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Time to Shine!
December 3, 2021
4 minute Read
BY BRENT MCCURDY
Brent McCurdy, former President of DuBois Auto Care and Blendco, provides a brief history of the clearcoat protectant...
Waterway Carwash Puts People First
December 3, 2021
4 minute Read
Seventeen years ago Cathy Hemp pulled out the newspaper and flipped to the job section. Skimming through the ads, she came across a...
Vehicle Technology - Winter 2019
December 3, 2021
6 minute Read
By Derek Kaufman
Recently, a series of tweets and articles began to circulate about Tesla’s warning to their owners on the use of...
Car Washes Plug into Community Outlets
December 3, 2021
6 minute Read
BY TOM GRESHAM
When Fast Eddie’s Express Car Wash opened its first location in Maine, the wash polled community members to see which local...
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When Your Employees Mean the World to You
December 3, 2021
5 minute Read
BY NICK FORTUNAWhen Elena and Mia Rodriguez lost their father in an industrial accident April 15, they knew there could be no wake or...
Hard Water
December 3, 2021
7 minute Read
BY PAUL KALSCHEUR, PRESIDENTVELOCITY WATER WORKS
The hard and soft qualities of an object — whether it be a chair, a marshmallow, a rock...
2020: A Wash for the Senses
December 3, 2021
5 minute Read
BY NICK FORTUNAWhen the late John Denver sang, “You fill up my senses,” in “Annie’s Song,” he obviously wasn’t talking about a trip...
Take a Tour: Fire Station Express Car Wash
December 3, 2021
1 minute Read
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Year opened: 2019Number of locations: 1...
That’s the Spot!
December 3, 2021
8 minute Read
BY NICK FORTUNA
When customers visit one of the five Wiggy Wash locations in Utah, they’re usually quite sure they’ve arrived at the right...
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The Future of Marketing Is You
December 2, 2021
4 minute Read
Mark Schaefer shares some insight about the future of marketing. He addresses how the future of branding is no longer an accumulation of...
Shattering the Glass Ceiling
December 2, 2021
28 minute Read
By Shaneen Calvo
In the latest issue of CAR WASH Magazine, we spotlighted women owners/operators in the car wash world. Join us in this...
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Love Your Logo!
December 2, 2021
7 minute Read
BY SHERYL S. JACKSON
“A logo doesn’t sell (directly), it identifies.
— Paul Rand”
This quote by Paul Rand, the creator of iconic...
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