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Agreed...I have seen an increase in my s/s bays for sure. Slight increase in competition in my market as well. I have a large number of vehicles that cannot fit in any automated wash bay on top of the regular passenger cars and trucks.

I wear Ecco's for my work boots. Yes they are pricey but my feet don't hurt anymore (not any higher than redwing boots either). I have had trifoam, foam brush, wax, you name it, on these boots and it always went away. It may take a little time and sun light but it went away. That customers...

I'm taking this idea and you can't stop me.

I am going on about 8 years with mine. Runs like a top. Neither I nor the seven machines I have installed have ever had an ongoing chain problem. They do wear out over time for sure. I don't worry about it due to the fact that you need to wash a bunch of cars to ruin it. If I can be of any...

Solid 8 hours with two guys. Not including drying time and ozone. I had a car that had a suicide associated with it. It had a mostly glass roof and a large amount of the "contamination" exited the car. NEVER could get it out of the seatbelt though.

My worst was 5 gallons of clam soup in the back of a mini van. No lid on it driving 65 on the highway. Another car starts to pull out in front of them and they mash the brakes. All 5 gallons were evenly distributed from the back to the front of the van. It was horrible...wound up removing seats...

It will take some time depending how large the area is and how much spilled. I would lay into it with my extractor BUT its gonna foam like the dickens. My dirty water tank is going to get jammed with foam and I would have to stop often and take care of it. Its also going to keep making more and...

This would make me puke.

I purchased my first Arimitsu (511) and it leaked oil at a pretty regular rate from day one. They took it back under warranty and sent me a new one. I felt a little like I was on trial but in the end they did the right thing and that is what matters. They sent me another 511 and it is still...

Hypros on all my bays. Good life and good price. Whatever pump I use I run it no more than 75% of its rated output. So mine are a smidge oversized. I get 10 years out of them easy and they are well used. Just a thought.

Sonalastic NP1 might be what I used. For me it was a quality product.

Probably not in a way that would look or function right. I was at the same crossroads in 2008. Also you won't be able to wash longer vehicles (for me its a must, 4 door 8 foot bed). If there is anyway to extend your building it would open your options big time. You could get the machine you...

If you go the mobile route please please please check with your department of natural resources or environmental committee to get the regulations. Where I live they have the capability of shutting you down and taking your rig. They can also fine the owner of the property where the washing is...

I've had good luck using extruded aluminum (Faztek, Item North America). Looks good, lots of options, and no welding. Just a thought while you are still in the design stage.

You know car wash numbers better than you know racing. WoO 410 cubic inch motor can push $45k. Competitive Nascar teams today have budgets of at least 15 million. That being said (I don't like saying this)...you are right, he would be behind before the green flag every dropped. I think I just...

I switched all my s/s bays to led retrofits. I had all t12 HO fixtures and just took out the ballast and wired straight to the LED bulbs. It was easy and they look nice. I got mine from http://www.creativelightings.com/

Did you just call me a slum lord???

I have flirted with the idea of a bug prep station. Electric flow jet, small trigger gun, maybe a vac timer to control it, and a coin mech. I was going to mount it in an old box used for tire air station. Let them pay for a pretreatment of bug remover. It hinges on having a reliable chemical...

I couldn't get past this post. You need to KNOW what each package cost you. I know there are some variables that may make it hard to know precisely 100% but you can get damn close. Knowing these expenses will be a huge key to building your wash packages and what functions will be used when. I...

They have crossed on to your private property and are using the trash receptacles that are for paying customers. When this happens I insist on trespassing, theft of services, and illegal dumping. They won't ever get all of these charges to stick BUT usually they get a citation for one of them...