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If you thought it was the 'acid' content that ruined your car's bodywork, think again, say the experts. And be prepared to act fast
Melbourne council is tapping into the "cash-for cans" spirit by installing vending machines that dispense vouchers, competition entries or charity donations when people insert aluminium cans and plastic bottles to be recycled.
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A major issue for car wash owners and operators is theft and vandalism to vending machines. In many cases having a working security camera system will deter many criminals from attempting to break in to the machines or otherwise vandalising them. However, some criminals might not be aware of the cameras or just might not care. Because of this, vending machines should also offer their own security in order to keep money and products secure from vandalism.
Variety is the spice of life and customers enjoy having a variety of services to choose from when they’re at the car wash. Vending can be a great additional revenue stream for a car wash. Vendors take up little space and are cheap and easy to run. A vending machine can be a way to add additional revenue to your car wash. Often you may catch a customer’s eye with vending items and result in an “impulse buy”.
Waxes are often misunderstood in the car wash industry. In car washing, they are used to protect. The chemical and physical properties of waxes differ and vary. How the waxes are gathered, produced, and refined affects the properties and composition. As well, other ingredients used in the overall formulation affect the properties of true waxes.
Little Trees air fresheners the world over owe their rearview-mirror-dangling existence to a chance encounter some 60 years ago in Watertown, N.Y. On that particular day, Julius Samann listened to a milkman complain about one of his occupational hazards, the stench of spoiled milk. It turned out he was talking to just the right guy. Samann, a German-Jewish chemist who fled the Nazis, had studied Alpine tree aromas in the forests of Canada. He was interested in the technology used to transport and disseminate them.