Industry References
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Regional Car Wash Associations
Regional Car Wash Associations
Chicagoland Carwash Association
- Chicagoland Carwash Association
- Pat Koche - Association Contact
- P.O. Box 298 Lockport, IL 60441
- tel: 708-301-3568
- rjkoche@attbi.com
Puget Sound Car Wash Association
- Elly Snow, Executive Director
- 6351 Seaview Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107
- tel: 206-622-8425 fax: 206-623-4474
- carwashassoc@qwestoffice.net
- www.pscarwash.org
Heartland Carwash Association
- Dawn Carlson - Executive Director
- 10430 New York Avenue, Suite F, Urbandale, IA 50322
- tel: 515-224-6845 X-15
- info@heartlandcarwash.org
- www.heartlandcarwash.org
Southeastern Carwash Association
- Gail Phillips - Executive Director
- 184 Business Park Drive, #200 S, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
- tel: 800-834-9706 fax: 757-473-9897
- secwa@secwa.org
- www.secwa.org
Mid-Atlantic Carwash Association
- Pat Troy - Executive Director
- 780 Ritchie Highway, Suite S-28, Severna Park, MD 21146-41154
- tel: 888-378-9209 fax: 401-544-4640
- mca@mcacarwash.org
- www.mcacarwash.org
Southwest Carwash Association
- Chuck Space - Executive Director
- 4600 Spicewood Springs Rd. Suite 103, Austin, TX 78759
- tel: 512-343-9023 fax: 512-343-1530
- space@ecpi.com
- www.swcarwash.org
Midwest Carwash Association
- Mark Nash - President
- 503 Mall Court #244, Lansing, MI 48912
- tel: 800-610-4512
- www.midwestcarwash.com
Western Carwash Association
- Sam Olivito - Executive Director
- 10535 Paramount Boulevard, Ste. 100, Downey, CA 90241
- tel: 800-374-9274 tel: 562-928-6928 fax: 562-928-9557
- wcarwa@aol.com
- www.wcwa.org
New England Carwash Association
- Sherri L. Oken, CAE - Executive Director
- NECA c/o The Association Advantage
- 591 North Avenue, #3, 2nd Floor, Wakefield, MA 01880
- tel: 781-245-7400 fax: 781-245-6487
- neca.org@verizon.net
- www.newenglandcarwash.org
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State Car Wash Associations
State Car Wash Associations
Carwash Operators of New Jersey, Inc.
- Suzanne Stansbury - Executive Director
- 2214 Budd Terrace, Niskayuna, NY 12309
- tel: 518-280-4767 fax: 518-280-4767
- mediasolutions@nycap.rr.com
- www.cwonj.com
Carwash Association of Pennsylvania
- Kelly Johnston- Executive Director
- 3225 W. St. Joseph St., Lansing, MI 489178
- tel: 517-327-9207 fax: 517-321-0495
- kellyj@eurich.com
- www.pacarwash.org
Connecticut Carwash Association
- Suzanne Stansbury - Executive Director
- 2214 Budd Terrace, Niskayuna, NY 12309
- tel: 518-280-4767 fax: 518-280-4767
- mediasolutions@nycap.rr.com
- www.wewashctcars.com
Rocky Mountain Carwash Association
- Doug Christ
- PO Box 9831, Denver, CO 80209-0831
- tel: 303-773-1300
- www.rmcwa.com
New York State Carwash Association
- Suzanne Stansbury - Executive Director
- 2214 Budd Terrace, Niskayuna, NY 12309
- tel: 518-280-4767 fax: 518-280-4767
- mediasolutions@nycap.rr.com
- www.nyscwa.com
St. Louis Carwash Association
- Dave Haub
- 1437 Crooked Stick Drive, Ofallon, MO 63366
- tel: 314-852-2348
Ohio Carwash Association
- Nancy McCall - Executive Director
- P.O. Box 9113, Canton, OH 44711
- tel: 330-492-8761
- ocwa1900@aol.com
- www.ohiocarwash.com
Utah Carwash Association
- Roxanne Jentzsch - Executive Secretary
- 491 W. 11400 South, Draper, UT 84020
- tel: 801-571-7380 fax: 801-571-9005
- www.utahcarwash.org
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International Carwash Associations
International Carwash Associations
International Carwash Association (ICA)
- 401 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
- tel: 888-ICA-8422 fax: 312-245-1085
- ica@smithbucklin.com
- www.carcarecentral.com
Australian Carwash Association
- Fiona Tointon - Secretary
- PO Box 352, Glen Huntly, VIC 3163
- AUSTRALIA
- tel: 61+ 3 775 8362 fax: 61+ 3 9011 6229
- fiona.tointon@acwa.net.au
- www.acwa.net.au
Canadian Carwash Association
- Philip Boyd - Executive Director
- 5-2325 Hurontario St., Ste, 194, Mississauga, ONT L5A 4K4 CANADA
- tel: 416-239-0339 fax: 416-239-1076
- office@canadiancarwash.ca
- www.canadiancarwash.ca
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Trade Publications
Trade Publications
Auto Laundry News
- 2125 Center Avenue Suite 305 Fort Lee, NJ 07024-5859
- Phone: 201-592-7007 Fax: 201-592-7171
- www.carwashmag.com
International Carwash Association
- 401 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone: 888-ICA-8422 Fax: 312-245-1085
- www.carcarecentral.com
Northeast Carwasher
- 2214 Budd Terrace, Niskayuna, NY 12309
- Phone: 518-280-4767 Fax: 518-280-4767
- www.northeastcarwasher.com
Modern Car Care
- c/o Virgo Publishing Inc.
- 3300 N. Central Avenue Suite 2500, Phoenix, AZ 85012
- Phone: 480-990-1101 Fax: 480-990-0819
- www.moderncarcare.com
Professional Carwashing & Detailing
- 13 Century Hill Drive, Latham, NY 12110-2197
- Phone: 518-783-1281 Fax: 518-783-1386
- www.carwash.com
WCA Express
- 950 Gleen Drive, Folsom, CA 95670
- Phone: 800-344-9274 Fax: 916-932-2209
- www.wcwa.org
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Glossary
Glossary
Download Glossary of Car Wash Terms
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Reference Charts
Reference Charts
Conveyor Speed Chart
This chart helps you easily calculate cars per hour (CPH) in relation to the distance a conveyor roller moves in a 15 second interval.
Wrap Around Speed Chart
This chart helps you easily match your Wrap Around Brush speed with the corresponding Chain Speed at your wash.
Nozzle Selection Chart
This chart helps you select the correctly sized nozzle and orifice diameter for various pressures.
Pipe Diameter Sizing Chart
To use the chart, simply find the pressure in pounds that your flow figures were tested at in the left hand column.
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