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    How do I get started buying a business?

    What your asking for is a weekly subject on this site. Go to search menu and explore.
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    Need all new equipment, everything !! Bought a closed down car wash in Pasadena, Texas

    Appears to be a waste of the forums time
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    Georgia Self Serve- lower profits than expected

    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...
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    Floejet pump

    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.
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    I blame the crime on ______________________

    I always liked the idea that is used in other countrys years past of cutting off the fingers of thieves. Maybe post them on the equipment room door.
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    My second most popular vending item is

    lavender
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    New Owner looking to learn

    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 "...
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    Mat holders

    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...
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    Need all new equipment, everything !! Bought a closed down car wash in Pasadena, Texas

    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...
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    Need all new equipment, everything !! Bought a closed down car wash in Pasadena, Texas

    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.
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    Need all new equipment, everything !! Bought a closed down car wash in Pasadena, Texas

    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 .
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    Looking for feedback from carwash owners

    Long story short. My advertising is old school with means, location, location, location. Good luck in your endeavor !
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    will those tokens work in ma850 hawk xeptor, are they custom token with your wash name on them...

    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
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    Clearance Signs on Self Serve Bays

    I have clearance signs , few drivers know their height. Last summer touron damage their camper to $ 12600 and bay door to $ 2800. Can't fix stupid !
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    Electric vehicle charging stations

    So much for living in a " free country " that business decisions are made by bureaucrats with no skin in the game.
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