Just wanted to introduce myself. i'm new to the carwash business (3 years, 4ss bays). i've just installed an iba ("Q"). opened Feb. in the "soft startup" stage currently. Just started marketing the automatic and doing around 100 cpw. Have about 1300 washes on the unit and need to start thinking about chemicals. best estimate cost per car is about $1.00. I've also tweaked the wash recipes from the generic ones provided by D&S. I only provide three wash choices; 7,8, and 10. I would like to converse with other D&S operators on chemical application rates, wash recipes and equipment malfunctions. I've toughed it through the startup stages basically on my own. my dist is a nice guy, but lacks the polished knowledge i now need and if he does have it, i've not been able to extract it. I need seasoned pros who have experience with D&S products and iba wash processes. i've been in industrial maintenance for some 30 years and not much about the "Q" is new to me.
Specifically, my top wash takes 6 minutes, the middlewash about 5.5. my throughput hurts me and would like to know the wash times (and machine travel speeds) of other operators and their chemical costs. I have trouble drying cars and have a drying agent i want to start using, but don't know when/how to apply it. i'm currently applying a wax on my final RO med pressure pass before the dry. also, what is "QUICKRAIN"? I haven't been able to get a definitive answer from my dist, what should i expect from it, and what do i tell my customers it does for their car? I have other issues ...
if your a D&S owner, especially of the "Q", please continue this thread so i can compile a member list of who to collaborate with.
thankyou
Specifically, my top wash takes 6 minutes, the middlewash about 5.5. my throughput hurts me and would like to know the wash times (and machine travel speeds) of other operators and their chemical costs. I have trouble drying cars and have a drying agent i want to start using, but don't know when/how to apply it. i'm currently applying a wax on my final RO med pressure pass before the dry. also, what is "QUICKRAIN"? I haven't been able to get a definitive answer from my dist, what should i expect from it, and what do i tell my customers it does for their car? I have other issues ...
if your a D&S owner, especially of the "Q", please continue this thread so i can compile a member list of who to collaborate with.
thankyou
