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National Pride Meterbox 763D-BL “ Update
Greg’s brother (which actually was not at the carwash) gave me some meterbox install advice today. Unlike some places that actually sell the product. Thanks Greg’s brother who was not even there!
Gary Ave. Carwash
You are Looking at a New Parking Lot!
Well it is really not funny. The property got auctioned off by soldalabama.com for around $30,000. With 20% going to the auction house. Pretty sad but with so many carwashes it would really be stupid reopening it.
Someone Purchased the Old Carwash in Fairfield
I really liked this carwash and I have posted pictures in the past. I even called the owner of the wash and he actually talked me out of it, which is interesting. The Fairfield wash location always looked like a good safe location. But I drove by today and it looks like someone might have been killed in the yard of the abandoned house behind the wash? Or maybe not? I’m not going to start any rumors!
Morgan Road Car Wash
Greg and his brother are installing token machines for free vacuums. When the customer purchases an automatic carwash they get a token.
Morgan Road Car Wash
I drove by the Morgan Road Car Wash today. Greg purchased it a couple days ago. They have put in another automatic and gone up on there self-serve prices from $2.00 to $2.50! So since December 10th, 2005 they have only gone up $.50….. inflation definately has not hit the self-serve market!
If you are interested, the wash has 2 Jim Coleman Water Wizards: 1 is the original while the other is a new 2.0 non-profiling. It has 2 Hamilton entry units and also a Jim Coleman Space Saver pumping unit for the self-serve bays.
Bubbles Galore Car Wash & Detailing – Website?
Bubbles Galore Car Wash & Detailing
Do you want to have a web presence for your self serve carwash? No? Neither do I. But this website would be a good example if you did! Check it out at: http://bubblesgalorecarwash.com/
Midfield “ Bessemer Super Highway “ Update
Previous post: http://cwguy.com/?p=2681
This carwash has the same self serve equipment that my Hueytown carwash used to have (Clean Concepts). His equipment had a sticker for Magriff Inc of Birmingham Alabama 205-879-7234 on the self serve equipment. The phone number now is someones personal number.
House of Wax, 31 New Athol Road, Orange, MA
Dave from House of Wax sent in some pictures of his carwash and detail shop. All his equipment is Superior and his automatic is a Side-Trac. Also check out his web site at: www.carwashanddetailing.us
Send in pictures of your car wash!
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Noble Avenue Car Wash, Florida
This is from my trip back from the ICA meeting in April. This was down the street from this wash.
Bay setup
Vacuum setup
Hamilton changer and vending
Noble Avenue Car Wash, Florida
W Noble Avenue and NW 5th Street Florida Google street view link
This is from my trip back from the ICA meeting in April.
Front venting area: Dilling & Harris Max-Vend-Master with bill acceptor and an American AC2225 changer
Coleman vacuums
Bay setup
Water Wizard setup and American entry unit install
boxes, brushes, carwash, D/H, Dilling & Harris, erie, Fragramatics, fragrance, garbage, orlando, sign, timer, vacuum, and vacuums.
Hunter’s Creek Auto Wash / aka Car Wash
My GPS said “Gatorland Carwash” at 14513 Gatorland Drive, Orlando, FL. but the name does not really matter.
First picture is the front view and the second picture it from the entry road next to a Flex-Serve.
Front view: I like the glass block and the road sign.
Vending: I like the “Suggestions” box and it is interesting that they replaced the Dilling & Harris Vend-Master product door. They replaced the plastic with metal.
Back view: First picture show painted arrows on the ground which is a good idea. I just doubt it would help.
Bay: Some interesting notes are the crappy foam brushes and the garbage can in every bay. I love the large timer conversion.
Automatic: PDQ Laser 4000 had an interesting purge setup in the automatic. Not really sure what or why it was purging though.
Vacuums: They has some weird vandalism problems? I actually had someone steal my gun off my Fragramatics fragrance vacuum before. They unscrewed the gun and took it.
Midfield – Bessemer Super Highway – Update
I have been to this car wash before but I just happened to be driving by again. http://cwguy.com/?p=868
Looks like someone vandalized his vacuum and he has someone that is going through his vacuums for change.
Everything else looked about the same.
Recent Comments
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I love your sense of humor, but everything is in the details of any business what separates the strong from the weak is just a few minor details. But that few can be huge, for instance I love Arbys for their sandwiches, but many years ago their facilities were just run down and dirty, back then I would never go to the bathroom in one. Instead I went to Mcdonald's to go the rest room. Now in current time Arby's has gotten the idea that a very clean and modern facility with upgraded equipment will bring in customers. They even have open wifi in many, so that being said a business is the true salesperson it projects an image. Now one must ask yourself what image do you want to project to the public. You yoursef as a owner of a car wash or any business must be the salesman, because without a sale no one has a job. Mike...
I don't think you read the post. Maybe since your not a car wash owner you didn't get the joke? But your a sales person so... :) Maybe in Ohio the government is more restrictive I don't know? But when the government lets people start businesses that they want. Unforgettably to many people have built car washes because of sales people. Which makes them bad investments... so depending where someone is from you will get your desired remarks. Also you are selling a high priced item so only car washes with money would call you... another fact. So of course they would be making money. I also disagree with 90% of your statements except the place should be clean. You do not have to purchase top "knotch" equipment. You can run a super car wash with any equipment on the market. But again your a sales person. :) But I strangely want to purchase a boiler now.... JK LOL :)...
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