Just a thought. I'm tired of paying for broken side mirrors. Gand am, Ford Focus, Hundyia sonata, Saturn. Been open 11 months, I think some customers come in with suspect mirrors to begin with,{set up} and then want us to pay for their junk! Has anyone thought of putting a disclaimer tha states we are not responsible for side mirrors period? Thanks Nick at Crown Car Wash
Knock on wood --- i have been having less damage on the side view mirror, but what I have been doing different is that I have been folding them so that they do not get beat up as much -- so far it has been working
A few things to consider when breaking side mirrors. First, are vehicles being processed fluently, meaning as the vehicles are processed they are not jumping rollers. As you know this will throw off your pulse switch measurements. Brushes will turn on before the vehicle is in the right position. ( because of jumping rollers ) If your wraps have a Mirror Fold feature processing vehicles is crucial. Something else to consider is wrap material. Cloth, Neo-Glide, whatever. certain materials will grab causing damage if there is not enough lubrication (soap), for instance Neo-Glide does not hold soap and water, so trhe vehicle has to be sturated before the brushes touch the vehicle. An easy test is simply riding thru the wash if you have Neo-Glide, if you hear squeaking from the brushes, you probably could bump up the soap a little. If the material is cloth, it hold lots of soap and water, making the cloth heavy which can cause damage to mirrors also. A little investigation goes a long way also. Which side are the mirrors breaking, what is the conveyor speed and who processed the vehicle. Wrap require lots of attention and constant tweeking, oil levels, greasing bearings, air pressure and boost valves. Follow manufactures specs and good luck.
Our disclaimer states specifically that the customer assumes responsibility for all side mirrors, mirror glass, and mirror covers. In another statement, we state that the customer assumes responsibility for all plastic parts. We also state that customer is responsible for anything on vehicles over 100K miles or 10 years old or greater.
If it is an older vehicle, then we usually will glue them back together.
That being said, you should make the adjustments mentioned above i.e. more lubrication, less side pressure, check all bearings, maybe decrease rotation speed.
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