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Blue Beacon
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In years past, I would tell them no brushes and no brightener. I soon found I had to stay in the wash bay to ensure my instructions were followed.
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To put my comments in perspective I spent 2 full hours this morning with damp towels and towels for wiping dry everything below the windows. I had no intention of climbing a step ladder today.
Tom nailed it when he mentioned about what BB sprays on vehicles it washes. There were streaks where soap and chemicals ran down the stainless and some were difficult to remove. During 32 years of Prevost ownership the number of times I felt I needed to use soapy water to wash the bus was 5 or less, and then my only concern was to rinse well, and dry quickly to avoid water spots. Today’s effort was to remove soap scum, chemical or soap streaks. water spots, and dirt that was missed at BB.
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Just catching up on P C reading my only thought was all business have the same problems management and people and Jon you found one with issues, unfortunately you have to pay your nickel and take your chances. This is something our entire country has to change ,glad I am an old fart .
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This has been educational for me. For my 32 years of Prevost ownership I have heard all the horror stories ranging from poor quality wash jobs to chemical stains and damage to polished aluminum wheels. It was unimportant to me because I always tended to wash my own bus.
Age has become an issue with ownership because while I still want to do all my own bus work, Mother Nature has different ideas so I now have to adjust.
I will not say never, but in the event I need someone to wash the bus again I will become proactive and force more attention to detail. Clearly the enthusiastic bus washers need to slow down and make sure they do loosen and flush all the dirt, and they certainly need to do a much better job of using clean rinse water to completely wash off the abundance of remaining soap and chemicals.
Since I never had any coach as filthy, including the years we ran in the salt and grime of highways in the snow belt, I may never need to use a truck wash again. but if I do I will be prepared, including turning around and getting back in line to make the truck wash do things better or over.
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Over the years I’ve used BB on several occasions, without high expectations, I pull out and dry the bus with soft towels before moving on. The best truck wash I’ve been to is on I10 on the west side of Palm Springs, can’t remember the name, but they treated the bus like it was their own and came out after I pulled out and towel dried the whole outfit. Now, hands down the best wash has been at Marathon after service done there. I believe it’s Val that is the gentleman that does the wash service, after seeing the incredible job he did I tried to get him to hop in the bus and clean it every time.(-:
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I use aerowax wash / dry mop & spray bottle of dawn /water mixture after rinsing bus with water. Then after dry use mop to add ceramic detailer .
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Dan and Judy, Little Sisters Truck Wash, Thousand Palms, California
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Yep, that’s the one.
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The old adage, you typically get what you pay for, is what the Blue Beacon experience amounts to. I use them when the bus is filthy and then spot wash and dry once back home.
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Little Sisters are also in Eloy and definitely do a fine job washing trucks and RVs.
One advantage of Blue Beacon is that many of their locations offer undercarriage wash, a necessary step to keep undercarriage corrosion at bay. I like the RainX they offer rather than wax for the exterior.
I’ve used BB for many years, some locations are better than others. If you’re not happy they will rewash your bus if you have time to go thru the line again.
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Jon: As long as I can drag the hose to your coach, the offer stands.
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I’ll provide the hose, the water, the ladder to reach the top, the towels to dry it, and the California duster to get the lint from the towels off of it.
When you are done with mine, you can use all of the above on yours.
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Deal!
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