The Holy Grail of the car wash industry has long been to deliver the cleanest possible vehicles to demanding customers in the gentlest, fastest, most profitable way. Touchless washes, one…
Southern California is no longer synonymous with hand washing. With the price of labor steadily on the rise investors are increasingly turning toward automation in the Golden State. California historically…
The detail industry has undergone a major transformation in the past few years. No longer is the service viewed as a side project at a car wash — or worse…
At first blush pairing a car wash/detail center with a barber shop doesn’t make much sense. The businesses have little in common and require completely different skill sets to operate.…
Twelve months ago, our State of the Industry Survey, although showing some improvement over the previous year, offered results that could best be described as a mixed bag. The results…
As car, SUV, and truck owners increasingly customize their vehicles with wheels that are larger and more intricate than ever before, there is less tolerance for dirty rims and tires…
Palms Car Wash has become an institution in Austin, TX, proudly serving the community for more than a decade at numerous locations spread throughout the city. As one of the…
Forgive me. But having just visited two large-scale flex-serve washes — one just about to open and the other producing astronomical numbers — the only word I can think to…
Every year brings new and varied security challenges to express and full-service car washes. In the past, most facilities rarely changed product offerings or processes, but in today’s market environment…
The car wash industry is filled with stories of owners and operators that began washing cars at a young age either in a family business or as a part-time job.…