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I think this is good advice. I know of an operator who built a new four-bay location. He put in two autos and two self serves. He was clearly planning to convert the self serves to autos in the future. The bays were all the same length, and he even had the cut outs in the concrete floors of...

IMHO, I agree - probably don't need the clutch with foam. If it is well-lubed with soap, there shouldn't be too many grabbing issues. Like you said, the Voyager did not have the clutch - probably also because the nylon brush was not a "grabby" material either - it was light like the foam...

Thanks for posting the picture, I didn't get the publication. Cool looking tunnel - has a bit of a retro look. It'd really look retro if they had filament on the wheels.

No reason you can't. I think when undercarriage/wheel and rocker panel blasters are angled at all, they tend to be angled toward the front, so they hit the car sooner as it is driving in. Plus, if they are on a timer, or turned off once the car hits the treadle, they most likely will have...

Kipster, I don't sell products of any sort, and I don't have a truck. I am a carwash proprietor - not a salesman, distributor or installer. Besides, being located in New York State, I don't think I'd be driving a truck to Florida to sell drying agents!

Won't tell you the name? That means you probably don't know the properties, and/or don't have any MSDS's either. I'd tell the installer and his secret DA to take a hike. Ridiculous.

Be careful of this - you will see labor costs go way up, quality will not be as consistent (relying exclusively on the human element), and you will probably not be able to wash the same volume as an automatic. If you take Earl's good advice and get your equipment working effectively and start...

Seems like a great design - separating the side and top washer on two bridges. I wonder why they didn't go with two side washers, so the sides could then be cleaned simultaneously and save time. Coverage on the front and back could be just as good if they were programmed for an overlap, like...

Sorry I didn't get back sooner. The mineral spirits and some heavy elbow grease did the trick. Thank you all for your suggestions. Mike

Thank you, gentlemen. I'll give these a try. Mike

Tried the eraser - no luck. Any other suggestions?

Thanks, Soapy.

I have a question for all the detailers on the forum. I've got a black plastic mirror housing on the side of a jeep that was scraped against white vinyl siding on a house. No damage, but white streaks/scrapes are on the black housing now. How can this be removed? Thanks

One thing that would really concern me is Nu Star (or any company) controlling your chemical line - particularly with a touchfree machine. How many times have operators had to try a new line of presoaks etc. to accommodate for seasonal changes and/or specific geographic soil conditions. I...

Interesting idea for a product - never heard of it or any of the others mentioned. I'm wondering how different it is from just plain lustrashield. After all, several of these super sealants are intended to bond to the various surfaces of a vehicle anyway - chrome, paint, glass, etc. It seems...

Thank you for your comments, Robert.

Will do, Bill.

A few months back, we started using Rain-X Complete. We purposely did not get their merchandising/advertising package, as we were going to experiment with a few products before we settled on "the one." After using Samurai Shield by JBS, I can honestly say, it is every bit as good as the Rain...

Check this out - it is a similar situation. http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/foia/ttab/2dissues/2000/27236.pdf

I think the difference I noticed was that the gantry style machines generally have zero or five degree nozzles that oscillate. The Vector has pretty wide fan spray nozzles, which tend to loose a lot of impact with distance. David M. - Thanks for clarifying that. I guess there would be a...