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Would you rather own a flex express which offers full service and needs 10-15 employees depending on the day but it can make well over 2x the profit of a 4 SS bay + 2 Auto bay wash. I just can't stomach running it. Seems like such a headache even though it has the ability to do huge numbers...

I have a 100' by 30' bay with 14' by 14' doors. Also detached I have 6000sq ft of industrial space with 16' ceilings and 14' doors for a total of 9000sq ft of rentable space. I know car wash will make more but I am considering just turning it into flex industrial for passive income. It is set...

Installing new IBA and need new menu/pricing. Current pricing is $7,$10,$12,$13. Thinking of going $8,$10,$12,$14 or even $10,$12,$14 with new PDQ 360, not a super high volume site about 25 cpd but hopping to get another 10 cpd with new machine. I am also thinking maybe start lower get people...

I am upgrading to a new 360 plus and contemplating leaving old dryers which are 20+ year old futura dryers or doing new onboard or even new stand alone. At the moment I am leaning towards onboards as I think customers prefer to do nothing, my bay is 38' so plenty of room. What is everyone else...

Have an old touchless 15+ years old thinking of replacing but worried I won't get an increase in car counts. What has everyone else experienced after installing a new IBA? Did you run promos to get it up and going?

Would you spend extra on an equipment upgrade from a general emperor HTCK4050S to a cat 3535 for an extra $1300 to get the cat 3535? It is an option but not sure if worth it I know people love cats but the emperor line from general seem pretty well built says it can run dry for hours and the...

I currently have 3 column vending machine, vending micro fiber towels, glass cleaner wipes and armor all interior wipes. I am wondering if I switch out the armor all wipes for black ice "little tree air fresheners" if they would sell better? Anyone know if air freshers sell better than armor all...

I currently have a single Hamilton changer and want to put in a dual changer so when it goes down I don't have to drive all the way to the wash to fix it right away, like the idea of a backup. If you where to put in a new dual changer which one would you do and why? Also would you dispense...

Is anyone dispensing a free Vac Token using the Carolina Pride token dispenser? This is the only unit I have been able to find that makes the customer push a button in order to get there free Vac Token. Would love to hear from anyone that is using it or has used it and any pro and cons of...

I am putting a new changer in a dual Hamilton DRS and am trying to decide if I should switch from quarters to tokens or $1 coins. Has anyone gone from quarters to tokens and if so what are the advantages and disadvantages of this? This wash has been doing quarters for 20 years and is off a...

Hi putting in a 3n1 fragrance and shampoo vac and we had some fragrance that is a year old and they have all been opened from previous site they are kleen scene brand, cherry smells like plastic. Vanilla, new car and pina colada are decent but still not great smelling. Is there a better smelling...

I know this has been brought up in the past but looking for an update. I am thinking of turning my Vacs free at a 4+1 site when I put in my new Auto. To the people that have gone free vacs at there self serves can you tell me how it helped or hurt your business? I feel like the increase in...

Need some opinions, would it be dumb to have 2 different brands I currently have a PDQ 360 at one sight and a old dinosaur Futura that breaks on the daily. I am looking at replacing the Futura and due to some problems with PDQ distributor I am looking at doing maybe a washworld as the...

Anyone have issues with there unitec wash pay system saying card error on certain types of cards, I have seen brand new cards from certain banks not read and say card error. Is there maybe an update I am missing or something that could be causing it to not read certain card types? Very...

Hi I have some old airlift polycarbonate doors that look very aged and need a deep cleaning, what works best on cleaning these I tried straight vinegar and didn't do that great. I was thinking trying half water half muriatic acid but not sure it that would damage doors. What works best on these...

Hi I am sprucing up my self serves, wondering what everyone is using for the paneling for mat holders. My current set up is brick and then they cut a piece of sheet metal roughly 3 1/2' by 6' but it has gotten all rusted and looks horrible. I was thinking of putting up white extrutech panel...

What is the best spray gun/wand for a self serve bay. I noticed the ones we have are a bit heavy and fatigue your hand quickly which could result in less time customer spends washing vehicle. Whats the lightest most durable ones that everyone likes? Using tip size 1/8 Imeg 2506 if that helps...

Closing on a wash and have the option to put title in LLC or personal name what does everyone else do? I am leaning to put into LLC to reduce personal liability but not sure if there are downfalls to this?

I need all new signage from direction, menu and disclaimer signs. Who is everyone using for new signs in self serve bay? Do they need to be a certain material like aluminum or plastic? What do you guys recommended works best in a self serve bay environment?

In a touchless automatic currently running a PDQ 360, I have been fighting road film for awhile and was told lo presoak followed by hi presoak works best in most cases. I have been playing around with a hi presoak followed by another hi presoak with a 15 sec dwell time and running it strong at...