Did you do a grand opening with free car washes ? Attended washes pay for themselves in the long game.It amazes me how often customers have questions or issues with a self serve wash and a part time attendent can resolve those issues. I use retired guys as attendent as they are more outgoing...
Water in air lines kills flojets. I use Flojet extractor dryer filtration system @ the air compressor and just before presoak and foambrush flojet going on 7 years not replaced.
All good suggestions from veteran operators. So here is my 2 cents for evening reading. Get catalogs from car wash supply companies and go thru them page by page to review parts, which will lead to more questions and ability to converse with techs and owners correctly without calling parts "...
Customers complaining about mats not holding tight enough as they drop. I've checked their mats and finding thinner and thinner mats being produced. Beside the industry standard is there a better mat holder? Anybody tried to beef up the tension or found a better way. I replaced mine 2 years ago...
I would suggest trips to regional car wash expos and or Ica convention. As a newbie one cannot get enough education and experience from just one former operator.My experience back before the internet 1989 to be exact I got a bank repo in rural town of 2000. Distributor 250 miles away gave a...
I can see going the all new route, if you know nothing of mechanical workings of car washes. Enough issues will come up with new install. Hopefully your mentor- distributor works out.
I would go IBA right away ,that way you have 2 different types of customers. Use combo vacuum units and rug beater to set you apart from others. Finally consider as much on site presence as possible,it will increase your sales. Attendent needs to be out going and willing to engage customers .
will those tokens work in ma850 hawk xeptor, are they custom token with your wash name on them. Thanks Erik email. emeis.havre@gmail.com, cell 406 949 0652