Guides for operators.
Practical, no-fluff guides on running and modernizing self-service car wash, dog wash, and vending equipment, from the team that builds Cactus Wash Systems.
How to add card payments to a coin-op self-serve car wash
A practical guide to accepting tap and swipe cards at a coin-operated self-serve car wash without ripping out your equipment, using Rain Pay terminals and Stormbox wash controllers.
7 min readVendingMDB cashless vending, explained
What MDB is, why a vending machine has to be MDB-capable before it can take a card, and how a cashless reader adds tap, chip, and swipe alongside the coin and bill acceptors already on the machine.
6 min readSoftwareCar wash subscription software: what to look for
A buyer’s guide to car wash subscription and membership software: recurring billing, app-based sign-ups, plan management, failed-payment recovery, fleet accounts, and how subscriptions tie into the rest of your wash.
8 min read