If your going to lose your home if you dont sell that garbage for $3500 then you should start packing now. Either you stole it or picked it up scraping. Either way not worth anything. Your time would be more productive working a job then going on an online forum trying to bait people to feel bad for you. Good luck selling the chemical distribution thingy!
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Soakem0434
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Thanks! It works for now. Definitely looking to switch it up as things get rolling. Previous owner was a fan of Vanilla Creme.......If I have to smell that any more I may puke.I remember those days. Very exciting. Nice workbench. You did forgot to throw that garbage KR chemical out though
I was just about to ask about old chemicals. I have a bunch of turtle wax products in the equipment room and was wondering if they're still usable..called the dumpster company to see if they'll take them and they told me they'd use them to clean their dumpsters and trucks...I remember those days. Very exciting. Nice workbench. You did forgot to throw that garbage KR chemical out though
so if there's no shelf life issue, I'll keep them and burn through them on the SS side
Soakem0434
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It may save you some headache to let the dumpster folks have them, or at the least batch mix by hand and use around the house. Nothing like running all new lines and solenoids and then filling them with snot soap, only to have to undo and redo your work...............ask me how I know.
The shelf life Turtle Wax soap products is around 5 years. Turtle Wax makes a good product, it's expensive. It's highly concentrated so you need to mix it with 10 gallons of water and then pull it out container with your Hydrominder.
I was in a similar situation, and figured out a way to run older KR ultra concentrates in presoak, HP soap, and tire cleaner. I strain it and mix it with something with cleaning power, I’m using alkaline powder presoak Kemade B 2/3 to 1/3 old soap mixture and it works well. Cleans much better too. For the wax, I think I have to throw that away though. Foam brush i mix 5 gallons old KR cherry blossom to 50 gallons water and so far it works good. The alkaline keeps the snot from forming again seems like.
I wouldn't be afraid of using it. We have strainers on all of our chemical tanks to prevent any debris from getting into the systems. This is the one we use https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-11...ner-with-clear-bowl-1-2in-80-mesh-screen.aspx
Soakem0434
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Nearly a year in. Still here, still crazy. Lots learned, lots more to learn. A lot done, a lot left to do. The icing on the cake this week was installing three new American made American flags. Headed out of town for a few days, first time since owning the wash. I've checked, double checked and left it in good hands but I know the break down will come as soon as we get past town limits. Still haven't gotten around to a few upgrades I'd hoped to have done in the first year but it's come a long ways from 2 semi operational bays with nothing to offer but water. Thanks for the guidance from you all and several friends I've made along the way. It's been exciting, exhausting, frustrating but most of all it's been worth it.
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I thought that as well. But if anyone stoops that low they needed em worse than me. Funny thing is from Memorial day until Labor day our quiet little town has a flag on every light pole along Main street 200+ flags I'd guess easily within reach. It's a spectacle, small town living has it's benefits I guess though we're not averaging 300 cars per day washed.
Buckeye Hydro
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No softener? No spot free?
Soakem0434
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Both on the short list.
Soakem0434
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Thanks Eric! Doing it this way ensures you have a daily/weekly presence and your customers notice the small upgrades as you progress. It also helps to keep the capital investment within reason obviously
. Sometimes my financial advisor shoots down my big ideas of ordering a truck load of goodies when she knows I'd be better to just plug along at it piece by piece. She hasn't noticed I haven't made a coin deposit in a couple months it's my way of holding a little back until it adds up to my next goal. Shhhhhhh.