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Inspecting Car Wash Presoak Chemistry
If your car wash presoak is not performing as expected, inspecting your car wash presoak chemistry for water softness, foot valve leakage, and alkalinity level. 1) Ensure the water softener is working properly. Check water hardness. Water softeners can be consuming salt without conditioning water adequately, so it’s important to test water quality. 2) Check the foot valve […]
IQ 2.0 – An Easy Choice for Customer Value!
When Justin Shepard began planning the construction of his new car wash in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the first thing he decided on was installing the IQ Car Wash System from D&S. “My previous experience with the IQ system, its 3-D mapping capabilities, and its ability to use the right amount of water, the right amount of chemistry, and the […]
Success Story – Wilsonville Subaru Chooses IQ 2.0 Soft Touch
Wilsonville Subaru, the newest and largest Subaru dealership in the U.S., has chosen the IQ 2.0 Soft Touch Car Wash System – the Smartest, Cleanest, Greenest car wash system available today – to handle its new and service customers. Currently under construction in Wilsonville, Oregon, Wilsonville Subaru is the largest Subaru dealership in the U.S. with a massive 92,000 square […]
How Often Should Cars Be Waxed?
Get Ready for Spring! Daylight Savings Time Check List
Here’s a handy spring car wash check list to help pull your car wash out of the winter “doldrums” and prepare properly to keep your customers happy during the warmer (and busier!) Spring/Summer season. Check/Reset Clocks and Timers Equipment Using Date & Time Timers for On Site Lighting • Parking Lot • Bay Lighting • Illuminated Equipment (Vendors, […]
Cleaning Your RO Filter
Pop N Wash – Monticello, IN
In October 2015, Dave Mote and his Pop N Wash car wash team replaced one of two aging touch free in bay automatics with a new IQ Soft Touch In Bay Automatic System from D&S Car Wash Equipment Company. The Pop N Wash property has three self serve bays in addition to the two in bay automatics, […]
Hurricane Bay Car Wash – East Branson MO
During the summer of 2015, the management team at Supreme Car Wash Systems in southwest Missouri discovered a neglected car wash for sale in East Branson, MO. Despite the evident neglect (see photo above left), Supreme’s team saw the potential in the facility and its location and acquired it, knowing that a major facelift and equipment upgrade were […]
Mid-Winter Car Wash Tips
With winter in full swing in the Northern hemisphere, here are a few tips to keep your car wash equipment and chemicals performing optimally during the cold winter months. Check the functionality of all cold weather related equipment and systems, including: Bay and equipment room heaters Floor heat and related equipment Automatic bay doors Weep systems Blowdown […]