The Car Wash Life

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Monday, February 27, 2012

Odds and Ends...February 2012

February has been a great month at the car washes. The weather has been breaking our way. Last year the theme was that we were getting lots of rainy weather. The rainy weather stayed under control even though the temperatures were unseasonably warm. We were busy even before a couple light snows in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

New Job?

Car wash mechanic Howard Booth informed Dad that an old boss of his, Mark Baylor has made him an offer to come work at Mark's business. Mark used to be in the car wash business. I do not know what he is up to these days, therefore I do not know the particulars of this job. Howard is in the process... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Over and Ready for Another

The busy run lasted from Sunday, February 12th to Monday, February 20th. Last week I mentioned that rain was in the forecast on Thursday. Even though there was rain in the forecast people kept on washing. The Thursday rain came and was a dirty rain that made the cars even filthier. Business picked... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Why Cars Are Not Cleaned

Last entry I focused on what goes wrong when a car is not properly cleaned at a car wash. More specifically I am focusing on automatic car washes. This entry I will focus on the "why" aspect. I do wish to note that there are explanations as to why equipment and chemicals do not perform. I have a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 20, 2012

When Cars Are Not Cleaned

In response to Wednesday's entry, TAPS commented, "The last time I used a touch-free wash, my car didn't come out looking too good. It seemed to have missed a lot of places." Her words got me to thinking about when automatic devices do not do the job. What exactly is happening that is causing the... Sign in to see full entry.

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