| Every carwash owner is looking for a system that is | | | | can be washed in the day and changes the |
| fully automatic and robotic for their tunnel carwash so | | | | consistency of each car washed due to the human |
| that they do not have to do any pre-prep washing. If | | | | element. All this is true of course however, not all cars |
| you ever go to a fully robotic carwash you might | | | | are created equally. Consider if you will that every car |
| notice before the car goes in there is someone there | | | | has different bodylines and the robotic carwash |
| with a little pressure washer, a brush and a soap mitt | | | | system may not be able to get to everything. |
| getting the car ready to go through the tunnel. | | | | Those hard to get to spots can be cleaned in advance |
| The first time you see this you think yourself why is | | | | and pre-prepped prior to entering the tunnel carwash. |
| that person there? Shouldn't the automatic carwash | | | | There is somewhat of a debate that goes on in the |
| be good enough to clean the car without any human | | | | industry, as to whether carwash owners should |
| labor? Well that is the dig really; the truth is no, most of | | | | pre-prepped the cars. |
| them can't. It is unfortunate that robotic carwash | | | | But in the end if the car is not clean enough the |
| cleaning equipment costs so much and does not fully | | | | customer is not happy and therefore they will not |
| clean the car properly. If the carwash owners do not | | | | return and you will eventually go into business for not |
| pre-prep the car then there will be customer | | | | enough customers or get a bad reputation and the |
| complaints. | | | | competition will end up smoking you in the market |
| Of course if they do prep the car prior to wash it | | | | place. Please consider all this in 2006. |
| slows the speed, cuts down the volume of cars that | | | | |