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Where in New York are you? For that fee, I’d use fresh.

I don’t know much about them but I don’t think they have any plumbing or water/detergent manifolds, detergent delivery system etc. Even if you “kept it simple”, it needs to be able to lubricate and rinse the car and have either a water or solution feed to all brushes. I also think they are...

I have not seen that type of powder mixer before. Many years ago, I had a wash that had the powder in a stainless steel strainer basket and a spray of water would spray the top of the powder mixture and the concentrate would collect in a tank below. It sounds like the reverse of your system...

I always thought that totally touch free tunnels never caught on because they could not provide the necessary dwell time to adequately clean. So it makes me wonder how a “sped up” IBA is doing it. If the quick succession of chemical application and less dwell time is working, you would think...

you mentioned some blushing on uncoated aluminum - do you get complaints from the customers? How do you handle it?

Supermarkets are good. Everyone has to go there and people tend to be in a “let’s get some chores done” mentality when they are there.

It may help to mask soils a little bit, but the brown/black stains and spotting will still show through. It would only probably really help if you had grey stains, which I never see. Grey might only make your bay look less bright and inviting and might also not highlight whatever lighting...

I’m in the northeast and we have harsh winters. Most of the heavy snow and ice accumulates in the rocker panel, wheel and wheel well area. If I were putting a new machine in, I’d make sure that area was well targeted as the customer drives in with a hefty array of high pressure nozzles. Maybe...

There are chemical manufacturers who make “TF” versions of super sealants if that is a concern. I’m also guessing that if you don’t have that problem with what you are using, an additional product won’t cause a problem either.

The break away did what it was supposed to do - break!

For sure!

Tri foam of course has the three colors, but plain white foam polish was put on cars back in the 1970’s. It was part of Hanna’s two step polish and wax process. I’m not saying Dan Hanna invented the concept of a foaming polish, but he certainly popularized it. Triple foam is basically a more...

And we let these people operate a motorized vehicle.

That’s one mess of an article.

Is it an ultra concentrated product? If it is, you may have to dilute it down before letting it enter your system. It may be too viscous without pre-dilution. Sealers often contain MSO, which can add to their viscosity.

Love that you are sitting on the video footage of them hitting the bollards.

I agree 100% and believe that has a huge effect. People tend to behave like their environment and I am glad you are seeing positive results as a benefit for maintaining your wash.

If you trash them, I’d cut them up so they can’t be used

How often are you on site? Maybe pass out some free wash tokens/codes to your self serve customers. It’s a good way to target people who are already loyal to your business. It’s also nice just to talk it up when you are there and ask people who have not washed yet if they would be...

If the high pressure causes your bridge to become un-perpendicular, then it sounds like there still must be some “slop” or spacing somewhere for that to happen. It sounds like your manual bridge movement by pushing it back and forth doesn’t take in account the machine being under stress by the...