Tugger’s New Tips: Read R.O. Membrane Instructions Carefully!
Tugger Burke works in the technical department here at Kleen-Rite and always has helpful tips for car wash owners. In…
FAQ: Kleen-Rite Kits
The purpose of this blog post is to share a detailed answer to a question that we’ve been getting recently…
LED=ROI: A Closer Look at LED Lighting
LED Lighting and Energy Efficiency at the Car Wash Car wash operators are really seeing the benefits of switching to…
Brightening Up A Car Wash With Color LEDs!
Color LED Lights and the Car Wash Industry One of the hottest trends at car washes is to add color…
Oral History: Steve Bulboff’s Shammy Shine!
Steve Bulboff wanted to buy a house. The 20 year old truck driver was paging through MLS listings in 1979…
Car Wash Safety Checklist
Car Wash Safety Tips Car washes can be dangerous places if you aren’t careful and prepared. Think about all of…
Parker Engineering: Top 5 Frequently Asked Questions
We sat down with Linda Parker, of Parker Engineering & Manufacturing, to discuss answers to some of Parker’s most frequently…
Taking a Fresh Look at your Coin Boxes!
Coin Box Information Coin boxes are an essential part of any self-serve car wash bay. In the practical sense, they’re…
Driverless LED Tube Lights from G&G
G&G LED Lighting is excited to announce the expansion of their LED lighting products with the release of their driverless…
General Pump Platinum Emperor Pumps: Breakthrough Innovation!
General Pump, a world leader in plunger pump development, merges innovation in technology with the Platinum Emperor (PEHT) pump line.…
Laurel Metal Products: 5 Questions from Vending Machine Owners
Coin Mechanism Listening to what other operators have to say about their car wash equipment and products is a great…
Tugger’s New Tips: Hydrominder Quick Fix
Tugger Burke works in the technical department here at Kleen-Rite and always has helpful tips for car wash owners. Here,…
How to Install a Reusable Hose Fitting
Tom Allen, Senior Technician at Kleen-Rite for over 35 years, has learned just bout everything car wash related. Here, Tom…
Beyond the Gate: Entering a New World of Self-Serve Success
As a car wash operator, you already know that vacuums and vending machines are a great value add. But what…
Tips for Touch-Free Automatics: Produce Great-Looking Cars And Lower Your Cost Per Car
Kleen-Rite is a proud seller of Trans-Mate Inc. car wash chemicals and products! Michael Ilacqua from Trans-Mate shared some valuable…
Dosatron Injectors
Dosatron is the original inventor of the water-powered dosing pump. There are many benefits of retrofitting to Dosatron. Each chemical…
Light Up Your Profits with Vacuum Topper Signs!
Many customers have found Kleen-Rite’s lighted vacuum topper signs to be a perfect way to boost revenue and visual appeal…
Promote Your Business With Custom Air Fresheners
Take a look around – most drivers have an air freshener dangling from their rear view mirror. Take advantage of…
Setting Up Your Dog Wash for Success!
A woman washes her dog in one of the easy-access wash stations. Ten years ago, the idea of a dog…
Car Wash Rehab: Chalfont Magic Touch Gets a New Life
The car wash, formerly known as T.L.C. Wash, was an abandoned shell. Magic Touch car wash had seen better days.…
Flojet G57 Positive Displacement Air Pumps: A Favorite in the Car Wash Industry
Flojet offers one of the most trusted small air-operated diaphragm pump models in the car wash business in their G57…
Device Cleaning Cards
Don’t let malfunctioning credit card readers or bill acceptors disrupt your business. 78% of POS devices sent in for service…
Reduce Corrosion with Stainless Steel Hose Fittings!
Kleen-Rite now offers a wide selection of stainless steel hose fittings! Our selection includes bushings, elbows, and nipples. Why Stainless?…
Comparing Automatics: Touchless, Friction, Express, Full-Service, and More!
Car wash owners constantly brainstorm the best way to run their business. They learn what their customers want from a…
Car Wash Signs Checklist
Do you have all the car wash bay signs you need? It’s important that customers feel at ease when they…
Different Types of Car Wash Brushes
Don’t underestimate the importance of your self-serve car wash brushes. It is what the customer sees and touches when they…
Types of Car Detailing Pads
Which Buffing Pad Works Best for Your Application? We use car detailing pads, also known as buffing pads, in the…
Mytee Detailing Products Comparison
Which Mytee Product is Right for My Business? Buying equipment for your auto detailing business is an investment. Mytee Products…
Kleen-Rite Custom Order Hoses!
Did you know that Kleen-Rite makes custom hose assemblies? With decades of experience, our professional hose department creates made-to-order hoses…
How To Change a Car Wash Foamy Brush
A worn foamy brush that needs to be replaced ASAP! Tom Allen, our Senior Technician, recommends you change your entire…
Tis The Season for Holiday Giving
It’s been a busy month at Kleen-Rite! Our company and employees have been working hard to give back to the…
FAQ: Taking Care of RO Membranes
Kleen-Rite National Sales Manager Gary Frey gets a lot of great questions about RO membranes. These items are highly important…
Caring for Vacuum Filter Bags: The Experts Explain!
