| Car wash businesses are unique to other businesses. | | | | 11. Overspray |
| In fact they are about as unique as the many | | | | 12. Oxidation |
| different type of vehicles one is asked to wash. | | | | 13. Windows |
| Many vehicles are best cleaned using slightly different | | | | 14. Mirrors |
| techniques. If you own a carwash or a mobile car | | | | C. Cars (Common Mistakes) |
| wash you will need an operations manual to assist | | | | 1. Front Spoiler |
| your managers in staying efficient. | | | | 2. Mirrors |
| Below is a sample outline we used in creating our | | | | 3. Body Trim |
| washing procedure manuals in our company; You are | | | | 4. Bumpers |
| welcome to have this outline to help you create a | | | | 5. Drying |
| set of World Class Washing Procedures for your | | | | 6. Whitewalls |
| company. Here is what I recommend; First, print this | | | | 7. Paint Peeling |
| article and then go through each item and determine | | | | 8. Shutting Doors |
| if it is relevant to your company. If it is keep it, if not | | | | 9. Rolling Up Windows |
| cross it out. Add in the margins additional items you | | | | 10. Windshield Wipers |
| know for a fact you either have or will be asked to | | | | 11. Rear View Window |
| clean. Once this is done staple the outline together | | | | 12. Vacuuming Ashtrays |
| and then for each item remaining and those new | | | | 13. Hand Rests |
| items you have added write 3-5 paragraphs of your | | | | 14. Etc. |
| own knowledge of how best to clean each type of | | | | D. Mini-Vans And Utility Vehicles (Interior) |
| vehicle. When you have done the entire list and it will | | | | 1. Kids And Vacuuming |
| take you a good chunk of time, perhaps 8-10 solid | | | | 2. Windows/Tint |
| hours of writing and thinking you will have created a | | | | 3. Other |
| very nice rough draft. If you find your mind is moving | | | | E. Mini-Vans And Utility Vehicles (Exterior) |
| through the subject faster than you can write or | | | | 1. Wheel Wells/Brake Dust |
| type, then talk the procedures into a tape recorder | | | | 2. Washing |
| or digital recorder. Next paragraph Now you have the | | | | 3. Soaping |
| makings of an excellent rough draft, tighten it up a | | | | 4. White walls |
| bit, add in some graphics and you have yourself a | | | | 5. Blasting Tires |
| new carwash operations manual section for washing | | | | 6. Drying |
| procedures. | | | | 7. Special Circumstances |
| WASHING PROCEDURES (VEHICLES) | | | | F. Common Mistakes (Mini-Vans And Utility Vehicles) |
| I. OVERVIEW | | | | 1. Standing On Car |
| A. Different Cars | | | | 2. Reaching The Roof |
| B. Conditions | | | | 3. Center Of Front Window |
| C. Style | | | | 4. Rear Window |
| D. Etc. | | | | 5. Top Of Vehicle |
| II. PERSONAL CARS | | | | G. Pick-Ups (Exterior) |
| A. Cars (Interior) | | | | 1. Shells |
| 1. Vacuuming | | | | 2. Wheel Wells |
| 2. Windows | | | | 3. Tires |
| 3. Dash Boards | | | | 4. Rims |
| 4. Fragrance | | | | 5. Leaking |
| 5. Shampooing | | | | H. Motorhomes (Exterior) |
| B. Cars (Exterior) | | | | 1. Top |
| 1. Washing | | | | 2. Sides |
| 2. Soaping | | | | 3. Front |
| 3. Wheels | | | | 4. Back |
| 4. Tires/Whitewalls | | | | 5. Windows |
| 5. Drying | | | | 6. Vents |
| 6. Towel Count | | | | 7. Stripes |
| 7. Bugs | | | | 8. Compartment Doors |
| 8. Road tar | | | | 9. Roll-Up Awnings |
| 9. Brake Dust | | | | 10. Water Drip Lines |
| 10. Road Paint | | | | 11. Etc. |