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  1. captain cw

    New IBA Friction

    I wouldn't ever buy a rollover friction unit without a top brush, foam brushes or a good support group (i.e. a good distributor). There's a reason why most new tunnels have moved to top brushes as opposed to mitter curtains. They don't work and you constantly have to clean them, since they are...
  2. captain cw

    Mini Tunnel Conversion

    If you're that busy then it might be a pretty good idea. I would though consider having it attended. The general public struggles with loading unassisted and remembering to put it in neutral... If you do one more car per hour then the attendant is paid for and your wash will also be cleaner...
  3. captain cw

    Octaform wall panels

    Good product and easy to install
  4. captain cw

    Ryko Monarch I

    I can't believe there are any pictures of one of these out there. This was Ryko's first touch free wash. It was a horrible failure. It even had a mitter curtain, which made sooo much sense on a touch-free wash. They looked neat but did not function very well.
  5. captain cw

    Mud grids - a solution?

    I agree. I attached a picture of a friends site, where he did a mud bay. [ATTACH=CONFIG]536
  6. captain cw

    Dinner in Vegas anyone?

    My wife's favorite movie.
  7. captain cw

    Credit card or Bill acceptors

    The coinco vantage can handle it. You'll make a lot more money. I wouldn't own a wash without bill acceptors in the bays.
  8. captain cw

    Clean Walls

    I also think if it's brick walls then you should just cover them with FRP, which you can by at Lowe's or Home Depot or you could even do better with NuForm wall panels. Your wash will look completely different. It shows your customers that you are committed.
  9. captain cw

    A big thank you to Jim at Shurvend

    You gotta love pro active suppliers!
  10. captain cw

    American Pay Station

    I need to do mine. I thought the new board was supposed to have some kind of texting feature. I'd really hate to loose my paging.
  11. captain cw

    ICA Show Review

    I felt that everybody's industry outlook was high. Maybe the sun will come up tomorrow. We had a spell there where a lot of bad decisions were made by manufactures and wanna be operators. I think we may be on the positive side of the industry's economic self correction.
  12. captain cw

    Replaced 2" Meter with 1" Meter

    My water company just raised my rates by 50%. Even with reclaim, I'm still paying a crazy amount. I'd do anything to cut that bill.
  13. captain cw

    New Touchless Tunnel

    Nice looking set up. Are the arches also Motor City? The look like Belanger.
  14. captain cw

    Holy crap, batman

    Lucky! I wish someone would give me a free re-model at my old wash. I'd look hard at Etowah Valley's meter boxes with the push buttons. I've been very happy with them.
  15. captain cw

    Air compressor motor

    I've had luck getting those from Grainger
  16. captain cw

    Redo wash equip

    New color schemes, new meter boxes with bill acc and CC acc, new wall wall panels and new signage. Maybe some neon rope light also. You can find it pretty cheap on ebay (as cheap as $3 per foot). I'd do any of those before I replaced the equipment room stuff. You can always add options to the...
  17. captain cw

    A-OK Auction

    I'm sure somebody will step and start supplying parts for them. At least until there are no more out there. There's some guys in NW Arkansas that still have parts and support for old Clean Concepts equipment. Heck it's getting hard to get parts from a lot of manufacturers that ARE still in...
  18. captain cw

    Cost of building a automatic car wash

    Probably between $250,000-$300,000 nicely done. Less if you cut corners. A good distributor can be a big help.
  19. captain cw

    Express Wash Manufacturers - Which do I choose from?

    Bill is right. Who will be servicing your site? How long have they been in business? Get references. How long have they carried the line of equipment? Some bounce around a lot. You want to know that parts will be available.
  20. captain cw

    Dixmoor Weepmizor

    Does anyone have a used weepmizor laying around they wouldn't mind selling cheap. $50-$60 range?
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