The Car Washes Fix Kit
Built for car washes.
A car wash makes money a few dollars at a time, so the leaks are measured the same way: a membership card that expired, chemical dilution that drifted, a water bill nobody divided by cars washed, a damage claim paid because there was no picture of the car going in. Unlimited memberships made revenue steadier and made billing leaks bigger. This kit works from your own controller, billing and utility reports.
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The 11 leaks it covers
9 you can close it · 1 the other side owes it · 1 a pro decides
- Failed membership payments never retried or followed upWhere to look first: Pull last month's declined membership payments from your billing system.Keep it from coming back: Read the failed-payments report every week.You can close it
- Expired cards dropping members because account updater is offWhere to look first: Ask your processor whether automatic card updating is on for recurring billing.Keep it from coming back: Check expired-card declines monthly.You can close it
- Membership cancellation terms that invite disputesWhere to look first: Read your terms and app as a member: how do I cancel, when does it stop, is there a fee?Keep it from coming back: Confirm every cancellation the day it comes in.You can close it
- Chemical cost per car unknown, so dilution drift goes unseenWhere to look first: Total last month's chemical purchases and divide by cars washed from your controller (CALCULATED).Keep it from coming back: Cost per car on the first of every month.You can close it
- Water and sewer bills never divided by cars washedWhere to look first: Divide each month's water and sewer bill by cars washed (CALCULATED).Keep it from coming back: Water cost per car monthly.You can close it
- Damage claims paid with no record of the car going inWhere to look first: List last year's damage claims: paid, denied, and the cost.Keep it from coming back: Save entry footage for a set period, long enough to cover your claims window.You can close it
- Equipment downtime with no preventive maintenance logWhere to look first: List every hour the tunnel or bays were down last quarter, and the cause.Keep it from coming back: Check the PM log every Monday.You can close it
- Card processing fees eating the ticketWhere to look first: Divide a month's processing fees by card volume (CALCULATED).Keep it from coming back: Re-figure your effective rate each quarter.You can close it
- Card tips paid to staff short or lateWhere to look first: Check how card tips are paid to your attendants.Keep it from coming back: Reconcile card tips to payroll every pay period.The other side owes it
- Cash, token and code shrink nobody countsWhere to look first: Compare controller counts to cash collected, tokens sold and codes redeemed, by day.Keep it from coming back: Reconcile every day before the deposit.You can close it
- Equipment purchases made without asking about depreciation timingWhere to look first: List equipment bought or planned this year, with dates placed in service.Keep it from coming back: Send your CPA the equipment list each quarter.A pro decides
Free: one full leak from this kit
No sign-up, no email. Here is leak 1 of 11 exactly as it appears in the kit, so you can see what you get before you buy.
Failed membership payments never retried or followed up
You can close it- Pull last month's declined membership payments from your billing system.
- Total dollars and members (CALCULATED from your report).
- Set retries and a follow-up sequence: text the day it fails, again at day 3 and 7, with a card-update link.
- Turn off wash access only after the sequence ends, and tell the member.
- Track recovery rate monthly.
Your part: Set the rules.
Text to a member: Hi [NAME], your [WASH NAME] membership payment didn't go through. Update your card here to keep washing: [LINK]. Questions? Reply or call [PHONE].
Read the failed-payments report every week.
What this kit can't decide for you: How you treat members who can't pay is your call.
That's 1 of 11. The other 10 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When car washes go looking for answers, they search things like “car wash business profit”, “car wash membership”, “car wash equipment cost” and “car wash chemicals cost”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 11 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
Failed membership payments never retried or followed up: where do I start?
Start here: Pull last month's declined membership payments from your billing system. To keep it from coming back: Read the failed-payments report every week.
Expired cards dropping members because account updater is off: where do I start?
Start here: Ask your processor whether automatic card updating is on for recurring billing. To keep it from coming back: Check expired-card declines monthly.
Membership cancellation terms that invite disputes: where do I start?
Start here: Read your terms and app as a member: how do I cancel, when does it stop, is there a fee? To keep it from coming back: Confirm every cancellation the day it comes in.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
17-page PDF · instant download after payment · Code VYR-KIT-CARWASH-01
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Next step
- Run your free LeakReceipts check — it reads your own receipts and records and shows where money is leaking out, line by line.
- TrueNET — the whole-picture money truth: what you actually keep after every cost, across everything you earn and spend.
Use Jobber or Housecall Pro? Run the free leak check — it reads your job export in your browser and shows the money leaks the software doesn't flag. Nothing is uploaded.