Cruizzers Car Wash Operator Spotlight
In order to succeed, a car wash must set itself apart from the local competitors. Eddie and Frankie focus on…
Selecting Tunnel Wash Chemicals
An attendant uses high pressure spray to cool a vehicle in preparation for detergents in a tunnel wash. Tunnel washes…
Top Tools for Auto Detailing
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Professional Car Detailing Supplies Attention to detail is necessary to bring out the true beauty of a car. Do you…
Auto Detailing for Profit
Automotive detailing seems like it could be an easy gig to get into, and to make money doing. For the…
CryptoPay Card Services
CryptoPay Credit Card System: Card Services In this article we will look at CryptoPay Card Services and explore how each…
Car Wash Water Treatment: Things to Consider
Your car wash business is a big investment. Taking preventative steps to improve performance and keep your systems running smoothly…
6 Ideas to Convert an Old Car Wash Bay into Something Useful
Whether remodeling a newly purchased property or revamping your existing car wash, it might be a good idea to convert…
Web Tips 101: Frequent Customer Account Issues
Signing up for a customer account is one the best things you can do with Kleen-Rite, but sometimes account issues…
12 Best-Selling Car Wash Vending Items
For virtually every car wash, it’s a no-brainer that you should be offering some kind of vending options for customers.…
Del Norte Car Wash Operator Spotlight
For more than 12 years now, the Del Norte Car Wash has been a big part of life for car…
Great New Website Features at Kleen-Rite
With the successful implementation of our new NetSuite Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, you may have noticed additional features and…
Choosing the Best Coin Box for your Bays
Coin boxes are a crucial component for every self service car wash bay. This is how the customer makes their…
9 Economical Car Wash Products That Won’t Break Your Bank
As supply chain issues persist and inflation accelerates, the price of operating a business is skyrocketing. To put the situation…
Kleen Mist Car Wash Operator Spotlight
At just eight years old, David Melhorn was introduced to the car wash industry by his father, Verlyn. David helped…
KR Stock – Integrated Inventory Management at Your Fingertips!
At Kleen-Rite, we’re not just a supply company, we’re a solutions company. Our customers tell us all the time that…
Car Wash Clicks!
A compilation of interesting car wash things from the world wide web! Delta Queen Car Wash Do you like elegant…
Hey Jay! Consider Kleen-Shine for Detailing Services
Spring is a great time to start offering detailing services at your car wash! When the days grow longer and…
Managing the Online Presence for Your Car Wash
Like it or not, the world is online. It’s how people get connected and stay connected. You used to call…
Hey Jay! How Can I Use a HydroMinder to Consistently Dilute Chemicals Without Premixing?
During my visits to car washes, I’ve had some great conversations with operators about chemical dilution. A common question I…
Vending Machines with Little Trees Included
Save time and money by purchasing vending machines that come with discounted bulk inventory of air fresheners! Kleen-Rite offers convenient…
What’s New at CryptoPay? CryptoTap, EverWash Partnership, Portal Upgrade
In this article we will explore – What’s New at CryptoPay? CryptoTap Since the release of the CryptoTap Unit in…
The Basics of Car Wash Vending Machines
Vending machines at a car wash can be a great revenue stream for business owners! Vending units are an excellent…
How to Spot Spray Nozzle Wear at Your Car Wash
Believe it or not, using worn spray nozzles is washing your profits down the drain. According to a study conducted…
Unlocking Monthly Membership Potential for the Self-Serve Car Wash
Produced by CryptoPay and originally published in Kleen-Scene Magazine Issue 37. EverWash, the industry’s leading membership provider, and CryptoPay, a…
Construction Cleaning Tools and Accessories
An important – and potentially overlooked – part of any construction project is the cleanup after the job is done.…
Car Washes and the Wet Coin Dilemma:
Experienced coin-operated carwash operators know the problems associated with counting wet coins or tokens. Most, if not all, of the…
Manufacturer Spotlight on JBS Industries
JBS Industries and Kleen-Rite have a long, trusted business partnership. For over 25 years, they have been a principal chemical…
The State of the Carwash Industry – and How Chemical Dispensers Help
By: Scott Campbell, Global Product Manager, Hydro Systems The car wash industry has exploded in recent years, growing at a…
Fleet Cleaning Solutions
If you’re supporting a fleet of vehicles, you’ve got three choices – in-house cleaning, paying a cleaning service to come…
Diagnosing and Fixing Vacuum Leaks
No car wash operator wants to lose or frustrate customers because of a weak vacuum with bad suction. If you’re…
Ocean and Off Shore Car Wash Operator Spotlight
Life is not a breeze after graduating college. Neither is finding a stable job with a reliable income. Craig Off,…
Ten Items to Pick Up Trash and Keep Litter Off Your Lot
You have heard the proverb cleanliness is next to godliness. Customers will judge your business by its appearance. When your…
Mothers Car Care Favorites: Car Detailing Products You Should Know
The word “Mother” is synonymous with care-taker, protector and giver of unconditional love. It’s not surprising then, that in the…
Losing Sleep Over Lost Towels?
