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    D&S 5000 "HOME" position?

    Inside your plc cabinet theres a switch for hydraulica in upper left corner flip it to manual then go out in the bay and put 1 hand over the photo eye (rear photo eye to move gantry forward, and cover front eye to move gantry backwards. Walk the gantry to the weld button on rail on exit side...
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    Fulltime Car wash owner/operator?

    Very nice ! That gives me some hope that i can do it also. I too have a job making 6 figures a year so thats what im trying to replace with a couple washes and possibly starting a mobile power washing gig when im not at the car wash facilities
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    Self serve high PH

    Mac do you use the same high ph for your iba and self serve? I was wondering if id have better results trying this. My warsaw 576 finisher that ive always used in my touchless iba cleans great!
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    Self serve high PH

    Are there any good SS high ph soaps out there that also rinse well? This new stuff im trying doesnt rinse worth a dam once my vehicle dried there was soap spots. Ive ran into this twice now with 2 difference manufacturers of chemicals.
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    Fulltime Car wash owner/operator?

    Very interesting swampdonkey
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    D&S 5000 "HOME" position?

    Mep001 you run a service business for iba systems then? Have you worked on the updated i5000 yet?
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    D&S 5000 "HOME" position?

    I gotchya, ive struggled with the foamy presoak i think i need to replace check valves where air is injected. my D&S distributor told me thats where “home” is thats how i know. Hes been with d&s for decades . Im glad im not the only one on here running a 5000 still!
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    D&S 5000 "HOME" position?

    Dan-Ark i also have a d&s 5000. And ya home is the weld spot more towards the exit side of the arch and it should go to the front of car first thats what mine does with no problems. I too use too much soap wich these units are known for doing. One thing i just did this week was increase my air...
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    Fulltime Car wash owner/operator?

    Thanks for your story wyatt! I am indeed the maintenance man and man calling all shots its harder then i ever imagined. I spend my 3 breaks each day at my day job calling places, ordering carwash parts, ordering chemicals, talking to the sign/logo company, returning calls to customers who got...
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    Fulltime Car wash owner/operator?

    Thanks Greg for the input, i do pay 2 guys (one attendant everyday) to clean for me . Im there to do all the equipment maintenance . If i take on a 2nd location id have that one attended also
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    Fulltime Car wash owner/operator?

    I wish my wash was larger like yours but its my first one great location so i cant complain but it doesnt profit me near what the day job does unfortunately. Im 100% mindset on doing this full time and sayin to hell with a “job” im hooked and addicted to the business. I have been calling car...
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    Fulltime Car wash owner/operator?

    It is going to be hard to keep my job and run 2 busy car washes i know for sure, and ya i do feel like my fulltime gig gets in the way of efficiently runnin the wash i have as i do all repairs myself. I guess i just want to hear other guys stories of going on their own fulltime in this business...
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    Fulltime Car wash owner/operator?

    Awesome thanks for your story waxman! Im lookin into other small business ideas with low overhead that i can do on the side after i buy a 2nd self service wash i think thatd be enough for me and family to live on , just have to figure out what else to start (like small home...
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    Fulltime Car wash owner/operator?

    Any guys out there that own/run car washes full time as their job? Particularly self service car washes. Im wondering at what point did you guys know you had to quit your day job and go out on your own. 3 or 4 car washes?? I know it all depends on size and profitability of each wash. I want to...
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    Attendant wages..

    Thats a good thought mikempls i didnt think about paying mine by the hour but I suppose it would make them want to do more, i just worry about them milking the clock. I have 2 guys (one 4 days a week one 3 days a week) they get $25 per day (retired guys) they come down a few times a day to clean...
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