The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Member Numbers

When customers sign up for the car wash club at Locations C and D, they receive a six-digit member number. That enables me to find their account. Having member numbers is useful given that we have about 500 members at those two car washes combined. Of course, many people lose their member number... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 6, 2022

When Express Building Will Slow Down

These times in the car wash industry have seen express exterior washes popping up everywhere. Will the trend continue forever? No, it will not. At some point, there will be saturation in the market. If that doesn't happen, I believe there will be some other big thing the investors will want.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 5, 2022

The Quicker Way

An advantage that a conveyor tunnel has over an in-bay automatic is that the conveyor is quicker than in-bay automatic. An automatic conveyor can properly wash a car in 90 seconds no matter the wash. An in-bay automatic needs at least five minutes, longer if waxes are added. The quicker you are, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

Lots of Parts

Something we have lots of are parts. Some parts are very small, like the chemical tips we have that control flow. The biggest parts we've had are bridges. Bridges are what hold together the touch-free parts. They are as wide as the typical self-service bay. We have thousands upon thousands of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Brady Gone

Well, Brady fell off the wagon. He texted Dad early Saturday morning at six a.m. that he wasn't feeling well and wouldn't be able to work. He works for both us at Location A and Jason's detailing. He said he would let Jason know. He never did. As soon as Dad saw Brady's text, he knew the latter was... Sign in to see full entry.

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