The Exterior Express archetype is the fastest growing business model for car washes. Customers like it and it works. Who…
How to Create Loyalty at Your Car Wash
Building a solid foundation of regular customers is crucial to maintaining consistency and longevity with your car wash business. You…
Exterior Detailing Necessities
Are you looking to get started as a detailer? Looking to get into the mobile detailing business, or add some…
What’s New at CryptoPay?
In this article we will explore – What’s New at CryptoPay? Release of CryptoTap Since the release of CryptoTap in…
10 Essentials to Prepare Your Car Wash for Winter
Winter is coming, and so are chilling temperatures and snow. Freezing temperatures cause expensive damage to your equipment and present…
Web Tips 101: Create an Account VS Guest Checkout?
When placing your order at Kleen-Rite, there are two checkout options . You can check out as a guest, or…
Setting Your Prices and Keeping Them Updated
What is a wash worth? What is the value that you are providing to your customers? Setting prices is a…
What Types of Air Shammee Drying Systems Are Available?
Thinking about spicing up your self-serve bays with hand dryers? We highly recommend Diskin Air Shammees! Is that a new…
Operate a Safe Car Wash with These 10 Products
Car washes are typically safe environments. However, with so many moving pieces, accidents can happen. Slipping hazards, dangerous chemicals, confusing…
Kleen-Rite and Hydro Systems Strengthen Their Relationship!
Kleen-Rite is excited to take an already great relationship with Hydro Systems to a new level! While Kleen-Rite has long…
Surviving The Labor Shortage: Tips to Hire Workers!
Help wanted signs are everywhere, and surviving the labor shortage is vital to the success of your car wash. The…
Bill Validators – Evolving and Improving to Keep Your Business Moving!
Bill validators are the unsung heavy lifters in the car wash industry. They’re things you don’t think about until they…
Top 5 Reasons to Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel
“I’m super busy,” you may think to yourself. “I don’t have any free time. Who needs another YouTube channel to…
3 Tips to Maximize the Life of a CAT Plunger Pump
“The Pumps with Nine Lives” is the CAT Pumps’ slogan. How do you get nine lives out of your pump?…
Storming Back After Hurricane Laura: Rebuilding Mid City Car Wash
Hurricane Laura formed on August 20th, 2020, made landfall in Cameron, Louisiana on August 27th, and finally dissipated on August…
Making Your Car Wash a More Environmentally Friendly Business
Let’s begin with the good news. Car washes, whether you’re running a self-serve, tunnel, IBA, express, or other, are inherently…
Choosing the Correct Glass Towels: Why Aren’t The Windshields Clean?
This post was written by Joe Gartland (Dr. Joe) and published in Kleen-Scene Issue 36. It is almost 2021 and…
How Do I Retrofit My New Dosatron Modular Low-Pressure System?
