Better then Napster? File swapping
Setting up shop.
Harass everyone at the car wash to purchase your cds.
He sells lots of cds they must be cheap. He leaves right when I pull up. I can not really tell what the tag says, but this is what it looks like.
The question is: Turn the car away or not?
She wanted to clean her wheels. Greg never gave me a clear answer did I mess up or not, should I have refused her or not. William gave me a clear answer, he said it was a bad idea. But the conclusion is clear the car made it. Greg taped the front light and the back license plate light. Also, the wraps did not get caught in the bumper. Which is good.
Drainage problem
I heard that William and Greg were working hard so I had to come watch. There was a clog between the flooded holding tank above and the clean out (In the first picture William is cleaning out the clean out.). They setup two sump pumps and were draining the above holding tank and the whole tunnel. It looked like lots of fun and with the cars coming to get washed looked like a loosing battle.
High pressure soap
I went down a tip from green to orange. The high pressure soap was to strong and sucked down the chemical.
Please someone purchase this Honda 400 EX 4-Wheeler
This is the second time he has posted his ad at my car wash. Now he gets a free ad:
For Sale: Honda 400 EX 4-Wheeler plus riding gear… color: yellow and black $2000 call Adam @ (205) 965-5141
I hope everyone calls. Also you can tell him his ink jet printer sucks and he should purchase a new one. Look how bad it faded when it was $2500 it is terrible. It was only in the sun for about five minutes. I saw the guy leave.
Weird vending machine problem
The ShurVend vending machine would not vend anything. I had to remove the blue towel and everything worked fine again.
Mighty Orange Cleaner & Degreaser
I was excited with the results from using Awesome Orange All Purpose Degreaser on my frp. http://cwguy.com//?p=1121 So I was looking for a better value, Might Orange is 33 oz where Awesome is 22 oz, both $1.
I applied the same way holding the bottle like the left picture and squeezing. This time after about 10 minutes I tried scrubbing with a brush. It worked about as good as just using high pressure water, maybe a little better.
Bay timer problem
1034r timer kept resetting. Swapped timer and everything was fine. The timer must be bad.
How long will this take? Update
Well, the bird statue only lasted about an hour after my wife got home. My wife said she was surprised it took her so long. She did not want to keep the bird, so this is a picture of her throwing it away.
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I just built a system that fixes the problem of pressure you are referring to. The answer is 2 fold. 1.VFD+ Pressure 2.Monitoring Sensor. Set up where VFD runs at say "40%" putting out 150psi. Then have a sensor that is inline (before manifold) to when a second bay calls for product, and pressure drops, it senses this, and increases the VFD to say 50% to make up for the difference, and retain the 150psi. So on, and so forth depending on how many bays you have. It will take some tweaking, but once it is set, it is set. Also, you only can have a maximum of 5 ports open at once, even if you have 6 different functions, as each bay can only have one selection running at any given time. Email me, and I can give you more info, and / or if you want to buy one rather than build one. It is a very expensive "trial and error" job, as the VFD, pump, and sensor have to do the job right, and give the correct pressures. They will not share any of their tech, as they want us all to buy from ...
Did you know.... You can purchase the "quick disconnect" injectors from "Hydraflex™®? ©" (don't want to infringe on ™®? or © :P) , however you cannot purchase the quick disconnect adapters from them. Hmmmmm? Isn't that nice? Why not? Oh, that's right you can, if you purchase one of their "Aqualab™®? ©." TEN THOUSAND dollar units. Then, they will sell replacement parts for it, which include the quick disconnect fittings. Very frustrating to say the least. IN A STORY NOT RELATED -> If you want to never ever ever worry about check valves again, look into the icheck magnum series which you can buy from Kleen Rite (low ph, high ph, and high pressure) Also, if you are tired of replacing brittle, cracked, sun-drenched, winter haggard poly line, step up and buy the parker (or equiv.) "air brake" line (type B, reinforced). it will last for over 20 years in a carwash, and will outlast stainless steel when running corrosive product thru. I have been running HF thru it for over...
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 :)...
I have met many car wash owners that do make money in the car wash industry. Here is what I have found they are very organized, they buy top knotch equipment, they maintain it everyday, they check their water everyday, they ask for help when needed. Many are true salespeople they get out and meet the customers give them hugs and attend community events. And lets not forgot about having a very clean facility, customers love neatness. Mike Simmons, Vice-President...