BULLETIN # 1:

TITLE:  12  WAYS  TO  OPERATE YOUR CAR WASH MORE PROFITABLY

LENGTH:  9 PAGES

CONTENTS:  Information on photocells, timers, purchasing, vandalism, expansion, credit cards, pricing, employees,

auxiliary services, taxes, depreciation, promotion, video and much more. Try this one and you're sure to buy them all.

 BULLETIN  #2:

TITLE:  11 QUESTIONS  WHICH  MUST  BE  ASKED  WHEN  CONSIDERING

THE  PURCHASE OF  AN  EXISTING  SELF-SERVICE CAR  WASH

LENGTH:   9 PAGES

CONTENTS:  Questions on gross annual income, operational costs, net operating income, gross income multipliers, percentage of revenues used to pay costs, rate of return on investment, reasons for selling and many more detailed items worth knowing before you make any offer  Could save thousands.

 BULLETIN #3:

TITLE: TOKENS:  HOW  TO  PROMOTE  WITH THEM

LENGTH:  5 PAGES

CONTENTS:  This bulletin contains actual promotional sheets to be used in the commercial sale of tokens, for tie-in promotions with neighboring businesses and for specific use with non-profit  organizations.  While all bulletins are copyrighted permission is granted to reproduce and edit these forms.  In addition there are five innovative other uses for tokens listed.

BULLETIN #4

TITLE: EIGHT  WAYS  TO  MINIMIZE  VANDALISM,  BREAK-INS

LENGTH: 6 PAGES

CONTENTS:  This bulletins tells of the usage of signs; the need for not just refunds but apologies and free washes for dissatisfied customers.  There are many other ways to minimize this problem and they are spelled out in clear and simple detail.

 BULLETIN  #5

TITLE: DAILY AND WEEKLY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES AND CHECKLISTS

LENGTH: 8 PAGES

CONTENTS:  These offer a separate check list for each day of the week.  They can be copied and or modified  for any particular circumstances.  These are the key  to seeing to it that necessary tasks get done when they need to be done.  Ten possible modifications or additions are listed.  These guarantee an efficient operation and an essential tool to train new employees.

 BULLETIN #6

TITLE:  TEN WAYS TO SPEND  LESS TIME OPERATING  THE SELF-SERVICE  CAR WASH(ES)

LENGTH: 4 PAGES

CONTENTS:  This bulletins covers subleasing, subcontractors, parts inventory, travel time and many other ways especially suited to the busy owner with a growing chain or other business interests.

BULLETIN  #7

TITLE:  WHY  REAL  ESTATE  TAXES  CHARGED  ON  SELF-SERVICE WASHES ARE APT TO BY UNJUSTLY HIGH AND EXACTLY HOW TO GET THESE UNJUST REAL ESTATE TAXES LOWERED.

LENGTH: 13 PAGES

CONTENTS: This bulletin   exposes the common flaw which is the basis for these unjust real estate taxes.  These are an annual expense and they tend to be on the increase.  The reader is not just given the cause of this situation but is told exactly how to solve the problem.  If you come from the "Don't fight city hall" school of thought then read this.  The notion is:  Don't fight city hall unless you know exactly what you are doing and that's what this bulletin gives you - - the knowledge you need.

 BULLETIN #8

TITLE:  EIGHT JOBS ALMOST EVERY OWNER CAN DO TO REDUCE OVERHEAD

LENGTH: 6 PAGES

CONTENTS:  There are many such jobs.  They range form pit cleaning to simplifies bookkeeping.  Many tasks are mostly a matter of removal and replacement.  This bulletin lists twenty of them.  Why pay others to do things which you can do for yourself?

BULLETIN #9

TITLE:  TEN  SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SELF-SERVICE CAR WASH

LENGTH: 6 PAGES

CONTENTS: The bulletin deals with customer safety, owner safety, electrical safety, pressure safety and many other aspects of this notion.  If the information prevented or even mitigated one law suit would it have been an authentic bargain?

 BULLETIN #10

TITLE:  THE DOS AND DON'TS OF BUILDING YOUR OWN CAR

WASH  EQUIPMENT  OR EQUIPMENT  TO  SELL  TO  OTHERS

LENGTH: 3 PAGES

CONTENTS:  This bulletins offers owners reasons to consider building their own equipment.  Next it tells the reader the steps to deciding if building equipment for others is apt to be a prudent idea and why.  Finally it suggests specific needs in the industry where improved equipment appears to be badly needed.

BULLETIN  #11

TITLE: INSURANCE FOR CAR WASHES

LENGTH:  6 PAGES

CONTENTS:  This bulletin tells the owner or operator just which coverages are required for minimum protection.  Then it lists optional coverages.  Next there is a list of companies which will insure car washes.  It gives the names and addresses of firms specializing in car wash insurance;  the names and addresses of associations which will assist owners in finding insurance and it even tells owners other ways besides insurance to protect their assets.

 BULLETIN #12

TITLE:  CORPORATIONS, SUB CHAPTER S CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS, OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES (LLC).  WHICH BUSINESS TYPE IS BEST FOR YOU?  ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH TYPE OF "BIDNEZ"

LENGTH:  7 PAGES

CONTENTS:  Each type of business is defined and explained.  Advantages and disadvantages are given for each type.  It's a brief but thorough explanation.

