A DAY IN THE LIFE - OWNING A SELF SERVE CAR WASH - make money while enjoying the things you enjoy!

[@johnh5896]

Very nice setup .The only thing I would suggest is tip protectors on the hp gun. I’d love to have that wash close by.

[@zscant]

Thanks so much for sharing. This was so cool to see a day in the life.

[@CarWashChronicles]

Thanks man! 👍🏻

[@Tariqslo]

Dude I love what you are doing and the way you are living. Great to see you train properly as well

[@CarWashChronicles]

Thanks so much for the kind words. Appreciate it! 🙏

[@nickjames1042]

Loving the content so far! Thanks for sharing. Thanks to your channel and a couple others, I'm saving up to buy a self serve car wash next year :)

[@CarWashChronicles]

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching! And that’s great man!! You won’t regret it. 👍🏻

[@silviocolella3308]

My cousin and I take turns. I go hose the bays and empty garbage bins roll up the vacuums and check the soap bin sometimes

[@worawutwongbuncha9862]

I like this video,it make me understand all , thank you from Thailand

[@CarWashChronicles]

You’re welcome. Thank you

[@slwnldmedia]

This man loves his customers!

[@CarWashChronicles]

Yessir

[@brandonmccarthy7660]

Wow. Aussie, Aussie , Aussie. Didn't know until I looked your name up on google. Good ole' Aussie

[@silviocolella3308]

My uncle has 2 locations in Toronto Cheeks Coin-Op Car Wash. 1 location has 8 wash bays and 6 vacuums at the rear. Location 2 has 6 wash bays and 6 vacuums in front. In same parking as mechanic

[@theboysplayz824]

Are you saving up to buy a third if so please do I’m addicted to this I just find it really cool

[@CarWashChronicles]

Haha. That’s awesome! Thanks. And yes I already have an eye on my third one so new vids will be on that one soon. 👍🏻

[@raykrv6a]

Interesting. I love not having bunch of employees to worry about. My wife was always having problems with her business with employees not showing up or quitting.

[@CarWashChronicles]

Yeah I can imagine. One reliable worker and a backup person is always nice

[@donlatimer5114]

Here’s a suggestion for you, make a bracket couple inches wider, and a couple inches deeper than your extension ladder and mount it to the ceiling , then at the other end of the ladder Attach a pulley to the ceiling above the ladder, and another pulley over by the wall and run a rope from the ladder upwards through the pulley’s and tie it off at the wall … maybe get a rope cleat like they have on the boat … that way the ladder will always be there, but up out of the way

[@CarWashChronicles]

👍🏻

[@davef3356]

I am in the Car Wash Business too. I Pump up my Arms as well, the buckets are abnormal heavy 😂✌️

[@CarWashChronicles]

Haha yes!!

[@Rexfreelen4212]

Awesome video Chris

[@pebmets]

Do you have to reorder tokens on occasion or consider just using quarters, bill acceptors, and/or credit card readers? Customers get 10 tokens use 8 and the two never seem to return. Over time token supply diminishes? In addition, more and more people are going cashless. Great job with the channel and growing your business.

[@CarWashChronicles]

Yes over time tokens get lower. I pay 20 cents approx so even if someone puts in a dollar and takes the tokens away still w good profit. I usually top up tokens every 6 months or so. But yes I am putting in bill acceptors next week

[@frankbros1246]

@@CarWashChronicles bro add some vending machine

[@captcontrol]

Great video I really enjoy how you handle your business.

[@CarWashChronicles]

Thank you so much! 🙏

[@mason1905fat]

How do you start with a car wash? Who makes them? What's the best car wash design or vendor? Thanks great videos!!

[@cal88usa]

Dude this is awesome, am in the wrong line of work. I should buy me a car wash.

[@CarWashChronicles]

Haha. Thanks. It is a great business to get into

[@reconman1112]

how long does a 55 gallon barrel usually last you?

[@CarWashChronicles]

Usually about a month for me but I give lots of soap. It can be changed with the different tip size to adjust how much soap you want to give out.

[@aryanmalhotra5869]

Hey I am a huge fan... great job and keep the good work up👍👍

[@CarWashChronicles]

Thanks so much. Trying to! Lol. 😁

[@RAS001]

Great stuff man! My family owns one and I often help out so seeing your routine is all so familiar! Out of curiosity, do you employee folks to help with dumping the trash, sweeping the area, and keeping an eye out for any broken hoses/equipment? Or are you running these completely solo? The amount of trash people dump at a car wash is just unbelievable around here (arghh!).

