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I own several hand car washes and want to try the unlimited monthly wash structure. I am not willing to put in the expensive pay stations and I am looking for a desktop POS System that will work. Square has recurring billing but the problem I am running into is finding a way to look up the...

I completely agree. I have started making lists and opening/closing procedures but if you guys have any that you can send me that would help a lot. thanks.

I have very unorganized and messy washes. I do not have any system for employee responsibilities and pretty much just go by the wash and tell the guys what they need to do which they do half assed and it eventually goes back to the way it was, dirty and unorganized. Is anyone willing the share...

Who do you guys use for insurance? I have farmers and I am shopping Midlothian, and few others. any other suggestions? thanks!

I owned my first wash for 1.5 years before I bought two more as a package. The biggest mistake I made was thinking the changes I made in the first wash would immediately work for the new ones. I raised the service level but raised prices immediately and lost a bunch of customers (I have them...

I would like to implement a finger or hand print time clock so my employees cant clock each other in. I would like a system that I can monitor on my Iphone so I can see who is clocked in in real time. Any suggestions on what system to buy and how much I can expect to pay. thanks

My contract just expired, looking to lower my fees - any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

So how should I implement it? I have noticed in newer washes the pay stations are in separate area from the person that implements the wash cycle. I assume to get the customer to make the choices and pay for the services before he has a chance to interact with the employee? I have also...

Don't get me wrong we are profitable and the community loves us. We have very loyal customers and they love the workers. I just want to tighten up my processes so I can get a better handle on the transactions. One though I had was to use the New Square POS system which utilizes an IPAD...

I have an older (1999) reclaim system that I don't use because my water bill is pretty low anyways. I am looking at buying a new system for another wash that I just purchased and it looks like the technology has improved. The provider says I will save between 50-70% on my water bill which is...

I purchased a two bay in bay automatic and have converted it to a full service car wash. I offer three different exterior packages (Basic, Ultimate and Hand Wash) and four Interior/exterior packages (Wash and vacuum, quick detail, full detail, ultimate detail) Currently the workers use the...

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I have a friend in the business that is offering 3-4 Peco Drying units for $4000. They are about 4-5 years old and I am going to use them to speed up the drying time on a hand car wash. I think is has everything I need including the mounting arch. Is this a good product and a good price?

I just discovered that my insurance does not cover interruption of business due to drought. Do any insurance companies provide coverage in the event that the city shuts down car washes due to drought?

I have had good employees that have been with me over a year, when I hire new employees I have them do a few cars there way and and count the tips then have them do a few cars my way (smile when they meet the customer, be friendly, work hard, and smile when they leave) They are amazed at how...

a friend is offering to sell it to me for $900. it is 2.5 years old from a car wash that was not very busy so im sure it is lightly used. is that a good price? Is that a good machine?

I would live to take a class, how do I find one?

Holy cow those systems are expensive!!!! I have not ruled them out but would really like to find a cheaper way to do this. Seems like I can buy restaurant/retail style pos systems in the 5-7000 range. There is also a quickbooks POS system that is around $1000 but you have to sign up for their...

I just Finished my first 3 stage buffing/polishing on a black car. The end product looks amazing but I noticed after my third and final polishing stage (3m white black blue process) that there were still tiny scratches giving it a tiny amount of swirls that were barely vizable but there none...

what is the best way to clean and engine? steam cleaning? how do you do this?