Dealership Cleanup Help!!!

[ramiz]

Hi, Autogeek

Apart from doing details, my boss and I also go out to dealerships and pressure wash all of their cars. We usually would pressure wash the cars then have 4-6 people dry them with shammies. Some other companies use spot free water to just wash the cars down and do very little drying. Well we do have issues keeping employees, so I want some advice on how to get the cars clean without drying them. We don't want to sacrifice the quality. Do you guys and gals have any ideas on how to accomplish this. I want to clean as many cars as possible as fast as possible. What do you all think about using a hot water pressure washer with filtered soft water. Or is there any solution we can spray on the cars through a pressure washer that will lift the dirt off to where we can just rinse the dirt off with soft water? Any advice would be great. Thank you

[Real Riders]

The only way I know to dry the cars is with a Water Sprite chamois. Can you share info of what you charge per car and how many cars you wash a day?


Water Sprite Plus® Chamois 4 sq. Feet (http://www.autogeek.net/watspritplus.html)

[Mantilgh]

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-garage-accessories/88759-spot-free-rinse-systems.html

I'm sure there are some other things "advertised" out there to do what you a looking for. Maybe some product could be added to solution tank of the pressure washer if yours has one.

[ramiz]

The only way I know to dry the cars is with a Water Sprite chamois. Can you share info of what you charge per car and how many cars you wash a day?


Water Sprite Plus® Chamois 4 sq. Feet (http://www.autogeek.net/watspritplus.html)

We charge around 1.85 per car and typically wash around 300-500 cars a day.

[ramiz]

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-garage-accessories/88759-spot-free-rinse-systems.html

I'm sure there are some other things "advertised" out there to do what you a looking for.
Thanks

[Charleston]

So all you do is spray the car with water, and then dry?

[EVOlved]

So all you do is spray the car with water, and then dry?

The great mystery of DISO has been solved!

[ramiz]

So all you do is spray the car with water, and then dry?

yes

[ramiz]

Whats the cheapest way to get spot free water. I was thinking about getting two guys to soap up the hood roof and trunk and then another guy rinse the cars down making it for an effective and quick wash. When we dry each person spends about 4 minutes a car.

[Kengo123]

Maybe wash the top parts of the cars as you suggested and dry the tops with a water blade

[Real Riders]

We charge around 1.85 per car and typically wash around 300-500 cars a day.

That is a bunch of cars in one day. I worked at a car dealer for 20 years and we had trouble finding anyone who would wash cars on the lot. Every person that was hired wanted to be transferred to the detail shop or new car prep where it was cool. Spending 8 hours a day alone washing cars on an asphalt lot in 90 degree heat gets old for most people.

[Real Riders]

We charge around 1.85 per car and typically wash around 300-500 cars a day.

I have noticed that most wash companies do not wash the cars, only spray and wipe. Do you ever notice any scratches using this method? Does any company wash cars these days or do they all just spray and wipe?

[ramiz]

I have noticed that most wash companies do not wash the cars, only spray and wipe. Do you ever notice any scratches using this method? Does any company wash cars these days or do they all just spray and wipe? Most dealerships just ask for a spray and dry but there are a few dealerships we actually wash. For the washes we charge twice as much. How much does it cost to get Spot Free water?

[Ebg18t]

Most dealerships just ask for a spray and dry but there are a few dealerships we actually wash. For the washes we charge twice as much. How much does it cost to get Spot Free water?

There must be professional units, but the consumer units need filter/additive changed every 300 gal.

CR Spotless Rolling De-ionized Water Filtration System, deionization system, water de-ionizer, purified water systems, cr-spotless, spot free rinse, (http://www.autogeek.net/cr-spotless-rolling-system-300.html)

[allenk4]

Many of the larger mobile lot porter who "rinse" the cars at big dealerships here, use the Culligan DI system, often with multiple cylinders.

I am guessing they use multiple cylinders so they can use higher GPM

I have never seen them actually "wash" anything