Want an Automatic Touchless Car Wash Bay, But don’t have the room? or the Big Bucks?!!!

Why don’t you Convert one of your Hand Bays into a Touchless Automatic?

A Magic Wand “E” Series Touchless Automatic can usually be installed in an existing hand bay. 

This will usually increase your Revenue by 400% or more for the bay that it replaces.  In addition to increased revenue, this gets you a new clientele of customers.  This will also increase your revenue from your Vacs, Venders, etc.

This Investment can pay great dividends, and sharpen up your shop.  The Change-over and installation can usually be done for under $100K compared to the installation of a larger automatic requiring all special wiring, buildings, and a whole lot more moolah.   We can do it for you – Lock and key, if you are in our area. Give us a Call, we’ll help you get going to being the owner of a brand new Magic Wand Touchless Automatic.

We do offer larger Magic Wand Automatics and would be very happy to give you a quote on any of those models.

We sell Magic Wand car wash equipment (self service bay equipment, Magic Spray Touchless -  “E” Series Touchless - Vortex Touchless Automatic Car Washes, Tunnels, Truck Hand Bay Washes and Truck automatic Car Washes, etc.) chemicals, supplies and parts; Hamilton Mfg coin machines of all types (changers, auto cashiers, POS systems, etc.); Fragramatics vacuums and combo-vacs; Venders and vending supplies; Diskin Systems Bay Dryers; National Pride dog washes and chemicals; anything that a car wash needs, we sell it.   If we don’t have it in stock we will do our best to get it for you at the best possible price. 

Mother Nature has been on a rampage lately………

We here in Georgia want our neighbor states to know that we are praying for you during your struggles with the tornados, rain & wind storms, and now the big Oil Spill. 

Running a car wash you can have a lot of empathy for your fellow car washers, that have had to struggle with the droughts of last year and water shortages.  A few years back our neighbors in South Georgia had to deal with the flooding that Tennessee and Kentucky are suffering with now.  Homes, businesses, and jobs were lost due to droughts, floods, tornadoes, and of course to the Economy. 

As self-service car wash owners and a Car wash equipment, service, & supply owners we can see both sides of the picture.  We want our customers to succeed.  Because if they succeed than we succeed.  What better way to know what our customers need than to be a customer yourself.

We know what it is like to look at the sky and see rain.  We know what it is like to look at the pollen falling, and although you are sneezing, coughing and sputtering like the rest, you are so thankful for the drop of a coin in your meter box.  One of our customers told us recently that we must be getting “Rich”, but in reality we were so glad to be able to pay some of those bills that were hanging around and catching up on other things. 

We here at Carwash Specialists, Inc. want to help you make a profit and we work with you, because we care about you and your success. 

We sell Magic Wand car wash equipment (self service bay equipment, Magic Spray automatic Car Washes, Vortex Car Washes, Tunnels, etc.) and supplies; Hamilton Mfg coin machines of all types (changers, auto cashiers, POS systems, etc.); Fragramatics vacuums and combo-vacs; Venders and vending supplies; Diskin Systems Bay Dryers; National Pride dog washes and chemicals; anything that a car wash needs, we sell it.   If we don’t have it in stock we will do our best to get it for you at the best possible price. 

We Service everything that we sell and sometimes things that we don’t sell within in the State of Georgia, or within a 150-200 mile radius of our shop.

POLLEN SEASON IS HERE!!!!!!!!!

 

Now is the time to make a “Great Impression” on your customers.  No other time in the year do you have as many customers coming in so regularly.  Keep your carwashes fine-tuned and don’t cheat on the soap.  We know that times have been hard on the Carwash Owners and they have had to be very careful to hold down costs.  However this is a great time for catch up, but it is also a great opportunity to gain new customers.  If your shop is kept up, running well, and serviced well; new customers will be back when the pollen disappeared.  Remember the rule, “customers are always right”.  A customer that is treated right will become a “loyal customer” and tell their friends your carwash is the place to wash their car.    A customer that is treated badly will become one who is advertising to their friends what shabby treatment they got and don’t go there.

 

We at Carwash Specialists want to help you make that “Great Impression”.  We have expertise in all avenues of the self-serve car wash business.  We also sell tunnels for those who want to have more than a self-serve business.  Our soaps are EPA approved and work well in all equipment.  By being a Magic Wand distributor we can also sell Blendco soaps to Magic Wand Georgia customers and also to any new customers.

 

Why don’t you give us a call today?  Check out our website for all our information.  We will be glad to give you customer references to check out our services.  Hope to hear from you soon……….