[@PenguinsFan2246]

12:16 what happened to the air dryer it gone then it's there

[@CarWashChronicles]

Magic

[@Kick_Rocks]

Is there a reason that you use tokens as opposed to just using quarters?

[@Floridaman360]

This is one of the most random videos I’ve watched

[@dzikijohnny]

Great job again. I was wondering what maximum time between your visits could be?

[@CarWashChronicles]

Thanks John. Depends how well you set it up. My worker is very reliable and knows how to fix any problems so that takes a lot of pressure off. 3 days works for me but only because my worker is great.

[@dzikijohnny]

@@CarWashChronicles What you you have to do to make it a once a week stop? Bigger soap storage and token dispensers etc. Also credit card readers? Just wondering about more passive income/ability to travel.

[@CarWashChronicles]

Yes you would have to get the worker to cover everyday and most likely teach him and trust him to do the money also.

[@dzikijohnny]

@@CarWashChronicles I have to think long and hard about the money. The easiest way with the money is to get big enough that you have 5 plus have someone who can manage them and by then you have an idea of how much the car washes make and can keep the theft to a minimum. Or you and your wife birth some kids and wait 18 years for reliable employees.

[@brae1088]

Is there any way to see and learn what the employee does to takes care of all the maintenance items over a week or a day or common repairs? Love your channel though really informative! looking into buying a car wash in a few years when financially possible

[@CarWashChronicles]

Sure. I’ll work on making a video about maintenance in the upcoming future. Basically he if there’s a leak or a broken wand off the high pressure gun he’ll just replace those. Swivels and wands are about $10 so cheap and only takes a few mins. He might do this once a week or if we get a good run 2-3 times a month. That’s the most common. I bought all new motors so they usually last for years but worst case of one is faulty and goes down they’re only $600.

[@brae1088]

@@CarWashChronicles ahh oh that’s definitely helpful with having new motors/pumps and stuff. Thank you for making a video on this in the upcoming future since when I get to the point of purchasing one maintenance is a big grey area for me

[@oliveri9407]

Do you know how to go about building a car wash from the ground up?

[@CarWashChronicles]

In my experience I’ve never done that but after looking into it it seems like a lot of work and very expensive mainly with permits from the city and all the underground work that needs doing like installing the Clarifiers and drains and would probably be close to 500k minimum as a rough guess. I’d much rather find run down where everything is already there and city has permits for it then just invest into the rehab.

[@thomasbeard8394]

Hey Chris love the videos. I own two self serve car washes just north of you in Kern county. I noticed it looks like it you are running a 20 gallon Quincy air compressor in your wash. How is it working out for you? I’m replacing one of the air compressors in my wash and my 80 gallon ingersoll rand seems like overkill.

[@CarWashChronicles]

Oh nice!! So far so good. I got 2 of em and my uncle has them at his car washes too. No problems yet. About $700 each.

[@southerncanadiancoins757]

ever find any silver quarters?? i think i might of seen one on top of your been

[@CarWashChronicles]

Only came across one but I’m sure I’ve missed plenty. Would take too much time to search through 😄

[@southerncanadiancoins757]

to bad your machine did count them by weight because then you can let the machine do all the work

[@Alog9]

Super nice self serve car wash. Wish the ones by where I live where like that😂 where is this located at?

[@CarWashChronicles]

Thanks!! Appreciate it! High desert if CA

[@Jeff-m5x3j]

I was wondering. If you count tokens and bills, aren’t you double counting since those tokens represent a dollar? Or do you count tokens just to verify?

[@CarWashChronicles]

Yes that’s right. I don’t count the tokens towards the total just the cash and quarters but in order for the machine to separate the tokens and quarters it just automatically counts them as I don’t want to do it by hand

[@actressaureliagillium]

How do you decide what it cost to pay your workers? Do they get paid weekly or bi-weekly?

[@CarWashChronicles]

That can all be negotiated with the worker. I’m sure all car wash owner and worker relationships are different.

[@fantastarifike]

Bro you could play the next wolverine, how sick would that be?, seeing as Hugh was the last wolverine. I know off topic here lol, cool vids though mate.

[@CarWashChronicles]

Haha. I’ll take that role. Cheers.

[@fantastarifike]

@Car Wash Chronicles mate, you'd suit it 100% then you can buy every single cat wash there is💪💪

[@maggiemaple789]

Do you have a website that you like to look at buying car washes, or do you go around looking for abandoned car washes like the 2 you have?

