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Ceramic in S.S bay?

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Has anyone had good luck with ceramic as an option in S.S. Bay?

I am considering swapping out my wax for another product. Possibly ceramic or maybe drying agent? I know there has been mixed reviews on ceramic with pricing and customer use. We do have dryers and tri-foam.

Looking forward to hearing everyone’s feedback.
 
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I think it is good to have premium chemicals in the ss bays. Self serve customers want and deserve the chance to have a high quality wash, just as if they were using and IBA or tunnel- the difference is that they don’t mind supplying the labor. Something like Simoniz Ceramic Sealant has a recommended final dilution rate of 256:1 in a ss bay. It is an expensive product, but customers can cover their car in about 30 seconds with it and then see immediate results with shine and water repellency- long term too. It does need to be rinsed, so you are getting some extra time out of the product but the real value is in the result that keeps customers coming back. I would say it is extremely important to advertise with the menu sign decals, dial decals and any other signage available - even outside the bays with banners, drum covers etc. Also, thoroughly instruct the customer that the car has to be very clean - presoak and/or brushed and thoroughly rinsed before the ceramic is applied and the ceramic must be thoroughly rinsed off as well. Not everyone will read the signs and follow the instructions properly - we all know that, but you can only do so much and you have to give the people who do read the tools to use the product properly for the best result. Many good brands out there. I only used the example of Simoniz because I use it and have good results. You will have a lot of choices that will probably work every bit as well.
 
I'm using Quest Vantagloss Foamy for a SS ceramic.I have to inject a polish dye in it with a dual port hydrominder. It's pretty popular. It's an expensive product and frankly have never done a cost analysis but I feel overall it's a net positive and gets more use than previous triple foams.
 
There is a post back in June

Self serve HP wax

We get into this in that post as well.

Put ceramic in SS bays back in the spring.
Been extremely popular!!!!
 

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Like the sign!

We just put a Ceramic Sticker or pTouch on our dial. Customers notice the ceramic and seem to like it.
People do not read signs no matter how simple or nice they are......

You can give away money and they would not read it (and we tested that theory by preloading our Cryptopay loyalty cards with $5). Few requests for the card - even put them in our vending machine for $1 so a profit of $4.....Crazy!
 
Greg Pack said:
I'm using Quest Vantagloss Foamy for a SS ceramic.I have to inject a polish dye in it with a dual port hydrominder. It's pretty popular. It's an expensive product and frankly have never done a cost analysis but I feel overall it's a net positive and gets more use than previous triple foams.
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Greg, why do you need to inject polish dye? You know they make Vantagloss with yellow dye in it already, right?
 
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