So, you’ve done your research and asked your questions. After years of using that old venturi, tank, and air diaphragm…
8 Things You Need for Your Dog Wash
You understand how passionate people are about their pets and have invested in a dog wash—or multiple dog washes—for your…
Vending Maintenance with Dave from Hamlin Highway
The work of maintaining and improving a car wash is never-ending. It’s usually not a question of IF an owner…
Make Your Car Wash Vacuums More Customer-Friendly
Your customers will likely want to vacuum the interior of their vehicles when getting a car wash. Having a clean…
Exceptional Car Wash Soap Scents
Equipping your bays with scented car wash soap provides a delightful car wash experience! Delivering a squeaky-clean car is your…
Grace for Vets 2020 Car Wash Visits
For Veterans Day 2020, The Kleen-Scene travelled to New Jersey to visit a pair of car washes that participate in…
Tugger’s Tips: How To Repair a Check Valve
Have you ever wondered how to repair a check valve? Check valves will go bad eventually due to wear and…
10 Little Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference for Your Customers!
Sometimes it can be hard to differentiate your car wash from others in your area. Everyone is doing their best…
Should You Add a Large Bay? What Products Are Needed if You Do?
Large bays for tractor trailers, construction equipment, and other oversized vehicles have great profit potential for some owners. Large bays…
CCA Donates to Help Build Adapted Homes for Injured Veterans
Every year at their Christmas party, the Chicagoland Carwash Association (CCA) gathers donations to send to the Midwest BBQ for…
Budget Car Wash Operator Spotlight
“If it wasn’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.” A common saying, but for Sammy Rivera of…
Best Pressure Washing Equipment To Increase Productivity
Are you looking to increase the efficiency of your commercial pressure washing business? Use a variety of equipment options to…
Frequently Asked Questions – Free Shipping with the Rewards Club
Is it easy to get free shipping through the Kleen-Rite Rewards Club, or is it just another annoying points program…
Our 10 Favorite Ways to Increase Traffic to Your Car Wash
There are plenty of ways you can increase traffic to your wash. One of the best ways is through proper…
The Importance of Logging In and Out of Websites!
Modern E-commerce websites have a set of rules that they must follow to keep track of customers and avoid fraud.…
Why Every Review Does Not Have to be 5 Stars
Customer reviews are an incredibly important aspect of online shopping. During the buying process, over 90% of consumers read online…
Hey Jay! How Do I Choose the Right Automatic Wash Presoaks?
While I’m out evaluating washes, Kleen-Rite customers usually trust me to set it up the way I would do it…
CryptoPay Announces: CryptoTap, The New Contactless Payment Option for Car Washes
For years, paying with credit or debit card has increased steadily in the self-serve car wash market. New forms of…
Make Vendor Maintenance And Upgrades Easy With Chip Kent’s Walkthrough
With fears of Covid-19 ramping up again in the fall of 2020, Kleen-Rite decided to cancel our biennial expo that…
Lock It Down – Car Wash Security Solutions
Car wash security is an important part of running your car wash business, successfully. Failing to provide the best in…
Short-Circuit the Coin Shortage
We could have seen so many shortages coming with the COVID-19 pandemic. Masks? Not surprising. Toilet paper? Well, no one…
Kleen-Rite Master Classes: 6 Classes with Car Wash Experts
Like many other industry trade shows, Kleen-Rite had to cancel their expo due to COVID-19 -so we went digital! On…
Kleen-Rite’s Top 10 Most Important Replacement Parts
Keeping your wash up and running round the clock is a massive undertaking! It requires patience, learning how to tackle…
Car Wash Trade Shows Under The Shadow Of A Pandemic
We are now about a year into the COVID-19 pandemic which caused massive changes to the business world. The impact…
The Doctor’s Report: Your Guide to Choosing the Best Courtesy Towels
There is a new family of towels in town: Courtesy Towels. You’ve heard of Body Towels, Glass Towels, Polishing Towels…
Our Top Ten Little Tree Scents to Add To Your Vending Selection!
