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  1. Kimberly Berg

    Smartphone Payment App presentation @ ICA

    Hi Matt, we have a single ePort credit card reader (at the cash machine) where customers can purchase $1 tokens for everything. Switching to tokens stopped the quarter theft we had 10 years ago. Coinless is the perfect addition for us, as sorting & cleaning tokens has become very labor...
  2. Kimberly Berg

    Smartphone Payment App presentation @ ICA

    Hi Matt, here's 2 photos showing the WIFI devices (for the bays) connected in the pump room & custom Coinless signs in the bays. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
  3. Kimberly Berg

    Had a customer who almost ripped and bent our tire brush arm off the wall.

    Plan for the future... The metal on your brush boom is now weakened and will easily fold if this happens again. MEPs advice is spot-on. You can't always rely on 3rd party help.
  4. Kimberly Berg

    Foam brush soap for HP soap?

    For 15 years I was buying our chemicals from my local supplier. No scent. OK cleaning power. Contained surfactants and silicone. No modern polymers. Customers were satisfied with the cleaning ability, no complaints. I looked into injecting with a scent, but didn't have the room in my pump...
  5. Kimberly Berg

    Foam brush soap for HP soap?

    Lol! Maybe the loaded banana split scent was too sweet? I use Blendco chemicals, already infused with berry & citrus scent.🍋🍊🍒🍓🫐 My Foam Brush is citrus and a couple customers tell me "their addicted to the scent of my Presoak and Wax!" Those are berry. Scent leaves a lasting impression and...
  6. Kimberly Berg

    Mortons Clean and Protect Softener Salt

    Found a post online from November 2021, where folks were complaining about the gray-brown color of Mortons salt. They recommended contacting Morton directly and trying Diamond brand (if available in your area)...
  7. Kimberly Berg

    Foam brush soap for HP soap?

    Lol! He was probably cutting corners in other areas, besides his soap selection... It's a slippery slope (pun intended!) 😂
  8. Kimberly Berg

    Air Dryer handles flying around

    The measurements I posted are for the custom holder. We used a 6" wand holder from Hamel Manufacturing, purchased from Kleen-Rite.
  9. Kimberly Berg

    Air Dryer handles flying around

    Custom holder is 7" High x 9" Wide. We went with a larger holder so we could re-use the same holes from Diskin's holder.
  10. Kimberly Berg

    Where are yous all from?

    I'm originally from Sunnyvale, and now own a SS car wash in Citrus Heights, near Sacramento, California.
  11. Kimberly Berg

    Electric vehicle charging stations

    Unfortunately, you're probably right... Damn, I knew it was too good to be true!! 😖
  12. Kimberly Berg

    What type of switch is this?

    MEP001: You're amazing!! I am so impressed with your experience & knowledge, and willingness to share it with other operators!!! (y)👏:love:
  13. Kimberly Berg

    Super Air Shammee 2 Ontario

    I have 5 Air Shammee II machines installed at my car wash in Northern California. Too far from you. If you don't hear from anyone on this platform, maybe Diskin Systems could provide a local reference. When I was looking to buy in 2015, they referred me to 2 car washes in the Bay Area. I...
  14. Kimberly Berg

    Vacuum dirt keeps getting robbed

    The jerk that was breaking into our canisters was a homeless drug-addict. Im NOT going to trust him with a key. He'd come during the night & use a grinder to cut off the locks. I told one of his friends to have him meet me on Wednesday at 10am to help me empty the cannisters and I'd gladly...
  15. Kimberly Berg

    Best Self Serve Dryer?

    I would suggest searching this very subject on Car Wash Forum. This has been a common topic and there are a lot of helpful comments, suggestions and photos.
  16. Kimberly Berg

    Just when you think you've seen it all....

    I'm grateful this had a happy ending, because of GOOD people (like yourself) stepped in to help. Kudos to you & your awesome customers! No doubt, they will tell the story of how they acquired "Cheetah" and I hope it brings you more business!! 👏😻
  17. Kimberly Berg

    Doyle vacuums with pleated cartridge filters

    Cleaning vacuums has got to be one of the DIRTIEST jobs at my car wash, but for me it's the MOST important job! I don't see how vacuum filters coated with mud or thick layer of hair are going to "shake themselves out." It takes a stiff toilet brush to break it loose and pull it out. I clean...
  18. Kimberly Berg

    Air Shammee Case Study

    I would suggest searching this very subject on Car Wash Forum. This has been a common topic and there are a lot of helpful comments, suggestions and photos.
  19. Kimberly Berg

    Retro fit or buy 3/5 column electric vendor

    In 2014, we upgraded our 6 manual Laurel single column vendors with the electronic retrofit kit. Young customers couldn't figure out how the mechanical pull knobs worked, and sales were dropping. At the same time, we switched from quarters to tokens. We had to run electrical to the vendors...
  20. Kimberly Berg

    Doyle vacuums with pleated cartridge filters

    Hi Randy, Dave from Doyle said you can use a brush to remove accumulated hair & debris from the pleats, or wipe with your gloved hand, knock them to dislodge loose, fine dust or remove and wash the filters. Even if I do it 2x/week, I think it would create LESS dust blowing towards the bays...
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