 

Thank  you.

Spring Time is Here

Just when we think spring is here, old man winter shows up again and usually brings wind and rains with him.  Unfortunately, his rains tend to occur more during the weekend.  This, coupled with the financial crisis this nation is facing, is most challenging for us in the car wash industry.  That said, pollen season is well on its way.  From my observations at our car wash and reports from other owners, customers are dutifully washing their cars when the weather permits.  So, when the pollen storm arrives, I anticipate its impact will be as good as any of the years past.  Yellow will be yellow, and people will not have it on their cars. 

One of the most important things springtime and pollen season bring to your car wash is new customers.  This is the time to impress them and make them want to come back.  So, this is not a time to skimp on soap.  People know when they are getting good soap, and it is mostly what they are buying from us.  My recommendation to all car wash owners is to make absolute sure that each bay and automatic is putting on a show.  Also, it is time to replace old guns, brushes and vacuum hoses.  I know times are hard, but it is also the time to impress and reach out to people within your market that may never give you another chance.

I sincerely hope that each and every one of you enjoys great financial rewards this spring.  We all need some good fortune for a change.

Mitch

Winter Specials

Refurbished Magic Wand Equipment:

Self Service Bay Equipment:

We have available 1- 4 Bays of Self Service Magic Wand Bay Equipment with high pressure and low pressure systems complete.

Can include all new Bay equipment or partly refurbished Bay equipment with all accessories.

Can install or deliver within a 150 mile radius of Clarkesville, GA. 

Call for Winter Prices

– Don’t Forget - It’s time to make plans for Pollen Season. -

January 2010 update

2010, as young as it is, has brought some rewards and challenges to those in the car wash industry.  The snow in early January and the subsequent salt and gravel on the roads boosted incomes at most of the washes in our area.  But, about the same time, we experienced a prolonged period of below freezing temperatures.  Our neighbors to the North may laugh that we cannot handle the cold, but, truth is, we are not near as prepared for it as they may be.  We do not have doors on our automatics or floor heat, nor do we have sophisticated blow down systems.  Instead, our moderate temperatures allow us to operate without such systems.  We are able to handle intermittent subfreezing temperatures quite well with Weepmizers and track heaters.  The problem with the recent weather pattern was that the temperature remained below freezing for about a week. 

Most of our customers handled the challenge very well.  I know of only two automatics that were down for the duration and some hand bays that were closed.  The problem proved to be that if something froze, there was not much hope of thawing it out until the weather broke.  Charlie and I spent a lot of time each morning digging the automatics out of the ice each morning.  The oscillators on the Vortex would have so much ice around them that they could not operate and the floor switches would be under about a four inch layer.  It was hard work, but we kept them running the entire time and generated the best income we have seen in a while.

I periodically try to give our website visitors a helpful tip to assist in their everyday car wash operations.   This tip may be too little too late, but proper maintenance of the weep system and other freeze protection systems is paramount.  The biggest problem that I saw was inadequate flow from the weep.  If a Weepmizer is not utilized, then the amount of weep must be regulated according to temperature.  A little weep is good for the normal cold nights and warmer days, but more weep is needed for temperatures in the lower 20’s and below.  The amount of weep we set when we are adjusting them is just not enough for frigid weather.  Also on a graduated scale is the amount of recirculating required for the automatic soaps.  Again, it should be heavier than normal when temperatures drop. 

Aside from the excitement the cold weather brought, the revenue generated by the snow was outstanding.  Our wash had the best week we have seen since 2007!  I hope this is indicative of times to come.  Sometimes the weather works for us, but for the last year it has been very discouraging to have rain on what seems like every weekend.  I like to think that the car wash industry is somewhat recession proof since there are lots of people who will not drive a dirty car.  I just wish we could make it weatherproof!

Good washing.

Mitch

Greetings Car Washers

Carwash Specialists, Inc. is about to wrap up our second year in our reorganization. We have spent most of the year refurbishing and upgrading existing washes, although we have had some new equipment sales. The industry as a whole continues to experience hard times and there is not much new construction going on (which is good for you guys already in the business).

We have added several accounts from owners who have bought existing washes. These guys know who they are, and they would not mind me saying that the washes were ROUGH! They only had “stragglers” for clientele and short receipts. But, all of them have turned around and are doing a satisfactory amount of business and generating revenue with relatively modest renovations. One of them says he is constantly thanked for getting the soap to come out of the wand. His biggest problem was soap concentration and/or bad soap. We find it hard to work there now because customers are constantly pulling in wanting to wash.

