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Professional Carwashing & Detailing News Feed
For the past 35 years, Professional Carwashing & Detailing Magazine® has provided car care professionals with knowledge that helps them manage and grow their businesses effectively. First published in 1976, monthly circulation is 15 percent greater than that of our audited competitor.
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Coin machine maintenance/repair
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Cashier
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Cameras
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Gasoline
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Business Operations
Our content is geared specifically towards business operations and we also stay on top of trends like waterless carwashing and carwash franchise opportunities, as well as financial subjects that help carwash operators secure loans and take advantage of important tax breaks and incentives.
Conveyors
We offer the best news and information regarding carwash equipment maintenance; upgrading and modernizing your carwash facility; choosing new carwash technologies and equipment; carwash employee training and labor concerns; automated pay stations; express detailing; advancements in water reclaim; and more.
Detailing
Here you will find articles about window tinting, vehicle carpet cleaning, leather and vinyl repair, paint chip repair, paintless dent repair (PDR), stain removal, choosing a detail wax or polish, windshield repair, wheel and tire care, mobile detailing and much, much more. We even have information for the express detailing technician at a full- or flex-serve carwash.
Conveyors/Tunnels
We offer the best news and information regarding carwash equipment maintenance; upgrading and modernizing your carwash facility; choosing new carwash technologies and equipment; carwash employee training and labor concerns; automated pay stations; express detailing; advancements in water reclaim; and more.
Multi-profit Centers
We offer you advice from the experts on the pros and cons and ins and outs of the various profit centers, including pet washes, quick lubes, gas stations, convenience stores, Laundromats, and self storage facilities are all possibilities when it comes to expanding your potential profits.
Self-serve
From booms and wands to vending options, our editorial covers trends like offering dryers and vacuums in the bay, and investigates other important decisions for self-serve operators like counting time up or down, using carwash tokens, and self-serve carwash security and surveillance.
Pet Washes
Self-serve pet washes are one of the newest and most popular multi-profit options for carwash owners today. These eNews stories and feature articles cover the opening and operation of successful pet wash operations.
Environmental Issues
Saving the environment is important to customers as much as it is to carwash owners and operators. Water quality issues, reclaim systems, solar panels, and energy efficiency, are all topics important to our readers and big buzz words throughout the carwashing industry. These stories offer up tips on how to save water and energy and also include success stories from people around the globe who have successfully made eco-friendly choices.
Top News Stories
These are the top stories concerning carwashes and detail operations from across the globe.
Online Exclusives
These articles, tips and news stories were written exclusively for carwash.com. They cover all facets of the car-care industry and include both late-breaking news stories and articles written by industry experts.
Blendco Systems™ Tip of the Month
This month’s tip is brought to you by Blendco Systems™, a manufacturer and supplier of a full line of vehicle cleaning products, and it was written exclusively for PC&D.
Lustra™ Tip of the Month
This month’s tip is brought to you by Lustra™ Professional Car Care Products, a manufacturer of high-quality
cleaning and protection products for the car care industry, and it was written exclusively for PC&D.
Sonny's-Carwash College™ Tip of the Month
This month’s tip is brought to you by Sonny's-Carwash College™, an education and training facility sponsored by Sonny’s Enterprises, Inc., and it was written exclusively for PC&D.
Special Edition eNewsletters
Special Edition eNewsletters go out once a month via email and each one focuses on a specific topic that is important to carwashing and detailing professionals. If there is a topic you would like for us to cover, email Editor Debra Gorgos at dgorgos@carwash.com. To subscribe to this free service, click here!
Carwashing
Here we cover news, tips and information pertaining to conveyor, full-serve, in-bay automatic and self-serve carwashes. Equipment, new technologies, grand openings, and late-breaking news are just some of the topics we report on and explore.
Starting a carwash
Professional Carwashing & Detailing Online has a wealth of information for new investors interested in purchasing or starting a carwash business. Please take a look below for articles from our award winning monthly trade magazine as well as our popular annual Carwash Investors Guide.
Free Downloads
Sharing is caring, and because we care about helping you create and maintain safe, healthy, productive work and learning environments, we welcome you to download any of the charts, graphs, posters or insightful ramblings available to you and your colleagues.
