| Thinking about buying an existing car wash, | | | | money cleaning RVs, Boat trailers by hand on |
| building a carwash, designing a carwash of starting | | | | slow days, make sure there is a way to get |
| a carwashing business. If so perhaps you might | | | | them in and out. |
| wish to have a few tips to take with you after | | | | Think about the environment and wind flow; Solar |
| reading this article? | | | | can run lights, but robotic car wash systems use |
| The most important thing in carwash operations is | | | | a lot of energy. The waste-water smells, if the |
| getting the cars out of the way when it is busy. | | | | organic degradation is not working properly, this |
| You need ample space post car washing tunnel or | | | | happens, smell turns customers off and away, |
| you back up the whole thing, it takes 5-7 minutes | | | | they will not come back. Prevailing wind should be |
| to dry a car and the car wash tunnels are 90 | | | | considered. |
| seconds or less. Vacuuming takes 5-7 minutes | | | | The wastewater in the future will be used to |
| also, so you need space. Cars coming in will block | | | | make electricity, think down the road in 5-years. |
| the traffic and people will by-pass the car wash, | | | | Run off from the car wash roof should cover |
| you lose money. | | | | landscaping water usage, good selling point for city |
| Detail Centers need 3-bays and they need parking | | | | hall and planning commission, they just LOVE |
| for completed cars. Oil Lube bays need waiting | | | | Green Carwashes, you need to hard sell this to |
| room and all this space needs to flow and the | | | | your client they will be glad later if nothing more, |
| cars cannot cross the incoming car wash cars or | | | | for the PR value. I hope this gets you thinking? |
| bother them. Carwashes can make a lot of | | | | |