Professional Carwashing & Detailing  Swivels and brushes and
booms &mdash; oh my!  October 11, 2010  The most important
components in any business are the pieces used most often by the
retail customer.  The wands, brushes, booms and swivels at your
self-serve carwash come into contact with the customer and the
customer’s vehicle every day, thus demonstrating the importance
of component selection.  Think about it As the customer starts
cleaning, they grasp the wand, pull the trigger and coat the
vehicle with a foamy detergent.  Once the vehicle is adequately
covered, they use the foam brush to scrub the surface to help
loosen more stubborn road film or concentrated soil.  Once
again, using the wand, the customer sprays the surface with
rinse water.  A third system, the foam gun conditioner, is
available on the most up-to-date systems. The foam gun is used
to re-cover the vehicle with foam to be rinsed.  Finally, the
vehicle surface is flooded with a spot-free or final rinse to
eliminate dissolved solid deposit