BULLETIN #13

TITLE: PLANS  FOR  THE  VANDAL-PROOF,  BURGLAR-PROOF,  INDESTRUCTIBLE  COIN  BOX.

LENGTH: 5 PAGES

CONTENTS:  These are the actual plans used for the construction of coin boxes which have proven themselves over many years.

The critical features are the locking system and the thickness of the steel used while the overall dimensions can be modified based on the coin drops used or the presence of credit card acceptors.  A proven design.

 BULLETIN #14

TITLE:  CUSTOMER RELATIONS;  TEN SIMPLE  RULES  TO  KEEP THEM COMING  BACK.

LENGTH:  5 PAGES

CONTENTS:  Refunds, complaints, the most common complaint and its solution, reinvesting, making customers feel safe and feel appreciated;  how to cooperate with neighboring businesses for mutual profit and much more.

 BULLETIN  #15

TITLE:  WHAT  TO  VEND  BESIDES  CAR  WASHES

LENGTH: 7 PAGES

CONTENTS: Specific items from the most profitable to those which barely break even.   Nine specific recommendations for vending at a self-service wash.  A growing area worth reading about. 

 BULLETIN #16

TITLE:  ATTENDANTS  AT  A  SELF-SERVICE  CAR  WASH

LENGTH: 4 PAGES

CONTENTS: This bulletin delineates ten ways attendants can increase profits and/or reduce costs.  Then it offers tips on how to hire them, the possible disadvantages and goes over how to reduce the chances they are stealing from the wash.

BULLETIN #17

TITLE:  REHABBING  RUN  DOWN, ABANDONED,  SELF-SERVICE  CAR  WASHES

LENGTH: 7 PAGES

CONTENTS:  This bulletin tells the reader why to consider rehabbing as a possibility.  It then provides detailed guidelines on cost, on what must be done and what can be postponed. Herein there is great opportunity but it can be very tricky.  Read about it before you try it.

 BULLETIN #18

TITLE:  LEASING  A  SELF-SERVICE  CAR WASH:  DOES  IT  EVER  MERIT  CONSIDERATION?

LENGTH: 6 PAGES

CONTENTS:  This bulletin outlines the circumstances under which buying a self-serve on leased land, makes sense.  The author's first five washes were all on leased land and all showed consistent annual profits.  Many specific details are provided.  Under some circumstances leasing is feasible, no doubt about it.

 BULLETIN #19

TITLE:  THE FINANCIAL  FEASIBILITY  OF NEW  SELF-SERVICE CAR WASHES  TODAY

LENGTH: 7 PAGES

CONTENTS:  This bulletin looks at costs, operational expenses, needed gross revenues to produce rates of return consistent with the risks inherent in self-service car washing.  A must read for all potential investors.

 BULLETIN # 20

TITLE:  THE TALE  OF  THE  OPRAH  FOR  PRESIDENT  CAR  WASH  PROMOTION

LENGTH: 14 PAGES

CONTENTS:  This bulletin  tells the tale of the OPRAH for President Car Wash Promotion.  It shows that the promotion was seen read about or heard of by more than 20 million folks.  It offers self-serve owners guidance on how to do vast promotions.  It is as entertaining as it is informative.

 BULLETIN  # 21

TITLE:  HOW  TO  DETERMINE  THE  VALUE  OF  AN  EXISTING SELF-SERVICE  CAR  WASH

LENGTH:  6 PAGES

CONTENTS: This bulletin gives the definition of FAIR MARKET VALUE.  The it tells the reader how to determine the FMV for any existing self-serve.  It briefly explains the three "approaches" to appraisal problems and offers suggestions on how to combine the three.  Finally it offers the reader an even more complete resource on this topic.

 BULLETIN # 22

TITLE:  FINANCING  CAR  WASH  PURCHASES  AND  SALES

LENGTH: 6 PAGES

CONTENTS:  This bulletins tells borrowers how to cope with adjustable rate loans.  It then deals with bank loans, the Small Business Administration, owner financing, offers details on three unique situations the author created and finally  offers specific conclusions for both buyers and seller of car washes.

 BULLETIN #23

TITLE: AUTOMATIC  BAYS  AT  SELF-SERVICE  CAR WASHES

LENGTH:  6 PAGES

CONTENTS:  This bulletin gives a very brief history of the evolution of the automatic bays to show the progression from all brushes to the size sensing touchless.  It also demonstrates the new level of competition which express tunnels offer to automatic bays.  It concludes with fifteen questions which must be answered before a self-service bay is ever converted to an automatic.

 BULLETIN #24

TITLE:  ADVERTISING  AND  PROMOTING  THE  SELF-SERVICE  CAR  WASH

LENGTH:  5  PAGES

CONTENTS:  This bulletin offer fifteen different ways to promote the self-service car wash.  It tells the reader the difference between publicity (FREE) and advertising (NOT FREE).  It makes the case that as this business becomes increasingly competitive promotion is not only necessary but there are many ways to challenge competitors instead of lowering the price.