on the lot or during shipping? Still feel like I’m in for a battle. I’m going to bring it to the dealer Monday.
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    Guy says 1000psi stripped his paint

    Today I washed my 2020 Chev truck with about 1100 psi and removed some paint from the hood (about the size of a nickel) It has 20000 miles and lots of rock chips. I think it is bad paint as the truck I replaced had way more miles and way less rock chips and never removed any paint while...
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    New Vendor

    Looks Great. Car wash guys are always thinking.
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    Bay meter doors

    We used Creative Color Graphic & Print Studio here in Minneapolis. They designed and printed them. The decals have been in service for one year and they still look great. Don't recall the exact cost, but it was reasonable.
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    Short drop coin acceptors

    These are all short drop acceptors that I'm referring to. We had slugbuster II and switched to slugbuster III because we wanted to accept quarters, high security tokens and gold dollars. We had constant adjustment issues when we switched to the slugbuster III units (may be related to the token...
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    Pump stand walking

    All situations can be different, but Mac hit it spot on for my situation. We took over a location last year that has 4 - 2 bay pump stands. 1 stand kept walking. It was next to a floor drain. We leveled it out and it hasn’t moved since.
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    Yet another bill changer query

    My apologies, we actually had two Rowe BC1400 side by side machines. I removed both machines and then the mason guy removed the narrow section of block that separated the two machines. He added one row of block at the base and then some half blocks vertically to get the proper width. Sounds...
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    Yet another bill changer query

    Agreed, Hamilton DRS is a good way to go. We just purchased another location that had two Rowe 2800 machines with Mars. We removed them and hired a mason to adjust the opening to fit the DRS. It took the guy about 4 hours to do his work.
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    Hello Mac, I sent you a message a few weeks back with a couple of photos of a fragrance machine...

    Hello Mac, I sent you a message a few weeks back with a couple of photos of a fragrance machine that I've had sitting around for awhile and would be willing to sell. I never received a response, so just checking to make sure you received the message. No big deal if you are not interested...
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    Vacuum sticker removal

    We use a heat gun for the decal removal and then 3M adhesive remover for the glue. The adhesive remover works great, but it cost about $50 for a quart can. I purchase it at an automotive paint supply store locally.
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    Paint for Wash Bays

    With proper surface prep and following the manufacture directions Sherwin Williams macropoxy 646 works really well. It is a two part system and is difficult to work with, but it held up really will for us. If I had a wash with no paint on the walls, I would not paint them. Once you paint, you...
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    Attendant wages..

    We pay our attendant $21 per day. He does it seven days a week. He averages about an hour a day, sometimes only a half hour on rain days and sometimes about two hours on really busy days. I've considered going to an hourly rate and just paying for his actual time on site as I think he would...
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    Microcoin QL mounting Bracket Pin Issue

    David, we've had this issue on a couple of my Micro Coin units. If you are talking about the small pin that holds the flat metal bracket on the back of the unit? What I do is get everything lined up correctly and then secure it using a zip tie wrapping it around the small pin. When I have to...
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    retrofit road sign with LED's

    You could check with this guy: Daniel Olson Sr. Sales Professional Interlectric Corp. 800-722-2184 x144 daniel.olson@interlectric.com We Create Light Please remember to buy USA Made when possible. Any quotation included in this email transmission is non-binding and provided solely for...
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