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Starting a Carwash Business? You Have Options!
When thinking about starting a carwash business, you need
to know your options. Here are the four basic types:
 1.
Self Service Carwash - This carwash business model is
favored by many interested in starting a carwash business.
Customers wash their own vehicles in individual wash bays.
These bays can either have self serve equipment or in-bay
automatic equipment in them. Starting a carwash business of
this type offers the advantage of low labor costs and it can
be open twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.
2. "Stand Alone" Automatic Carwash - When
lot size is limited, a carwash business that uses only the
in-bay automatic may be preferable. This model consists of
one or two in-bay automatics and a vacuum and vending area.
Primary considerations in starting a carwash business of this
type should be based on local competition, demographics, traffic
counts, and lot size.
 3.
Carwash and Convenience Store Combination - In-bay automatics
and self-service carwash equipment can be a profitable addition
to a convenience store operation, adding significant revenue
to the entire operation.
4. Conveyor Car Wash - This option can be an Express Tunnel, Flex Tunnel, or Full Serve Tunnel Operation. The site requirements, labor requirements, and equipment requirements change with each type of conveyor car wash business. A full site evaluation and discussion of the business model will help guide you to the right option
Learn more about starting a carwash
business.
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