Are the vacuums at your car wash used heavily? Do you see customers treating them less gently than they should,…
DEMA Injector Maintenance
DEMA Injector Maintenance Made Easy When winter brings icy, slushy roads, your customers will be clamoring for a bay to…
Vac Topper Sign Series
Unique Opportunity for Advertising, Instructions, and Messages Use your existing vacuum setup to increase revenue and light up your lot…
Products to Clean Stains in Your Car
Do you know how to clean stains in your car? Despite best efforts, spills, stains, and smudges can easily accumulate…
High Security Coin Boxes
High-security coin boxes are at the center of car wash cash handling. As described, they secure cash and coins from…
What Kind of Car Wash Towels Should You Use?
Hey everyone, Chelsea Knows here and today I want to talk about the features and benefits on a number of…
Car Wash Tunnel Roller and Chain Maintenance
Conveyor tunnels are generally one of the greatest revenue generators at high-volume car washes. Your conveyor is the means by…
Monster Soap Special is back!
Welcome back the Monster Soap Special! Save big throughout the months of April, May, and June. Kleen-Rite’s annual Monster Soap…
Three Locations, One Kleen Purpose
A Winning Idea Car wash owner Harold McKonly started Kleen-Rite in 1959. He noticed a supply need among operators, and…
Welcome to Harleysville Car Wash
Harleysville, Pennsylvania has 8,795 residents and a great car wash. The Harleysville Car Wash is the realization of owner Larry…
Manor Car Wash
Chris Woelfle started out with an interest in cars. After working as a fabricator welder, Woelfle bought a Sunoco gas…
Wintertime at the Wash
Wintertime can be the busiest time of year for us car wash operators. Snow, salt, and road grime is our…
Mosmatic Swivels More Reliability That You Can Handle
Dependable Mosmatic Swivels They say it’s the little things that go a long way, and our Mosmatic swivels prove that…
LAMB Motors – Electric Vacuum Motors
Vacuums are a great addition to car wash services, and good vacuum motors are crucial to success! AMETEK Lamb vacuum…
How to know what Car Air Fragrance you really need
Now that we have figured out the science of the sense of smell and what it does to your brain,…
IT’S NEWERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
It’s Bigger, it’s Better, IT’S NEWERRRRR!!!!! Come Check out our new Kleen-rite website promo video for our upcoming new and…
Service your own CAT Pump 5CP212OW
Toms Way – Fixing your Cat Pump 5cp2120w In this video, Tom will show you how to service a Cat…
Less water, more money
Press Release: Columbia, PA, Jan. 8, 2016 Kleen-Rite Corp announced the latest innovation in spray nozzles and the way to…
Shurflo Pump
Here are some tips on trouble shooting your Shurflo pump while most of these tips apply to the Shurflo 12…
Self Serve Car Wash Equipment – Tire Shine
Simoniz Self Serve Car Wash Tire Shine Manor Auto: Lancaster, PA. Recently we visited the car wash of Chris…
Flojet Pumps for Every Application
This is the time of year when Flojet Pumps are used the most in many different applications. Whether you are using…
Car Wash Equipment: Pit Cleaning is Getting Easier
Sludge Pit!!! Just the sound of the word sludge pit conjures up images of a smelly, gooey, black oozing substance…
Little Tree Air Fresheners Wholesale
As warmer weather is upon us remember to stock up on all your Little Tree Air freshener supplies. One of…
Kleen-Rite Founder Awarded Car Wash Hall of Fame
Harold McKonly Kleen-Rite founder Harold McKonly was honored posthumously into the Car Wash Hall of Fame this past April. The…
Kleen-Rite Car Wash Tradeshow Expo a Great Time for Operators!
We had such a great time at our Learn More, Earn More Car Wash Expo this past November. Car wash…
Kleen-Rite Exihibiting at the 2014 Northeast Car Wash Show
Kleen-Rite will be exhibiting this September 15 through the 17th at the 2014 Northeast Car Wash Show at the trump…
Get Your Car Wash ready for Winter
Winter is coming, and it’s time to prepare for the freezing temperatures. There are various steps to be taken to…
Should You Use a Triple Foam System?
