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    Kleen Rite Soaps

    Generally speaking, only the hyper/ultra concentrates are mixed with water before being used - and this product is not a hyper concentrate. You can also usually tell by the final dilution ratio that will be listed on the product. Something like 180:1 or 120:1 would be a conventional concentrate.
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    Best Dryer Configuration

    I think oscillating set ups work better if the car moves at a fixed speed / like a conveyor or an onboard machine that moves at a fixed speed over the car. Letting the customer drive through is one over variable and it might not link up well with the oscillator if they go too fast. You may...
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    Capture Rate, Express Tunnel- No Competition

    And after you unlock the key to that mystery, you too will be on your way to 16M! 😂
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    Capture Rate, Express Tunnel- No Competition

    I would have thought dollar stores were saturated 5 years ago, but they aren’t stopping either!
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    Foam cannon to clean ceiling

    Not sure how bad your ceilings are, but I have white vinyl siding on my home and I clean it once a year with a siding wash that you can get at a home improvement store. It has bleach and is sold under several different labels and brands. I know my siding is vertical and you are talking about...
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    Anybody got any experience with Autec Mini-tunnels

    That’s definitely worth something.
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    Kleentrack Ceramic New Product?

    Petroleum Distillate
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    Kleentrack Ceramic New Product?

    Looked at it and checked the sds sheet. Here are my thoughts on first blush: It contains mineral seal oil. “Premium” products - ceramics and carnauba sealers usually don’t - or at least in my opinion shouldn’t. . Mso is usually reserved for the lower end drying agents and sealers. Second...
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    Lipstick on a Pig (Car Wash Face Lift Stories)

    I’m in Western NY and I have probably 100 people each year who , when they see me, tell me they appreciate the hot water we use. Especially in the winter. Our winters at anywhere from 20°- 40°give or take, so the salt, snow and dirt comes off very well with good chemicals and hot water...
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    Lipstick on a Pig (Car Wash Face Lift Stories)

    I don’t necessarily look at cosmetic changes as lipstick on a pig. Many washes are rock solid in the equipment room- good pumps, water heaters, compressors, solenoids and valves are working. Might even have good quality chemicals. But if the bay is not aesthetically inviting - that won’t...
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    what the heck is TOW?

    Bivens Winchester made Slant Brush car wash systems. Both rollovers and tunnel units. The TOW was “Tunnel on Wheels”. A rollover unit they made in the early 1980’s that had a retractable mitter, rocker panel brushes and high pressure side manifolds that also crossed over the front and rear...
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    Replacement Parts

    Hard to put a percentage on it. The daily use/abuse items in the bay (hp guns, brushes etc.) are going to go more often than pumps solenoids, etc. in the equipment room, but are generally lower priced. You may have a year where everything in the equipment room is fine and needs no attention...
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    Looking at taking out a soft gloss Max 5 and going Petit

    The PDQ frictions are notoriously slow.
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    Importance of joining an Association

    No doubt that there is safety in numbers and more voices are heard louder than fewer voices.
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    Mat holders

    https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-2162-hamel-rd-79-replacement-spring-for-mat-clamps-spring-only.aspx Maybe just a replacement spring and stretch it out a bit before installing to give some more tension.
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    New car wash tech looking for teacher

    Where were you trained? I would think you may be able to do some networking and find connections through the institution where you acquired your skills. Definitely some techs here on this site, but mainly owners.
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    Looking for Equipment Suggestions for an Auto Dealership

    There are both friction and touchless manufacturers that make models that are more geared to auto dealerships. Here are a few. There are More. Autec 220 Broadway Rollover Washworld XR7 Mark VII softwash DF
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    Looking at taking out a soft gloss Max 5 and going Petit

    I was also going to suggest checking brush pressure if you are getting premature brush wear. Also, if you ever reload with a new friction machine, consider something with flexible shaft couplings or amp/pressure sensing capabilities- that will help to protect from excessive pressure on the...
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    Whats the difference between iba, & express

    A few IBA manufacturers are now making an “IBA Express” version of their equipment. I think they want to increase throughput and offer some of the options and add-ons that exist in tunnels. Oasis has one called the Eclipse where they even separate their wash portion and dry portion of the...
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    PDQ LaserWash 360 Plus Dryers

    The lower the residual pH after the wash and before the blower, the better the car will dry. If you have hi pH chemicals only and don’t neutralize it lower the pH before the blower, you will not get a car as dry as you can. Also, there is a law of diminishing returns with drying agents and...
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