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    Best Coin Counter?

    Like Greg Pack said. . If I put $1000 in quarters in one time but only take out $900 in bills over time it evens out. Plus, the quarters were only one part of the revenue picture - Bays also took credit cards and paper $. Occasionally I monitored the Changer by using the hopper counters. Made...
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    Foaming Spray arch problem

    Web learned long ago that Solenoid valves should not be in the tunnel. Pictures of your setup will help How is the arch supplied wit liquid? Air?
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    Best Coin Counter?

    Before you get a coin counter - see if you need one. I recycled my coins thru the changer and never counted them.
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    Has anyone had Kleen Rite Soap issues?

    Gave up on KR S Ultra concentrate PS and HP soap due to gelling issues. Instead use theri ultra concentrate low PH Product for bot. No issues with that.
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    Vacuum Vandalism - How to fix lock?

    You may also want to figure a way to put hockey puck lock over the Medeco lock. It will slow them down and they sometimes get discouraged if they remove one lock and then find another - Randy's method i scary good.
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    Medeco coin vault lock won’t turn

    Sent you a PM on how solve the problem Credit to Randy for method.
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    Would you rather own a express/full service or a 4+2?

    My father converted his FS to Express before it was called that. No Pay stations. My partner and and I converted 3 failing FS to express. Yes, some customers were not happy, but owners were a lot happier.
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    Medeco coin vault lock won’t turn

    I removed and 4 of these locks. The core is a plug lock variation available from Klean Rite and Ra Lock. Randy has a patented method and it took about 10 minutes because I was going slow and careful not to damage the housing.
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    Ditching Hot Wax

    I used Rain X as part of the top package due to the Market Value / Name recognition.
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    Dryers

    I don't know if things have improved but I was never happy with 10HP dryers. I inherited a place with some and replaced with 15HP.
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    Suggestions Needed: Best Insurance for Car Wash

    Make sure the Ins Co is licensed to do business in your state. Excess and Surplus lines carriers may be able to write business in your state but may not then be part of a state Guaranty fund and if they go bust you have no coverage.
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    What internet is everyone using and how many mbps for 16 4k cameras and 5 credit card readers?

    Don't know speed but had Xfinity for 16 Cameras, 8 Swipers for Pay at Pump, and 2 credit card terminals in store.
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    help finding an app to record daily sales for car wash Help

    Since I entered Daily Sales in Quickbooks by Category it as simple to print any sort of report including end of year P&L for the accountant since expense are entered as they are paid as well. I can then also use that for monthly bank account reconciliations.
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    low pressure pre-soak question

    I would reduce the air to 20 PSI or try even a little lower. Don't want the 2 items fighting each other.
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    Beneficial Ownership Filing.

    It would seem so - until; they change it again.
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    revamping old tunnel system

    If you are not doing memberships you might consider Datatrax as a replacement.
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    Newbie wanting to buy and mix my own soap. Please help.

    Instead of the KR Pre Soaks or HP soap for SS I used the KR Low PH for both. No Gelling and works well at a good dilution.
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    Newbie wanting to buy and mix my own soap. Please help.

    I used the Hydrominder ultra Lean tip kit without any pre mixing
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    Rusting Medeco plug lock housings

    Since My round Vault Doors were mostly brown rust colored and I had a Hockey puck lock on top of these they seemed to match perfectly. They were decades old and no functional issues but I would shoot some WD40 in them monthly.
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    Updating Car wash tunnel

    I submit there is a big difference between what a machine is capable of and what the human / customer factors limit it to.
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