It is sad to think that someone was so burned out (or something) with the car wash business that they would let things get that way and miss out on the potential that the site had. I guess that this should be a lesson for us that if we get burned out or have had it up to our necks with these Mudders (yes, deer season is here, if you haven’t noticed!).

We are still in the business of offering a service to the public and we owe it to them and ourselves to keep our systems working properly. Sure, new paint would be nice, but sometimes even a total facelift will not make up for that one bad experience when a customer could not get soap out of the wand or the brush would not foam. Also, keeping a run down car wash invites a new investor to consider putting a new wash in your market. Point is, don’t let the slow times get you down and loose control of your wash. Little problems can pile up and more than once I have seen a wash get so far down that it is not financially feasible to start it up again. Or, the owner has gotten so frustrated that he threw in the towel and filled his pits with concrete.

Times are tough for a lot of us, but most people are chugging along and making it. We continue to offer full support of washes of all types, and we are in most areas of the state weekly. Magic Wand is developing a soft cloth wash and is introducing its new transformer tunnel system in a couple of months. They have taken the slow time to focus on research and development, and we should see the results in trade magazines at the beginning of the year.

Thanks,  Mitch

November 2009 – Veterans’ Day & Thanksgiving

What better thing to do this month then to Thank our Veterans,  Military personnel, and their families for the Support and Protection that they provide for all of us.  Their willingness to get in harm’s way for Our Way of Life and Freedom in these United States of America.

We also want to take this time to Thank all of our present and future customers for all the support that they have given to us for their patronage and friendship. 

The Pilgrims had the right idea, to stop and Thank the Lord Our God for the bounty that they found in friends and food after such a long time of starvation and privation.  We should all remember to Thank God for this Nation and the many freedoms that we have.  Freedom is not Free, but has been paid for with Blood, Sweat, and Tears.  It is our responsibility as a Nation to Remember and to Honor our Heroes and especially God our Father for the Blessings that He has so graciously bestowed on us.  Would any of us really like to be without His Blessings??????

Our Nation was built on God’s foundation and should be continued.  I cringe to think what each of us would do, if God decided to withdraw all His Blessings from this Nation.  Please remind your Legislatures that we Need to Keep God in Our Nation.

Rainy Days of September

First we have the hot days of August – now the rainy days of September for most of the USA with the exception of the west coast, and possibly HI and AK.  There is a prediction of snow possibly in the Northwest, but here in Georgia just rain is predicted.  Most of Georgia is drowning in water.  This time last year it was drying up.  You never know what “Mother Nature” may throw at you, but you do know that if you are in the carwash business,  all preparations have to be made for the slow times.  Rainy weather is unfortunately a “Slow” time.  Business was beginning to pick up when the school season started and most everyone was home from their vacations. 

Take heart usually October is a great month for the car wash business.  We hope that October is a great, great month for you!

Since we have our own self service car wash business, we know what our retail business customers are facing.  We are there with you in the slow times and the good times.  We know what it is to have bad weather conditions and bad economy times.  We believe that relief is in the air for all of us.

Give us an opportunity to help you make your decisions about any changes you need to make at your shop or supply your daily needs.  We sell almost everything that a car wash business may need.  We service all of Georgia and some parts of the neighboring states.  We have associates that service the other areas.  email  us at info@carwashspecialists.com

WHAT A STEAL!

 

REFURBISHED MAGIC WAND MAGIC SPRAY 2000

 

Price                                                 $  39,800.00

Options/Features:

Standard model with aluminum frame, stainless

    steel panels, enter and exit lights

Refurbished Hamilton Auto Cashier with

    credit  card*, XE validator,

Back-Up Light

Tri-Color Foam

Foam in Chemicals

Oscillating Side Blasters

Wand Blow Down Upgrade

Powder Soap Mixer

Two Blower Oscillating Drying System

New Guide Rails

                                  Equipment Total $ 39,800.00

 

Installation materials and labor not included

State & local sales taxes are not included where applicable

Delivery charges will apply

 

NEW MAGIC WAND MAGIC SPRAY 2000 

For comparison

Same options and features as above $112,207.00+ Installation materials and labor not included  

State & local sales taxes are not included where applicable

 

Installation not available in some areas

Delivery charges will apply

Machine will look and perform as new

12 Month Warranty on Parts and Labor in some

    areas

Does not include required air compressor *Requires dedicated phone line and  bank account.

 

All equipment not shown in pictures, more pictures available on request.