The Little Tree car freshener. An iconic symbol. You see them everywhere – they are such a recognizable shape. You…
Shammy Shine Operator Spotlight
With 14 locations across Western New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley of northeastern Pennsylvania, the Shammy Shine chain of car…
New Conversion Kit to Upgrade Rowe BC1400 and BC2800 Changers
Standard Change-Makers has introduced the new MC Retrofit Kit for current owners of aging Rowe International Models BC1400 and BC2800…
Tugger’s New Tips: Low Pressure Systems Troubleshooting
Tugger Burke works in the technical department here at Kleen-Rite and always has helpful tips for car wash owners. In…
How To Make Spray Gun Use More Comfortable
There are basic specifications that operators typically pay attention to when selecting high-pressure spray guns. You’ll want to know the material construction,…
Klean Wall vs. Klean Wall II – Highlighting the Differences
Keeping your car wash walls clean isn’t just a matter of pride – it can keep customers there or drive…
Frequently Asked Questions – Getting the Best Window and Glass Results
How do I get the best results on windows and glass in my in-bay automatic? It’s certainly important to make…
A Visual Revival: Remodeling a Joan’s Spot Free Car Wash with the Mapes
Joe Mapes has an accomplished history in the car wash industry, and he and his family are long-time Kleen-Rite customers.…
Simoniz Ceramic Sealant: Car Wash Operator Testimonials
Kleen-Rite began offering Simoniz Ceramic Sealant in fall 2019. This impressive new protectant takes ceramic technology that’s popular in the…
Women in Car Wash: 2nd Annual Conference Wrap-Up
When you are a part of the tight-knit car wash industry, you have a great opportunity to put your voice…
Using InBay Turbo Powder with Chemist Rob Johnson
You may have seen InBay Turbo Powder on the Kleen-Rite website and wondered what is and how it works. We…
Keeping Your Employees, Customers, and Business Healthy with EverWash
COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has swept the nation and most of the world, may also go down as the…
Pop Up the Savings with Doctor Joe Pop-Up Towels!
Trying to find a balance between cost and quality with the towels you provide at your wash can be tough.…
Pressure Wash Smarter -not Harder- with the X-Jet!
Constantly moving around, climbing ladders, or having the wrong spray angle when applying pressure washing chemicals can be very frustrating.…
DEMA Rocket Injector – The Most Versatile Injector On the Market!
The Rocket Injector from DEMA combines decades of venturi injector expertise and car wash industry knowledge. DEMA has developed a…
Customer Service Advice: Dealing with Damaged Shipments
Greetings from your Customer Service Team at Kleen-Rite. To assist our customers, we would like to share some tips on…
Join the Largest and Fastest Growing Car Wash Community on Facebook!
Have you checked out TalkCarWash, the largest Facebook group for car wash owners and operators? Before you even click on…
The Impact of COVID-19
The impact of COVID-19 was sudden and immediate. Within days, citizens and businesses across the country had to change their…
5-Minute Brush Primer
You need a new prep brush for your full-service wash. You’ve found your way to Kleen-Ritecorp.com, but what to buy?…
New Ceramic Finish Clear Coats by JBS Industries
Introducing the newest car wash profit center for top car wash package sales, from JBS Industries! The revolutionary Ceramic Finish…
Tom’s Way – How to Clean and Mount a Mars Validator
Kleen-Rite and its customers were lucky to have Tom Allen teach us about car wash operations for many years before…
K&D Car Wash Operator Spotlight
Sometimes you just marry into families. David Sanders married into an industry. The owner of six car washes in Lufkin,…
Meter Box Upgrade: Choose Kleen-Rite Coin Boxes
When you arrive at the self-serve car wash, one of the first interactions you have is with the meter box.…
Mad About Mud – The Mud Stopper!
If you read the last Kleen-Scene, you may have met Todd Perkins in our article about his Vacuum Prospector product.…
Business Expansion: Cantele Car Wash
What do memorial headstones, tent rentals, and car washes all have in common? They’re all part of the history of…