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I am running an express wash tunnel with no spot free rinse. About six months ago I started getting these white milky looking spots on the cars after the wash when the residual water dried. I've tried a bunch of different scenario's including running cars through with no drying agent, and even...

Just curious what people are using or not using to protect rear wipers from breaking or falling off. I am currently using wiper bags and masking tape which work good. However the problem is when a customer gets an express exterior wash they drive away with the bag or tape. To me it's kind of...

I have been having an ongoing problem with certain suv's & minivans climbing the inside rail of the conveyor. It always happens in the exact same spot and it is always an suv or minivan. Most often it happens with Honda Odyssey';s and Mercedes ML's. Can't seem to figure out why it is happening...

What is the recommended amount of safety rollers to have on an over under conveyor. Right now I have a total of 3 rollers coming up. One pushing the car and two safety rollers. I used to have a total of two but had a customer step on their brake causing a collision. So now I have a total of...

Is anyone using a water based product with their automatic tire shiner? I am currently using Black Ice from Simoniz through the Simoniz machine. The results are horrible!!! I'm using reclaim water so an oil based product is not ideal going through the reclaim. I've only had the machine for 5...

I have a unimac 202 washer and and the water in the sinks is getting contaminated with debris blowing into them from the blowers. I have no where else to move it and was wondering if anyone knows of a cover or lid for the sinks. I contacted Unimac but haven't heard back from them. Any ideas...

Is anyone using heated cta's specifically the Cobra ones. I am considering purchasing them but they are upwards of $4k and don't want to waste my money. The concept seems to make sense, hot usually cleans better than cold but I can't find anybody near me that is using them. We have no...

Just swithced from fs hand wash to flex serve 1 mth ago. Reaction from customers has been mixed. Negative feedback is that we no longer hand wash the cars & stay in the vehicle while it is washed. I think this will change over time but the overall operation of the flex serve is much more...

I just converted my full serve to a flex serve about 3 weeks ago. Customers in my area are not used to staying in their cars through the tunnel. There are only full serves in the area so this is new for everyone. Despite signs and my greeter instructing customers what to do we are having a...

We just converted our full service hand wash into a fully automated flex serve. Many of our customers are not taking well to the change. Staying in their car as it goes through the tunnel seems to be disliked by many women. Our base exterior wash with no wipe down is $7. We offer a $5 wipe...

Does anyone know where i can purchase an enclosure for a POS with a cash drawer for exterior use?

Is anyone using the new Sonny's tire seal machine? I would love to see one in action but there are none in my area. How does it compare to the Simoniz foam pad tire shiner as far as performance goes? Thanks, Paul

The President mentioned in his speech last night he would like to raise the federal mininum wage to $9 per hour by 2015. In addition he wants it to increase yearly based on the rate of inflation. Just curious as to what rate of pay everyone starts their line employees at. What state are you in...

I'm looking to begin a no wipe exterior wash. Is a RO spot free rinse system a must? If I am getting dry cars with the blowers do I need to worry about spotting? Also if I add the spot free rinse would that mean that I don't need to worry about getting the car as dry? In other words do I...

I am looking to convert a full service hand car wash into something less labor intensive. Considering adding high pressure Touchless in place of the labor. My concern is that I may not be getting the cars as clean as I would like. The tunnel is only 70' long but we run a ver slow chain. Average...