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The hours that are worked when one first starts out is daunting to 1st owners. 72 hours a week is the norm the 1 st year and then maybe goes down to 60 hours. If you have to hire out repairs and routine maintenance the future is bleak. This business is a young adults adventure and stamina to...

I did an install for bar owner 10 years ago that had rv park and existing 2 bay. No problems with equipment, Dultimeier techs were helpful with owner as minor problems came up. I also used their tech support early in my car wash career, late 80's. I buy parts at times to keep my account...

Sounds like a Bot.Best your going to get are percentages as owners on this site aren't FB wannabes.

So what are you looking at vending ? Car wash detail products or soda, chips etc.

ok,we are waiting for your questions.

Check out Senior center that has a job board or coffee group that meets. Worked for me.

Start and finish projects the same day, engage tourists usually on their way to or from Glacier Park.

I still get magazine, I don't pay for it and wouldn't if I had too. No longer fits my business model. I'm regular subscriber to SSCWN and that's all I need in the printed news.

A wash in a town that small in population is a money pit and time waster.

Looking for recommendations on concentrate carpet shampoo to use in Fragramatics combo. Prefer not to use one gallon units due to high shipping costs. .

What your asking for is a weekly subject on this site. Go to search menu and explore.

Appears to be a waste of the forums time

Did you do a grand opening with free car washes ? Attended washes pay for themselves in the long game.It amazes me how often customers have questions or issues with a self serve wash and a part time attendent can resolve those issues. I use retired guys as attendent as they are more outgoing...

Water in air lines kills flojets. I use Flojet extractor dryer filtration system @ the air compressor and just before presoak and foambrush flojet going on 7 years not replaced.

I always liked the idea that is used in other countrys years past of cutting off the fingers of thieves. Maybe post them on the equipment room door.

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All good suggestions from veteran operators. So here is my 2 cents for evening reading. Get catalogs from car wash supply companies and go thru them page by page to review parts, which will lead to more questions and ability to converse with techs and owners correctly without calling parts "...

Customers complaining about mats not holding tight enough as they drop. I've checked their mats and finding thinner and thinner mats being produced. Beside the industry standard is there a better mat holder? Anybody tried to beef up the tension or found a better way. I replaced mine 2 years ago...

I would suggest trips to regional car wash expos and or Ica convention. As a newbie one cannot get enough education and experience from just one former operator.My experience back before the internet 1989 to be exact I got a bank repo in rural town of 2000. Distributor 250 miles away gave a...

I can see going the all new route, if you know nothing of mechanical workings of car washes. Enough issues will come up with new install. Hopefully your mentor- distributor works out.