I have been meaning to write this blog post for a couple of weeks now. I hesitated because I did not want to squelch Albert’s dreams of getting into the car wash business. You see, Albert emailed me after purchasing and reading my book “Car Wash Business 101, The #1 Car Wash Start-Up Guide”. He ...…
I was excited today when I opened up my issue of the Auto Laundry News. I was thumbing through the pages when I realized they published an article that I submitted to them almost 6 months ago. When so much time went by, I thought maybe they didn’t find it newsworthy. what was even more ...…
For some reason, I always wanted to build a self-serve car wash. Maybe it was sub-consciously related to how I washed cars at a local Lincoln Mercury dealer to put myself through college. Maybe it was because I thought it would just be an easy business. Maybe it was because I thought the entry costs ...…
Yesterday I talked to a car wash owner in Arkansas. His name was John and he was referred to me a my car wash equipment distributor rep who I am entertaining as my possible new equipment vendor. I will only be upgrading the automatic in-bay equipment at my wash which is now over 8 years ...…
Show Summary – In this episode, I tell you how and why a great investor package is the first step to success in getting into the car wash business. What you will learn in this episode: Why it is important to create a great investor/bank package. What you should include in your investor/bank package. Why ...…
Show Summary – In this episode, I tell you about my day-to-day activities. I also discuss the passive nature of owning self-serve car washes and what to expect and possibly some misconceptions of self-serve car wash ownership. What you will learn in this episode: What the daily life of a self-serve car wash owner is ...…
One of the biggest internal struggles I have as a car wash owner is the quality that my car wash turns out. When I get a customer complaint it gives me a knot in my stomach and is very emotionally disheartening. Over the past eight years since opening my first wash, I have become better ...…
I often think about what I would do now vs. 8 years ago when I built my first car wash or even 5 years ago when I built my second car wash. What’s amazing that even after being in the business for three years in 2007 when I built my second wash I made many ...…
Today is the 8th year anniversary of opening my first wash. Ironically, the wash was finally completed and open for business on Friday, August 13th, 2004. That’s right friday the 13th. I remember how anti-climatic the actual opening was. I think we (I had partners at the time) did a final walk through with the ...…
I went on my annual family vacation last week to Bethany Beach in Delaware last week. We stayed at the Sea Colony resort. Anyone who has ever visited this area will know the Sea Colony buildings because they are a big monstrosity of buildings that overtake the beach area. I’m guessing that they have 6 ...…
