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Through the years of ownership of our wash, we have noticed that as we improve the presentation and cleanliness that our customers generally seems to leave less of a mess. Recently we had the entire wash painted, which lifted the presentation significantly. And it seems to me that customer...

We have just finished getting our wash painted. It was a pretty big decision for us and cost a lot of money, but we are really happy with the result. Previously there were red, yellow and blue inside the bays, which showed every little bit of dirt and grime. We are hoping that the grey will be...

We have a carwash in Victoria, Australia, and currently use Lustra products UF380 (blue) and UF382 (yellow) to add colour to our pre-soak and tyre/engine wash. Our supplier has advised that these color additives will no longer be available. Without colour additive, our pre-soak and tyre/engine...

We are heading off to Samoa later this year, and have been on a Facebook group that shares holiday tips etc. One provided a recommendation for an excellent car wash / detailing business. The photos are a reminder of the simple, uncomplicated way of life in the South Pacific. As you would...

We are in a farming area, and at the foothills of popular 4WD areas. So mud is just a normal part of business for us, certainly not worth us getting all stressed about. Examples from earlier today....

Last week we had an attempted break in. Once again, our alarm system went off and prevented any further damage. A snap shot as one of the fine young men did a dash back to their car. The footage of them scurrying like stunned rabbits gives me a chuckle, despite being annoyed at their actions...

When you're on the other side of the world, everyone else is asleep. So it's just me and a bunch of bots....

At our particular location, a carwash won't provide enough revenue and net profit to generate a healthy income. So our carwash is a "side hustle", with our main source of income being an automotive workshop and tyre service. I was wondering how many other self serve owners are in the same...

** Nothing political here, just some observations! ** I often see discussions regarding valuations for car washes, particularly self serve facilities, and compared to Australian valuations, the US valuations always look pretty low. I got wondering about how property prices in general compare...

It doesn't get really cold in Australia, but our mornings are getting close to freezing currently. So my delicate Australian fingers get awfully cold doing the morning and evening clean ups. I would really appreciate any recommendations for gloves that are good in a SS wash situation. Thanks in...

After having our remote video capability down for a while, I got it back and running today. So checking on my phone tonight, and I see a guy washing down his trailer. After washing, he pulls forward then proceeds to clean down the bay. We all have challenging customers, but I still have lots...

I've had a good run with customers for a while, but this morning had a young man spray painting parts of his 4WD and doing other maintenance tasks in a bay. I started politely and gently, asking him to move on and explaining that it is a paid car wash, not somewhere for him to work on his...

One bay of our wash has aluminium sheeting on the lower half of the walls. In 2019 I used an aluminium cleaner called "Ali King", which has phosporic acid, hydroflouric acid and butoxyethanol. It worked very well, and it was nearly 12 months before I felt I needed to use Ali King again. So a few...