Recent content by Waxman

thats a different setup from my self serve vacs

uvp is awesome . great color and scent. makes paint feel soft.

vac hoses are commonly 15' in my experience. that allows people to return the hose to the vacuum, making 2 or 3 loops. it's up to the customer to return the hose after they finish vacuuming. lots of lazy people just toss the hose on the ground and leave it for 'somebody else' to pick up. if...

my tri foam gets alot of use but i have had it for 20 years, so customers got to like it over time. it's got great show and scent. i do red white and blue and i cheat a little bit by using simoniz foam additive mixed with water for my white color. i use simoniz uvp for red and blue. i use...

what about something like this? I bought one of these for my mytee carpet extractor it's a solution pump.

customers were charged $4.90 and 2.90 on a vac purchase. 2 different vacs/ customers. parameters are set to $2 min $5 max. went in and changed it to $2 max. any clue why? thank you!

i'd start with something mild like this...

did you check for the proper voltage at the solenoids when the wax is selected? Did you be sure to install the right type of replacement solenoid valves? On my set up, the valves are normally closed and when power is applied they open. It's easy to put the wrong valve in without realizing it...

I think it depends on a lot of things. Like how good is your wash? what are your competitors priced at? i'm $5 start price for 5 minutes. i offer warm water year round. i have bug remover, soap, rinse, wax, tri foam polish, foam brush, air dry. i have cryptopay/ count up. i focus on...

I agree that commercial appraisers can do a poor job valuing a car wash business, but they will be a part of the process if a bank loan is involved. When I built my wash in 2005, the bank's appraiser made several mistakes. I dug in and found the errors. The banker gave me a good scolding...

hire a commercial apprsiser. use the 3-5x gross income multiplier as a start point. talk to competitors and see if any may be interested. get financials in order. do you know your "walk away" number? i know i've had a figure in mind for myself for quite some time and i'm not even close to...

"i'd love another helping of cocktail meatballs......oh wait; that's tire cleaner". just joking. cool idea!

well… This morning I reassembled the seals with O-ring grease, put the head of the pump back on, dropped a three-quarter inch rubber hose into the water feed tank and connected that to the inlet of the pump. After some initial priming chattering, the pump smoothed out and ran great sucking water...

I guess it's possible. I have removed all the inlet plumbing and thoroughly cleaned it all and reconnected using pipe thread compound and Teflon tape. There is a nylon braided plastic hose going from the water tank to the ball valve and I replaced that plastic hose as well. I guess I could try...

it looks like my high pressure seal is two pieces. in the arimitsu video, the high-pressure seal looks like one piece. this is confusing me somewhat. However Gregg does say on the video that some five series pumps came with a back up ring with the high-pressure seal. Maybe that's what I have?