Self Service Car Wash Franchises

Self Service Car Wash Franchises have a big advantage in that they can be open 24 hours a day without need of any employees to be on duty. This will increase your income while keeping your expenses from increasing.

Your criteria for this type of business location would be traffic counts, demographics, lot size available and local competition. For all of these reasons a Self Service Car Wash Franchise would be the pick for most people looking for a car wash business.

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I have research the self service car wash franchises field. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find a franchise of this kind. This would leave you with two options.

The first is to purchase a pre-owned car wash. Many of them are available. You may need to spend some time researching the internet. But they are available. I won't list them here as the listing would become obsolete in a very short time.

Then there is the second option. This would be to purchase the equipment needed. Find a location and have the building constructed. You would be doing the start up from scratch. This would be quite the undertaking. But it is another option.

However, there are car wash franchises available other than the Self Service Car Wash Franchises. Listed below are two of the full service car washes available.

Car Wash Franchise #1

Cactus Car Wash

This is a realitively young franchise, having only been around since 1996. The first car wash was built in 1996 by a Frank Lynch.

Details

$30,000 franchise fee

$1,221,000 to $1,644,000 start up costs plus the cost of the real estate

5.5% of gross revenue for royalties

Exclusive territory

Financing unavailable

20 year terms, can be renewed for 10 years

Multiple units available

2 weeks of on site assistance for the grand opening

Managers and Owners have hands on and training in a classroom setting.

Help with your site selection

Training and consultation available after you have opened for business.

Provided with an Operating Manual

Franchise #2

ProntoWash

This is a mobile car wash and detailing franchise. ProntoWash is a unique franchise in that the customer can get the car washed while they go shopping, etc. This provides the customer with a great deal of time saved with excellent service. Generally you would set up in a location where there are a great deal of cars located. Such as shopping malls or parking lots of businesses or corporations.

Details:

$70,000 to $120,000 cash needed for total investment

Financing available thru a third party

Location assistance

Training in operations and sales

Promotional material

Equipment & cleaning products supplied

3 Levels Available:

Individual - you own one franchise

Multi-Unit - You own three or more franchises

Master - You become a partner with ProntoWash assisting them with franchise sales and support.