Patent ID: 8701687

Claim:
A portable or fixed vehicle wash system comprising: (a) a collection tank having a first end and a second end positioned within a rectangular framework having a floor and an opening; (b) a vehicle drive platform having a perforated flat surface positioned perpendicular to and above at least a portion of the opening of the first end of the collection tank; (c) a water jet delivery system positioned within the drive platform for delivering a cleansing amount of water to the vehicle, the water passing directly through the entire perforated surface of the vehicle drive platform to pass directly through the drive platform into the first end of the collection tank; and (d) a two stage separation system having a collection pan positioned perpendicular to and beneath the drive platform having a downward slope no greater than ¼ inch over 12 inches, the two stage separation system positioned within the collection tank and extending perpendicularly beyond the vehicle drive platform for separating and depositing the collected water, the two stage separation system having a large debris removal system positioned within the first end of the collection tank that includes a drag chain weir system having a drag chain conveyor, and a fine debris removal system having an auger system perpendicularly positioned on the floor of the second end of collection tank, wherein the large debris removal system collects large debris from the collected water and the collection pan for immediate removal from the collection tank, and the fine debris removal system constantly collects small debris suspended in the collected water that has settled onto the auger system and moves the small debris back to the drag chain conveyor of the large debris removal system for immediate removal.