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  1. J

    $1 per minute seems fair to me!!!

    yes. i will be going $4 for 4 min. i am also upping my cryptopay to $5 min snd $20 max
  2. J

    $1 per minute seems fair to me!!!

    I’ve been $3 for $4 minutes for about a year and a half now and want to raise my price. I decided to go ahead and wash my midsize suv myself to see how long it actually takes moving at a slightly quicker than casual pace. although i have all the extras in my bays, i decided just to use...
  3. J

    Separate Bay for dryers?

    no need for an awning, i have had dryers uncovered outside of my bay since 2004 without any issues
  4. J

    is drying agent needed?

    thanks
  5. J

    is drying agent needed?

    i’ve always used it with all of my wash packages, but am wondering if it’s needed following my simoniz hot wax on one package and hot wax & ceramic on another? has anyone tested this thought?
  6. J

    wanted: je adams vacs and acw4 or 5

    thanks keno i think i have found what i need. i will keep you in mind in the future if needed
  7. J

    wanted: je adams vacs and acw4 or 5

    looking to purchase used je adams 9200 series vacs and hamilton acw4 or5 for parts
  8. J

    ACW unexpected coin drop?

    i have an acw that had a cryptopay conversion kit installed about 6 months ago. once every few days it will say out of service with the problem being unexpected coin drop. i did all the normal checks with the hopper and found nothing wrong, i then checked video and saw that the last 2 times it...
  9. J

    Where are you located and what are your prices?

    self serve bays 3$-4 min vacs 2$-5min
  10. J

    TRASH-improvement or making it worse!

    i will report back within a month or two
  11. J

    TRASH-improvement or making it worse!

    only time will tell. I think the original hole was 13 inches and I took it down to 8 inches and added the sign.
  12. J

    Survival; Just bought a car wash, Now tunnel opening a block away

    -make your touchless impress the customer and charge a premium! no memberships on a wash that uses alot more water, chemicals, and time than a friction conveyor -make your vacs impress the customer. check suction on each one every Monday and friday, clean them often, new nozzles often (only a...
  13. J

    going to need quiet dryers

    i did not. i went ahead and put in 3 premier 15 hp blowers and had to build a box around them along with some other sound absorbing panels. was a pain, but decreased the db level by at least 50%
  14. J

    Help valuing a SS Car Wash for Sale

    400k gross is a very good amount for self serve only. 240k expenses sound very high for that gross (unless a loan payment is included). how many bays and why not an automatic? if you’re self serve is that busy then you might have an automatic that could bring in up to 300k a year (depending on...
  15. J

    Stand alone dryers pricing

    thanks for the input! it’s time to raise it as nothing else 20 years ago cost the same.
  16. J

    Stand alone dryers pricing

    i have dryers near my exit at my self serve for the last 20 years that has been $1 for 60 seconds. thinking about going up to $2. i have never been afraid to raise prices through the years at both full and self serv washes but wandering if i shouldn’t on this as the customer has already done me...
  17. J

    finding an attendant

    good advice, thanks all!
  18. J

    finding an attendant

    lost my helper this week and now in search of a retired bored person to go by washes twice a day to empty cans, sweep etc. looking for ideas where to look for this type of individual?
  19. J

    Best In-Bay Hand Held Dryer

    i like the premier palm dryers. installed at 3 locations over last 4 years and have performed great. i like the nozzles better than the other brands as well
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