“I had a location that i had in mind along a state highway 6 lanes. Used by people to get to work in other countys. Theres turn lanes from both directions into the property.”
6-lane major highway arterials are usually not desirable site location for carwash unless the area is a regional shopping destination with high density, good variety and tightly clustered retail stores.
“…is there any car wash franchises?”
Yes, there are a handful of carwash franchises (i.e. Goo Goo’s, Cactus, Mr. Clean, Monkey Shine, Super Wash).
There is also NASCAR-branded carwash, licensing agreement, not franchise.
“And also how do i make sure the car wash would actually be succesful?”
Anticipated financial success of new carwash site location can be judged using models of sales assessment as part of a carwash study, concept study or feasibility study.
“And other question what size tunnel would work best.”
Property width and length planning for carwash is based on anticipated sales volumes or car count.
Tunnel or conveyor length is usually determined based on maximum hourly demand.
Maximum demand is typically three times greater than average. So, estimate average hourly demand and multiple it by three.
Divide the answer by 10 = approximate conveyor length in feet
“What type of financing can you get for the project?”
Best shot for “new-to-industry” to finance a build project is SBA 7a loan program.
Here, new-to-industry will need to demonstrate “excellent” market opportunity and some previous ownership experience and very closely related management experience.
Hope this helps.