Car wash owners can expect a customer to pay a minimum fee for a car wash, but the customer expects…
Car Wash Secrets: Smell Is Everything
Your car looks and feels clean, but what about the smell? Nobody enjoys cruising around in a smelly car. That…
The Sexy, Soapy Side of Car Wash
Okay so maybe calling a car wash experience “sexy” is a stretch, but there are customers who expect a few…
Treat Furry Clients like Celebrities with Kleen-Rite Products
There’s no doubt that celebrity pets like Jake Gyllenhaal’s pup, Atticus, and Justin Biebers’s pooch, Baylor, get the four-paw treatment,…
Banishing Car Odors Like a Pro
Stinky car odors can be a challenge to conquer, but professionals know how to deal with these party poopers. With…
Understanding How The Various Types of Shurflo Pumps Work
Three Chamber Diaphragm Shurflo Pump If you’re searching for a versatile pump that has minimal maintenance requirements, then we have…
Get to Know Cat Pumps
Car washes need dependable equipment to operate smoothly. Cat Pumps offer a solution that should meet your needs. Cat makes…
Understanding Flojet Pumps
Are you replacing the water pumps at your car wash due to corrosion or ongoing service problems? Flojet pumps are…
The Inner Workings of the General Pump TS1511
High-pressure washing needs are huge at a professional car wash, and if you own or run one of those institutions,…
The Importance of Car Wash Signs
You can have the best car wash in your city, with the best equipment and the best customer service and…
Keep Your Car Fresh with an Air Freshener
So, let’s get one thing straight: cars NEVER keep that awesome new car smell as long as you’d like them…
More about General Pump Unloaders
You may remember that the General pump unloader is there to regulate the water pressure of the pump by directing…
What Is a General Pump Unloader?
When you’re using high-pressure pumps like a General pump for your pressure washing equipment, it’s pretty clear that the aim…
Hoses and Repair Kits for Your General Pump
At a busy car wash, your General pumps will get quite a workout through consistent daily use. Having high-quality hoses…
The Inner Workings of a General Pump
Self-wash car washes most often use high-pressure pumps such as a General pump in their pressure washing equipment. The pump…
Maintenance of Your General Pump
As with any type of machinery (like the popular General Pump TSS1511), high-pressure pumps in constant use will break down…
Understanding Your General Pump
General brand pumps are high-pressure pumps used to power pressure washers. Pressure-based cleaning is a significant part of your bay-based…
Electric Pumps in RV & Boating Communities
If you’re into the boating or RV lifestyle and you’re not familiar with electronic Flojet pumps, then you’re missing out.…
Save Space and Money with a Flojet Air-Operated Diaphragm Pump
Low-pressure services like presoak, tire cleaning, and foam brushes are perfect opportunities to use air-operated pumps. While pumps historically have…
Maintain Your Car Wash Vacuum System to Impress Customers and Increase Profits
Making sure your customers leave with the outside of their car shiny clean is your car wash’s number one priority,…
Keep Your Car Wash Purring with a Cat Pump
If your car wash has significant high-pressure pump needs, a Cat pump will meet them all. The Cat brand is…
Why Pre-Soak Is Important
Pre-soak: important, or optional? There are many steps to washing a car – whether that wash is friction based or…
Bill Changers Can Make or Break a Car Wash
The idea that a bill changer can make or break a car wash is not so far-fetched when you stop…
Essential Car Wash Equipment: Coin Acceptors
Car wash equipment has to stand up to a great deal of use, and that goes for everything, from the…
Reasons to Use a Hydrominder at Your Car Wash
A busy car wash is a thing of beauty to its owner. It means the money is rolling in. Keeping…
Quick Facts about the Hamilton ER60 Changer
In the car wash business, as with most businesses, it’s all about the money. The difference in the success of…
Protect Your Car Wash Investment with Effective Lighting and Security
No one likes to think about the possibility of vandalism and robbery, but, in some areas, a car wash meter…
Get Resupplied for Summer to Beat the Rush of Customers
Memorial Day marks the official beginning of summer in most people’s minds, so it’s past time to make sure your…
How to Keep Customers in the Summertime
A customer may be inclined to drag out the hose and bucket of sponges to clean their vehicle at home…
Rev Up Profits with a Motorcycle Wash
The business is established in a good location, there’s a healthy customer base, and plenty of car wash supplies on…
Why is Professional Car Washing Important During and After Winter?
Winter is by far the most dangerous season for your car. This does not just mean the safety of your…
Should a Self-Wash Car Wash System Be Run in Bypass Mode?
Running a car wash business may seem like a piece of cake. There are, in fact, many aspects of the…
Essential Car Wash Equipment: The Bill Changer
Many services offered at a car wash are automated and require the customer to insert one or more denominations of…
Car Wash Tip: Offer Air Fresheners as the Finishing Touch
When a customer pulls into a car wash or detailing shop, their intent is to restore their car to a…
Shine Those Tires for a Fully Clean Ride
It’s nice to have a shiny clean car, especially after a long winter with sand and road chemicals covering your…
Floor Mat Cleaning Can Offer an Additional Car Wash Revenue Stream
Success is in the details, and that is never more true than in a car wash business. Detailing is a…
Why Offer Armor All Protectant at Your Carwash
Every car that spends time on the road is exposed to harmful UV rays, oxidation, and dirt. These elements can…
Why Every Car Wash Should Sell Towels
Some customers arrive expecting to find all the car wash supplies they need available to use or buy on site.…
The Basics of Car Wash Vending Machines
Vending machines at a car wash can be another revenue stream for business owners. It is a good fit for…
Automatic Car Washing Machine vs. Handwashing
There’s a popular misconception about the effectiveness and safety of automatic car washes. Some car enthusiasts balk at the idea…
Increase Customer Convenience with Mega Vendor
One of the best ways to increase the profitability of your business is to increase the number of products or…
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