The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, June 16, 2022

Taking Over C

When Dad took over Location C, it was a mess. The self-service bays didn't work nor did the vacuums. Good thing there wasn't an automatic or any kind. I'm certain that wouldn't have worked either. Fixing self-service bay equipment is not difficult to do. I would say all self-service equipment is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

A Christmas Eve Car Wash

December 24, 2004. That was the day we received Location C. Officially, we received it on January 1, 2005. Paul the landlord told Dad we had ourselves a car wash. We didn't do much there. We had recently gotten road salt and were short-handed with it being Christmas Eve. I washed 500 of the 538 cars... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 11, 2022

Pumping Over

How often do car wash chemicals need to be pumped over? It depends. Automatic touch-free soaps and drying agents are once a day. A wax we use for the automatic touch-frees are once a week. Self-serve equipment can go days. It all depends on how the chemical is concentrated. Recommended Reading A... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 10, 2022

Not Up Early

I have the luxury of getting up anywhere from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. if I want to. Being able to sleep in is such a nice gift to have. If I needed to get up earlier, I could do it if need be. After all, I had believed my life's path was immediately to teaching, where six a.m. and even earlier starts are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

Retirement and Expansion

2004 was the year in which Paul the landlord and Dad would make a deal at Location C. Paul wanted to get out of the car wash business. In fact, he would end up selling the construction business shortly thereafter. In his late-40s at the time, he was ready to retire to the commercial rental business.... Sign in to see full entry.

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