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    Tire size affecting vehicle speed

    Mostly true. Sounds like place is front wheel pull with safety roller spaced behind rear tire. At end roller touching front tire falls below and vehicle is motionless until roller catches up to rear wheel and starts pushing it. Conveyor speeds vary but you can figure 1 foot / sec for...
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    Thank You Gifts To Customers

    I bet they'd luv them more if they were from the local dispensary.
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    Are my memberships profitable

    You have a certain Base cost for Utilities like Electric and Gas. If you have a bill from when you were closed for an extended period you can use that. Also- you may use little gas in summer months so that could be a base cost. You also need to factor Maintenance / repairs . You could...
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    Management software

    Since each location should be a separate legal entity to avoid liability cross contamination and make any future separation easier, you should have a separate bank account for each. You can use a separate QB company for each but the issue them becomes that unless you have an old desktop...
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    Environmental Inspection Scam - GRS Group

    1. Get a copy of the Phase one to see if there is any basis for needing a phase two; and 2. Get a new lender and if they want a phase 1, if the one you just got doesn't show any potential issues - tell them you just had one done and use it for the new lender.
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    How to clean your carwash wraps,701's, Rs 1000's etc.........

    At one location it seemed as if the light Blu color was coming out leaving behind some natural darker color of the foam. I always luv it when see photos of new locations with Yellow foam and wonder how long it will take for it to look bad. Local guy with MacNeil setup no has black and...
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    Seeking Guidance: How to Start a Company Building Self-Service Car Wash Systems?

    Makes about as much sense as trying to design and build an automobile. (Maybe not that complex) Tesla is a notable exception to the numerous attempts that have failed.
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    Seeking Guidance: How to Start a Company Building Self-Service Car Wash Systems?

    Challenges? Do you really think there is a market for this that can use another supplier let alone one with no industry history?
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    Fill in the blank: Self Serve car wash owners need this __________________ to succeed

    Patience and a sense of humor, for when you have things like a quarter slot jammed with a folded up $1 bill because the price says $1, or the customer says it's your fault because they drove into an easily seen stationary object.
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    Coleman Hanna power pack pre-soak overflowing

    You should be able to rebuild a Hydrominder in place. Certainly it may be easier to deal with if you remove it. but I don't see why you need a vice.
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    did bivens Winchester corp have a website?

    Long retired Slant Brush. In service for decades . Washed Millions of cars.
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    Serious timing issues, need help

    I can only guess that the new PC had a different parameter specified for distance of functions from gate switch and / or from each other. So for stuff coming on early the distance would be moved further from the gate switch. For non working items you would have to see set up for those items.
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    Credit card for change machine

    My thought is an LED 7 and swiper cost about $700 Tap another $500 . If you went to count up on vacs you don't think it could generate an extra $3 / day?
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    Effective SS Presoak

    Perhaps because by limiting the pressure to a certain amount we reduce the potential risks.
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    Beneficial Ownership Filing.

    The opinion only concerns granting the stay . Not ultimate enforcement.
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    Effective SS Presoak

    You have to exercise caution if using any product that can be harmful to a car's finish, Skin or eyes when the customer using it as opposed to a tunnel or IBA.
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    Combo Vacs

    Luv' my Coleman Combo Vacs. Both the Shampoo N Vac and Fragrance Vac. Very little maintenance. I used a hose coil wrap which made the hoses last indefinitely. I questioned whether spending more for Bill accepters and High security doors was worth it. If budget allows I would do it again...
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    Timer Screen Frozen

    Can you swap the timers with the issue to another bay / Vac that is working and see if the issue follows the timer or stays with the Bay / Vac?
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    Property and liability insurance

    Great concept but that would in effect make insurance unaffordable in certain areas. Some have hurricanes, Some have tornadoes, Some have fires, Some have earthquakes etc.
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    Property and liability insurance

    So, how would you spread the risk / costs?
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