[@CarWashChronicles]

I like to drive around and find them but I always keep my eye on bizben and bizbuysell

[@alexvasquez-yh4fb]

Hey how do you search dar washes like this ? I tried looking online but didn’t find info? Please help or guide me on how to search these up ?Thank you

[@CarWashChronicles]

I will be releasing a video In the next day or two on how I find car washes to buy so stay tuned.

[@evankolar8957]

Do you recommend using tokens and quarters? What’s the reasoning behind using both?

[@CarWashChronicles]

Yes I do. I dispense tokens from my bill changers but I also programmed the coin acceptors to take quarters as well for the customers who already have quarters they can just use them.

[@evankolar8957]

@@CarWashChronicles so do you take the quarters to the bank and deposit them? Or do you put the quarters back in the hopper with the tokens once you count them?

[@CarWashChronicles]

I take the quarters to the bank. I don’t mix them in the hoppers because one token is worth $1 and a quarter is obviously 25 cents so hence I separate them with the coin counting machine

[@winstonmatney4804]

If you’re in California I would love to come see the washes! I work for Qual Chem and am in Cali every month. If you have any spare time let me know!

[@CarWashChronicles]

Yes sure.Let me know when your here next and we might be able to tee something up

[@brandonschieman2902]

How are the big maintenance problems handled? Third party company?

[@CarWashChronicles]

I have a worker that knows everything to do with car washes and knows how to build them so I just call him if there’s a big problem and he comes out to fix it.

[@Ragnarsroughnecks]

Hey man, I am under contract on my first self-serve car wash. I've got 5 bays and I want to switch over to tokens. What bill breaker do you have installed at your main street location? I am trying to find a rear loading one like yours

[@CarWashChronicles]

The ones I have are Rowe BC 1400. They were then when I got it but I just had to buy a new Mars kit and make sure the hoppers were the right size for my tokens. I ended up buying a few hoppers off ebay that work great.

[@manlap2565]

How much does it cost a year to maintain token

[@ttopero]

Do your tokens work at other places that accept tokens & vice versa? How do you deal with that?

[@CarWashChronicles]

They might but never tried it. Not worried about it as I havn’t noticed anything significantly different from week to week. Plus the tokens cost me about 20 cents and someone puts in $1 to get it so even if they take my tokens off property I still make money

[@Xiferr]

i was wondering why this looked familiar. victorville!

[@CarWashChronicles]

Yes!!

[@Xiferr]

@@CarWashChronicles I've used the bear valley location a few times, good wash ! Never thought it made that much money though. 💰

[@Luisr777]

Where do you buy your equipment

[@CarWashChronicles]

Kleen rite

[@maggiemaple789]

What do you think in average a self serve car wash cost to buy it? I’m 22 and really looking into car washes self serve just need a number to go off of. I’m in Arizona.

[@CarWashChronicles]

That’s great you’re looking at such a young age. Good time to start. They’re basically worth how much they’re making. If you find a rundown or closed down wash you can get a lease to own the business without putting any money down and just pay rent. Otherwise a car wash open making good money could purchase anywhere from $100k up to $800k.

[@maggiemaple789]

@@CarWashChronicles wow that’s good to know. Just looking at a couple and they are around 2-4m to buy will definitely look into leasing on and paying rent for first couple. Also what is the best business to buy soup in bulk like you do?

[@CarWashChronicles]

Yeah. It’s a whole nother ball game once ya get into the millions of dollars in sale price. I order my soap from kleen rite. I usually get a pallet delivered straight to my car wash. Usually takes 1-4 days to arrive.

[@maggiemaple789]

@@CarWashChronicles thank you for all the information.

[@beckee2294]

Love the videos and was curious, I am looking to venture into different sources of passive income at a young age(20) I currently work as an electrician and dabble in real estate on the side. What is your recommended amount to start something like this debt free? I saw the startup video but just was wondering more like a rough estimate from your experience.

[@CarWashChronicles]

Thanks and good on you for starting young! 👍🏻👏🏻 I used about 50k to get started from a completely shutdown car wash to getting it open. If you can get a lease on an already operating car wash then might not need more than 20k or so.

[@dubaiexpert]

@@CarWashChronicles brother where are you living i want to meet you 😍.

[@vargas333]

Who is the company you use for spare parts and supplies

[@CarWashChronicles]

For the most part Kleen rite.

