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    Am I wrong to expect RO water

    So last year I sold all our car washes, moved, failed retirement, and went to work as a service technician repairing car washes. Since I no longer own my own car wash, I went to the local self serve to clean my wife's car on my day off. The self serve just changed hands and the new owner has...
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    Laserwash upgrades

    Video of the upgrades we have made to one of our Laserwash 4000's. https://youtu.be/pIt4_0fMV8w
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    New Razor Edge

    So I had the chance to visit with a friend and see his new Razor Edge today. I shot some video of it washing. https://youtu.be/a2LUQQuovh4
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    Stories from a Reload

    In 2016 I came to the realization that our fleet of Laserwash 4000's was showing its age and that it was time to reload. I got quotes on both the 360 Plus and Razor. With 9 bays to reload, I got quotes that put the reloads in the 1.2 million range. Once I recovered from the sticker shock...
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    To self serve or not

    So I'm looking at a site that originally had 3 lw4000's and 4 vac islands. All the equipment has been removed. The projected daily car count is 48 cars per day. I was planning on putting in a used lw4000 that I already have and JE Adams vacs that I already have. The question is what to do about...
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    Where would you put your renovation dollars?

    If you were upgrading your iba site, where would you concentrate first, the car wash equipment or the pay station? Currently I am running twin Laserwash 4000 Docking Dryer's with Hamilton ACW-5 CRC's. The site needs greater through put 5 months out of the year with wait times regularly over 45...
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    Social Media and Web Pages, Are they really worth it?

    So over the last five years I have spent more and more time dealing with our social media pages and to a lesser degree our web page. When I created all of them I had high hopes of improving sales, but that just hasn't happened. Lately, I have been trying to decide if the posts and videos are...
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    Motorcycle Wash

    Has anyone seen one of the new Motor Express Washes from Harrels Carwash Systems. It seems like an interesting idea to wash motorcycles, but do customers actually use it. Their website is www.motoexpresswash.com .
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    Glad this isn't my carwash

    This is a first generation G5 that a friend of mine owns. I sure am glad its not mine.:D
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