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Guides from DMI Car & Truck Wash Systems

Straight answers to the questions we hear most, written for our own customers.

September 23, 2026 · 4 min read

Running a truck wash for your own fleet or opening it to the public

A V-Max wash system can serve a private fleet or a paying public, and the two uses call for different priorities on the same equipment.

September 23, 2026 · 4 min read

Spot-free rinse and hard water: why the last 30 seconds decide how the car looks

The final rinse is the one step a customer actually judges the whole wash by, and hard water wins that argument every time if it isn't treated.

September 23, 2026 · 4 min read

What a monthly check on your wash pumps actually catches

A plunger pump rarely fails all at once, and a monthly check is built to catch it somewhere in the middle of that slide.

September 23, 2026 · 3 min read

Touch-free, soft-touch or both: choosing an in-bay automatic

Touch-free, soft-touch and combination in-bay automatics each trade something for something else, and the right choice depends on your vehicles and your climate.

September 23, 2026 · 4 min read

Winter at a self-serve bay: what fails first when it hits 20 below

When it drops below zero in Fargo, the failures in a self-serve bay tend to show up in almost the same order every year.