Recent content by Waxman

in my mind tokens are just a way to keep people from breaking into the vaults, coming for change without spending any money at your wash and the slight benefit of walk offs. I suppose there is some potential marketing benefit if you have a custom token like I do that says your wash name etc. But...

I manually drain my compressor 6 days/ week through the ball valve at the bottom of the tank and also through the ARO water separator on the main air outlet. I have replaced maybe one flojet in almost 20 years.

Usually bearings aren't proprietary in my experience. You have to take it apart anyway, so when you remove the old bearing, get the part number off the bearing and type it into Google. I bet you'll find it!

I would also suggest getting a part-time job at this car wash that you're describing. That way you can get an insider's view of the daily operations. A lot of times a business looks very different on the outside from what it actually is to operate daily. this is how you can get to know the car...

this is a very good story! " so the story is i wash thinkin"..... haha! you made my day much lighter!!! thank you for this.

I use stainless steel sheet metal screws to secure my nozzle to the hose. If you really want to glue it I found that the clear silicone bathroom tub and tile caulking works really well in the car wash environment.

My second most popular vending item is the armor all cleaner sponge

No because at the rate of use for the mat brusher it would take me about 285 years to earn the money back that I spent on the Swiper

I took a rare "half a saturday" off yesterday. I stay on top of my maintenance, so I thought " no problem". Got a call from my attendant that afternoon; half the power out at wash and detail shop. It's happened before; bad transformer on a pole causes a "partial power loss". Everything...

Everything lined up perfectly for my IBA reboot; Washworld Razor installed by Autowash Maintenance out of Malden, MA. Top quality machine installed by the best distributor I know of.

you use tax returns to verify income

I still take coins because my theory is to take as many forms of payment as feasible and cash for tokens works for me. Walk offs are a bonus.

If the automatic wash came with an owners manual you can look in there for suggested maintenance intervals, items, etc. There's probably a list of spare parts to keep on hand, too. Check functions of equipment, drain water out of air compressor, look for leaks both outside in bays and inside...

I can't remember it's been years since I use that product.

i owned my land outright and used that as collateral. i also got bank financing and an sba 504; 60/40 split. still i was on a shoestring for ten years or so; i borrowed more $ to build my detail shop then more again 3 years ago when i remodeled my iba. i also financed an 8 plex apt bldg and...