[@junrath72]

How often do you do the full equipment test you show in this video? weekly? monthly?

[@CarWashChronicles]

Hose down bays pretty much everyday so you’d notice any leaks daily. Everyday or every other day is good to check

[@spartengamingcode]

@@CarWashChronicles just turned 26 with a nursing license. Is this a good business to invest in 2023? I'm in detroit michigan

[@jujusanti6098]

So how much a month u make off ur carwash?

[@Azrael_357]

Who do you order your soap from?

[@CarWashChronicles]

Kleen rite

[@chapitomendoza8154]

Hola guenos dias yo vivo en san jose California me gustaría saber como poner un car wuas y que ocupo

[@CarWashChronicles]

👍🏻

[@avaunat8146]

Hello Mr. Car Wash Chronicles ! im 19 and extremely interested in owning a car wash myself. how would you advise me to get started ?

[@CarWashChronicles]

Watching my videos will give you a good understanding on where to start. Educate yourself about the business is a good start. 🙌🏻

[@nashton5363]

What ppm is your spot free?

[@mannuarora5083]

How much do you pay your worker?

[@JBIZZLE2302]

What are tokens for? Why not just a dollar for 4 quarters?

[@CarWashChronicles]

Thieves want quarters not tokens. People won’t take my tokens for their laundry. Just a few of many reasons

[@liloillegod1352]

I've been on this vids in 2o2o

[@MrKiwispirit]

Do you not use the vending machine at your car wash.

[@CarWashChronicles]

Yes I use them.

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

Buddy system

[@nickimariefitness833]

How many times a week do you normally do this?

[@CarWashChronicles]

Just twice a week. Got a great worker who works the other 5 days.

[@ABC-nv8ly]

@@CarWashChronicles how many hours your worker works a day.

[@singh2248]

Remember me hugh😅

[@jeffhalla777]

How much did it cost to start the car wash business??

[@CarWashChronicles]

I put in about 50k to get it operating again

[@Nismozz]

@@CarWashChronicles did you do most of the work yourself restoring it for the 50k or does that include paying others to get it back together with labor, and parts?

[@MrWOLF-bb3kt]

Did you make an llc for this business

[@CarWashChronicles]

I have my car washes in S Corps.

[@dubaiexpert]

where are you living.

[@stevo123s]

Do you even lift Bro ;)

[@CarWashChronicles]

🤣🤣 Nope

[@bhg238]

Do you need to hire a worker for a car wash?

[@CarWashChronicles]

The alternative is you yourself going everyday to clean up and fix any problems so if you don’t mind going everyday then no worker is necessary but I only go twice a week so I have a worker to take care of the other days

[@dovic5201]

How did you afford buying a car wash?

[@CarWashChronicles]

I had some savings and so did my wife. If I had no savings at the time I would’ve searched around for some financing off family or lenders.

[@whiteheartcard]

Why do u have such beautiful eyes?

[@brypol2892]

Hello Car Wash Chronicles, Do you need an additional worker/s? I am willing to work for you. Please let me know. Thanks.

[@CarWashChronicles]

I will keep in mind. Thank you for the offer! 🙏

[@brypol2892]

@@CarWashChronicles I am Filipino living in the Philippines. I am hardworker and you will never regret hiring me if ever. Looking forward to work for you. God bless!

[@guytiips3906]

Fact : If Car Wash making "Big Money" why they abandon ?

[@CarWashChronicles]

Mismanaged and lack of caring/knowledge. Great opportunity for those who know how to run them.

[@ajamesc55]

tf is wrong with people, literally put the trash right next to the can

[@CarWashChronicles]

Haha. I’m still trying to figure it out. 🤣

[@pedroluna9720]

Mi opinión si tuviera personal tuvieras más éxito si ganas 60.000 mil en un mes con empleados ganarás 180.000 mil mensual es inmenso para lavar tus 300 carros o 500 diario yo tengo uno en una Valero gasolinera en Miami felicidades

[@valentinyanez3393]

Hola Pedro, que tipo de lavado es el suyo? Es como el que enseñan en este vídeo o es uno de los que tienen varios empleados que lavan los coches? Saludos.

[@pedroluna9720]

@@valentinyanez3393 es en una gasolinera manual todo con empleados es muy difícil encontrar personal pero estamos trabajando con trabajadores uno bueno como el del vídeo genera mucha ganancia i con trabajadores 20 empleados