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So a little background, I've only been in the business for 18 months (April 27th, 2023 was closing). Before I took over, the place was neglected, and run by a literal drunk. He's an ex-cop who was in the middle of a divorce and a lawsuit with his previous employer. This joker was an absentee...

I am curious as to what others have done that's been successful. I'd like to offer wash packages with Hamilton Token Notes. (at this time I do not have the ability to do wash packages with my pay stations & memberships) My current IBA pricing structure is: Wash 1 $6: undercarriage flush...

Whelp we've made it almost a month, and happy to report nobody's has messed with them yet. The yellow mums are now starting to fade. First killing frost should arrive this week. Any thoughts on what to replace these with for the winter? I thought about a hay bail, dried corn stalks and...

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Whelp we made it almost week so far. I stopped by the local nursery and grabbed some bigger mums and larger black commercial planters. I filled the commercial planter with gravel. Must weigh 40lbs. I used some nylon rope and tied the two pots together through their drainage holes. My...

Thanks for the compliment!

Eric H, You're profiling abilities are amazing.

I put these mums out in front of the pay stations for my automatics. What is the over/under on how long they last before they get vandalized or stolen?

^Randy, thanks for this. And everyone else who chimed in, thanks. There's one other issue that I have at my location. A large percentage of my customer base is Latino, and this group has proven to be great customers. That said, the Dominican quarter is almost the same size & weight of the...

Looking for some input from other owner/operators based on their experience. What would you do? My 5 column Laurel mechanical vendor is basically end of life. I've replaced the coin mech, but the actual drop shelf magazines are worn to the point where the the bottom 1/3 or so of the shelves...

This night time drone shot tells me I need more lighting on the right side of the parking lot, near the shed and back entrance. Otherwise though, I'm pleased with how this turned out.

^I've watched this guys stuff, it's not bad. Lots of hands on DIY repairs and improvements. I watched your air shammee install video before I installed my own. Do you own the wash you restored?

Whelp it took exactly 7 days..... since we finished painting until someone crashed into the building. "Your wall damaged my vehicle"

Yes this is an old Super Wash, this one was built in 1986. The roof trough was a later mod, the old trough looks like it was PVC pipe. Need to do signage now. On the front top soffit/skirt of the building, see the last picture for a mockup. Anybody got any ideas for colors on the sign's...

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So I've been searching trying to find the most definitive ratio chart for the 506/511 hydrominders. I "tune" the mixture by observing what comes out of the nozzle at the point of use, but I think it's helpful to know how much of an increase or decrease there is when making a change one step up...

A little before & during........ I really hated the red color. The final color scheme includes some white, but this is just the base coat to hide the red.

Can someone please help me identify the direction new membranes get installed? One end has an o-ring/seal the other end does not. Please see the attached pics I edited with arrows. The ORANGE arrows are product water and exit out the bottom of the pressure vessels. The BLUE arrows are raw...