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  1. J

    TRASH-improvement or making it worse!

    i will report back within a month or two
  2. 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.
  3. 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...
  4. 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%
  5. 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...
  6. J

    Stand alone dryers pricing

    thanks for the input! it’s time to raise it as nothing else 20 years ago cost the same.
  7. 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...
  8. J

    finding an attendant

    good advice, thanks all!
  9. 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?
  10. 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
  11. J

    Price Increase

    interesting topic going from 4 wash packages to 3 as i have been considering this but unsure if my $ per car will increase or decrease. i am currently at 18,15,12,10 with my 18 as my best seller and wanting to go to 20,16,12. any thoughts on this change from anyone that has done something similar?
  12. J

    Touchless Front & Rear Eyebrow removal

    shinepro back in july you talked about a product that you had been trying for 50 days that cleaned better, what is it and do you still like?
  13. J

    Help! ,looking for an older led 6

    i might have one scott, i will check tomorrow morning
  14. J

    Air logic or Air shammee

    i haven’t had any problems with the booms at all
  15. J

    Air logic or Air shammee

    yes. i have installed the premier palm dryers at 3 different locations. first in 2021, second in 2022, 3rd last month. i found them along with the air logic and air shamee at other locations and liked the premier better. i haven’t had to replace any motors yet. the guns hold up very well and...
  16. J

    Where are you and what are your prices?

    very nice waxman! i am thinking about making the jump to $20 but a little nervous even though my $18 is best seller
  17. J

    Looking for advice to replace rocker blasters

    i would never use sideblasters with a touchless automatic as the presoak will now have to get through water on the car to get to the dirt
  18. J

    Where are you and what are your prices?

    waxman iba prices? myself with razor edge 18 15 12 10
  19. J

    Where are you and what are your prices?

    st louis ss bays $3- 4 min, credit card $4 min vacs $1.50-4 min, credit card $2 min
  20. J

    Cat pump cp 2120 vibration

    you can go through windtrax to exchange the head without cost
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